California

Pair arrested after missing person found dismembered in lake at San Luis Obispo Co. golf course

Donald Anderson and Kimberly Machleit are shown in photos released by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office on Sept. 22, 2020.

California accepts petition to protect western Joshua tree from threats

In this May 19, 2020 file photo a Joshua tree is silhouetted against the sky at Joshua Tree National Park in California. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)

California auditor: UC schools wrongly admitted 64 wealthy students as ‘favors’ over past 6 years

A cyclist rides his bike on the U.C. Berkeley campus on July 22, 2020. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

California’s COVID-19 positivity rate dips below 3% for the first time but officials urge continued caution

The rate of positive results from COVID-19 tests in California over the last week fell below 3%, state officials said on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Los Angeles Times)

Productivity level declines at California’s EDD despite increased hiring, report finds

In this March 26, 2020 file photo, a man takes a photo of a sign advising that a Employment Development Department office in San Francisco is closed due to coronavirus concerns. (Jeff Chiu/Associated Press)

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Open-ocean fish farm proposed off San Diego coast could be first in federal waters

A fish farm is seen in an undated file photo. (Getty Images)

Environmental group threatens Newsom with lawsuit over oil drilling permits

Oil pumps and drilling equipment in an oilfield in Kern County are shown in this undated photo.(Credit: Brian van der Brug/ Los Angeles Times)

2 hospitalized after WWII-era plane crash in Stockton area

This Sept. 19, 2020, photo provided by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office shows a World War II era plane that crashed in Stockton. (San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

COVID-19 outbreak at San Diego State University expected to cause rollback to more restrictive tier

A waiter pours wine for patrons at an outdoor restaurant along 5th Avenue in The Gaslamp Quarter in downtown San Diego, California on July 17, 2020. (SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

Newsom defends his actions to fix California’s troubled unemployment agency

In this May 7, 2020, file photo, a person looks inside the closed doors of the Pasadena Community Job Center in Pasadena. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Fires continue to take a toll on air quality in California

Heavy smoke from the Bobcat fire, seen from Cima Mesa Road in Juniper Hills blocks the sun on Sept. 18, 2020. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Man arrested after trying to kidnap toddler from moving car outside Costco: San Diego deputies

The Costco parking lot in Vista is seen in a Google Maps image.

Californians who moved to Oregon for affordable housing now homeless after destructive wildfires

In this photo taken by a drone, homes leveled by the Almeda Fire line the Bear Lake Estates in Phoenix, Ore., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The Census Bureau is contending with several natural disasters as wildfires and hurricanes disrupt the final weeks of the nation’s once-a-decade headcount. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

California is pausing unemployment claims for 2 weeks

In this Sept. 20, 2013, file photo, visitors use the Unemployment Insurance phone bank at the California Employment Development Department, EDD office in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California’s coronavirus death toll passes 15,000 mark

In this July 31, 2020, file photo, Romelia Navarro, right, is comforted by nurse Michele Younkin, left, as she weeps while sitting at the bedside of her dying husband, Antonio Navarro, in St. Jude Medical Center's COVID-19 unit in Fullerton. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)