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A hopeful message is seen on the marquee of the The Chabot theatre on Castro Valley Boulevard day nine of the coronavirus stay-at-home order in Castro Valley, Calif., on March 26, 2020. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

WhatMatters

California set to start partial reopening Friday. Colleges use lessons from past disasters to confront coronavirus. COVID-19 hits Pacific Islanders hard.

By Emily Hoeven • May 5, 2020

A woman holds up a sign as California Highway Patrol officers push back against protesters at a Capitol "Reopen California" anti-Newsom protest amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many participants did not wear protective masks or follow social distancing guidelines. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Politics

As protesters demand “Reopen California!” here’s whom Newsom can’t afford to alienate

Angry demonstrators, many unmasked, crammed toward the state Capitol demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom loosen or lift restrictions designed to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The bigger risk for Newsom: Losing buy-in from local officials to make his edicts relevant up and down this diverse state.

By Laurel Rosenhall • May 1, 2020

Oakland Technical High School students stand in front of the marquee after it was announced that all Oakland schools would close for three weeks over coronavirus concerns on March 13, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

WhatMatters

CA summer: school in July, curbside retail

Newsom details plans for what may reopen and when. Nursing homes hit hard by coronavirus. Rising sea levels spark coastal debates.

By Emily Hoeven • April 29, 2020

A small crowd of beach goers at Ocean Beach in San Francisco on April 7, 2020. California is entering the fourth week of sheltering in place to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

WhatMatters

CA readies to reopen

California begins planning to reopen economy. Newsom faces more scrutiny over face mask deal. Counties divided on early release of inmates due to COVID-19.

By Emily Hoeven • April 14, 2020