Coronavirus
Who is ‘essential’ now that Californians have to stay home?
Newsom's stay-at-home directive initially had fewer details than many local bans already in place. Bit by bit, details are trickling in.
Contra Costa County
Coronavirus
Schools shut down in massive numbers across California amid coronavirus fears
More than 5.7 million K-12 California children, including more than nine out of 10 public school students, will be home from school starting Monday after a majority of the state’s school districts announced emergency closures to stem the novel coronavirus’ spread. In a wave of announcements triggered Friday by the Los Angeles and San Diego […]
Newsletters
Supreme Court is taking up the DACA case today, and California is central to it
California central to Supreme Court DACA case. State debates whether acetaminophen causes cancer. Newsom announces funding boost for Fresno schools.
California Divide
Getting food stamps to poor Californians is surprisingly difficult
Pressure is increasing on counties to sign up more people for food stamps in a state with one of the nation’s lowest participation rates. But greater enrollment may require more money or more state intervention.
Politics
Purple Reign: Two legislators from opposite parties host town halls together
The right-leaning Democrat, Sen. Steve Glazer, and the left-leaning Republican, Assemblywoman Catharine Baker, represent overlapping suburban districts some 40 miles east of San Francisco. Once opponents who ran for the same seat (she won), the pair have forged an unusual bipartisan alliance driven by their centrist approach to politics.
