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Park-goers enjoy the sunshine at Dolores Park on the Fourth of July in San Francisco on July 4, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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Inside California’s stunning COVID reversal
How the tables have turned for California. The state’s seven-day coronavirus positivity rate fell to 1.2% on Tuesday, the lowest rate in the country. Just four months ago, California’s positivity rate was a staggering 17.1% and hospitalizations were surging to record levels, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a regional stay-at-home order. Contrast that with […]
By • April 28, 2021
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An unprecedented day for California
Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, April 27. Census + recall What a day Monday was. First, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that California will lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in the state’s 171-year history. Then, Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced that supporters of the effort to […]
By • April 27, 2021
California Capitol, home of the Assembly and Senate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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A showdown over crime and punishment looms
California will see a high-octane showdown over crime and punishment next year as Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert challenges newly appointed Attorney General Rob Bonta.
By • April 27, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic led to an unprecedented drop in public school enrollment in California. Image via iStock
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Public school enrollment hits 20-year low: Biggest dip in youngest grades
California’s public schools lost more than 160,000 students amid the pandemic, the largest enrollment drop in two decades and a likely harbinger of serious educational and financial challenges. The sharp 2.6% decline, announced Thursday by the California Department of Education, doesn’t capture the full effects of the pandemic. The enrollment tally comes from a one-day […]
By • April 23, 2021
Lake Mendocino, a reservoir serving the region, is largely dried up due to drought conditions. Photo by Bobby Cochran Photography courtesy of Russian River Flood Control, & Water Conservation Improvement District
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Drought emergency inflames political tensions
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, April 22. Central Valley wants in Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a regional drought emergency Wednesday, but stopped short of issuing a statewide proclamation or mandating water conservation measures — a decision that drew ire from some lawmakers. Newsom’s emergency declaration applies to the Russian River watershed, which spans Sonoma and […]
By • April 22, 2021
An hourglass. California elections officials anxiously await delayed Census data. Image via iStock
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Election calendar crunch: Census count is running late
California election officials are running out of time. Let’s work backwards through the process:  Before the state holds its primary election in 2022, it has to give candidates the opportunity to file to run; Before that, it has to create district maps so that those candidates know who and what they’ll actually be running to […]
By • April 8, 2021

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