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Luis Hoang, owner of Luis Hair Salon, gives Christopher Jimenez a trim in San Jose on Aug. 14, 2020. Hoang, who was able to reopen his salon outdoors, says the arrangement is “uncomfortable” but he has no other choice. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Indoor haircuts are back as California tries reopening again

by Lauren Hepler August 28, 2020August 28, 2020

Starting Aug. 31, hair salons and barber shops will be allowed to reopen statewide with precautions. Other industries, including nail salons and breweries, didn’t get as lucky under a new tiered state monitoring system.

A sign encouraging vineyard workers to practice social distancing is posted among the grapevines on May 6, 2020 in Oakville. Napa County does not collect data on workplace coronavirus outbreaks. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for

Why won’t counties report workplace COVID outbreaks to the public?

by Jackie Botts, Laurence Du Sault and Manuela Tobias August 28, 2020September 3, 2020

A nursing student does patient check-in and hands out requisition forms allowing patients to get their COVID-19 test results online at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

‘Game changer’ in California coronavirus testing to double capacity and speed up results

by Ana B. Ibarra August 26, 2020August 26, 2020

Shawnee Whaley, 57, wears a mask as she rests on a cot at the Ulatis Community Center in Vacaville after evacuating her home on August 18, 2020. Whaley said she and her mother, who lives across the street, had to leave in a matter of minutes, leaving almost everything behind. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

A collision of crises: Central Valley suffers searing heat, smoke and virus hot spots

by Rachel Becker August 21, 2020August 26, 2020

Watch: Will the kids be all right?

by Vanessa Richardson August 20, 2020August 25, 2020

A sign requiring customers to wear a mask is posted outside of Modern China Cafe in Walnut Creek on August 16, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Mask fines vary widely throughout California

by Barbara Feder Ostrov August 17, 2020August 17, 2020

Dr. Sonia Angell, Director of California Department of Public Health, at a press conference in the state capitol following the first COVID-19 death in California on March 4, 2020. Angell has just announced that she is resigning from her post. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Amid pressures of pandemic, Newsom quickly accepts health officer’s resignation

by Ana B. Ibarra August 10, 2020August 11, 2020

Rootz 99 millionaire tax advocacy

California Democrats divided over COVID-19 stimulus, millionaire tax to fund economic recovery

by Lauren Hepler August 6, 2020August 7, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom wears a protective mask on his face while speaking to reporters at Miss Ollie’s restaurant during the coronavirus outbreak in Oakland on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo/Pool

Faced with dying Californians and withering businesses, Gov. Newsom steers a middle path. Can it last?

by Laurel Rosenhall August 6, 2020August 5, 2020

A doctor listens to a man's breathing at a clinic in Bieber, California on July 23, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Pandemic snafu: State mistakenly drops Medi-Cal coverage for some low-income Californians

by Ana B. Ibarra August 5, 2020August 11, 2020