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Maybelle Manio, right, and her son, Jake Cruz at their new apartment in San Mateo on Oct. 4, 2021. They moved into the new place in August. Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group

California Divide

‘I don’t recognize myself anymore’; How the pandemic drowned a working mom in debt

Commercial real estate agent Maybelle Manio is one of many middle-class Californians who found themselves financially stranded by the pandemic. The 42-year-old commercial real estate agent turned to public support for the first time in her life.

By

Jesse Bedayn

• November 2, 2021

Commentary

Californians should pay lower fees at check-cashing outlets

California’s check-cashing regulations are costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

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Guest Commentary

• November 2, 2021

Commentary

California falling short on combating climate change

The state has taken steps to mitigate climate change, but California is not doing enough to address this vital threat.

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Guest Commentary

• November 2, 2021

CalMatters en Español

‘Ya no me reconozco’; cómo la pandemia ahogó en deudas a una madre trabajadora

En resumen La agente de bienes raíces comerciales Maybelle Manio es una de los muchos californianos de clase media que se encontraron varados financieramente por la pandemia. La agente de bienes raíces comerciales de 42 años recurrió al apoyo público por primera vez en su vida. Read this article in English. Como presidenta de la junta […]

By

Jesse Bedayn

• November 2, 2021

Commentary

SF case tests state’s will on housing crisis

When San Francisco officials rejected a 495-unit apartment project, they set up a test of laws aimed at preventing arbitrary blockage of housing developments.

By

Dan Walters

• November 2, 2021

Housing

California’s top housing officials share their vision for affordability and accountability

In the new episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast." CalMatters' Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon interview the heads of California’s top three housing agencies under the Newsom administration.

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Manuela Tobias

• November 1, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom tours a new COVID-19 testing facility on Oct. 30, 2020, in Valencia. The state is working with corporate partner PerkinElmer to run the lab which will enable the state to process an additional 150,000 COVID-19 tests per day. (Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool

WhatMatters

State renews $1.7 billion contract with troubled COVID lab

California renewed a huge contract for a COVID-19 testing lab so plagued with problems that state health officials warned it could lose its license.

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Emily Hoeven

• November 1, 2021

Commentary

California must act urgently on climate

After failing to take meaningful action this year, state leaders have a moral duty to act boldly on climate issues.

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Guest Commentary

• November 1, 2021

San Francisco State University student Marissa Ledesma at her home in Bakersfield, where she attends class remotely on Oct. 27, 2021. Ledesma returned to San Francisco State University after taking two semesters to attend Berkeley City College during the pandemic. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters

Higher Education

Cal State races to boost graduation rate and cut early Ds and Fs

With the pandemic threatening to undercut graduation rates, Cal State is pushing to re-enroll lost students and reduce early Ds and Fs that can drive students to drop out.

By

Mikhail Zinshteyn

• November 1, 2021

Commentary

Pooled testing would keep COVID from spreading in schools

Communities and school districts must take proactive measures, like pool testing, to keep COVID transmission low and kids in school.

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Guest Commentary

• November 1, 2021