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Lilly Ayers places a stick of sage in a bag while serving a customer at her store Queen Hippie Gypsy in downtown Oakland. All of the small businesses on Ayers’ block were damaged during California protests over the killing of George Floyd Minneapolis police.. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Collateral damage: Can small businesses survive this “double whammy”?

by Ben Christopher and Rebecca Sohn June 5, 2020June 6, 2020

The timing couldn’t be worse for small businesses in California just starting to reopen from the pandemic, then damaged amid anti-racism uprisings.

Eddie Wutangsy uses a bullhorn while chanting to the crowd of several thousand protesters as they march past Fresno Police headquarters during a protest over the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, May 31, 2020. Photo by John Walker, The Fresno Bee

Voices of California protesters: same message, different motives

by Nigel Duara, Kate Cimini, Jackie Botts and Manuela Tobias June 5, 2020June 7, 2020

Proposal to prohibit police unions from funding district attorney campaigns doesn’t go far enough

by Guest Commentary June 5, 2020June 4, 2020

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Dreamers have been political pawns for far too long

by Guest Commentary June 4, 2020June 2, 2020

California is revisiting whether to restore affirmative action policies for public schools and universities, as well as state jobs and contracts. Image via iStock

Is now the time to bring back affirmative action in California?

by Ben Christopher June 3, 2020June 24, 2020

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Entire 9th Circuit Court should hear climate change case brought by children

by Guest Commentary June 3, 2020June 3, 2020

The California National Guard is deployed around Los Angeles City Hall during one of several protests in response to the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, on May 31, 2020. Photo by Ted Soqui, SIPA USA via AP Images

Six things: The role of California’s National Guard in protests

by Elizabeth Castillo June 2, 2020June 3, 2020

A protester makes an emotional plea ‘No puedo respirar, I can’t breathe’ during a demonstration at Oscar Grant Plaza downtown Oakland on May 29, 2020. Thousands took to the streets Friday night in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis against the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police earlier this week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom empathizes with protesters as Trump threatens military intervention

by Jocelyn Wiener June 1, 2020June 23, 2020

CalMatters is tracking lawsuits against California's shelter-in-place order and other pandemic responses. Photography by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; elements via iStock

Churches, gunshops, the GOP and irate brides: All the shutdown lawsuits against Newsom, explained

by Ben Christopher May 11, 2020June 17, 2020

A woman holds up a sign as California Highway Patrol officers push back against protesters at a Capitol "Reopen California" anti-Newsom protest amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many participants did not wear protective masks or follow social distancing guidelines. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

As protesters demand “Reopen California!” here’s whom Newsom can’t afford to alienate

by Laurel Rosenhall May 1, 2020May 2, 2020