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Posted inWhatMatters

State halves desk-spacing rule — will more schools reopen full-time?

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven March 22, 2021March 22, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers the State of the State address at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 9, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom speech ushers in election season

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven March 10, 2021March 10, 2021
Children play in the backyard of Ana Ballesteros home where she runs a day care in Delano on Feb. 26, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

More than 12,000 coronavirus cases have been reported at California child care centers

by Elizabeth Aguilera March 4, 2021May 23, 2023
Laura Garcia stands outside her family home in the rural Fresno County community of Raisin City on Feb. 12, 2021. Garcia, a mother of 5 with one on the way, is concerned about how the air quality due to nearby burns is affecting her kids. The orchard in the background replaced a vineyard which was burned away. Photo by Craig Kohlruss, The Fresno Bee
Posted inEnvironment

Up in smoke: Burns in San Joaquin Valley vineyards, orchards may finally end

by Rachel Becker February 22, 2021February 22, 2021
Alameda County Fire Department employee Max Shih, left, administers the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Julia Jackson, a volunteer at a Berkeley needle exchange program, at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

Who’s getting vaccinated in California? A county-by-county look at racial data

Avatar photo by CalMatters February 19, 2021September 28, 2021
A fieldworker wearing a hat with the golden eagle, the official bird of Mexico, as he uses it to shield his face from the sun while he picks strawberries on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Farmworkers say employers, Cal/OSHA don’t enforce COVID-19 safety regulations

by Kate Cimini February 2, 2021February 3, 2021
Workers arrive at the Foster Poultry Farms site at 900 W. Belgravia Ave., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 9, 2020 in Fresno. Photo by Eric Zamora, The Fresno Bee
Posted inCalifornia Divide

California isn’t fully tracking serious workplace COVID-19 cases in Fresno. Here’s why

Avatar photo by Manuela Tobias, Jason Pohl, Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese February 2, 2021February 2, 2021
Posted inCommentary, Environment

Conserving Tejon Ranch: A fight worth waging

by Guest Commentary January 4, 2021December 30, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

California leads fight to defend Obamacare

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven November 10, 2020November 10, 2020
Voting Centers opened across Los Angeles County, including Grand Central Market, on October 24, 2020. Voters can drop-off ballots or vote in person before Nov. 3rd. Photo Credit by Los Angeles County via Flickr
Posted inElections, Politics

Counties, cops making sure you’re safe at the polls

Avatar photo by Lewis Griswold October 30, 2020May 24, 2023

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