July 23, 2020

What's it like to try to track the spread of a coronavirus outbreak? CalMatters goes inside the world of Los Angeles County's busy contact tracers.

As the pandemic drags on, families and nursing home watchdogs are mobilizing in California and nationwide to urge state officials to allow in at least one “essential caregiver” to watch over loved ones, many of whom suffer from dementia.

Feeling unsafe after a COVID-19 outbreak, employees of the Primex pistachio plant are calling for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to investigate the company.

Dada la rica diversidad cultural de California, se necesitan rastreadores de contacto que sean capaces de hablar con los pacientes en su lengua materna y con sensibilidad cultural.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, July 23. Sent 17 million masks to other states California is burning through 46 million masks a month even as hospital systems and frontline workers face shortages, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to ink another multimillion-dollar mask contract with plans to strike an even larger deal in the next few months. […]

Given California’s rich cultural diversity, the state needs contact tracers that are able to speak with patients in their native language and with cultural sensitivity.

A bold plan to help California’s local communities: Establish a public bank that would provide economic recovery loans to small businesses and local governments.

California voters may see a slew of new local tax proposals after a state appellate court ruled that the two-thirds vote requirement doesn't apply to those placed on the ballot via initiative petitions.