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Alard Gavorkian, an unhoused woman in downtown Los Angeles, tends to her belongings on Jan. 29, 2022. Photo by Shannon Stapleton, Reuters
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Tensions rise between Newsom, mayors over homelessness

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

As voters cast ballots in the last few days leading up to California’s Nov. 8 election, who will they blame for the state’s persistent housing and homelessness crises? Gov. Gavin Newsom’s surprise Thursday announcement — that he’s withholding $1 billion in state homelessness funding until local governments and service providers come up with more ambitious […]

People line up at a monkeypox vaccination site in Encino on Thursday July 28, 2022. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo
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Will California declare monkeypox state of emergency?

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven July 29, 2022July 29, 2022
Eric Early (left) and Rob Bonta are both running for Attorney General of California. Photos courtesy of Eric Early for CA Attorney General, Rob Bonta Attorney General
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Confusion reigns as California election season heats up

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
The capitol rotunda sits empty after the removal of the Queen Isabella statue earlier this summer. In past years, people would gather around the statue and try to pitch pennies into it during the end of session. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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Inside one of the Capitol’s most secretive processes

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven May 20, 2022May 19, 2022
Kristin Bailey, center, a demonstration organizer, carries a sign in favor of giving parents the option of in-person instruction for their children during a rally in favor of reopening Brentwood schools on Sept. 15, 2020. “We as a community are smart enough to take proper precautions,” Bailey said. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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Is this the ‘Year of the Parent’ in California politics?

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven February 17, 2022February 17, 2022
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Are California schools failing students of color?

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven February 7, 2022February 7, 2022
The windows of the Valentino store in Union Square in San Francisco were boarded up on Nov. 25, 2021. Videos on social media showed masked people running with goods from several high-end retailers in the storied shopping area. Photo by Samuel Rigelhaupt / Sipa USA
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California Democrats embrace tough-on-crime rhetoric

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven December 15, 2021December 15, 2021
Pedestrians walk past vacant store fronts along Powell Street in the Union Square shopping district in San Francisco on June 14, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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After looters ransack Bay Area stores, crime rises as 2022 state campaign issue

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven November 22, 2021November 22, 2021
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State halves desk-spacing rule — will more schools reopen full-time?

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven March 22, 2021March 22, 2021
San Francisco Mayor London Breed in Sacramento on March 9, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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Credibility at stake: The French Laundry saga followed by others

Avatar photo by Emily Hoeven December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

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