March 26, 2020 - CalMatters

Students walk near Meiklejohn Hall at California State University East Bay. Al Cal State campuses will begin requiring and ethnic studies course for graduation under a new law. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Higher Education

College Beat

by Felicia Mello March 26, 2020July 12, 2023

College Beat is produced by the CalMatters College Journalism Network, a collaboration between CalMatters and student journalists across the state.

Here’s what happens to science when California’s researchers shelter in place

by Rachel Becker March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

California Divide

No face masks so California’s farmworkers are left unprotected

by Kate Cimini March 26, 2020March 27, 2020

A dorm at Embarcadero SAFE Navigation Center

California is scrambling to house the homeless. Here’s how it’s playing out.

by Matt Levin March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

A sign attached to a restaurant door in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland alerts customers that it will remain closed during the ‘shelter in place’ mandated for six Bay Area counties on March 16, 2020.

Watch: Dealing with (un)employment during the coronavirus pandemic

by Nigel Duara March 26, 2020May 14, 2020

An empty parking lot in front of TJ Maxx at The Veranda shopping center in Concord on March 19, 2020. One third of the centers businesses have been forced to close temporarily due to the shelter in place order in Contra Costa and surrounding counties. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

1 million unemployment claims in 12 days

by Emily Hoeven March 26, 2020March 25, 2020

A classroom sits empty at the end of school at Monte Gardens Elementary in Concord, Calif., on Friday, March 13, 2020.

Commentary, Coronavirus, Education, K-12 Education

With coronavirus closing schools, we need to bridge the digital divide for students with internet access for all

by Guest Commentary March 26, 2020March 24, 2020

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

Virus attacks California ballot measures

by Dan Walters March 26, 2020March 24, 2020