Coronavirus

Good morning, California! It’s Monday, April 5. I’m CalMatters politics reporter Ben Christopher, filling in for Emily Hoeven, who is enjoying a much-deserved week off. A “gold rush” amid the calamity This much is not news: California’s Employment Development Department, the state agency responsible for shelling out unemployment claims to millions of jobless Californians, is still […]

Other than COVID-19, Californians are still dying at about the same rates from heart disease, cancer and other disorders. But doctors fear the year-long delays in medical care could lead to early deaths and severe health problems.

The state’s unemployment agency has signed $236 million in private contracts as jobless workers await benefits. EDD says it needs the outside help.

La agencia de desempleo del estado ha firmado $236 millones en contratos privados mientras los trabajadores desempleados esperan beneficios. EDD dice que necesita ayuda externa.

Aparte del COVID-19, los californianos siguen muriendo aproximadamente al mismo ritmo por enfermedades cardíacas, cáncer y otros trastornos. Pero los médicos temen que las demoras de un año en la atención médica puedan provocar muertes prematuras y graves problemas de salud.

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, April 2. Note: My colleague Ben Christopher will take over the newsletter next week while I’m on vacation. See you on April 12! Baseball season off with a swing The Golden State seemed to turn a corner on Thursday. Fans were in the stands in Oakland, San Diego and Anaheim […]

Lea este artículo en español. Long before he watched the windup to the first pitch, even before he entered the Oakland Coliseum, Sergio Santillan of Hayward was already feeling emotional. “I kinda wanna cry. I’m just loving it,” he said, beer in hand, perched on a cement divider in the parking lot. Last year would have […]

Read this article in English.   Mucho antes de ver la puesta a punto del primer lanzamiento, incluso antes de entrar al Oakland Coliseum, Sergio Santillán de Hayward ya se estaba sintiendo emocionado. “Quiero llorar un poco. Simplemente me encanta ”, dijo, cerveza en mano, encaramado en un tabique de cemento en el estacionamiento. El año pasado […]

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, April 1. Future J&J supply halted Today, California’s vaccine floodgates will open to millions of people 50 and over — even as some mass vaccination sites close due to a lack of doses and health officials warn of weeks-long appointment backlogs.  Lynda Hopkins, chair of the Sonoma County Board of […]

Word of the company’s manufacturing glitch comes just as California expands vaccinations to people 50 and older.