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Tisha Fernhoff separates the hair of a client receiving a color refreshing at the Beauty Bar Salon in Auburn on April 29, 2020. Fernhoff closed her shop in March because of the mandatory stay-at-home order but began taking occasional clients in order pay her rent and meet other expenses. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Why some counties won’t reopen hair salons

by Emily Hoeven May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Some counties seem in no hurry to reopen hair salons. Trump and Newsom spar over mail-in ballots. Some doubt federal aid for budget woes.

CalMatters is tracking lawsuits against California's shelter-in-place order and other pandemic responses. Photography by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; elements via iStock

Churches, gunshops, irked parents and irate brides: All the shutdown lawsuits against Newsom, explained

by Ben Christopher May 11, 2020July 22, 2020

A sign hangs from the door at Cholita Linda, an Oakland counter-service restaurant, informing customers to go next door for take out following an order for Alameda and surrounding counties to shelter in place until April 7 in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus

With $54.3 billion deficit, cuts ahead

by Emily Hoeven May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

An empty parking lot in front of TJ Maxx at The Veranda shopping center in Concord on March 19, 2020. One third of the centers businesses have been forced to close temporarily due to the shelter in place order in Contra Costa and surrounding counties. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom: State can begin gradual reopening Friday

by Matt Levin May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Newsom jumps gun on some COVID-19 plans

by Emily Hoeven May 4, 2020May 3, 2020

Dr. George Scott in one of five examination rooms in his Manteca clinic. Dr. Scott’s private OB/GYN practice is being forced to move to a smaller clinic space after their landlord more than tripled their rent in early March. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus could force private practices to close or sell — raising costs

by Kristen Hwang April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

A protester shouts slogans during a rally calling for an end to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home orders, a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, outside of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, April 22, 2020. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

Even harder than shutting down: How does Newsom reopen California?

by Laurel Rosenhall April 23, 2020April 24, 2020

A woman wearing a a cloth mask sits at a bus stop in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco on April 7, 2020. California is entering the fourth week of sheltering in place to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Newsom: New normal “anything but”

by Emily Hoeven April 15, 2020April 14, 2020

Bowl’d general manager Ruben Hernandez processes take-out orders in the Oakland Korean BBQ restaurant’s empty dining room on March 16, 2020. Today Alameda and surrounding counties announced an order to shelter in place until April 7 in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

California’s shelter-in-place order, explained

by Byrhonda Lyons March 25, 2020March 26, 2020

This 2013 image depicts Whalers Cove on Point Lobos State Reserve. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that parking lots at many state parks and beaches would close down in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Photo by David Iliff via Creative Commons

“Soft closure” of state parks

by Emily Hoeven March 24, 2020March 23, 2020