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'We are in full solidarity': California city council backs ABS-CBN franchise renewal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 07:49 AM

The city council of Daly, California urged Philippine lawmakers to grant ABS-CBN Corp. a fresh 25-year franchise that would allow it to give Filipinos abroad "connection to the homeland." Read more »

Mag-amang tubong Laoag City, namatay sa COVID-19 sa US

Grace Alba, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 12:58 AM

Labis ang kalungkutan ng mga kaanak ng isang mag-ama dahil sa pagkamatay ng dalawa sa Amerika dahil sa COVID-19.   Read more »

'Stop partying', LA police warn Hollywood Hills neighborhood

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 11:05 AM

Authorities in Los Angeles have warned residents of the city's Hollywood Hills neighborhood to tone down their house parties which have become a major problem during the global coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

California opens places of worship, in-store retail businesses

Rich McKay, Reuters
Posted at May 26 08:41 AM

California retail with in-store shopping and places of worship that were closed under one of the most restrictive coronavirus containment rules in the United States may now open, health authorities announced on Monday. Read more »

READ: California official appeals to Duterte, House to allow ABS-CBN to resume broadcast

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 10:54 AM

A county supervisor from San Mateo, California - which has a large Filipino-American population - wrote a letter urging President Rodrigo Duterte and the House of Representatives to issue a fresh 25-year franchise for ABS-CBN, the Philippines' largest broadcasting company. Read more »

6.4-magnitude quake hits desert area on Nevada-California border

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 09:05 PM

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Friday in a sparsely populated desert area on the border between Nevada and California, the US Geological Survey said. Read more »

Due to lockdown dispute, Musk says he will move Tesla out of California

Reuters
Posted at May 10 07:32 AM

Tesla Inc's chief executive Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that Tesla will move its headquarters and future programs to Texas or Nevada from California immediately.   Read more »

Fil-Am hockey prodigy keeps skills sharp despite lockdown

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News North America
Posted at May 07 02:56 PM

Eleven-year-old Reydan DeRama was enjoying his best season as a Junior Ducks hockey player -- racking up goals, collecting awards, and traveling to international events. Read more »

California to ease coronavirus restrictions from Friday

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 10:51 AM

Some retailers in California, including bookstores, flower shops and clothing stores, will be allowed to reopen for business at the end of the week, the state's governor announced on Monday.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 28, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 12:41 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

California official throws cat during Zoom meeting, faces removal calls

Christopher Mele, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 28 03:10 PM

The city Planning Commission meeting in Vallejo, California, last week followed the same humdrum pattern of so many municipal meetings: There was the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call, followed by various reports.   Read more »

Heat wave amid COVID-19 pandemic

Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo
Posted at Apr 28 09:13 AM

Swimmers and surfers wade in the water in Newport Beach, California amid closure of beaches and parks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Beach crowds lead California to increase enforcement of coronavirus public health restrictions

Sharon Bernstein, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 06:42 AM

SACRAMENTO, California - California will step up enforcement of coronavirus-related public health restrictions after crowds jammed beaches over the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday. Read more »

New autopsies reveal US coronavirus spread began in January

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 08:58 AM

Two people who died in California in early and mid February have been confirmed through autopsies as coronavirus cases -- weeks before the first reported COVID-19 fatality in the United States.   Read more »

Pinoy group in California providing shelter to quarantined caregivers

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 07:51 PM

A Filipino group is shifting its focus to help vulnerable workers like caregivers, who at times have nowhere to go, as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Fil-Am instructor in Bay Area offers free virtual capoeira classes

Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN News North America
Posted at Apr 15 01:30 PM

Like all gyms in California, Capoeira Batuque Daly City had to close its doors due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

New York, other states plan for reopening as coronavirus crisis eases

Maria Caspani and Jessica Resnick-Ault, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 12:51 PM

Seven Northeastern US states and the three West Coast states banded together on Monday in regional pacts to forge coordinated, gradual economic reopenings as the coronavirus crisis finally appeared to be ebbing, while stressing the need for precautions to avoid a resurgence of infections. Read more »

Pinoy in California arrested for selling overpriced N95 masks

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 11 09:28 AM

CALIFORNIA - A Filipino man was arrested for alleged price gouging of N95 respirator mask on April 7 in Baldwin Park, California. Read more »

Some 700 overseas Filipinos more return home as world reels from coronavirus pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 08:43 PM

More than 700 Filipino workers abroad returned home on Thursday, adding up to thousands of others who have been repatriated as the world reels from the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine government said. Read more »

Babae sa California arestado matapos dilaan ang mga paninda sa supermarket

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 10:30 AM

Arestado ang isang babae sa California matapos niyang dilaan ang mga paninda sa isang supermarket na tinatayang aabot sa P90,000 ($1,800). Read more »