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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.

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before a House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Photo by Kevin Dietsch, Pool via AP

Fauci to California: Good work so far, but state needs public buy-in for safe reopening

by Ana B. Ibarra June 24, 2020July 1, 2020

Jeannie Richards, left, and her sitter Carol Soward, both of Hayward, and their brother Donald Soward look each other through his room window during a visit at the Gateway Nursing home in Hayward Saturday, May 16, 2020. Soward contracted COVID-19 at the care facility while recovering from a leg amputation. Photo by Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group

Counting the dead: Nursing home COVID data a ‘tangled mess’

by Barbara Feder Ostrov June 17, 2020June 17, 2020

Orange County Chief Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick resigned June 8, after receiving threats over her order for residents wear to face masks in public to protect against the coronavirus. Quick is one of several local health officers in California to quit since the pandemic began. Photo by Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP

‘Things have gotten ugly’ — pandemic pushback drives health directors to quit

by Barbara Feder Ostrov June 16, 2020June 25, 2020

Mask vendor sues bank over thwarted deal with California

by Laurel Rosenhall June 12, 2020June 23, 2020

The neighborhoods where COVID collides with overcrowded homes

by Jackie Botts and Lo Bénichou June 12, 2020June 26, 2020

Isidoro Contreras Flores, sells an arrangnment of flowers in Seaside, Calif, on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

Close Quarters: California’s overcrowded homes fuel spread of coronavirus among workers

by Kate Cimini and Jackie Botts June 12, 2020June 12, 2020

Salvador Bradford tidies his studio at Hotel Berry. Bradford has been living in the one-room unit for 8 months and spends most of his time watching movies and keeping his room organized. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Converting a motel to homeless housing, step by step

by Matt Levin June 9, 2020June 15, 2020

Coronavirus testing is offered in the parking lot of San Jose 's Antioch Baptist Church, on May 20. Targeted outreach may be key to ensuring that California's black and Latino residents do not continue to be disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

Trust barriers pose challenge for coronavirus testing, tracing among black and Latino Californians

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

Santa Monica pier, beach and walkways are still closed due to COVID-19, May 8, 2020. Photos by Lisa Hornak for CalMatters.

The spring when California stood still

by Anne Wernikoff May 27, 2020June 10, 2020