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A sign welcoming customers at Reformation in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco on July 25, 2020. Gov. Newsom has announced June 15 as the target for businesses to reopen without restriction. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

The end is near (maybe, sort of)

by Ben Christopher April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

The state has left the operation of Country Villa Plaza and 17 other nursing homes in licensing limbo for more than five years. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

“Broken” nursing home oversight

by Ben Christopher April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

California oversight of nursing homes called ‘befuddling,’ ‘broken’

by Jocelyn Wiener April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

Ouida Dill, left, blows a kiss to her husband David at the end of their near-daily visit at Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing Facility on March 29, 2021 in San Jose. David has been a resident at Lincoln Glen for more than four years and throughout the pandemic, Ouida has continued to see him almost everyday for visits through a window but now that Ouida is vaccinated they are able to see each other indoors again. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Finally some good news for California nursing home residents

by Barbara Feder Ostrov April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

Laptop with wrench and screwdriver on screen. The state's Employment Development Department has been besieged by technical glitches as it staggers under the weight of jobless claims. Image via iStock

California’s jobless claims site crashes as backlog grows

by Emily Hoeven March 23, 2021March 23, 2021

Second-grader Quinn Stevens, 7, carries a sign during a rally to reopen publish schools for in-person instruction at Astro Park in Oakland on Feb. 28, 2021. “I miss my friends,” said Quinn on why she wants to return to the classroom. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Will new school reopening plan work?

by Emily Hoeven March 2, 2021March 2, 2021

Larry Yabroff and his wife Mary greet each other during a visit at Chaparral House, the skilled nursing facility where Mary is a resident, in Berkeley on Feb. 25, 2021. The Yabroff’s have been married for more than 50 years but have been living separately since Larry had to place Mary in the care facility in February of last year. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

When will nursing homes reopen to visitors? State officials won’t say

by Barbara Feder Ostrov March 1, 2021March 2, 2021

Shoppers wearing face masks walk past a sale sign and a Christmas tree at The Pike Outlets in Long Beach. Photo by Ashley Landis/AP

California COVID forecast darkens after holiday celebrations

by Ana B. Ibarra December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

A customer walks past a sign indicating that a COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available at Walgreens on Dec. 2, 2020, in Long Beach. Photo by Ashley Landis, AP Photo

Vaccines getting closer: Governor outlines priorities for who’s up first

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra December 3, 2020December 4, 2020

San Francisco Mayor London Breed in Sacramento on March 9, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Credibility at stake: The French Laundry saga followed by others

by Emily Hoeven December 2, 2020December 2, 2020