California

California leaders are hoping a new “Vax for the Win” lottery will help encourage people to get vaccinated. Jean Elle reports.

A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade old ban on assault weapons. The San Diego judge ruled that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding citizens of weapons commonly allowed in most other states.

We’re just a week and half away from California lifting it’s COVID-19 restrictions, allowing vaccinated Californians to unmask. But CalOsha says don’t expect the rules to be the same when you’re at work. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Cal Fire officials are reporting that a new brush fire has broke out in Monterey County.

This week’s drought monitor update increased the coverage of exceptional drought in the Bay Area. Meteorologist Rob Mayeda reports.

PG&E has agreed to pay local governments a combined $43.4 million to compensate for starting fires in 2019 and 2020 that destroyed hundreds of homes, forced mass evacuations and left four people dead in Northern California.

Bay Area venues are preparing to host live concerts again very soon. But some fans are frustrated. They are still out of the cash they paid for shows that were cancelled due to COVID-19. Consumer investigator Chris Chmura reports.

A California statute may help ticketholders get refunds for cancelled concerts in some circumstances.

The CDC is looking into reports that a very small number of teenagers and young adults who got the COVID-19 vaccine may have experienced heart problems.

The CDC is looking into reports that a very small number of teenagers and young adults who got the COVID-19 vaccine may have experienced heart problems. That’s according to the agency’s vaccine safety group. Marianne Favro reports.

Bay Area restaurant owners and customers are excited after California officials announced Friday that is getting ready to toss COVID-19 restrictions on June 15. Jean Elle reports.

NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with UCSF infectious diseases specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong on California dropping the social distancing rules on June 15.

A new legislation would force private and charter schools to comply with tougher environmental standards in hopes of preventing classrooms from being constructed near potentially toxic sites. Bigad Shaban reports.