Coronavirus

California’s new budget provides enough funding for schools to pivot to hybrid learning when they reopen this fall. But school officials fear Sacramento’s decision to delay cuts could throw districts into the fiscal abyss later. The $202 billion budget Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Monday largely keeps intact funding for California’s public schools, capping […]

Nineteen counties on a "watch list" due to coronavirus outbreaks must close indoor dining. One more county was added Thursday and another will join the list Friday.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, July 1. Stricter orders, enforcement today Big barbecues, parades and gatherings aren’t likely in the cards this Fourth of July. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced plans to tighten the state’s stay-at-home order before the holiday weekend, with specific details to come today. He’ll also reveal how the state is […]

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, June 30. Are we going back to square one? With California’s coronavirus trendlines heading in the wrong direction, “more restrictive” orders could soon be necessary, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. He rattled off a list of statistics: Over the last two weeks, the state’s rate of positive cases went from […]

Los Angeles County closes its beaches for the July 4 holiday weekend, and four more counties face the prospect they may need to "toggle back" reopening plans to slow the quickening spread of the coronavirus.

Hello! We’re publishing more of our work in Spanish to better serve our diverse state. Make sure to click here to read the article in English. Desde habitaciones de hotel para personas sin hogar hasta comidas de restaurantes para ancianos que se aíslan para salvar sus vidas, California ha ampliado rápidamente su red de asistencia en un […]

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, June 29. Some parts of California are going back under lockdown.  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday ordered bars to close in seven counties and recommended they close in eight others following a week in which each day heralded a new all-time high of coronavirus-related hospitalizations. Newsom: “COVID-19 is still circulating […]

California's pandemic safety net programs are straining under overwhelming demand. So did Gov. Gavin Newsom overpromise or underdeliver?

California's governor, Gavin Newsom, has been issuing confusing orders on COVID-19 recently, undermining trust.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom demands Imperial County return to sheltering-in-place, 14 other counties are on the state's watchlist.