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Adam Sciambi, right, and daughter Noa, 3, play with sidewalk chalk on Valencia Street in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco on July 25, 2020. Several blocks of the neighborhood are closed to vehicles every Thursday through Sunday to allow for outdoor dining and foot traffic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Pandemic, wildfires, scorching heat: How to help our children cope

by Barbara Feder Ostrov August 20, 2020August 21, 2020

In an online discussion hosted by CalMatters, three prominent child health experts offered suggestions for families struggling with the multiple crises confronting the state and nation.

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

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California not clamping down on teeth-straightening kits — for now

by Barbara Feder Ostrov August 13, 2020September 24, 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

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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

People line up behind a health care worker at a mobile coronavirus testing site at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles on July 22, 2020. A technical problem has caused a lag in California's tally of coronavirus test results, casting doubt on the accuracy of recent data showing improvements in the infection rate and number of positive cases, and hindering efforts to track the spread, the state's top health official said today. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

Going down? Maybe not. State reports technical glitch led to COVID-19 undercount

by Ana B. Ibarra August 4, 2020August 7, 2020

Teresa Pasquini looks into the foyer of her home where her son, who has schizoaffective disorder, once attempted suicide before being discovered by his younger sister. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

‘Go on Medi-Cal to get that’: Why Californians with mental illness are dropping private insurance to get taxpayer-funded treatment

by Jocelyn Wiener July 31, 2020September 17, 2020