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Edward Strickland receives a COVID-19 rapid test at Greater St. Paul Church in downtown Oakland on January 4, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters
WhatMatters
Amid new COVID surge, confusing mix of rules
Another month, another COVID surge. As the highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.5 spreads across California and the country — pushing the Golden State’s seven-day test positivity rate to 16.7% as of Thursday — all levels of government seem to be sending mixed messages about how we should respond. Case in point: U.S. Health and Human […]
By • July 19, 2022
People fill out forms before getting vaccinated at the Clínica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles, July 26, 2021. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo
WhatMatters
Inside California’s confusing COVID numbers
What in the world is going on with California’s struggle against COVID-19? The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday published an article declaring that COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County appeared to be leveling off, only to update the story hours later to acknowledge an uptick in new patients. The Mercury News found that average daily […]
By • August 25, 2021
Big Lots! went big on help wanted sign as signs around the region are getting the cold shoulder from workers reluctant to resume service-industry jobs in Moreno Valley on July 5, 2021. Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG
WhatMatters
Why California is still on the economic brink
Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, July 20. Many thanks to Ben Christopher for filling in for me while I was out sick! Static unemployment rate Looking at California’s latest unemployment numbers, you’d be forgiven for thinking the state is still under lockdown. That’s because the jobless rate didn’t budge from May to June: It remained […]
By • July 20, 2021
People with and without masks walk along Santa Monica Pier on May 13, 2021. In Los Angeles County, about 45% of the eligible population — or a little over a third of the entire county population — was fully vaccinated as of last week. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo
Coronavirus
Herd immunity? Only two counties are even close
Less than half of eligible people in 45 of the state’s 58 counties have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Marin and Alpine rank at the top with 69%, while Lassen, Mariposa and Kings are at the bottom with 25% or less.
By • May 18, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference after getting vaccinated for COVID-19 at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles on April 1, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
WhatMatters
Newsom wants to send stimulus checks to two-thirds of Californians
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall election, wants to use the state’s sizable budget surplus to put money in the majority of Californians’ pockets.  The governor today will unveil an $11.9 billion proposal that would send $600 stimulus checks to two-thirds of Californians and an additional $500 to families with kids. Details, including […]
By • May 10, 2021

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