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Gov. Gavin Newsom with first partner, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and their youngest son, Dutch, during the annual Christmas tree lighting at the Capitol on December 15, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Gov. Dad: Family leave job protections expanded in bill backed by Newsom

by Laurel Rosenhall June 30, 2020July 2, 2020

California’s Democratic governor credits his wife and chief of staff for making paid family leave a priority in recent budget negotiations.

Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon urges lawmakers to approve the state budget bill, at the Capitol on June 15, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Budget deal shields neediest Californians, shifts burden to middle class

by Laurel Rosenhall June 24, 2020June 29, 2020

Assemblymember Mike Gipson wears a face mask with the words California Safe, as he addresses the Assembly during a committee of the whole, a parliamentary process held for the first time in 25 years to question Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration’s plan to fill an estimated $54.3 budget deficit created by the effects of the coronavirus. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Assembly to Newsom: Don’t count on feds to rescue California from deep budget cuts

by Laurel Rosenhall May 26, 2020June 1, 2020

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

How Newsom budget yanks back Medi-Cal health care gains for low-income residents

by Ana B. Ibarra May 18, 2020June 23, 2020

A patient at the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside is evacuated to a waiting ambulance Wednesday morning April 8, 2020. Employees of the facility, with 39 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, did not show up to care for sick patients two days in a row, Riverside County officials said. Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG

Gov. Newsom: Coronavirus testing way up, but state’s nursing homes still lagging

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

An Assembly oversight committee hears testimony about California's aborted Blue Flame mask deal and weighs ideas on how to better vet coronavirus medical supply contractors. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Lawmakers told half-billion dollar Blue Flame mask deal thwarted by suspicious bankers

by Laurel Rosenhall May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Lawmakers want to know: What’s up with that half-billion-dollar mask deal?

by Laurel Rosenhall May 7, 2020May 12, 2020

Pedestrians walk through an empty parking lot at Venice Beach on March 28 — a week after Gov. Gavin Newsom barred 40 million residents from going outdoors except for essentials. Some evidence suggests that may be helping California "bend the curve" of rising coronavirus casualties. Photo by Mark J. Terrill, AP Photo

As California’s coronavirus curve bends, Newsom’s not ready to be the bearer of good news

by Ben Christopher March 31, 2020April 1, 2020

A restaurant employee in the doorway of a taqueria in Berkeley, California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Who is ‘essential’ now that Californians have to stay home?

by Ben Christopher March 20, 2020March 21, 2020

Newsom’s big move on homelessness may be just in political time, new poll suggests

by Ben Christopher January 15, 2020January 16, 2020