2022 in California

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The year 2022 in California involved several major events.

Incumbents

• Governor: Gavin Newsom (D)
• Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis (D)
• Chief Justice: Tani Cantil-Sakauye
• Senate president pro tempore: Toni Atkins (D)
• Speaker of the Assembly: Anthony Rendon (D)

Politics

California State Legislature, 2021–2022 session

• January 3: United States v. Elizabeth A. Holmes, et al.
• September 29: The Zacky Bill
• November 8: 2022 California elections
• November 14-December 23: 2022 University of California academic workers' strike

Crime

• January 13: Murder of Brianna Kupfer ^[1]
• April 3: 2022 Sacramento shooting ^[2]
• May 15: 2022 Laguna Woods shooting
• July 11: 2022 Brink's theft
• July 16: Killing of Rob Marquise Adams
• September 27: Stockton serial shootings ^[3]
• September 28: 2022 Oakland school shooting
• October 28: Attack on Paul Pelosi ^[4]

Geography

• 2022 California wildfires
• December 2021-January 2022: 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami
• July–August 2022 United States floods
• December 20: 2022 Ferndale earthquake ^[5]
• December 26-: 2022–2023 California floods

Events

• January 9: San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2022
• April 2: 26th Satellite Awards
• October 25: 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards ^[6]
• December 4: 12th Streamy Awards

References

1. Hayes, Christal. "Man arrested in random knife slaying of UCLA student working at furniture store, LAPD says". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
2. Powell, Tori B. (April 6, 2022). "Police say at least 5 people fired weapons in Sacramento mass shooting; likely gang violence - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
3. "Stockton Serial Killer: Timeline of Attacks and What to Know About the Victims". NBC Bay Area. October 7, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
4. "'Radicalized': Paul Pelosi attacker takes stand, testifies on right-wing conspiracies". MSNBC.com. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
5. "M 6.4 - 15km WSW of Ferndale, CA". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
6. "ELECTRICNOW WILL AIR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY SATURN AWARDS SHOW". Electric Entertainment. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2024.