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Tisha Fernhoff separates the hair of a client receiving a color refreshing at the Beauty Bar Salon in Auburn on April 29, 2020. Fernhoff closed her shop in March because of the mandatory stay-at-home order but began taking occasional clients in order pay her rent and meet other expenses. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Why some counties won’t reopen hair salons

by Emily Hoeven May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Some counties seem in no hurry to reopen hair salons. Trump and Newsom spar over mail-in ballots. Some doubt federal aid for budget woes.

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

Why wasn’t CA better prepared for a pandemic?

by Emily Hoeven March 30, 2020March 29, 2020

A man walks past tents as Oakland Public Works Department employees remove debris from a homeless encampment at Mosswood Park in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

For homeless, can CA move faster than coronavirus?

by Emily Hoeven March 27, 2020March 26, 2020

This 2013 image depicts Whalers Cove on Point Lobos State Reserve. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that parking lots at many state parks and beaches would close down in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Photo by David Iliff via Creative Commons

“Soft closure” of state parks

by Emily Hoeven March 24, 2020March 23, 2020

A sign reminding patrons to tip their bartenders at Beeryland in Oakland on the last night the bar will be open until April 7 following an order to shelter in place intended to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus

A pandemic-induced recession

by Emily Hoeven March 23, 2020March 22, 2020

Newsom on coronavirus + PG&E’s record fine + A new drought, perhaps + Bernie Sanders’ loyalists

by Dan Morain February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

Dramatic rise in mental illness cases in county jails + What a new PG&E might look like

by Dan Morain February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

Bloomberg does Sacramento + A new state park, perhaps + Two Californians who made a difference

by Dan Morain February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

Newsom: PG&E’s bankruptcy is a ‘godsend’ + Housing bill stalls again

by Dan Morain January 30, 2020January 30, 2020

Presidential debate, goats and voter turnout, PG&E’s profit, and a new trade deal

by Dan Morain December 20, 2019December 19, 2019