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A technician conducts COVID-19 tests at a new facility Friday in Valencia on Oct. 30, 2020. The lab, run by PerkinElmer, was expected to allow the state to process an additional 150,000 COVID-19 tests per day but so far result times have lagged. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool

COVID tests lagging: Slower turnaround times creeping back for Californians

by Barbara Feder Ostrov December 11, 2020December 10, 2020

The average turnaround time for COVID-19 test results rose 30% in November as people flocked to test sites before Thanksgiving. Pressure on labs is expected to intensify.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed in Sacramento on March 9, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Credibility at stake: The French Laundry saga followed by others

by Emily Hoeven December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Latest unemployment scandal: State paid inmates $1B in fraudulent claims

by Emily Hoeven November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

A message board on Interstate 5 South with the words "Avoid Gatherings. Stay Home. Save Lives." on May 2, 2020 in Downey. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new curfew order in response to growing concern over a new wave of COVID infections. Photo by Kirby Lee via AP

Newsom issues evening curfew ahead of Thanksgiving week

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

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

Feds hit California on climate amid fire and torrential rain

by Laurel Rosenhall November 27, 2019November 27, 2019

On a holiday week, fire, rain — and workplace turmoil

by Laurel Rosenhall November 26, 2019November 26, 2019

ARADISE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 19: Kathryn Stewart, of Walnut Creek, Calif., works with her cadaver dog Zabra to search for human remains in a mobile home park in Paradise, Calif., Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

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Fire lines, women in office and families

by Dan Morain November 21, 2018July 8, 2019