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Satellite launch service provider Virgin Orbit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after failing to secure long-term funding. The California-based company announces that it will layoff 85% of its workforce.
2023-04-4

California reports the United States' first case of the "double mutant" variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in India. The variant has been detected in the San Francisco Bay Area.
2021-04-4

Alex Padilla of California is officially sworn in as Senator of the United States Senate, as an appointee replacing Kamala Harris.
2021-01-20

The Electoral College meets in the state capitals to officially elect the next President. Joe Biden, the presumptive president-elect, is officially elected president after securing California's 55 electoral votes and will be inaugurated on January 20. Outgoing President Donald Trump continues to dispute the results of the election, claiming widespread electoral fraud, despite numerous failed lawsuits.
2020-12-14

New York surpasses 500,000 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, becoming the fourth state to surpass that number after California, Florida and Texas.
2020-10-28

According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California wildfires have consumed around 1 million acres (1,600 sq. miles) over the past month. This represents approximately 1% of California's land area.
2020-10-17

California reports 2,209 hospitalizations, the lowest in the state since April.
2020-10-11

Police say five people were shot dead and another four injured at a Halloween party in Orinda, California. An investigation is currently underway.
2019-10-31

The Thomas Fire becomes the largest in Californian state history.
2017-12-23

Voters in the US city of San Francisco, California, will vote on a proposition to ban male circumcision in November.
2011-05-18