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How did California lose control of COVID-19?

by Dan Walters January 10, 2021January 10, 2021

The big question: Why has California gone from being a leader in controlling COVID-19 to an epicenter of infections and deaths?

Phlebotomist lab assistant Jennifer Cukati, right, and Registered Nurse Carina Klescewski, left, care for a COVID-19 patient inside the Sutter Roseville Medical Center ICU in Roseville on Dec. 22, 2020. California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. Photo by Renee C. Byer, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool

COVID dangers intensify: California now in ‘deep dark part of the tunnel,’ top health official says

by Barbara Feder Ostrov January 4, 2021January 5, 2021

digital divide

Fresno County dips under 100 new COVID-19 cases. Here’s where daily average stands

by Manuela Tobias October 29, 2020November 4, 2020

File photo of COVID-19 testing at San Francisco Department of Public Health laboratory. Today, Mark Ghaly, Secretary of California Health and Human Services, announced the state will enter into a new contract for a test reporting system. Photo by Tyrone Jue courtesy of San Francisco Department of Public Health

Tracking COVID-19: State signs multimillion-dollar contract for new reporting system

by Ana B. Ibarra September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

health care inequities

Rx for health care inequities: More health professionals of color

by Guest Commentary August 6, 2020August 4, 2020

Congress is working on another stimulus package; it should help all immigrant Californians

by Guest Commentary July 31, 2020August 4, 2020