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40,000 people are evacuated in Garden Grove, California, U.S., due to a chemical tank leak, and fears of a possible explosion.
2026-05-22

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

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

A U.S. federal judge in California blocks a state law requiring presidential candidates to disclose income tax returns before their names can appear on the state's primary ballot. The ruling is considered a win for President Donald Trump, who has resisted releasing his tax returns.
2019-10-1

U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell from California announces he is running for the Democratic Party's nomination to be President of the United States in the 2020 presidential election.
2019-04-8

Democratic U.S. Senator Kamala Harris from California announces she will run for President in 2020.
2019-01-21

Joining several other Democrats in the race, Senator Kamala Harris of California announces her intention for running in the 2020 United States presidential election.
2019-01-9

California moves its 2020 presidential primary to March 3, making it fifth in the nominating process after Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. The 2016 primary was held on June 7.
2017-09-27

California wants to schedule its primaries earlier than usual, possibly on March or Super Tuesday, to have much more influence in comparison to its weight and diversity and to help Californian candidates, such as Eric Garcetti and Kamala Harris.
2017-09-14

San Mateo County, California prosecuters charge an Oregon inmate, Rodney Halbower (who was already serving a 30-year sentence for an attempted murder), with two of the murders from the six 1976 Gypsy Hill killings.
2015-01-23