Sacramento
August 2020
California Poised to Become National Leader on Mental Health and Addiction Coverage
The West Is Burning, So California Struggles to Find Help Fighting Its Wildfires
‘Game Changer’ in California Coronavirus Testing to Double Capacity and Speed Up Results
California Lawmakers Propose Last-Minute Bill Providing Funds for Fighting Wildfires
Amid Raging Fires and Pandemic, Newsom Calls Relationship With Trump ‘Very Effective’
Democrats Divided: Newsom’s Family-Leave Plan Faces Resistance From His Own Party
Prop. 16 Could Boost Racial Equity Among University Faculty
Cal State in the COVID Era: No Tuition Cuts, 4 Other Takeaways From Chancellor Chat
The Tough Questions Pushing California to an Eviction Cliff
Five Automakers Finalize Deal With California to Clean Up Car Emissions
Will California Change Policing?
California State Colleges Now Require Ethnic Studies
Mask Fines Vary Widely Throughout California
As Trump Takes Aim at Postal Funding, Could He Undermine California’s All-Mail Election?
Coronavirus Economic Fallout Sparks More Talk of Taxing California’s Richest
Uber, Lyft and Why California’s War Over Gig Work Is Just Beginning
More Than 1,600 Californians — Including Many in Humboldt — Have Been Evicted During Pandemic
The Veepstakes Are Over — but Whom Might Newsom Pick to Replace Kamala Harris?
California’s Post-Prison Chaos: Thousands Released Early, Including Many With Coronavirus
Amid Pressures of Pandemic, Newsom Quickly Accepts Health Officer’s Resignation
California Democrats Divided Over COVID-19 Stimulus, Millionaire Tax to Fund Economic Recovery
Rural California Schools Prepare for Possible In-Person Teaching
Why Californians With Mental Illness Are Dropping Private Insurance to Get Taxpayer-Funded Treatment
July 2020
#MeToo Claims Filed Against Democratic Lawmaker, but Will Investigations Follow?
The New Hot Spot: Newsom Targets Central Valley for $52 Million Coronavirus Aid
Should I Quit My Job? California Parents Grapple With Education in a Pandemic
Through the Looking-Glass: Family Members Fight Restricted Access to Loved Ones in Long-Term Care
Financial Aid Appeals Surge as Students Cope With Pandemic Hardships
Abundance or Shortage? Newsom and Hospitals at Odds Over Mask Supply for Health Care Workers
How COVID Is Deepening California’s Income Inequality in 5 Charts
Nearly All California Schools Ordered to Shut Down
‘It Would Have Changed My Life’: Restorative Justice Offers Californians Way to Avoid Prison
After More Coronavirus Closures, How Deep Will California’s Recession Go?
California Sets New Coronavirus Testing Guidelines
Hit or Miss: Californians Describe Vastly Different COVID-19 Testing Experiences
Progressive California Still Lets Local Police Investigate When One of Their Own Uses Deadly Force
As Wildfire Season Looms, California Adds 900 Firefighters to Its Crews
Big Bet: Why the Country’s Largest Pension Fund Is Getting Into Banking
A Grim Tally: Newsom Puts Brave Face on California’s COVID-19 Surge
The Virus and the Vulnerable: Latino Children Suffer Higher Rates of COVID-19
The Struggle to Enter California’s Cannabis Market: ‘So Much Heartache, So Much Pain’
Six Curious Takeaways From California’s PPP Loans
Who Responds to Nonviolent Crises? New Urgency to Remove Police From the Equation
What California’s Budget Deal Means for K-12 Schools
Indoor Restaurants Shut Down in 72% of California for Three Weeks