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Gov. Gavin Newsom, wears a face mask as he answers a reporters question during his visit to the Queen Sheba Ethiopian Cuisine restaurant in Sacramento on Friday, June 19, 2020. Newsom visited the restaurant that is participating in the Great Plates Delivered program that provides meals to older adults who are at-risk to COVID-19. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom inks another big mask deal

by Emily Hoeven July 23, 2020July 23, 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

A table blocks patrons from entering the dining room at Roseville pub Goose Port on May 14, 2020. The restaurant and bar has opened their patio for dine-in service and plans to fully re-open for indoor dining tomorrow. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

State eases rules for reopening dine-in restaurants, stores

by Rachel Becker May 18, 2020May 21, 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, 2020May 6, 2020

“Old IT system” slows financial help for unemployed

by Emily Hoeven April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

A healthcare worker at a Kaiser hospital in San Francisco on April 9, 2020. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state would make hotel rooms available to care providers in regions with high rates of COVID-19 infections who need to self-isolate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Amid pandemic, Newsom faces scrutiny over $1B face-mask deal

by Laurel Rosenhall and Dan Morain April 13, 2020April 13, 2020

Trending: #PresidentNewsom

by Emily Hoeven April 9, 2020April 8, 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

The art of the deal: California’s alliance could solve the nation’s mask shortage

by Jackie Botts and Dan Morain April 8, 2020April 9, 2020

Protective face masks like N95 respirators are in short supply — but new California efforts aim to change that in part through a coronavirus mask decontamination effort. Photo by Liliboas via iStock.

Cleaning and reusing hospital masks: Is it safe?

by Rachel Becker April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

California adds online triage for coronavirus to help with test shortages

by Rachel Becker March 16, 2020March 16, 2020