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A housekeeper cleans a room at the Colonial Motel in Santa Maria on July 15, 2020. The motel is one of the locations where Alco Harvesting houses H-2A farmworkers. Photo by Len Wood, Santa Maria Times

Strawberry-producing Santa Barbara County announces new COVID-19 protections for temporary ag workers

by Jackie Botts September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

Santa Barbara County adopts new rules aimed at preventing COVID-19 outbreaks among H-2A farmworkers. The move comes amid reports of outbreaks, including a monthlong investigation by CalMatters and The Salinas Californian that uncovered outbreaks that sickened more than 350.

Francisco Tzul, a garment worker in Los Angeles, CA sits in The Garment Worker Center during his lunch break on Sept. 11,2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

Bill’s defeat keeps undocumented garment workers in meager wages

by Nigel Duara September 14, 2020September 14, 2020

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Inside California’s surprising history of Confederate monuments

by Jacob Ohara July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

Floating hundred dollar bills with Benjamin Franklin depicted in masks. California has a new state spending plan that bears the imprint of the coronavirus pandemic.Image via iStock

Californians: What to know about your new state budget, in 2 minutes

by Jacob Ohara July 1, 2020July 6, 2020

Facing a dozen ballot measures on their November ballot, voters will be asked to decide the fate of hot issues from taxes to rent control, bail to privacy, and more. Photo via iStock

Props to you, Californians: A preview of what’s on your November ballot

by Ben Christopher June 29, 2020September 14, 2020

“Someone will contract the virus here:” Meet homeless Californians trying to survive a pandemic

by Byrhonda Lyons April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

Bowl’d general manager Ruben Hernandez processes take-out orders in the Oakland Korean BBQ restaurant’s empty dining room on March 16, 2020. Today Alameda and surrounding counties announced an order to shelter in place until April 7 in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California’s shelter-in-place order, explained

by Byrhonda Lyons March 25, 2020March 26, 2020

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Confusion reigns as California families ponder coronavirus homeschool

by Ricardo Cano March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

Oakland Technical High School students stand in front of the marquee after it was announced that all Oakland schools would close for three weeks over coronavirus concerns on March 13, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Schools shut down in massive numbers across California amid coronavirus fears

by Ricardo Cano and Jocelyn Wiener March 13, 2020March 16, 2020

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Facing pandemic, California takes cover, from the Capitol to Disneyland

by Laurel Rosenhall and Ana B. Ibarra March 12, 2020March 16, 2020