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A walks by a CVS Pharmacy in San Francisco on May 7. U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell.

Hopeful Signs As California Adds 141,000 Jobs In February

California added 141,000 jobs in February as more than a quarter of a million people returned to the workforce. The California Employment Development Department said Friday that the state's unemployment rate in February was 8.5%, down from 9% in January.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

June 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the June 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

In this Nov. 21, 2020, file photo, demonstrators shout slogans while carrying a sign calling for a recall on Gov. Gavin Newsom during a protest against a stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Ex-San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer Joins Effort To Recall Gov. Gavin Newsom

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a likely Republican challenger to Gov. Gavin Newsom, on Saturday endorsed a statewide effort to recall the governor.

Comic-Con during 2019 under the Gaslamp sign downtown (left) and people eating outside along Fifth Ave (right).

Gaslamp Businesses Missing Comic-Con, Expanding Outdoor Dining Operations

If not for the pandemic, Comic-Con 2020 would be taking over the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego this week. But with COVID-19 showing no signs of slowing down, the convention is going virtual this year.

"Some of the work is deliberately remaining outside of the structure," says musician and advocate Lilli Lewis of the efforts of Black musicians to make it in country and roots music industries. "We want to center different values and it's really difficult to do that from inside." Lewis just released a new album called <em>Americana.</em>

New roots: Black musicians and advocates are forging coalitions outside the system

The mostly white country and folk music industries remain frustratingly difficult for Black musicians to enter. During one of Nashville's biggest events, one group envisioned a new pathway in.

A man getting the COVID-19 vaccine at the Grossmont Center vaccination super station in La Mesa, Feb. 2, 2021.

San Diego County Reports 300 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 Deaths

San Diego County public health officials reported 300 new COVID-19 infections and four deaths Thursday, increasing the region's cumulative totals to 272,494 cases and 3,592 deaths.

In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, Kevin Faulconer speaks during the California GOP fall convention in Indian Wells, Calif.

San Diego Audit Faults Real Estate Deals Under Faulconer

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer's administration failed to follow best practices and conduct due diligence when spending hundreds of millions on real estate purchases.

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer gives a thumb up to a supporter after speaking at a news conference in Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles.

California's Recall Ballot Is Set, But GOP Strategy Isn't

California's recall ballot is finally set, but the state Republican party is still determining its best strategy for winning back the governor's office in one of the nation's most Democratic states.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 2, 2020. In an interview with NPR on Thursday, Powell compared the central bank's response to the pandemic to the rescue of British and allied forces in Dunkirk.

Jerome Powell: Economy Is Better Thanks To 'Dunkirk'-Like Rescue By Fed, Congress

The Federal Reserve chairman tells NPR that the U.S. economy is on a clear path to recovery thanks to the Fed's rescue plan and the stimulus passed by Congress.

Hungarian Journalists Launch Independent News Site Amid Tightening Government Control

Hungarian journalists have created an independent news site, pushing back as Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his allies move to assert control over the media.

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