Nicole Nixon
CapRadio ReporterNicole covers politics and government for CapRadio. Before moving to California, she won several awards, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award, for her political reporting in her hometown of Salt Lake City. Besides public radio, Nicole is passionate about beautiful landscapes and breakfast burritos.
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California voters passed a ballot measure in 2018 which could have led to the end of daylight saving time in the state. Spring forward four years, and residents will still be changing their clocks this weekend. -
The program, called “CARE Court,” is meant to address the worsening homelessness crisis, but members of Newsom’s administration say it would also be open to sheltered people who need treatment. -
State health officials announced Monday they will no longer require face coverings indoors for unvaccinated people beginning March 1, and students and school staff will be able to shed their masks on March 12. -
After Gov. Gavin Newsom hinted last week of new COVID-19 strategies coming for California, state health officials said Thursday the state wants to be prepared for future COVID-19 waves but didn't make major changes to current pandemic policies. -
Dahle slammed Newsom as a “dictator” and “smooth-talking wine salesman” who has failed to address California’s skyrocketing cost of living and worsening homelessness crisis. -
A bill sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom would require employers to provide up to 80 hours of paid sick time for workers who test positive for COVID-19 or need to care for a sick family member. -
Newsom's budget proposal Monday is just a wishlist; the spending plan will likely undergo changes during the six-month budget-building process. -
With roots in organized labor, Gonzalez will begin a transition to take over the California Labor Federation later this summer. The San Diego Democrat authored a number of consequential labor laws, including the AB5 worker-reclassification bill. -
After the omicron variant was first identified in the state Dec. 1, California health officials have released new requirements to slow the spread of COVID-19. -
California’s unemployment agency, widely seen as one of the state’s biggest failures of the pandemic, says it is making progress on reforms. But some fixes could take years to fully implement.
