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A special education pre-k class that has been permitted to reopen amid coronavirus concerns on the Lu Sutton Elementary school campus in Novato on Oct. 27, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

School reopening battle intensifies as unions and Democrats face off

by Emily Hoeven December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

The Anderson’s address spray painted on the end of a log in a timber deck of Douglas Firs cut down by PG&E following the CZU Lightening Complex Fires in August of this year. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California Wildfires

Whack and stack: PG&E’s toppling of trees creates new hazards

by Julie Cart December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

Lucy Smallreed at her home in Inverness on Dec. 6, 2020. Smallreed’s neighborhood, which borders on the Tomales Bay State Park, is a heavily wooded area. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California Wildfires

Can ‘fire hardening’ solve California’s home insurance crisis?

by James Bikales December 7, 2020December 9, 2020