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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

As Gov. Gavin Newsom demands Imperial County return to sheltering-in-place, 14 other counties are on the state’s watchlist.

Could racially motivated 911 calls become hate crimes?

by Elizabeth Castillo June 24, 2020July 1, 2020

California sued Uber and Lyft — will it help drivers?

by Jackie Botts May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

What comes next for California cities? Deficits, bailouts and long recoveries

by Jackie Botts, Ben Christopher, Elizabeth Castillo, Ana B. Ibarra and Matt Levin April 17, 2020June 9, 2020

Home is a perilous place for some Californians during coronavirus pandemic

by Elizabeth Aguilera April 16, 2020June 8, 2020

Cages of ventilators, part of a shipment of 400, are displayed, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the New York City Emergency Management Warehouse where they will be distributed. Photo by Mark Lennihan, AP Photo

CA gives feds 500 ventilators

by Emily Hoeven April 7, 2020April 6, 2020

Oakland Technical High School students stand in front of the marquee after it was announced that all Oakland schools would close for three weeks over coronavirus concerns on March 13, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Schools shut down in massive numbers across California amid coronavirus fears

by Ricardo Cano and Jocelyn Wiener March 13, 2020March 16, 2020

Maria Castellanos, 75, cares for her grandson Valentino, 5, while he is out of school. Elk Grove Unified closed all district schools until March 13 after a student tested positive for COVID-19. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Quarantine grandma? California families scramble as coronavirus hits

by Elizabeth Aguilera and Judy Lin March 11, 2020June 8, 2020

Presidential candidates are touting endorsements they've received from California politicians known and relatively unknown. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff, elements by Gage Skidmore via Flickr and PeskyMonkey/iStock

Do endorsements for president even matter?

by Ben Christopher February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

Sacramento’s growth industry + California’s educational divide + San Francisco’s latest scandal

by Dan Morain February 3, 2020February 3, 2020