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Health care workers refuse COVID vaccine

by Emily Hoeven January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Latest unemployment scandal: State paid inmates $1B in fraudulent claims

by Emily Hoeven November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

Wind whips embers from a tree burned by a wildfire in Riverside on Oct. 31, 2019. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu, AP Photo

Strong winds force power shutoffs as fires burn record 2 million acres

by Emily Hoeven September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

In this long exposure photo, the LNU Lightning Complex fire continues burning vegetation in the ridges near Chemise Road in Healdsburg on Aug., 21, 2020. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

History-making California blazes — worst likely yet to come

by Emily Hoeven August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

Dr. Sonia Angell, Director of California Department of Public Health, at a press conference in the state capitol following the first COVID-19 death in California on March 4, 2020. Angell has just announced that she is resigning from her post. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA Director of Public Health resigns

by Emily Hoeven August 10, 2020August 10, 2020

Unemployment department under fire — nearly 1 million claims backlogged

by Emily Hoeven July 31, 2020August 6, 2020

As coronavirus case counts climb — and many Californians are unable to return to work or school — Gov. Gavin Newsom suggests he may get more aggressive about trying to address the crisis. Image via iStock

Newsom: California on “the edge of a cliff” — more executive orders likely

by Emily Hoeven July 24, 2020July 24, 2020