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Schools may return to 100% distance learning

by Emily Hoeven July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, July 9. Schools aren’t ready to reopen, teachers say To the millions of exhausted and frustrated parents out there, I apologize for the news I’m about to share: Some school districts may return to 100% distance learning this fall as California’s coronavirus surge pushes them to rethink their reopening plans. […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders's won the California primary, but California didn't matter much in the march to a Democratic nominee. Here Sanders at a February campaign event at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Election 2020

Vote update: How big was Bernie’s win and the California primary’s loss?

by Ben Christopher April 7, 2020April 8, 2020

Bernie won, the California primary didn’t decide and a (maybe) another blue wave swells on the horizon.

Electoral confusion in California's top-two primary. Image via iStock

Election 2020

In California primaries, sometimes the winning strategy is to help a foe

by Ben Christopher March 11, 2020August 20, 2021

These days, campaigning doesn’t just mean attacking all challengers. A sly boost for a favorite opponent can also prove useful.

A tent encampment in West Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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$2 billion a year to fight homelessness?

by Emily Hoeven March 9, 2020March 8, 2020

Cruise ship passengers headed to air force base for quarantine. Legislators want $2 billion to fight homelessness. Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden.

Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a press conference in the wake of the first COVID-19 death in California, a man who took a cruise from San Francisco to Mexico in February. The governor outlined measures being taken by the state to identify and test all other individuals who were on the same cruise ship as the deceased. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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Super Tuesday updates + Prolonged vote counting + A COVID-19 patient dies as authorities try to contain the spread

by Dan Morain March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

Long wait begins as California counts votes. Coronavirus death leads to emergency declaration. California health officials defend needle-exchange program.

Voters fill out their ballots at San Francisco City Hall on California primary night 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Election 2020

Primary 2020: Here’s what we know about how California voted

by Ben Christopher March 3, 2020August 20, 2021

This article was updated March 11. California is notoriously slow to tally its votes (to the frustration of campaigns, voters and political reporters alike). In a state where most ballots are cast by mail, “100% precincts reporting” on Election Night still meant “a whole lot more ballots to count.” According to the Secretary of State, […]

A hand holding a fistful of hundred dollar bills. With California's 2020 primary fast approaching, outside spending on California legislative campaigns is ramping up. Photo via iStock

Election 2020

Brace for the deluge: Special interests are spending millions to get the California legislators they want

by Ben Christopher February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Nearly half of all unlimited outside spending comes from old-guard industries: Oil and gas. Realtors. Car dealers. Also some rich folks.

California is about to take juvenile detention away from adult corrections and treat youthful offenders under the state bureaucracy for mental health.

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Trouble at California’s online college + Big proposal for criminal justice + The disturbing story of Footnote 42

by Dan Morain January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Online community college experiences growing pains. Uber and Lyft allowed to conceal drivers’ safety records. Traffic fatalities involving cyclists rise.