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Inside California’s major shift in vaccine strategy

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, January 27. State takes reins Six weeks into a vaccine rollout largely left to the counties, California is taking the helm in an attempt to streamline a chaotic and fragmented process that has resulted in one of the nation’s lowest rates of vaccine administration. The new strategy, which state health […]

By Emily Hoeven • January 27, 2021

Commentary

California’s unemployment insurance mess laid bare

The massive failings of California's Employment Development Department are laid bare, and could have political fallout.

By Dan Walters • January 27, 2021

Commentary

Democrats overreach on recall, miss valid point

California Democrats overreach by comparing the recall campaign against Gov. Gavin Newsom to the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol but could have had a legitimate point.

By Dan Walters • January 17, 2021

WhatMatters

Newsom recall battle reaches boiling point

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, January 13. Dems affix ‘coup’ label In a sign that the movement to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom is increasingly perceived as a serious threat, the California Democratic Party took the extraordinary step Tuesday of branding it as a “coup” and alleging that its backers were linked to the violent mob […]

By Emily Hoeven • January 13, 2021

Politics

Democrats liken Newsom recall effort — a legal option in California — to extremist ‘coup’

 Lea este artículo en español. When is a constitutionally outlined petition campaign to remove an elected leader actually a “treasonous” effort to subvert the democratic process? According to the California Democratic Party, when Republicans are on one side of the campaign and Gov. Gavin Newsom is on the other. In a press conference this afternoon, the […]

By Ben Christopher • January 12, 2021

WhatMatters

Vaccine rollout a critical test for Newsom

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, January 12. Only 27% of doses used Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot of political capital riding on his goal of vaccinating 1 million additional Californians by this weekend. Apart from school reopenings, no issue looms larger for Newsom’s third year in office — and his ability to fend off […]

By Emily Hoeven • January 12, 2021

Commentary

Newsom budget spends windfall on pandemic victims

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants fast legislative action on emergency aid to low-income families and small business. Is it genuine concern or fear of a burgeoning recall campaign?

By Dan Walters • January 8, 2021

WhatMatters

Why has CA only used 35% of its vaccine doses?

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, January 5. New strategies on the way Three weeks after doses of the coronavirus vaccine began arriving in California, only 35% of them have ended up in people’s arms — raising questions about the effectiveness of the state’s vaccination strategy at a critical phase in the pandemic. California has administered […]

By Emily Hoeven • January 5, 2021

WhatMatters

The vaccine arrives in California: Health care workers up first

Thousands of California health care workers may receive their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine today, marking a promising new chapter in the state’s battle with the pandemic even as deadly outbreaks flare up.  Portions of California’s initial allotment of 327,000 doses were slated to begin arriving at health care facilities Sunday night, with shipments […]

By Emily Hoeven • December 14, 2020

Commentary

Some lessons for Newsom and Democrats from the last recall effort

California Democrats and Gov. Gavin Newsom would do well to remember the successful recall effort against Gov. Gray Davis.

By Guest Commentary • December 14, 2020