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Tag: Contra Costa County

Diana Marrone helps her daughter Sienna, 5, into her backpack at their Oakley home before leaving for school on Sept. 22, 2020. Marrone, who works full time, enrolled Sienna in a private Christian school so she would have in-person instruction. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California for all? Few public schools pursuing elementary waivers

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Almost every waiver application for in-person instruction for grades K-6 has been approved by the state for schools in counties deemed a high risk. But private schools comprise an overwhelming majority of those schools, creating an equity problem.

A woman walks out of a liquor store past a sign requesting its customers to wear a mask Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Santa Monica. California is among the states seeing the greatest surge in cases now. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

Death surge prompts stricter enforcement

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven July 30, 2020July 30, 2020
A restaurant employee in the doorway of a taqueria in Berkeley, California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Who is ‘essential’ now that Californians have to stay home?

Avatar by Ben Christopher March 20, 2020March 21, 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

Schools shut down in massive numbers across California amid coronavirus fears

Ricardo CanoAvatar by Ricardo Cano and Jocelyn Wiener March 13, 2020March 16, 2020

Supreme Court is taking up the DACA case today, and California is central to it

Dan Morain by Dan Morain November 12, 2019November 12, 2019
A man folds his hands next to brochures for CalFresh

Getting food stamps to poor Californians is surprisingly difficult

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts and Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado September 2, 2019February 27, 2020
Right-leaning Democratic Sen. Steve Glazer and left-leaning Republican Assemblywoman Catharine Baker at a town hall this month in the East Bay.

Purple Reign: Two legislators from opposite parties host town halls together

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall April 26, 2017June 23, 2020
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