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A staff member of Total Testing Solutions Covid-19 testing site in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles checks in a patient that had been waiting over two hours in a long queue of cars for a COVID-19 test on Jan. 5, 2022. Raquel Natalicchio for CalMatters

State COVID testing sites begin to close

by Kristen Hwang January 19, 2023January 18, 2023

As the state prepares to end the state of emergency, those sites with less demand will close first.

Illustration by Chanelle Nibbelink

Unanswered cries: Why California faces a shortage of mental health workers

by Jocelyn Wiener September 8, 2022September 7, 2022

Terry Fiscus, a counselor at Turning Point Community Programs, sits in his office in Sacramento on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Photo by Nina Riggio for CalMatters

CARE Court: Can California counties make it work?

by Jocelyn Wiener and Manuela Tobias July 14, 2022July 20, 2022

A patient with COVID-19 is treated by staff in the intensive care unit at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Younis

California will require health facilities to start sharing patient data with each other

by Kristen Hwang June 30, 2022July 1, 2022

An Oakland resident receives a COVID-19 vaccination at the La Clinica de la Raza community vaccination site in Oakland on Jan. 4, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento/CalMatters

California legislators propose new slate of COVID-19 vaccine laws

by Elizabeth Aguilera March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

Kindergarteners wear masks while listening to their teacher amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School in Lynwood on Jan. 12, 2022. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Get ready for new school mask rules, California

by Emily Hoeven February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

California Governor Gavin Newsom discusses the next phase of the state’s comprehensive pandemic response, California’s SMARTER Plan, at a press conference in Fontana, California on February 17, 2022. The press conference took place in one of many warehouses where PPE supplies are stored. Photo by Alisha Jucevic for CalMatters

New COVID plan leaves many questions unanswered

by Emily Hoeven February 18, 2022February 18, 2022

Eddie Daniels administers rapid COVID-19 tests at Greater St. Paul Church in downtown Oakland on Jan. 4, 2022. Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

‘SMARTER’: Newsom administration outlines future plans for COVID

by Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang February 17, 2022February 17, 2022

Kindergarteners wear masks while listening to their teacher amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School in Lynwood on Jan. 12, 2022. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Parents lose patience over school mask mandate

by Joe Hong February 15, 2022February 15, 2022

A student wears a mask while waiting for class to start amid the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington Elementary School on Jan. 12, 2022, in Lynwood. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

Masks still required in California schools — for now

by Emily Hoeven February 15, 2022February 15, 2022