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Illustration shows Gov. Gavin Newsom before a Jeopardy board titled "Spend the Surplus." It's a nice problem to have: California's multi-billion dollar budget surplus. How would you spend it? Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters; iStock

Spend the surplus: This game puts you in charge of California’s budget

by John Osborn D'Agostino June 3, 2021August 24, 2021

With California’s budget surplus and federal stimulus up to $100 billion, a game lets you decide how to spend it. Who and what get the money?

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

Our Election 2020 crossword puzzle lets you see how much you know about California, its 2020 election and far-flung trivia. Image via iStock

Election 2020: The California Crossword edition

by Ben Christopher September 16, 2020September 17, 2020

Gimme Props: A guide to the 2020 California propositions

by John Osborn D'Agostino September 15, 2020January 7, 2021

Jamie Burson sits on the bed of her motel room in Farfield on August 4, 2020. Burson, who has been living between her car and motels since being evicted in April, says she feels unsafe at the motel and plans to move again later later today. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Exclusive: More than 1,600 Californians have been evicted during pandemic

by Matt Levin, Nigel Duara and Erica Yee August 11, 2020September 16, 2020

In this aerial photo, a burned neighborhood is seen in Paradise, California on November 15, 2018. - The toll in the deadliest wildfires in recent California history climbed to 59 on November 14, 2018, as authorities released a list of 130 people still missing. Photo by JOSH EDELSON, AFP via Getty Images

See how wildfires endanger older Californians — and it’s getting worse

by Lo Bénichou, Molly Peterson and Lisa Pickoff-White August 10, 2020September 16, 2020

The statue of Francis Scott Key hits the ground after a group of more than one hundred protestors used ropes to pull it down in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on June 19, 2020. Photo by Jungho Kim

What’s left of Confederate monuments in California

by Elizabeth Castillo July 13, 2020July 12, 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

Outraged parishoners, irked gun stores, an angry bride: Courts flooded with anti-Newsom shutdown suits

by Ben Christopher May 11, 2020September 1, 2021

Hospitals — and their intensive care units — have geared up to care for COVID-19 patients. CalMatters is tracking hospitalizations in California, by county. AP Photo by John Minchillo

Tracking coronavirus hospitalizations in California by county

by John Osborn D'Agostino and Lo Bénichou April 2, 2020January 6, 2022

Composite image with collection of photos from Coronavirus and COVID-19 images.

Timeline: California reacts to coronavirus

by CalMatters staff April 1, 2020May 13, 2020