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Don’t delay governor’s broadband plan

by Guest Commentary June 11, 2021June 11, 2021

Lock in the details for a “middle mile” broadband infrastructure plan before June 15 to secure billions in federal funding.

A pregnant cow named Cherry Pie stands in the dry grass at Megan Brown’s Oroville ranch in late April. Brown sold off much of her herd last spring after the dry 2020 winter. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Running out of water and time: How unprepared is California for 2021’s drought?

by Julie Cart and Rachel Becker May 18, 2021June 14, 2021

Mario Ramírez Garcia, 10, listen as his teacher addresses the class during distance learning in the bedroom he shares with his sister on April 23, 2021. According to their father, the internet connection at their Oakland home cuts out about twice a week, which is especially frustrating to the kids when they are taking tests. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

California Divide

The wires may be there, but the dollars aren’t: Analysis shows why millions of California students lack broadband

by Jackie Botts and Ricardo Cano April 28, 2021April 29, 2021

Diversity growing among California judges but trial courts lagging

by Byrhonda Lyons March 5, 2021March 5, 2021

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

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

by Ricardo Cano February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

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

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

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

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

Counties band together to challenge Newsom on COVID restrictions

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

Rural California schools prepare for possible in-person teaching

by Ricardo Cano August 6, 2020August 12, 2020