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10,000 unemployment claims backlogged per day — claims paused for 2 weeks

by Emily Hoeven September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

California has fewer children, but they face greater challenges — from poverty to COVID. Image via iStock

The hurdles facing California kids, explained

by Elizabeth Aguilera September 21, 2020September 25, 2020

Adam Sciambi, right, and daughter Noa, 3, play with sidewalk chalk on Valencia Street in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco on July 25, 2020. Several blocks of the neighborhood are closed to vehicles every Thursday through Sunday to allow for outdoor dining and foot traffic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Pandemic, wildfires, scorching heat: How to help our children cope

by Barbara Feder Ostrov August 20, 2020August 21, 2020