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Welcome to Zoom University. That’ll be $500.

by Janelle Marie Salanga September 25, 2020September 25, 2020

Some University of California campuses are charging new students hundreds of dollars for orientation sessions even though they take place entirely online.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an executive order on a Ford Mustang Mach-E requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035, a move the governor says would achieve a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

Newsom’s gas-car ban dependent on next president

by Emily Hoeven September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Dr. Jospeh Castro, President of Fresno State University, has been named successor to Timothy White. Photo courtesy of Fresno State University

Cal State chooses first Mexican American chancellor

by Mikhail Zinshteyn and Felicia Mello September 23, 2020September 25, 2020

California has fewer children, but they face greater challenges — from poverty to COVID. Image via iStock

The hurdles facing California kids, explained

by Elizabeth Aguilera September 21, 2020September 25, 2020

A few students walk through Sproul Plaza, normally bustling with student organization tables, on March 12, 2020. UC Berkeley suspended most in-person classes beginning on Tuesday of this week due to Coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus-induced student housing levels could cost UC a billion dollars per year

by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

A housekeeper cleans a room at the Colonial Motel in Santa Maria on July 15, 2020. The motel is one of the locations where Alco Harvesting houses H-2A farmworkers. Photo by Len Wood, Santa Maria Times

Strawberry-producing Santa Barbara County announces new COVID-19 protections for temporary ag workers

by Jackie Botts September 17, 2020September 18, 2020

Coronavirus precautions at UC system likely until fall 2021

by Mikhail Zinshteyn September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

California farmworkers say they didn’t get masks during wildfires

by Manuela Tobias September 13, 2020September 28, 2020

In Los Angeles County about 491,000 renters are at risk of eviction if Rule 1 is not replaced. Activists say this will exacerbate the county’s homelessness crisis and worsen the spread of COVID-19, which has already disproportionately impacted Latino and Black Angelenos. Image via iStock

Doctora aclara dudas de los angelinos sobre el COVID-19

by Jacqueline Garcia September 12, 2020September 16, 2020

CalMatters investigation, COVID cases spur bill requiring employers disclose workplace outbreaks

by Kate Cimini September 12, 2020September 14, 2020