March 18, 2020 - CalMatters

UCSF workers erect Accelerated Care Units (ACU) outside the Parnassus emergency room to provide a negative pressure environment to house patients with respiratory symptoms

How overwhelmed is California’s health care system about to be?

by Rachel Becker, Ana B. Ibarra and Judy Lin March 18, 2020March 22, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom has said that if as many coronavirus patients as feared need hospitalization, surge capacity could be outstripped by up to 10,000 beds.

Martin Lee, a local resident, loads a bag of food into a vehicle at the Sunnyvale Community Services food distribution site, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Sunnyvale, Calif. The social services organization has seen a bid drop in their volunteers, many of whom are senior citizens. Photo by Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group

California Divide

‘This is like having a fire, almost every day:’ Bay Area safety net agency struggles to keep up amid coronavirus outbreak

by Erica Hellerstein March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

COVID-19 testing at the San Francisco Department of Public Health laboratory. Photo by Tyrone Jue courtesy of San Francisco Department of Public health

Where California stands with coronavirus testing right now

by Rachel Becker and Ana B. Ibarra March 18, 2020March 21, 2020

Dolores Helman, 93, and her son Elliot Helman, 64, go for a walk in Berkeley on March 15, 2020. Dolores says she is more concerned about her grandchildren than herself, “I’m not afraid of dying, I’ve had a good life,” she said. Earlier today Gov. Gavin Newsom called for isolation of all elderly people and those with chronic health conditions in response to growing concern over the coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Watch: A chat with California’s Department of Aging director on coronavirus and seniors

by CalMatters March 18, 2020April 1, 2020

Shuttered businesses along Telegraph Avenue in Oakland on March 16, 2020. Today, seven counties enacted a shelter in place order until April 7 to curb the spread of novel coronavirus

California Divide

Out of a job? Can’t pay your bills? These proposals may help keep you afloat amid coronavirus

by Jackie Botts March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

California schools likely closed through summer

by Emily Hoeven March 18, 2020August 20, 2021

Commentary, Coronavirus, Health

With coronavirus, we should practice ‘physical distancing’ not ‘social distancing’

by Guest Commentary March 18, 2020March 17, 2020

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Why journalism matters

by Dan Walters March 18, 2020March 17, 2020