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It’s time to play Newsom lingo bingo

by Ben Christopher and John Osborn D'Agostino May 19, 2021March 8, 2022

A ranch dog drinks from the well with a solar panel and water storage tank seen in the background. Brown has attempted to make her ranch as sustainable is possible. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Running out of water and time: How unprepared is California for the drought?

by Julie Cart and Rachel Becker May 18, 2021May 30, 2021

People with and without masks walk along Santa Monica Pier on May 13, 2021. In Los Angeles County, about 45% of the eligible population — or a little over a third of the entire county population — was fully vaccinated as of last week. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

Herd immunity? Only two counties are even close

by Ana B. Ibarra May 18, 2021September 28, 2021

Lake Mendocino, a reservoir serving the region, is largely dried up due to drought conditions. Photo by Bobby Cochran Photography courtesy of Russian River Flood Control, & Water Conservation Improvement District

Drought emergency inflames political tensions

by Emily Hoeven April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

Alyssa Jenkins has a phone call with a person in search of a vaccine while using MyTurn at her Pacifica home on April 19, 2021. Jenkins has made appointments for more than 400 people since February. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

State’s ‘MyTurn’ website bypassed for most vaccine appointments

by Barbara Feder Ostrov April 22, 2021June 23, 2021

Brandy Brager, a small business owner in San Jose, poses for a portrait with her children at their home on April 1, 2021. Her children went back to school last week, but she’s working spread out hours, often into the night. “The way I think about my career changed. I had to cut my salary. My business had to take a bit of the back seat.” Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

California Divide

For moms, back to school is not back to normal

by Laurence Du Sault April 12, 2021April 20, 2021

Is a fourth coronavirus wave coming for California?

by Emily Hoeven March 30, 2021March 30, 2021

A layer of fog hangs between San Francisco and Oakland, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

California Divide

COVID-19 pandemic is speeding up rush to automate some jobs

by Laurence Du Sault March 10, 2021March 12, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsom addresses a press conference held at the launch of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Jan. 15, 2021. Photo by Irfan Khan, Los Angeles Times via AP/Pool

A big night for Gavin Newsom

by Emily Hoeven March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

Patients enter Levi’s Stadium to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 9 2021 in Santa Clara. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California’s new COVID-19 vaccine system to start Monday

by Ana B. Ibarra and Barbara Feder Ostrov February 26, 2021September 28, 2021