April 20, 2020

Five weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Californians to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, protesters gathered at the state Capitol to call for easing restrictions and lawmakers complained they haven't had a voice in managing the crisis.

One in five children in California lack devices or internet connection necessary for remote learning. Tech companies have so far pledged tens of thousands of devices toward the cause.

California and the US are using conflicting coronavirus models to guide pandemic planning. Why their predictions differ — and why that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Community health clinics that serve some of the region’s most vulnerable residents are struggling with how to keep their doors open while patient visits plummet during the coronavirus shelter-in-place mandate. Statewide, patient visits are down by roughly half across California’s network of community clinics and health centers, leading to tens of millions in lost revenue […]

Re: “Legislature should declare a moratorium on new housing bills,” April 13, 2020 For NIMBY groups wanting to stop legislation that would address California’s housing supply and affordability crisis, COVID-19 is sadly being used as a justification to preserve the status quo. NIMBYs offer no solutions to California’s extreme housing shortage which has not suddenly […]

Nursing home data on COVID-19 cases filled with holes. California's largest cities brace for budget cuts. Tom Steyer tapped to lead economic recovery.

One week the Feather River Bulletin was reporting an update of the county General Plan. The next week – gone. It's the passing of a communal lifeline.

With public safety in mind, California needs to reduce stay-at-home restrictions that have wreaked havoc on the state’s economy.

Federal and state politicians and water officials are headed for a showdown over who controls the state's water supply, re-igniting California water wars.