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Starting this year, all school children can get free breakfast and lunch, no matter their family’s income level. NBC 7’s Amber Frias has the story.

With inflation and food insecurity on the rise, California education leaders are giving parents one less thing to worry about: school lunches.

California’s minimum wage will increase to $15.50 per hour next year. That increases the minimum wage from $15 per hour for companies with 25 or more workers and $14 per hour for companies with 25 employees or less. State law says if inflation increases by more than 7%, the minimum wage must increase to $15.50 for everyone. Thursday, Gov. Gavin...

California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with a statewide plan that emphasizes prevention and quick reaction to outbreaks over mandated masking and business shutdowns.

Help from Governor Gavin Newsom is here for school districts struggling to stay open during severe staffing shortages.

NBC 7’s Rory Devine spoke to teachers and students about the growing threat to in-person learning during the latest coronavirus surge.

Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects claims by the sheriff of California’s most populous county that record spending on homelessness initiatives isn’t putting a dent in the problem of people living in the streets

At San Diego County’s vaccine site in Kearny Mesa Tuesday, there was a steady line of people wanting to get vaccinated, the majority of whom were there for booster shots.

NBC 7’s Rory Devine takes a look at who in San Diego is taking advantage of COVID-19 vaccine boosters, and why.

California has begun prepositioning equipment and locking in contracts with temporary healthcare workers in preparation for another possible winter surge in the coronavirus pandemic

California will protect journalists from interference by police while covering civil protests

California is the first state to require large department stores to display products like toys and toothbrushes in gender-neutral ways

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law directing regulators to eventually ban the sale of new gas-powered lawn equipment

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is rejecting an effort to decriminalize jaywalking. He vetoed the bill Friday despite supporters framing the issue as a social justice reform. Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting says the crime is arbitrarily enforced, most often against people of color. It has sometimes led to deadly confrontations with police.

California will strike the word “alien” from its state laws

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two laws aimed at protecting the privacy of abortion providers and their patients.

Two of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s children were tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, according to the Governor’s Office.

Gov. Gavin Newsom was in East Oakland Wednesday a day after rejecting efforts to remove him from office in a recall election. Among various topics, Newsom details plans to safely hold in-person classes at schools and the weaponizing of the recall process.

Of the more than 1.96 million mail-in ballots issued for the California gubernatorial recall election in San Diego County, 815,042 have been returned as of Sunday, officials said.

In-person voting for California’s Gubernatorial Recall Election began Saturday morning in San Diego. NBC 7’s Amber Frias has more.