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Democratic state Sen. Richard Pan of Sacramento announces new legislation at a news conference at the Arleta High School in Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Sen. Pan introduced the Keep the Schools Open and Safe Act, to close the personal belief exemption loophole for school-based vaccination requirements for COVID-19. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

California lawmakers go all in on COVID vaccine rules

by Emily Hoeven January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

School buses are parked in a lot in Oakland on March 25, 2020. Photo by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group

An existential moment for California schools

by Emily Hoeven January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

Sonia Vasquez and her daughter Angelique Sepulveda leave a back-to-school clinic for COVID-19 testing, vaccines, and free backpacks in Los Angeles on Aug. 12, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Amid low COVID vaccine rates, more California children hospitalized in omicron surge

by Elizabeth Aguilera January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

Gaby Solorio receives a COVID-19 rapid test at Greater St. Paul Church in downtown Oakland on January 4, 2022. Martin do Nascimento/CalMatters

California admits to COVID blind spot

by Emily Hoeven January 6, 2022January 6, 2022

Assemblymembers bow their heads for the convocation at the start of the second-to-last day of the 2021 legislative session at the California State Capitol on Sept. 9, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Amid omicron, California braces for a big year in 2022

by Emily Hoeven January 3, 2022January 3, 2022

Nurses prepare to enter the testing area at a drive thru COVID-19 testing facility at Cal Expo in Sacramento on April 15, 2020. The nurses work in teams of four and take shifts throughout the day. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Gov. Newsom outlines game plan on omicron

by Foon Rhee December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

Matthew Yip, 8, waits in line to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in San Jose on Nov. 3, 2021. AP Photo/Noah Berger

California’s bleak midwinter of COVID

by Foon Rhee December 22, 2021December 22, 2021

Mobile vaccination teams visited Los Angeles Unified school campuses to deliver first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, as students returned to in-person classes in Los Angeles on Aug. 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Newsom: Schools should ‘fine-tune’ vaccine mandates to keep kids in school

by Emily Hoeven December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

A diner makes their way into the Waterbar restaurant past a proof of vaccination sign in San Francisco on Aug. 20, 2021. AP Photo/Eric Risberg

Newsom: Omicron COVID lockdowns unlikely

by Emily Hoeven December 2, 2021December 2, 2021

A sign encouraging fans to get vaccinated outside of a vaccination tent during an event sponsored by the California Department of Public Health to increase vaccine awareness at a Club America vs. Atlas FC soccer Match at PayPal Park on July 7, 2021 in San Jose. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Vaccine mandates multiply across California

by Emily Hoeven November 30, 2021November 30, 2021