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Members of the Air National Guard look over a field hospital set up in the Fresno Convention Center to provide additional hospital beds in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by John Walker, The Fresno Bee

CA spent millions on hospitals for few patients

by Emily Hoeven May 21, 2020May 20, 2020

California spent millions for hospital beds it hasn’t needed. Jobs held by immigrant women hit hardest during pandemic. Big cuts to early childhood budget.

Big cuts could hit little Californians: $1 billion in preschool and child care dollars at risk

by Elizabeth Aguilera May 21, 2020June 8, 2020

The violent 1994 Northridge quake caused the collapse of the upper floor of the Northridge Meadows apartment complex, killing 16 people.

Battle for PG&E, a coming housing crisis, transit funding, oil divestment and child care

by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey July 19, 2019July 19, 2019

Preschool California

With early childhood education on CA’s agenda, preschool teachers ask why ‘cashiers at McDonalds’ get better pay

by Ricardo Cano July 19, 2019July 18, 2019

‘Governor Dad’ Newsom budgets tax breaks for diapers, focuses on families

by Laurel Rosenhall May 7, 2019June 23, 2020

Universal preschool bills advance, and it’s more than just baby steps

by Ricardo Cano April 24, 2019June 23, 2020

Vaccines, housing, family leave, police, fire: what to watch this week

by Dan Morain April 24, 2019

Later school bells, alternative testing: California lawmakers try again on quashed K-12 bills

by Ricardo Cano April 18, 2019June 23, 2020

Budget hopes, shutdown fears, Trump tweets

by Dan Morain January 10, 2019

Students listen during their first grade class as teacher Caroline Archibald teaches their social emotinal learning lesson for the day at Redwood Shores Elementary School in Redwood City, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. (John Green/Bay Area News Group)

Gavin Newsom wants more bathrooms for kindergartners

by Judy Lin January 9, 2019June 23, 2020