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A man walks past wooden boards and graffiti outside of the Alameda County Courthouse in Oakland on July 26, 2020. Last night, protests in downtown Oakland in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when "agitators" among the demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers, according to authorities. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

Protests escalate across California

by Emily Hoeven July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

As California strains to contain a summertime surge in coronavirus cases, experts say thorough contact tracing is vital but increasingly difficult.

COVID contact tracers: Inside the work of California’s disease detectives

by Meredith Lackey July 23, 2020July 24, 2020

The back window of a studio seen from the street at San Francisco Art Institute. The private art college has been forced to closed due to financial pressures related to the coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

State of the state: grim

by Emily Hoeven July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

Sharie Wilson in the kitchen of her remodeled Elk Grove home on June 22, 2020. Wilson says that when the bought the home it was the ‘worst on the block’ but was able to turn it into a space that she’s proud of. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Inside California’s Black exodus

by Emily Hoeven July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Protesters march along 98th Avenue in support of Erik Salgado in Oakland on June 8, 2020. Salgado, 23, was shot and killed nearby by California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers and his pregnant girlfriend was wounded on June 6. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

Should the state investigate local police shootings? California rethinks its resistance

by Raheem Hosseini July 10, 2020July 17, 2020

Could racially motivated 911 calls become hate crimes?

by Elizabeth Castillo June 24, 2020July 1, 2020

California sued Uber and Lyft — will it help drivers?

by Jackie Botts May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

Oakland Technical High School students stand in front of the marquee after it was announced that all Oakland schools would close for three weeks over coronavirus concerns on March 13, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

CA summer: school in July, curbside retail

by Emily Hoeven April 29, 2020April 28, 2020

What comes next for California cities? Deficits, bailouts and long recoveries

by Jackie Botts, Ben Christopher, Elizabeth Castillo, Ana B. Ibarra and Matt Levin April 17, 2020June 9, 2020

Cages of ventilators, part of a shipment of 400, are displayed, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the New York City Emergency Management Warehouse where they will be distributed. Photo by Mark Lennihan, AP Photo

CA gives feds 500 ventilators

by Emily Hoeven April 7, 2020April 6, 2020