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California Governor Gavin Newsom announces that California will become the first U.S. state to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all students in schools.
2021-10-1

California announces that it will require people to show proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results in the previous 72 hours to attend any indoor “mega-events” with more than 1,000 people beginning from September 20, becoming the first U.S. state to enact these rules.
2021-08-18

California announces that the state will mandate COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers, becoming the first U.S. state to do so.
2021-07-26

Florida surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third U.S. state to do so after California and Texas.
2021-03-20

California surpasses 50,000 deaths of COVID-19, becoming the first U.S. state to do so.
2021-02-24

The father of Cal State Long Beach student Nohemi Gonzalez, the only American killed in the November 13, 2015, Paris massacre, files suit in San Francisco, California, federal court against Twitter, Facebook, and Google, alleging the companies provided "material support" to the Islamic State and other extremist groups. While generally free of liability under U.S. law which provides a legal "safe harbor" for content posted, this case targets the behavior social media companies enable. The suit is very similar to a case brought against Twitter in January by the widow of a contractor killed in the November 9, 2015, attack in Jordan.
2016-06-15

California becomes the first U.S. state to forbid "conversion therapy" for minors, effective January 1st, 2013.
2012-10-1

The U.S. state of Virginia is reported to be Googling "WikiLeaks" more than any part of the country.
2010-12-10

The death toll from the fire in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno in the U.S. state of California, reaches 4, with 50 other people injured.
2010-09-10

Same-sex marriage in the U.S. state of California, due to resume on Wednesday, is blocked by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals until it is decided whether a ban is constitutional.
2010-08-17