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Gov. Gavin Newsom participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new $120 million, 134,000 sq. foot coronavirus testing facility Oct. 30, 2020, in Valencia. The state is working with corporate partner PerkinElmer to run the lab which will enable the state to process an additional 150,000 COVID-19 tests per day. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool

Is California prepared for shutdown #3?

by Emily Hoeven November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

2020 rematches on 2022 ballot?

by Emily Hoeven November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Jerry Handfield collects ballots at a drive-thru voting location in front of the Contra Costa County clerk-recorder office in Martinez on Oct. 31, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California on track to set voting record

by Emily Hoeven November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

Special education instructor Liz Duffield sprays down the tables in her pre-k and kindergarten classroom at the end of the school day on Oct. 26, 2020. Duffield says that sanitizing and hand washing has become an important part of keeping herself and her students healthy and she intends to continue with them after the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

What we know so far about school reopenings in California

by Ricardo Cano and James Bikales November 2, 2020November 4, 2020

California at crossroads over district attorney role

by Emily Hoeven October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

A group of Uber drivers filed a class-action lawsuit against the gig-economy giant Thursday, alleging it pressured them to support Prop. 22 via continuous in-app messaging. Image via iStock

Prop. 22 battle reaches fever pitch

by Emily Hoeven October 23, 2020October 23, 2020

First grade teacher Mary Samis gives students instructions on the first day of in-person classes at Arroyo Vista Elementary School in Rancho Santa Margarita on September 29, 2020. Arroyo Vista is offering both full day in-person classes and half-day hybrid instruction. Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG

It’s complicated: School reopenings, hybrid learning look different across California

by Ricardo Cano October 8, 2020October 8, 2020

School nurse Dorreen Taylo gives a flu shot to a student at River Islands Technology Academy in Lathrop on Sept. 16, 2020. Photo courtesy of San Joaquin County Office of Education

California one of few states without top school nurse during pandemic

by Ana B. Ibarra October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

A high fire danger sign is seen along Skyline Boulevard in the hills of Oakland on Sept. 24, 2019. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

Dangerous fire conditions ahead

by Emily Hoeven September 25, 2020September 25, 2020

COVID testing of teachers, staff hotly debated as California schools reopen

by Barbara Feder Ostrov September 18, 2020September 18, 2020