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Patients and hospital staff wear masks outside of Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Hospitals in much of California begin reopening to visitors

by Rachel Becker March 24, 2021March 23, 2021

Jonathan, 4, works on an art project with help from his therapist, left, and mother, Natalia Acosta, right, during online preschool at his him in Tracy on March 3, 2021. He is among California's special-needs students who have faced special challenges during the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Special-needs children still seek help after year adrift

by Ricardo Cano and Elizabeth Aguilera March 22, 2021March 23, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has changed Californians in hundreds of ways in the past year. Many of those changes left data trails. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

Fewer jobs, more wine: California’s deadly COVID year in 9 charts

by Jeremia Kimelman and Ben Christopher March 17, 2021March 16, 2021

Jose Rosas and his wife, Sara, who live in the 90060 zip code, wait in line to be screened for high temperature before being vaccinated at the St. John's Well Child and Family Center COVID-19 vaccination site at the East Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles on March 4, 2021. California has just crossed the threshold of 2 million vaccines administered in underserved communities allowing many counties to move more easily into less restrictive tiers. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

California hit critical milestone for reopening today

by Ana B. Ibarra and Rachel Becker March 12, 2021March 12, 2021

Mauricio Chavez of Hollister gets a COVID-19 vaccine at Monterey Mushrooms in Morgan Hill on Feb. 28, 2021. He works at a neighboring mushroom farm. Photo by Ana Ibarra, CalMatters

Eager to be vaccinated, California farmworkers face obstacles

by Ana B. Ibarra March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

Disneyland, stadiums get green light to start reopening April 1

by Lauren Hepler March 5, 2021March 5, 2021

People come to the St. John's Well Child And Family Center to get inoculated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in South Los Angeles on Feb. 09, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

California upends how it’s divvying up scarce vaccines

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

A photo illustratio shows someone walking past a vacant building, hands on a computer keyboard, masks and a vaccine. In March of 2020, Californians had no idea how much a new coronavirus would upend their way of life. This timeline highlights pivotal moments in the state's struggle to defeat a pandemic. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

Remember when? Timeline marks key events in California’s year-long pandemic grind

by Richard Procter March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

TK student Jake Schuman, 5, holds up a sign during a rally to reopen schools at Astro Park in Oakland on Feb. 28, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Newsom, lawmakers unveil plan to push some schools to reopen by April 1

by Ricardo Cano, Laurel Rosenhall and Barbara Feder Ostrov March 1, 2021March 2, 2021

Larry Yabroff and his wife Mary greet each other during a visit at Chaparral House, the skilled nursing facility where Mary is a resident, in Berkeley on Feb. 25, 2021. The Yabroff’s have been married for more than 50 years but have been living separately since Larry had to place Mary in the care facility in February of last year. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

When will nursing homes reopen to visitors? State officials won’t say

by Barbara Feder Ostrov March 1, 2021March 2, 2021