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James Bikales

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James is a health intern at CalMatters. He is a junior at Harvard University studying government and East Asian Studies. Prior to joining CalMatters, James was an intern on The Hill’s healthcare team. While at school, he covers the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for the Harvard Crimson and serves as co-chair of the Crimson's Diversity & Inclusivity Committee. He is from Portland, Oregon.

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What do basketball, ballet and parties have in common? All 3 live-event industries are in trouble

James Bikales by James Bikales December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

As pandemic shutdowns intensify, more than a third of jobs in three California industries that rely on events — sports, performing arts and catering — have already disappeared. And they’ve been slower to recover than the state workforce as a whole.

Monica Corona, center, with her sons, from left, Christian, Alfonso and Nicholas, at Washington Manor park near their home in San Leandro on Dec. 19, 2020. Corona and her sons all lost their jobs at Oracle arena in March after the state-mandated shelter in place order went into effect. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Empty seats mean empty wallets for thousands of sports arena workers

James Bikales by James Bikales December 22, 2020December 21, 2020

Not just restaurants: Caterers are suffering even more

James Bikales by James Bikales December 22, 2020December 21, 2020
Marica Kumayama Petrey at her home in Oakland on Dec. 19, 2020. Kumayama Petrey, a film producer and musician, has had much of her work curtailed this year due to the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

The show must go on. But will it after the pandemic?

James Bikales by James Bikales December 22, 2020December 21, 2020
Lucy Smallreed at her home in Inverness on Dec. 6, 2020. Smallreed’s neighborhood, which borders on the Tomales Bay State Park, is a heavily wooded area. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Can ‘fire hardening’ solve California’s home insurance crisis?

James Bikales by James Bikales December 7, 2020December 9, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom visits a new, 134,000 sq. foot COVID-19 testing facility on Oct. 30 in Valencia. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool

How risky was that Napa party Gavin Newsom attended?

James Bikales by James Bikales November 20, 2020November 20, 2020
A firefighter hoses down a burning home to help stop the spread of the fire to nearby homes in the Skyhawk community as the Shady Fire burns in Santa Rosa, on Sept. 28, 2020. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

California protects homeowners from having fire insurance dropped — again

James Bikales by James Bikales November 5, 2020November 5, 2020
La instructora de educación especial Liz Duffield rocía las mesas en su salón de pre-kínder y jardín de infantes al final del día escolar el 27 de octubre de 2020. Duffield dice que la desinfección y la lavada de manos se han convertido en una parte importante para mantener a ella y a sus estudiantes saludables y tiene la intención de continuar con ellos después de la pandemia. Foto de Anne Wernikoff para CalMatters

Lo que sabemos hasta ahora sobre la reapertura de escuelas en California

Ricardo CanoJames Bikales by Ricardo Cano and James Bikales November 2, 2020November 4, 2020
Special education instructor Liz Duffield sprays down the tables in her pre-k and kindergarten classroom at the end of the school day on Oct. 26, 2020. Duffield says that sanitizing and hand washing has become an important part of keeping herself and her students healthy and she intends to continue with them after the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

What we know so far about school reopenings in California

Ricardo CanoJames Bikales by Ricardo Cano and James Bikales November 2, 2020November 4, 2020
West Sacramento firefighters battle the Camp Fire on Honey Run Road in Paradise on Nov. 9, 2018. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

Two years after Paradise burned, the focus is on prevention, rebuilding

James Bikales by James Bikales October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

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