California Reopening

A sign welcoming customers at Reformation in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco on July 25, 2020. Gov. Newsom has announced June 15 as the target for businesses to reopen without restriction. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
WhatMatters
The end is near (maybe, sort of)
Howdy, California. It’s Wednesday, April 7. This is CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher filling in for Emily Hoeven who really is still on vacation. Await the ides of June California’s collective year-long ordeal spent shuttered and sheltered-in-place finally has a tentative expiration date: June 15. Assuming all goes as planned, that’s the day that California […]
By • April 7, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the press during a visit to Ruby Bridges Elementary School in Alameda on March 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Politics
Newsom’s vow to reopen California is a high-stakes political gamble
Lea este artículo en español. Gov. Gavin Newsom is running two races this spring: The first is to clobber the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 60,000 Californians and devastated businesses and schools with unprecedented restrictions. The second is to keep his job, which could be threatened by a recall election later this year.  The two […]
By • April 6, 2021
WhatMatters
Making money off California’s unemployment boondoggle
Good morning, California! It’s Monday, April 5. I’m CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher, filling in for Emily Hoeven, who is enjoying a much-deserved week off. A “gold rush” amid the calamity This much is not news: California’s Employment Development Department, the state agency responsible for shelling out unemployment claims to millions of jobless Californians, is still […]
By • April 5, 2021
San Francisco resident Stacy Samuels, also known as Super A or Banjo Man, plays the banjo while cheering in the stands. Samuels, who has been bringing his banjo to Athletics games for more than 30 years, said “It’s great. It feels like a regular game,” of the season opener. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Economy
Benching COVID: Baseball fans return to California stadiums
Lea este artículo en español. Long before he watched the windup to the first pitch, even before he entered the Oakland Coliseum, Sergio Santillan of Hayward was already feeling emotional. “I kinda wanna cry. I’m just loving it,” he said, beer in hand, perched on a cement divider in the parking lot. Last year would have […]
By • April 2, 2021
Stacy Samuels, residente de San Francisco, también conocido como Super A o Banjo Man, toca el banjo mientras anima en las gradas. Samuels, quien ha estado llevando su banjo a los juegos de los A’s durante más de 30 años, dijo: “Es genial. Se siente como un juego regular”, del inicio de la temporada. Foto de Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
CalMatters en Español
Enviando COVID a la banca: Los fanáticos del béisbol regresan a los estadios de California
Read this article in English.   Mucho antes de ver la puesta a punto del primer lanzamiento, incluso antes de entrar al Oakland Coliseum, Sergio Santillán de Hayward ya se estaba sintiendo emocionado. “Quiero llorar un poco. Simplemente me encanta ”, dijo, cerveza en mano, encaramado en un tabique de cemento en el estacionamiento. El año pasado […]
By • April 2, 2021
WhatMatters
Is a fourth coronavirus wave coming for California?
President Joe Biden said Monday that states should pause their reopening efforts amid a new surge in coronavirus cases, creating a potential political liability for Gov. Gavin Newsom as he ushers California into its fastest reopening yet. Biden’s comments came the same day that Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
By • March 30, 2021

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