covid-19

Commentary

Affordability must be a priority as California charts a course for economic recovery

As California recovers from the economic downturn, officials should be careful to avoid making the cost-of-living and affordability problem worse for residents.

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Guest Commentary

• July 12, 2020

A phlebotomist takes a finger prick blood sample at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Bolinas on April 22, 2020. Bolinas is attempting to test the entire town in conjunction with a UCSF study, one of the first efforts of its kind in California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus

Hit or miss: Californians describe vastly different COVID-19 testing experiences

Coronavirus testing in California has been a challenge since day one, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to announce a new testing strategy soon.

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Ana B. Ibarra

• July 12, 2020

California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Dan Walters

Imperial County, the COVID-19 epicenter

California's COVID-19 epicenter is Imperial County, an impoverished agricultual oasis with an unusual history.

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Dan Walters

• July 12, 2020

A nursing student does patient check-in and hands out requisition forms allowing patients to get their COVID-19 test results online at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

WhatMatters

Testing re-emerges as major challenge

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, July 10. Shut-down sites, supply shortages So you want a coronavirus test? Well, it may not be that simple. This week, San Bernardino County canceled hundreds of appointments due to a shortage of materials. Five testing sites were shut down in Sacramento because UC Davis Health, which processes the tests, […]

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Emily Hoeven

• July 10, 2020

A Clinica de la Raza staff member sanitizes her hands after administering Covid-19 tests in a parking lot along 35th Avenue near the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on July 7, 2020. According to data provided by the Alameda County Public Health Department, Fruitvale’s 94601 ZIP code has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 cases of any ZIP code in Alameda County. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

Coronavirus

A grim tally: Newsom puts brave face on California’s COVID-19 surge

After being the first state to impose a stay-at-home order, California faces a battery of grim statistics as the state reopened - and is now poised to potentially send millions of children back to school next month.

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Barbara Feder Ostrov

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Ana B. Ibarra

• July 8, 2020

Coronavirus

The virus and the vulnerable: Latino children suffer higher rates of COVID-19

Latino children are testing positive at higher rates than other groups of children, accounting for the majority of all California cases among those under 18. Experts say close contact with essential workers and crowded living conditions play a role.

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Elizabeth Aguilera

• July 7, 2020

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, responds to a reporter’s question at a coronavirus update briefing March 25, 2020, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. Photo by Tia Dufour, Official White House Photo via Flickr

Commentary

Efforts to silence public health officials must stop

Public health leaders must be free to follow the science where it leads, and speak uncomfortable truths.

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Guest Commentary

• July 6, 2020

Commentary

Newsom now owns the COVID-19 pandemic

California Gov.Gavin now owns the state's version of the COVID-19 pandemic. How he handles it will define his governorship.

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Dan Walters

• July 5, 2020

WhatMatters

ICU admissions up 49% before 4th of July

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, July 3. Note: Due to the holiday weekend, I’ll be back in your inbox on Tuesday. New counties on watch list As California heads into Fourth of July weekend, the state’s positive case rate is up 37%, hospitalizations 56% and intensive care admissions 49% compared to two weeks ago, with […]

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Emily Hoeven

• July 3, 2020

Commentary

Time for California communities to step up on environmental justice

Local officials must commit to environmental justice to reduce exposure to pollution and promote access to public facilities, healthy food and adequate housing.

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Guest Commentary

• July 3, 2020

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