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A protester stands off against police during a demonstration May 29, 2020 Downtown Oakland. Thousands took to the streets Friday night in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis against the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police earlier this week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California reckons with police violence

by Emily Hoeven June 5, 2020June 4, 2020

A pedestrian crosses an empty intersection in San Francisco financial district at evening rush hour on May 7, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Many believe worst of pandemic yet to come

by Emily Hoeven June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

Democratic Assembly members Adam Gray, left, Jose Medina, center, and Autumn Burke attend a hearing of the the Assembly Accountability & Administrative Review Committee, looking into the state's purchase of protective equipment to battle the coronavirus, during an oversight hearing in Sacramento on May 11, 2020. Lawmakers were looking into the state's purchase of items like face masks and what changes should be made to the procurement process after several deals went bad. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo

Blind spot: Lobbying behind California coronavirus contracts can stay secret

by Laurel Rosenhall May 26, 2020May 25, 2020

A sign hangs from the door at Cholita Linda, an Oakland counter-service restaurant, informing customers to go next door for take out following an order for Alameda and surrounding counties to shelter in place until April 7 in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus

With $54.3 billion deficit, cuts ahead

by Emily Hoeven May 8, 2020May 8, 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

Gov. Gavin Newsom presents the 2020-21 state budget at a press conference at the California Capitol on January 10, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Here’s how a $54 billion deficit will hurt Californians

by Judy Lin May 7, 2020May 19, 2020

Assemblymember Shirley Weber speaks about the impact of pollution and climate change on communities of color

Legislators vote to close school spending loophole

by Ricardo Cano May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

California grocery workers hope the state adopts a new rule making it easier for essential workers like them to receive workers' comp benefits if they contract COVID-19. This masked worker stocks produce at Gus's Community Market in San Francisco. Photo by Ben Margot, AP Photo

Governor’s quandary: Who should get California workers’ comp benefits for COVID-19?

by Barbara Feder Ostrov April 26, 2020April 26, 2020

Demonstrators filled the sidewalk and part of 10th Street in Sacramento during the "Operation Gridlock" stay-at-home protest at the Capitol Monday, April 20, 2020. Photo by Andrew Nixon, CapRadio

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At California Capitol, lawmakers want info; protesters want to end coronavirus stay-at-home

by Laurel Rosenhall and Emily Hoeven April 20, 2020April 20, 2020

The Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco's Union Square boarded up on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

CA officially in recession, budget cuts loom

by Emily Hoeven April 17, 2020April 17, 2020