Gavin Newsom

What's it like to try to track the spread of a coronavirus outbreak? CalMatters goes inside the world of Los Angeles County's busy contact tracers.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, July 23. Sent 17 million masks to other states California is burning through 46 million masks a month even as hospital systems and frontline workers face shortages, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to ink another multimillion-dollar mask contract with plans to strike an even larger deal in the next few months. […]

As the state reported a record number of single day coronavirus cases of 12,807, Newsom said hospitals are not adequately distributing masks to workers. The state's hospital association contends the supply chain "remains spotty."

Algo gracioso sucedió en nuestro camino hacia la reapertura durante la pandemia. Teníamos unas 100 millas por delante, y entonces el gobernador Newsom nos dijo que era seguro tomar un atajo.

Conforme los casos de COVID-19 aumentan en California, expertos en salud mental describen el sufrimiento, así como también las fuentes de esperanza, durante un panel virtual patrocinado por CalMatters.

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, July 21. Top California lawmakers push back Gov. Gavin Newsom and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf lambasted President Donald Trump Monday for suggesting he might send federal agents into Oakland to quell civil unrest, ratcheting up tensions between California and the federal government.  Trump on Monday threatened to send federal law […]

A funny thing happened on California’s path to re-opening during the pandemic. We had about 100 miles ahead of us, and then Gov. Newsom told us it was safe to take a short-cut.

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, July 20. Parents scramble for alternatives It’s official: At least 90% of California students will begin the school year with online learning. The order, which Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday, marks an unprecedented level of state intervention into the operations of more than 1,000 local districts. It also carries massive […]

La educación de al menos el 90% del estado se hará en línea. Las escuelas no pueden reabrir a menos que se estabilice la cantidad de casos de coronavirus y las hospitalizaciones del condado al que pertenecen.

Education for at least 90% of the state will have to be held online. Schools cannot reopen unless their county's coronavirus infections and hospitalizations are stable.