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Gov. Gavin Newsom, wears a face mask as he answers a reporters question during his visit to the Queen Sheba Ethiopian Cuisine restaurant in Sacramento on Friday, June 19, 2020. Newsom visited the restaurant that is participating in the Great Plates Delivered program that provides meals to older adults who are at-risk to COVID-19. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom warns ‘restrictive’ orders may return

by Emily Hoeven June 30, 2020July 1, 2020

Newsom orders seven counties to close bars as coronavirus surges

by Emily Hoeven June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

A cocktail sign above a bar in Sacramento. Photo by Shawn Hubler for CALmatters

Newsom rejects ‘Trump insurance’ bill, blood on the floor, plastics, time, and 18-year-old scotch

by Dan Morain September 16, 2019September 16, 2019

A deal on police use of force. No deal on e-cigarettes

by Dan Morain May 24, 2019

A woman sleeps in a doorway in downtown Sacramento, near the state Capitol where lawmakers are negotiating over how to spend homeless funds. Photo by Dan Morain for CALmatters

A homeless task force, community colleges and bar closing times

by Dan Morain May 22, 2019

A homeless man on the street in San Francisco. Conservatorship law complicates treatment for mentally ill homeless Californians.

Work undone, deals unraveled

by Dan Morain August 30, 2018