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First responders at a Kaiser emergency room in San Francisco on April 9, 2020. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state would make hotel rooms available to care providers in regions with high rates of COVID-19 infections who need to self-isolate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA only using 32% of ventilators

by Emily Hoeven April 10, 2020April 10, 2020

Questions swirl around California ventilator supply. Assembly speaker adjusts to life in an empty Capitol. Health care workers may get hotel discounts.

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

A construction worker in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco on March 25, 2020. Public works employees are exempt during the shelter in place order. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

500% increase in CA unemployment claims

by Emily Hoeven April 3, 2020April 3, 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: “We can change the future”

by Emily Hoeven March 13, 2020March 12, 2020

A thoroughly predictable accident + Coronavirus questions + Ted Cruz vs. Newsom

by Dan Morain February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Like a bullhorn, hundreds of millions of campaign dollars are amplifying the message from key industries to California voters.

Politicians skirt disclosure law + Oil plays big in legislative races + Campaign money’s outsized influence

by Dan Morain February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

State of the State: Newsom takes a risk by focusing on homelessness + Challenging open drug use + L.A. County gives jail inmates a break

by Dan Morain February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Ben Carson bonds with Garcetti + Sanders scorches PG&E + Sac Bee’s tough day

by Dan Morain February 14, 2020February 14, 2020

Newsom’s homeless plan faces local opposition + Texas sues California

by Dan Morain February 11, 2020February 11, 2020

Moms 4 Housing members Sharena Thomas, left, Misty Cross, Dominique Walker and Tolani King look on during a press conference outside the house they have occupied on Magnolia Street in Oakland on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

Podcast: How activist homeless moms scored an Oakland win — and what’s next

by Jakob Lazzaro and Matt Levin January 28, 2020January 28, 2020