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State senator and pandemic expert call for strict lockdown

by Guest Commentary January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

It is time for a strict lockdown. We need a four-week shelter-in-place lockdown that allows only truly essential human interaction.

California’s population growth hits record lows

by Emily Hoeven December 17, 2020December 17, 2020

Dr. Rafik Abdou checks on a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2020. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

California’s intensive care nightmare: Which hospitals are full?

by Rachel Becker December 9, 2020December 8, 2020

A customer walks past a sign indicating that a COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available at Walgreens on Dec. 2, 2020, in Long Beach. Photo by Ashley Landis, AP Photo

Vaccines getting closer: Governor outlines priorities for who’s up first

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra December 3, 2020December 4, 2020

Newsom orders seven counties to close bars as coronavirus surges

by Emily Hoeven June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

Members of the Air National Guard look over a field hospital set up in the Fresno Convention Center to provide additional hospital beds in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by John Walker, The Fresno Bee

CA spent millions on hospitals for few patients

by Emily Hoeven May 21, 2020May 20, 2020

A sign hangs from the door at Cholita Linda, an Oakland counter-service restaurant, informing customers to go next door for take out following an order for Alameda and surrounding counties to shelter in place until April 7 in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus

With $54.3 billion deficit, cuts ahead

by Emily Hoeven May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Nurses at the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Fremont including protest urging the hospital to give them the right protective equipment such as N95 masks and goggles, on March 19, 2020, in Fremont. Photo by Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group

Labor wins big on COVID workers’ comp

by Emily Hoeven May 7, 2020May 6, 2020

Members of the National Guard help assemble food packages at Second Harvest Food Bank in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Photo by Randy Vazquez, Bay Area News Group

Farmers: demand -50%. Food banks: +73%

by Emily Hoeven April 30, 2020April 29, 2020

City CERT member Steve Bicker directs traffic into the drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility at Cal Expo in Sacramento. The by-appointment-only facility has been testing upwards of 300 patients per day. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

A lot still unknown about virus spread

by Emily Hoeven April 23, 2020April 22, 2020