Sacramento

June 2020

‘Mutually Repugnant’: Gov. Newsom and Lawmakers Pursue Budget Compromise

Newsom Seeks Statewide Reform of Police Use of Force

California Posts Guidelines for Gyms, Bars, Hotels, Camps to Reopen as Soon as June 12

COVID and Kids: A New Inflammatory Syndrome Poses Safety Challenge for Schools, Day Care

Is Now the Time to Bring Back Affirmative Action in California?

Babies and Oil Don’t Mix: Wells Linked to Low Birthweight

Six Things: The Role of California’s National Guard in Protests

Newsom Empathizes With Protesters as Trump Threatens Military Intervention

California Schools Desperate for Guidance, Money as They Plan for Fall Reopening

May 2020

In Information Age, Many Californians Struggle to Stay Informed

Farmers Must Diversify in a Post-Pandemic World, Ag Experts Say

Trust Barriers Pose Challenge for Coronavirus Testing, Tracing Among Black and Latino Californians

Blind Spot: Lobbying Behind California Coronavirus Contracts Can Stay Secret

The Pandemic Hasn’t Killed California’s Big Housing Plans — but They Have Mutated

UCs Ditch the SAT and ACT — Set Out to Make a ‘Fairer’ Standardized Test

Pandemic Food Stamps Offer Up to $365 Per Child

Big Cuts Could Hit Little Californians: $1 Billion in Preschool and Child Care Dollars at Risk

Valid Assumptions or ‘Tacky Bluffs’ — the Econ Forecast Shaping Newsom’s Budget

State Eases Rules for Reopening Dine-In Restaurants, Stores

California Budget Yanks Back Medi-Cal Health Care Gains for Low-Income Residents

Schools Fear Prospect of Layoffs, Furloughs as State Budget Gets Slashed

Schools, Health Face Deep Cuts in California’s $203 Billion Budget

Lawmakers Propose Sweeping Relief to Missed Rent Payments

Gov. Newsom: Coronavirus Testing Way Up, but State’s Nursing Homes Still Lagging

Can California Cities Weather the COVID Recession?

California Just Revealed a $54.3 Billion Deficit — Worse Than the Great Recession

California’s Essential Workers to Get Benefit of the Doubt if They Contract COVID

Wanted: Health Care Workers. (Wait! Never Mind)

California Wires Mask Dealer Half a Billion Dollars, Then Claws It Back

Are California Businesses Getting a Fair Share of Coronavirus Loans?

California Readies Army of Coronavirus Detectives

As Protesters Demand ‘Reopen California!’ Here’s Whom Newsom Can’t Afford to Alienate

April 2020

How Coronavirus Is Busting California’s $187 Million Census Campaign

California Could Reopen Schools as Early as July; Some Businesses Could Open in a Couple of Weeks

Back Off the Beach and the Rising Sea? No Way, California Cities Say

Not If, but How: California Prepares for an All Vote-By-Mail Election in November

Virtual Medical Visits Are the New Normal During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Governor’s Quandary: Who Should Get California Workers’ Comp Benefits for COVID-19?

Even Harder Than Shutting Down: How Does Newsom Reopen California?

Coronavirus Detectives: Here’s How Counties Try to Track Everyone Exposed

How Coronavirus Could Test California’s Commitment to Privacy

Shortage on a Stick: More Swabs on the Way, but That Alone Won’t Solve California Test Gap

California Could Protect Stimulus Checks From Debt Collectors. Will Newsom Act?

At California’s Capitol, Lawmakers Want Information; Protesters Want to End Coronavirus Stay-At-Home

Not Enough Patients: Health Clinics Struggle to Stay Open

Predicting a Pandemic’s Path: What Models Can and Can’t Do

McGuire Named to Special State Senate Committee to Review California’s Coronavirus Response

Newsom: Cities Blocking Hotels for Homeless Will Be ‘Judged’ by History

Home Is a Perilous Place for Some Californians During Coronavirus Pandemic

California Senators Frustrated by Few Answers, Tech Glitches in Virtual Hearing on Coronavirus Spending


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