Xavier Becerra
It was a 50-49 vote, but California’s attorney general is confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next secretary of Health and Human Services. He’ll oversee the CDC, FDA and other key agencies.
Mills College
Beset by falling enrollment and budget deficits, historic Oakland women’s college announces it will stop admitting new students this fall and end degrees in 2023 to become a women’s leadership institute.
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Doug Ose
Doug OseFormer GOP congressman enters recall race as Newsom opponents turn in 2 million signatures, likely qualifying for fall election. But Ose left office in 2005 and Democrats have a 2-1 registration edge.