california reopening

Commentary

Newsom may have erred on re-opening amid pandemic, but he has embraced accountability

A funny thing happened on California’s path to re-opening during the pandemic. We had about 100 miles ahead of us, and then Gov. Newsom told us it was safe to take a short-cut.

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Guest Commentary

• July 21, 2020

Cleverson Davis, a waiter at Palermo Italian Restaurant in San Jose tends to customers while wearing a mask on June 5, 2020. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

WhatMatters

State cracks down on bars, restaurants

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, July 7. Newsom ramps up enforcement Amid intense criticism for reopening California’s economy too quickly, Gov. Gavin Newsom is ramping up enforcement of his coronavirus orders following the 16th straight day of record hospitalizations. Twenty-three counties are now on the state’s coronavirus watch list, with new additions Colusa, Madera, Marin, […]

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Emily Hoeven

• July 7, 2020

Surfers carry their boards down to the water at noon despite daytime beach closures at Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz on May 7, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

WhatMatters

Now closed: Bars, beaches, indoor dining

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, July 2. First major reopening reversal In the first major reversal of California’s reopening, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered 19 counties to close indoor portions of restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, entertainment centers and other businesses for at least three weeks. The governor also ordered the counties — which represent […]

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Emily Hoeven

• July 2, 2020

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

WhatMatters

Newsom warns ‘restrictive’ orders may return

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, June 30. Are we going back to square one? With California’s coronavirus trendlines heading in the wrong direction, “more restrictive” orders could soon be necessary, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. He rattled off a list of statistics: Over the last two weeks, the state’s rate of positive cases went from […]

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Emily Hoeven

• June 30, 2020

Needles and Pens owner Breezy Culbertson and her boyfriend, Scott Carl, prepare to reopen for curbside pickup on May 18, 2020 as San Francisco enters phase 2 of the Gov. Newsom’s plan to reopen California. “There’s not a lot of communication, it’s been frustrating to figure this out,” said Culbertson. “We’re trying to catch up.” Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus

After record COVID week, some California counties to reverse reopening plans

As Gov. Gavin Newsom demands Imperial County return to sheltering-in-place, 14 other counties are on the state's watchlist.

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Barbara Feder Ostrov

• June 26, 2020

CalMatters en Español

Fauci a California: Buen trabajo, pero una reapertura segura exige más de la población.

La principal autoridad de la salud pública sobre la pandemia del coronavirus en EE. UU. felicitó a California por su labor de reapertura, pero advirtió a los jóvenes que estuvieran atentos.

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Ana B. Ibarra

• June 24, 2020

Coronavirus

California just hit all-time high number of people hospitalized with coronavirus

Lea este artículo en español. Updated June 22, 2020 Climbing over the past week, California’s numbers for statewide coronavirus-related hospitalizations this weekend exceeded the record levels set in late April, CalMatters’ hospital data tracker shows. The tracker, which pulls from state data, shows that on Sunday, 3,702 patients who’ve tested positive for the novel coronavirus were […]

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Ana B. Ibarra

• June 18, 2020

Orange County Chief Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick resigned June 8, after receiving threats over her order for residents wear to face masks in public to protect against the coronavirus. Quick is one of several local health officers in California to quit since the pandemic began. Photo by Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP

Coronavirus

‘Things have gotten ugly’ — pandemic pushback drives health directors to quit

Local public health officers haven’t been this important in a century. They’re also being second-guessed, harassed and threatened by residents angry about pandemic precautions.

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Barbara Feder Ostrov

• June 16, 2020

Members of the state Assembly met as a “Committee of the Whole on the State Budget” to question Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration about its plan to fill an estimated $54.3 budget deficit because of the coronavirus at the Capitol on May 26, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

WhatMatters

Lawmakers to pass budget sans gov’s OK

California lawmakers are ready to pass a budget, but still disagree with Governor Gavin Newsom in key areas like education and undocumented immigrant aid.

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Emily Hoeven

• June 15, 2020

California unveiled a path for counties to allow the reopening of gyms, campgrounds, bars, day camps, schools and more as early as June 12. Photo via iStock

Economy

California posts guidelines for gyms, bars, hotels, camps to reopen as soon as June 12

California unveiled check-lists for counties to open up bars, sit-down restaurants, gyms, hotels, summer camps and bowling alleys as early as next Friday.

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Ben Christopher

• June 5, 2020

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