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Gov. Gavin Newsom wears a protective mask on his face while speaking to reporters at Miss Ollie’s restaurant during the coronavirus outbreak in Oakland on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo/Pool

Faced with dying Californians and withering businesses, Gov. Newsom steers a middle path. Can it last?

by Laurel Rosenhall August 6, 2020August 5, 2020

As coronavirus infections and deaths rise dramatically, the Democratic governor navigates pressure to both tighten restrictions and ease up on businesses.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, wears a face mask as he answers a reporters question during his visit to the Queen Sheba Ethiopian Cuisine restaurant in Sacramento on Friday, June 19, 2020. Newsom visited the restaurant that is participating in the Great Plates Delivered program that provides meals to older adults who are at-risk to COVID-19. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom warns ‘restrictive’ orders may return

by Emily Hoeven June 30, 2020July 1, 2020

Frederique Van Niekerk, from left, and her mother Bernadette Van Niekerk wear masks while waiting in line to enter the clothing store Forever 21 while shopping in Walnut Creek on June 18, 2020. Photo by Jose Carlos Fajardo, Bay Area News Group

Holiday blues: 19 counties now on watch list for more COVID-19 restrictions

by Lauren Hepler June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

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

Labor vs. Uber, Lyft on Nov. ballot

by Emily Hoeven May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

More than a thousand gathered in front of the California Capitol building to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay at home order and demand that the state re-open on May 1, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Businesses, counties to state: Try to stop us

by Emily Hoeven May 22, 2020May 21, 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

Tension rising: Governor vs. The OC

by Emily Hoeven May 1, 2020May 1, 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

Coronavirus detectives: Here’s how counties try to track everyone exposed

by Rachel Becker April 23, 2020April 29, 2020