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Some of Newsom's ambitious coronavirus-response plans fail to materialize. Push to reopen grows in some localities even as testing lags.

By

Emily Hoeven

• May 4, 2020

Feb. 20, 2020, workers pack N95 respirators in a medical supply factory in Nantong in east China's Jiangsu province. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California will receive 200 million masks per month from unspecified suppliers in Asia in order to meet state needs during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo by FeatureChina via AP Images

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CA now “confident” about supplying state needs

Newsom lands deal for 200 million masks per month for health care workers, says coronavirus cases may peak in mid to late May.

By

Emily Hoeven

• April 8, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders's won the California primary, but California didn't matter much in the march to a Democratic nominee. Here Sanders at a February campaign event at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Elections

Vote update: How big was Bernie’s win and the California primary’s loss?

Bernie won, the California primary didn't decide and a (maybe) another blue wave swells on the horizon.

By

Ben Christopher

• April 7, 2020

A tent encampment in West Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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$2 billion a year to fight homelessness?

Cruise ship passengers headed to air force base for quarantine. Legislators want $2 billion to fight homelessness. Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden.

By

Emily Hoeven

• March 9, 2020

What do the top two spenders, Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, have in common? Both are billionaires and both are no longer in the race.

Elections

Prez primary price: How much each candidate spent in California

What do the top two spenders, Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, have in common? Both are billionaires and both are no longer in the race.

By

Ben Christopher

• March 6, 2020

WhatMatters

Latest election results + A Socialist in California + Death penalty persists + Unexpected tax bounty

Good morning after Election Day, California. Democratic presidential primary: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led with 33.2% of the vote to former Vice President Joe Biden’s 24.3%, Michael Bloomberg’s 14.7%, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 12.1%. Proposition 13: The $15 billion school construction bond trailed 44%-56%. Millions of uncounted votes Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won California’s […]

By

Dan Morain

• March 4, 2020

Posters of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at a Sanders campaign rally in Richmond, CA, on February 17, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Elections

California Democrats embrace a Socialist? We’ve been here before

This article was updated March 4. If nothing else, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ robust showing in the California Democratic primary proves this: In the state that gave the nation Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and the anti-tax revolt, a decisive chunk of the Democratic electorate is no longer allergic to the word “socialism.” It’s a political milestone […]

By

Ben Christopher

• March 3, 2020

Three-quarters of ballots mailed to Californians had yet to be returned as of the day before Election Day. Photo illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Elections

Less than a quarter of California mail ballots came back before Election Day — including the “zombies”

“Zombie votes,” or votes for candidates no longer running, could be a factor in California's Democratic presidential primary.

By

Elizabeth Castillo

• March 3, 2020

Sebastopol residents Joseph Mastrolia and his children Domino, 13, left and Talulah, 11 cheer during a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Richmond, CA on February 17, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Elections

If California polls hold, only Bernie Sanders would win any delegates chosen by statewide vote

No one else is averaging above a 15% statewide threshold. But that could change — and presidential candidates can also pick up delegates within congressional districts.

By

Ben Christopher

• February 25, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, CA, on February 17, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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A politician’s charity + Bernie Sanders’ rise + A personal note

Charity starts at home for one assemblyman. Sexual abuse suits lead to Boy Scouts bankruptcy. Sanders pulls ahead in California primary poll.

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Dan Morain

• February 19, 2020