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Coronavirus Detectives: Here’s How CA Counties Try To Track Everyone Exposed
California needs thousands of contact tracers. But counties and cities are overwhelmed and understaffed.
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How Coronavirus Could Test California’s Commitment To Privacy
With contact tracing apps in the works, how much personal data are you willing to trade away for a return to life as it was before?
San Francisco, CA|News|
Private Colleges Brace For Downturn Amid Pandemic Fallout
It costs a lot to keep a university running, and students aren’t sure if they want to pay full tuition for classes taught remotely.
Across California, CA|News|
A Lot Still Unknown About Virus Spread
One thing is clear: Public health officials are just beginning to grasp the scope of the spread of COVID-19 in California.
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Newsom’s Unwieldy Economic Task Force [Opinion]
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared the obvious fact that “we are now in a pandemic-induced recession."
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Over A Million California Students Still Lack Access To Remote Learning
One in five children in California lack devices or internet connection necessary for remote learning.
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Newsom Targeted By Legislators, Protesters
Some Californians are getting antsy.
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Californians Complying, But For How Long?
We Americans, and we Californians particularly, relish personal freedom to, as the Hippie-era slogan says, “do our own thing.”
San Francisco, CA|News|
The Case For Commandeering Hotel Rooms: San Francisco Has A Model To House The Homeless During Covid-19 Pandemic
Gov. Newsom announced last month that he would commit $150 million to addressing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Across California, CA|News|
What Is Happening In CA Nursing Homes?
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, California released the number of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes.
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A-List Business And Union Leaders Combine To Help Steer California’s Economic Recovery
But what exactly will the governor's 80-member task force be doing?
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Newsom: Cities Blocking Hotels For Homeless Will Be ‘Judged’ By History
Governor accuses some municipalities of succumbing to NIMBY politics, announces partnership with Motel 6.
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A Dark Economic And Fiscal Tunnel [Opinion]
True recovery will require Newsom and the state he governs to traverse another dark tunnel of severe economic recession...
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Home Is A Perilous Place For Some Californians During Coronavirus Pandemic
Throughout the state, families sheltering in place are cut off from school, work and friends — lifelines the most vulnerable rely upon. ...
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It’s Time To Protect California’s Mountain Lions [Opinion]
As longtime advocates for California’s wildlife, we know our state wants to do better.
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Acts Of Grace From Everyday Californians Are Getting Us Through Coronavirus Pandemic
Neighbors are gifting toilet paper, buying groceries for the elderly and holding sing-alongs in the street at proper distances.
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Amid Pandemic, Newsom Faces Scrutiny Over $1B Face-Mask Deal
California legislators have demanded more details about Gov. Gavin Newsom's coronavirus spending.
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Will California Nursing Homes Be Forced To Accept Covid-19 Patients?
Some nursing homes may run afoul of CA officials, who say they may have to accept recovering, but still infectious, COVID-19 patients.
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Undocumented Workers Face Obstacles Qualifying For Benefits During The Pandemic
Undocumented workers who lost their job because they are sick or quarantined don’t qualify for unemployment.
