Coronavirus

The stimulus deal does not include aid for state and local governments that Gov. Newsom spent months lobbying for. But he said the cash that will flow to Californians is significant.

As basketball season opens with no fans, Californians who work at ballparks, arenas and stadiums are out of work. For 21 years, Monica Corona has served food and drinks at Oakland Arena during concerts and basketball games, rising in the ranks to concessions lead and even recruiting her three sons to work there.  But since […]

Once the state issues its recommendations, California’s 58 counties will have some flexibility on who’s next to receive vaccinations. That discretion has sparked lobbying by unions, businesses and other interest groups trying to push their workers ahead in the line.

A pesar de una gran cantidad de COVID-19 entre los trabajadores agrícolas de California, que a menudo viven en hogares abarrotados, el programa Housing for the Harvest de Newsom ha hecho solo 81 reservas de hotel para aislamiento o cuarentena hasta el 16 de diciembre. Dado el temor generalizado entre los trabajadores agrícolas de usar programas gubernamentales , ¿son las habitaciones de hotel de Newsom la respuesta incorrecta a un problema persistente?

Despite a heavy toll of COVID-19 among California’s farmworkers, who often live in crowded homes, Newsom’s Housing for the Harvest program has made just 81 hotel reservations for isolation or quarantine as of Dec. 16. Given pervasive fear among farmworkers of using governmental programs, are Newsom’s hotel rooms the wrong answer to a persisting problem?

While coronavirus cases are surging across California and overwhelming intensive care units, the country’s top infectious disease expert said today he’s “cautiously optimistic” that college students can return to campus in the fall. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he anticipates that COVID-19 vaccines will begin to […]

School reopenings will likely take center stage in 2021 as one of California’s biggest political battles. It’s a battle all the more noteworthy because it pits two groups that are often allies — unions and Democratic lawmakers — against each other. This week, the state’s two largest teachers unions — the California Teachers Association and […]

Given the pandemic and social unrest and increased gun sales, it’s critical to invest in effective and proven gun violence intervention strategies.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, December 17. People leaving for other states California’s population is growing at the slowest rate in more than a century, showcasing the contradictions of a state known for its innovation, beauty and diversity but also for its high cost of living, destructive wildfires and homelessness. The Golden State’s population increased […]

Amtrak has lost a staggering $800 million, with California’s three routes losing 65-85% of passengers. Service has been cut back substantially.