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Tag: rural california

Kindergarten student Nima Alipour uses the no-touch hand sanitize dispenser class at Sun Valley Elementary School in San Rafael on Nov. 10, 2020. Nearly all of Marin County schools have been open for in-person instruction since January. Photo by Sherry LaVars, Marin Independent Journal
Posted inEducation

School reopenings more common in rural areas and in private schools, state data shows

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

The California State Department of Public Health has for the first time during the pandemic published public-facing data about which schools in the state have reopened for physical instruction. The maps show a clear difference between rural areas in the state and the most populous school districts, and private schools versus public schools.

Dr. Rafik Abdou checks on a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2020. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo
Posted inCoronavirus

California’s intensive care nightmare: Which hospitals are full?

Avatar by Rachel Becker December 9, 2020December 8, 2020
A stack of mail-in ballots on a table at a ballot extraction facility in Martinez on Oct. 31, 2020. By Halloween, Contra Costa County had already received more ballots than the total number in the March primary. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inVotebeat

In Norman Rockwell country, everyone votes by mail

by Robin Estrin November 2, 2020November 2, 2020
Johnny Grandstaff, 8, of Durham Elementary, holds up a sign he made with his mom, saying, "Freedom not fear!" in Chico, during a rally demanding that Butte County reopen on Oct. 2, 2020. Photo by Carin Dorghalli, Enterprise-Record
Posted inWhatMatters

Counties band together to challenge Newsom on COVID restrictions

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 30, 2020October 30, 2020
A fifth grade class does classwork outside while social distancing at Bishop Unified in Inyo County over the summer. Photo courtesy of Bishop Unified School District
Posted inEducation

Rural California schools prepare for possible in-person teaching

Ricardo Cano by Ricardo Cano August 6, 2020August 12, 2020
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