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A woman takes photos of the Alameda Theater marquee in Alameda, Calif., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Seven Bay Area counties ordered shelter-in-place to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

California likely closed through April

by Emily Hoeven March 25, 2020March 24, 2020

California likely closed through April because of coronavirus. State lags in COVID-19 testing. Cannabis dispensaries deemed “essential” businesses.

People wait in line to check in at the DMV in Riverside on Friday, March 8, 2019. Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG

Real challenges ahead for Real ID

by Emily Hoeven March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Mental illness, PG&E’s settlement, gun ownership, and fallout from carmakers’ deal with Trump

by Dan Morain December 9, 2019December 9, 2019

Disaster Days: How megafires, guns and other 21st century crises are disrupting California schools

by Ricardo Cano September 16, 2019September 17, 2020

Super-surge pricing, 2020 politics, Newsom’s second thoughts, and a public servant calls it a career

by Dan Morain August 30, 2019August 30, 2019

Newsom strikes a car deal, as California goes its own way

by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey July 26, 2019July 26, 2019

Newsom steps into PG&E ownership fight, mending the DMV, and Trump’s food stamp cuts

by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

california police use of force

Podcast: Guns make policing in America dangerous—to officers and civilians alike

by Laurel Rosenhall July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer handcuffs an adult male.

Expanding the ‘sanctuary’ state, while a city seeks a different type of sanctuary

by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

California gun sanctuary Needles

In Needles, a ‘sanctuary’ for gun owners—and ‘a little jab in the eyes’ for California

by John M. Glionna July 15, 2019July 16, 2019