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Protesters surround the LA Superior Court to prevent an upcoming wave of evictions and call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass an eviction moratorium in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2020. Photo by Lucy Nicholson REUTERS

California rent relief is still available for thousands of tenants who were denied COVID assistance

by Ben Christopher June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

Thousands of Californians who lost work during the pandemic are struggling with debt. A new settlement makes COVID rent relief available to tens of thousands of tenants.

Two people share a small piece of fentanyl in an alley in Los Angeles on Aug. 18, 2022. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

The many ways the Legislature wants to change California’s constitution

by Lynn La June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

Madeline Maye, a video editor based in Burbank on Feb. 12, 2023. Maye lost $5000 to the Bank of America EDD debit card fraud of 2020. She had been laid off from her job just months earlier and was struggling to find freelance video editing work in the pandemic. The situation was compounded for Maye by the fact that she had just come out as transgender, was navigating hormone therapy, and trying to pay for essentials like rent and feminine-presenting clothes and products. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

Why thousands of Californians are in limbo for jobless benefits

by Lynn La May 16, 2023May 15, 2023

A young boy peers through the border wall as migrants gather between primary and secondary border fences in San Diego as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19-era restrictions known as Title 42, that have blocked migrants at the U.S.- Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego on May 8, 2023. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters

What Title 42’s end means for California

by Lynn La May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

Mindy Lym has been living with long COVID since the summer of 2022. After months of bed rest, she's now living in Camas, Washington, where her symptoms are improving but are still a day to day challenge. Photo by Celeste Noche for CalMatters

Long COVID in California: ‘A pandemic of loneliness and social isolation and rejection’

by Kristen Hwang April 27, 2023May 30, 2023

Beth Kenny at Crab Cove in Alameda, Calif., on Friday on Apr. 8th, 2023. Photo by Felix Uribe for CalMatters

The California mask mandate is gone. Now some patients fear for their health.

by Kristen Hwang April 11, 2023April 11, 2023

Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis at the State of the State ceremony on March 8, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

What Kounalakis gets to do as acting California governor

by Lynn La April 11, 2023April 11, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the media after a meeting with local leaders on homelessness in Sacramento on Nov. 18, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

A failure to communicate: California government cuts back press access

by Alexei Koseff April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, left, speaks to the media after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles on March 11, 2021. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

Why it’s tougher for California press to inform the public

by Lynn La April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

Meredith Reyes, a lab technician, labels COVID-19 test swabs before processing at the Sonoma County Department of Public Health in Santa Rosa. California counties are fighting for more state health funds. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California reinvested in public health. Newsom put it back on the chopping block

by Guest Commentary March 1, 2023February 28, 2023