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Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to media after touring the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Sep 11, 2020 outside of Oroville. Newsom has declared a statewide emergency due to the widespread fires and extreme weather conditions, and secured a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the state’s emergency response to the Northern California wildfires. Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee, Pool

A rough day for Gavin Newsom

by Emily Hoeven June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, June 24. Things go up in flames The wind wasn’t blowing in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s direction Wednesday. First came the CapRadio investigation that found the governor vastly overstated the amount of land treated with fuel breaks and prescribed burns to prevent wildfires from harming California’s most vulnerable communities. Newsom claimed in January […]

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Supreme Court limits California union recruiting in favor of property rights

by Kate Cimini June 23, 2021June 24, 2021

For the past year and a half, Newsom has dominated the pandemic headlines, whether receiving adulation or harsh criticism. But what has his life been like behind the scenes? Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Newsom spills on his pandemic life

by Emily Hoeven June 18, 2021June 18, 2021

Parishioners hold their arms in the air and sing along as the worship team plays praise songs at the start of Easter services at Resonate church in Fremont on April 4, 2021. The church was permitted to begin hosting in-person services at 25% capacity in February but for many in the congregation, Easter marked their return to church after a year away. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Why churches keep winning big against California

by Emily Hoeven June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

Alameda County Fire Department employee Max Shih dispenses of a syringe after administering a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a distribution clinic at St. Rose hospital in Hayward on Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Vaccine supply shrinks ahead of state’s 16+ expansion

by Emily Hoeven April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

The state has left the operation of Country Villa Plaza and 17 other nursing homes in licensing limbo for more than five years. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

“Broken” nursing home oversight

by Ben Christopher April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

Laptop with wrench and screwdriver on screen. The state's Employment Development Department has been besieged by technical glitches as it staggers under the weight of jobless claims. Image via iStock

California’s jobless claims site crashes as backlog grows

by Emily Hoeven March 23, 2021March 23, 2021

Inside the Communication and Technology or C.A.T.S high school in South Central LA, on Nov. 18, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

Schools unlikely to reopen in January

by Emily Hoeven December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

Susana Braxton prays along with other worshippers during the National Day of Prayer for Religious Liberty in front of the County Administration Center in downtown San Diego on August 8, 2020. Photo by Sandy Huffaker

With Barrett on Supreme Court, California’s church COVID limits are being overturned

by Ben Christopher December 2, 2020April 15, 2021

California leads fight to defend Obamacare

by Emily Hoeven November 10, 2020November 10, 2020