May 18, 2020

Looser rules mean 53 of California's counties qualify to reopen stores and restaurants — but they will need to prepare for new outbreaks. 

Earlier this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom had proposed expanding the state's health coverage program to reach more people. Then along came the coronavirus, and the Medi-Cal cuts began anew.

The chancellor of California’s largest college system today said he believes online instruction will be the best course of action this fall.

A comienzos de este año, el Gobernador Gavin Newsom había propuesto expandir el programa de cobertura de atención médica del estado para que puedan tener acceso más personas. Luego llegó el coronavirus, y los recortes de Medi-Cal empezaron nuevamente.

Debido a las reglas menos estrictas, 53 de los 58 condados de California podrían solicitar la reapertura de empresas si se estabilizan las hospitalizaciones y las nuevas infecciones.

California remains in limbo as coronavirus cases rise, deaths fail to budge. Budget cuts mostly spare homelessness programs. Concern over released inmates grows.

Given the power debt collectors have, Californians need a law to hold the industry accountable and punish the bad actors.

Yurok Tribe and other organizations in California and Oregon are fighting to remove four Klamath River dams and restore the salmon runs.

These prescriptions for how California can "recover" from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic guarantee further pain for workers.

The California Chamber of Commerce annually designates bills unfriendly to business as "job killers" and has been remarkably successful in defeating them. There are 10 bills on its new list, most related to the COVID-19 pandemic.