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State senator and pandemic expert call for strict lockdown

by Guest Commentary January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

It is time for a strict lockdown. We need a four-week shelter-in-place lockdown that allows only truly essential human interaction.

California Divide

Fresno County tracks COVID-19 outbreaks at workplaces. Why keep it secret?

by Manuela Tobias December 11, 2020December 14, 2020

Grapes are harvested from a vineyard as smoke from a massive wildfire fills the air near Oakville, on Oct. 13, 2017. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

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New bill pushes California to stock, distribute masks to farmworkers during wildfires

by Kate Cimini December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Medical student Shreya Thatai holds up a sign outside of Berkeley Bowl asking for mask donations to help health care workers. California Gov. Gavin Newsom promises to have solved the shortage by cutting a massive deal for new masks. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Abundance or shortage? Newsom and hospitals at odds over mask supply for health care workers

by Laurel Rosenhall and Ana B. Ibarra July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom wears a protective mask on his face while speaking to reporters at Miss Ollie’s restaurant during the coronavirus outbreak in Oakland on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom: All Californians must wear masks

by Emily Hoeven June 19, 2020June 24, 2020

Protesters carrying American flags and signs in front of the California Capitol are reflected in a fellow-protester’s sunglasses. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Not an option: Governor orders statewide mask use amid scattered pushback

by Ana B. Ibarra June 18, 2020June 26, 2020

An Assembly oversight committee hears testimony about California's aborted Blue Flame mask deal and weighs ideas on how to better vet coronavirus medical supply contractors. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Lawmakers told half-billion dollar Blue Flame mask deal thwarted by suspicious bankers

by Laurel Rosenhall May 11, 2020September 17, 2020

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Lawmakers want to know: What’s up with that half-billion-dollar mask deal?

by Laurel Rosenhall May 7, 2020May 12, 2020

Newsom welcomes ‘new partners’ in coronavirus supply deals: federal investigators

by Laurel Rosenhall May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

Ground crew at the Los Angeles International airport unload pallets of medical personal protective equipment from a China Southern Cargo plane upon its arrival on April 10, 2020. California has scrambled to cut deals for millions of masks and other gear. AP Photo by Richard Vogel

Exclusive: California wires mask dealer half a billion dollars, then claws it back

by Laurel Rosenhall May 5, 2020September 17, 2020