Sacramento County is home to California’s largest community of state workers, around 90,000 people. Governor Gavin Newsom says he wants them to come back into the office starting this summer — many still work remotely part time following the pandemic. But state worker unions hope a new bill will protect their ability to telework indefinitely.

Reporter: Laura Fitzgerald, CapRadio

In Humboldt County, low wages are leading to high rates of poverty and greater enrollment in the state food program CalFresh.

Reporter: Jane Vaughan, Jefferson Public Radio

Along the coast of San Mateo County, elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park could be experiencing a “small outbreak” of bird flu, according to scientists.

Reporter: Sarah Mohamad, KQED

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