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As Californians Stay At Home, Air Quality Improves – For Now.
The statewide stay at home order has an unexpected benefit: fewer traffic jams and less air pollution. That's good news for Californians.
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Like A Petri Dish For The Virus: Tens Of Thousands Of California Inmates Are At Risk
While sheriffs across the state debate early release to avoid a jail epidemic, inmates say conditions are unsanitary.
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Will Today Be CA's Peak?
One popular model suggests that's the case, while other officials say differently.
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CA Only Using 32% Of Ventilators
OK, so what’s going on with California’s ventilator supply? This, and other top coronavirus news from California.
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Cleaning And Reusing Hospital Masks: Is It Safe?
California is launching an effort to decontaminate masks for health care workers, but experts warn that it is a tricky process.
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Vote Update: How Big Was Bernie’s Win And The California Primary’s Loss?
California failed to sway the rest of the country, but see where Sanders, Biden, Warren and Bloomberg did best.
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California Eases Child Care Regulations For Critical Workers
While some details are still to come, the governor's executive order could deliver some much-needed relief to essential workers.
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How Cal State Is Navigating The Coronavirus: Your Questions Answered
Chancellor Tim White has answers about fee refunds, support for faculty teaching online, and more.
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Coronavirus Pandemic Requires Renewed Focus By California Policymakers On Eldercare [Opinion]
For California’s seniors, the coronavirus pandemic is an especially terrifying crisis.
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Coronavirus Ravages Services For People With Disabilities, Leaving Many At Risk
Thousands of families have had to start caring for severely disabled loved ones at home.
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Listen: California Hospitals Prep For Coronavirus — And Life Afterward
California hospital officials explain how their facilities are preparing for the projected surge of COVID-19 patients.
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Non-English Speakers Struggle To File Coronavirus Unemployment Claims
Foreign language workers are confronting an additional barrier: CA only accepts unemployment insurance applications in Spanish & English.
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Is California Bending The Curve Enough?
When it comes to coronavirus, “We are in a completely different place than the state of New York,” Gov. Gavin Newsom says.
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Californians Realize It May Take Three Months Or Longer Before Life Gets Back To Normal, Poll Shows
Almost half of Californians expect it to take three or more months before life is back to normal in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Need Money During Coronavirus Pandemic? How To Avoid Loan Sharks And Debt Traps
As unemployment surges due to the coronavirus, people are vulnerable to costly schemes.
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Tune In At 1 P.M.: How To Homeschool Our Kids [CALMATTERS]
Curious how K-12 schools plan to handle online learning? CalMatters is hosting a webinar today.
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As California’s Coronavirus Curve Bends, Newsom’s Not Ready To Be The Bearer Of Good News
Is California really slowing the transmission of the coronavirus — and if so, how?
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Coronavirus Stretches California’s Special Education System To The Brink
Children, parents, and educators are struggling to adapt to a remote teaching necessity at odds with how special education is delivered.
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Crisis Reveals California's Big Financial Shortcomings
Yes, California has about $20 billion in a “rainy day fund” to cushion the impact, but a major recession will quickly wash it away.
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California Ramps Up Output Of Ventilators As COVID-19 Cases Grow
San Jose energy company repurposes its manufacturing plant to refurbish outdated ventilators as CA grapples with spike in coronavirus cases.
