March 24, 2020

A day after chastising beachgoers and day-hikers for failing to take California’s stay-at-home edict seriously, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the reported death of a Lancaster teen with the coronavirus is a dire sign that the pandemic “can impact anybody and everybody.”  If confirmed, it would be the first known COVID-19 fatality of anyone under 18 […]

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As Bay Area food banks scramble to meet increased demand for their services, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank has opened seven new pop-up pantries to fill a gap left by dozens of sites that have shut down due to coronavirus and volunteer shortages. The food bank has seen about 100 of its regular 275 food […]

California authorities want to keep some vulnerable businesses from collapsing in what is likely to be the worst economic crisis since the Great Recession. 

More than 2 million undocumented workers, who do not quality for many state and federal benefits, are among the hardest hit Californians as the economy is battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Congress is working to provide an emergency relief fund that could benefit U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents. However, undocumented workers are not included. Also, […]

Join us virtually on March 26 at 1 p.m. for the next installment of CalMatters’ “Getting Through Coronavirus, Explained” web series. CalMatters assistant editor Judy Lin and California Divide reporter Nigel Duara will moderate a discussion with Loree Levy, Deputy Director of Public Affairs for the California Employment Development Department, and Lilia Garcia-Brower, California Labor […]

California needs 50,000 more hospital beds because of coronavirus. Newsom orders "soft closure" of state parking lots. PG&E pleads guilty to wildfire charges.

As California suffers from economic fallout due to the coronavirus, the stark difference between wealthy coastal areas and the Central Valley reveals the inequality of the state’s philanthropy.