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State policies must support a vibrant nonprofit community

by Guest Commentary October 26, 2020October 21, 2020

California’s nonprofits need the state to institute policies for contract flexibility, relief programs and access to COVID-19 funding.

CalMatters is tracking lawsuits against California's shelter-in-place order and other pandemic responses. Photography by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; elements via iStock

Churches, gunshops, irked parents and irate brides: All the shutdown lawsuits against Newsom, explained

by Ben Christopher May 11, 2020July 22, 2020

Cages of ventilators, part of a shipment of 400, are displayed, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the New York City Emergency Management Warehouse where they will be distributed. Photo by Mark Lennihan, AP Photo

CA gives feds 500 ventilators

by Emily Hoeven April 7, 2020April 6, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference in the state capitol following the first COVID-19 death in California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom: I have a responsibility to do better

by Emily Hoeven April 6, 2020April 5, 2020

Childrens’ cubbies at Happy face family preschool. Director/Owner Elena Ramirez hopes to fill vacancies with the children of first responders and other essential workers who must still go to work. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

As coronavirus upends California, question remains: Who’ll watch the kids?

by Elizabeth Aguilera March 21, 2020June 8, 2020

A restaurant employee in the doorway of a taqueria in Berkeley, California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Who is ‘essential’ now that Californians have to stay home?

by Ben Christopher March 20, 2020March 21, 2020