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Where to get financial help during coronavirus in California — and is it enough?

by Jackie Botts June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

California’s pandemic safety net programs are straining under overwhelming demand. So did Gov. Gavin Newsom overpromise or underdeliver?

Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon urges lawmakers to approve the state budget bill, at the Capitol on June 15, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Budget deal shields neediest Californians, shifts burden to middle class

by Laurel Rosenhall June 24, 2020June 29, 2020

Linda Jacobs, 71, at her home in Concord. Jacobs, who is especially high risk for COVID-19 due to a number of health conditions including diabetes, lung disease and a heart disease, relies on the Multipurpose Senior Services Program to continue living independently. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

“Might as well have them walk the plank” — Cuts may force many seniors into nursing homes

by Barbara Feder Ostrov May 19, 2020May 20, 2020

Medical student Shreya Thatai holds up a sign outside of Berkeley Bowl asking for mask donations to help healthcare workers. California Gov. Gavin Newsom promises to have solved the shortage by cutting a massive deal for new masks. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Why wasn’t CA better prepared for a pandemic?

by Emily Hoeven March 30, 2020March 29, 2020

Elizabeth Hopkins, left, fills Sal Vega’s shopping bag with canned goods at a food distribution site in Martinez, CA. Vega, 76, wears a mask, gloves and sunglasses to protect himself while out of the house. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

More Californians are hungry, seeking help amid coronavirus job losses

by Jackie Botts March 19, 2020March 20, 2020

Shuttered businesses along Telegraph Avenue in Oakland on March 16, 2020. Today, seven counties enacted a shelter in place order until April 7 to curb the spread of novel coronavirus

Out of a job? Can’t pay your bills? These proposals may help keep you afloat amid coronavirus

by Jackie Botts March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

Your questions answered about California’s ‘lockdown’: Can I move into a new house? Can I get together with neighbors if we stay 6 feet apart?

by Nigel Duara March 15, 2020April 8, 2020

How a Democratic effort to ensure abortion rights backfired, and a sharp rise in illegal pot seizures

by Dan Morain and Elizabeth Castillo November 5, 2019November 5, 2019

More than half of Californians who lack any health care are undocumented immigrants.

CA Democrats try again to provide health care to needy undocumented seniors

by Elizabeth Aguilera September 9, 2019September 14, 2019

Newsom’s response to synagogue shooting, aging baby boomers, and mental health care

by Dan Morain April 30, 2019