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The polling place at San Francisco City Hall on Super Tuesday 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Need a translator to vote? Amid pandemic, California is trying to help

by Michael Lozano October 28, 2020November 2, 2020

California’s push to expand language access in elections has run headlong into pandemic fears and record numbers of Californians voting early, from home.

Tracy Tran and Steven Tran, owners of La Orquidea Salon and Spa pose for a portrait on Aug. 25, 2020, in Los Gatos. While most of the state’s businesses have been able to resume some activity, nail salons have remained largely closed under state and local health orders since the start of the pandemic. Photo by Dai Sugano, Bay Area News Group

Coronavirus shutdowns are hitting Vietnamese-owned nail salons hard

by Laurence Du Sault September 5, 2020September 4, 2020