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Needles and Pens owner Breezy Culbertson and her boyfriend, Scott Carl, prepare to reopen for curbside pickup on May 18, 2020 as San Francisco enters phase 2 of the Gov. Newsom’s plan to reopen California. “There’s not a lot of communication, it’s been frustrating to figure this out,” said Culbertson. “We’re trying to catch up.” Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

After record COVID week, some California counties to reverse reopening plans

by Barbara Feder Ostrov June 26, 2020June 27, 2020

As Gov. Gavin Newsom demands Imperial County return to sheltering-in-place, 14 other counties are on the state’s watchlist.

The number of people in California hospitals testing positive for the novel coronavirus is fast approaching the high point the state set in late April. Photo via iStock

California just hit all-time high number of people hospitalized with coronavirus

by Ana B. Ibarra June 18, 2020June 25, 2020

Water level will rise in the Mission Bay area of San Francisco and will affect the popular lunch spot, Mission Rock Resort

Without urgent action, California’s sea-level rise a threat to housing, economy, report says

by Elizabeth Castillo December 10, 2019March 17, 2020

Mill Valley, in Marin County. The affluent Northern California suburb has fiercely resisted state housing interventions. Photo by Frank Schulenburg via Wiki Commons.

Podcast: The case for local control over housing

by Matt Levin October 18, 2019October 19, 2019

Legislators return, the future of work, recycling crisis, UC’s shrouded side door, and segregation in 2019

by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey August 12, 2019August 11, 2019

Land near public transit such as BART would be more easily developed into mid-rise apartment buildings under a proposal before California lawmakers. Photo by Dan Honda, Bay Area News Group

A gentler, still incredibly controversial housing bill is back—with a powerful new ally

by Matt Levin December 5, 2018June 23, 2020