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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

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the press during a visit to Ruby Bridges Elementary School in Alameda on March 16, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Newsom’s vow to reopen California is a high-stakes political gamble

by Laurel Rosenhall April 6, 2021April 7, 2021

Fact-checking Gavin Newsom’s 2021 State of the State speech

by CalMatters staff March 9, 2021March 10, 2021

fitness center

Here’s a blueprint to reopen fitness centers

by Guest Commentary January 26, 2021January 27, 2021

Cleverson Davis, a waiter at Palermo Italian Restaurant in San Jose tends to customers while wearing a mask on June 5, 2020. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

State cracks down on bars, restaurants

by Emily Hoeven July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

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

The number of people in California hospitals testing positive for the novel coronavirus is soaring. Photo via iStock

California just hit all-time high number of people hospitalized with coronavirus

by Ana B. Ibarra June 18, 2020June 25, 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

Fireworks and smoke grenades go off in the background as protesters stand along the police line during a protest calling for justice for victims of police brutality May 29, 2020 Downtown Oakland. Thousands took to the streets Friday night in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis against the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police earlier this week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Much of CA under curfew as unrest continues

by Emily Hoeven June 1, 2020May 31, 2020

The Uptown theater in downtown Napa remains closed to the public on May 8, 2020. Today, businesses in Napa County were permitted to reopen for curbside pickup. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

As cases rise, some counties hit brakes

by Emily Hoeven May 29, 2020May 29, 2020