March 20, 2020 - CalMatters

A restaurant employee in the doorway of a taqueria in Berkeley, California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Who is ‘essential’ now that Californians have to stay home?

by Ben Christopher March 20, 2020March 21, 2020

Newsom’s stay-at-home directive initially had fewer details than many local bans already in place. Bit by bit, details are trickling in.

PG&E employees work overnight to replace a nearly 100-year-old pole in Berkeley on December 12, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom and PG&E strike deal to end company’s bankruptcy

by Judy Lin March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom provides an update on the state's COVID-19 response over Facebook live.

Gov. Gavin Newsom just slow-walked California into a mass retreat from a virus. How?

by Laurel Rosenhall March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

California Divide

Covered California extends special enrollment for health coverage until June 30

by Erica Hellerstein March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

California Divide

Confusion spreads among homeless as officials fight coronavirus

by Manuela Tobias March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Day laborers looking for work on street corners are among the groups most at risk for Coronavirus. Photo by La Opinión archive

California Divide

Day laborer centers close due to coronavirus, lack of work

by Araceli Martinez Ortega March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a press conference in the wake of the first COVID-19 death in California, a man who took a cruise from San Francisco to Mexico in February. The governor outlined measures being taken by the state to identify and test all other individuals who were on the same cruise ship as the deceased. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

All Californians ordered to shelter in place

by Emily Hoeven March 20, 2020March 19, 2020

A pedestrian walks past a homeless sleeping on Fifth Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Photo by Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group

Commentary, Coronavirus, Economy, Homelessness, Mental Health

Closed community spaces due to coronavirus will leave the homeless out in the cold — it’s a disgrace

by Guest Commentary March 20, 2020March 20, 2020