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PG&E Makes Two Deals To Survive
Any other week, actions affecting PG&E's chances of emerging from bankruptcy as an intact and operational utility would have been big news.
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Why Wasn’t CA Better Prepared For A Pandemic?
The latest from CalMatters on the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus Crisis Brings 1 Million Unemployment Claims In 12 Days
California's unemployment insurance system faces significant challenges due to increased demand from the coronavirus crisis.
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48,600 Coronavirus Test Results Still Pending In California
Streamlined reporting adds to the tally of tests for the novel coronavirus conducted in California — but results are still pending for t ...
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California’s Shelter-In-Place Order, Explained
Not all Californians have been playing by the rules, forcing more restrictions.
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No Face Masks So California’s Farmworkers Are Left Unprotected
Masks shield them from pesticides and field dust, which cause respiratory problems.
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California Is Scrambling To House The Homeless. Here’s How It’s Playing Out.
With shelters reporting that some show symptoms of coronavirus infection, officials are confronting questions of how to speed up help.
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Virus Attacks California Ballot Measures
This month, local government officials in Sacramento County enthusiastically decided to ask voters to approve a hefty sales tax increase.
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Cannabis And Cocktails Amid Coronavirus? State Says Carry On
CA authorities want to keep some vulnerable businesses from collapsing during what is likely to be the worst economic crisis in years.
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Should Californians Fix Prop. 13 Or The State’s Whole System Of Taxation? (Opinion)
Prop. 13 — not to be confused with a bond measure this year of the same name — passed in 1978, limiting yearly property tax increases.
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California Needs A Better Plan To Achieve Ambitious Clean Energy Goals (Opinion)
California has set ambitious goals to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector.
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California Likely Closed Through April
Gov. Newsom reminds people that it's science not hunches that will decide when the state reopens. And that could easily be the end of April.
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Bay Area Food Bank Opens Pop-Up Pantries As Demand Rises
The National Guard has started helping South Bay and Santa Cruz food banks.
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With Coronavirus, California’s Economy Is In Uncharted Territory
COVID-19 is almost certain to cause the first pandemic-induced recession of the postwar era, experts say.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Just Slow-Walked California Into A Mass Retreat From A Virus. How?
By the time Newsom issued Thursday's mandatory order to shelter in place, it was clear this was where things had been inexorably heading.
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With Coronavirus, California’s Economy Is In Uncharted Territory
COVID-19 is almost certain to cause the first pandemic-induced recession of the postwar era.
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Who Is ‘Essential’ Now That Californians Have To Stay Home?
Newsom's stay-at-home directive initially had fewer details than many local bans. Which should people follow?
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As Coronavirus Upends California, Question Remains: Who’ll Watch The Kids?
As schools, businesses, governments and most other venues go dark in the effort to restrict the pandemic, state officials are allowing c ...
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How Overwhelmed Is California’s Health Care System About To Be?
Gov. Gavin Newsom has said that surge capacity could be outstripped by up to 10,000 beds.
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Where California Stands With Coronavirus Testing Right Now
Gov. Gavin Newsom says help is on the way to ramp up testing for the coronavirus, which has lagged nationally. So where are we now?
