by Matt Levin for CalMatters CALIFORNIA — As the pandemic forces millions of Californians to adjust to a new reality, the words “housing crisis” provoke previously...
by Judy Linn for CalMatters In a dramatic and unprecedented move, California issued a mandatory, statewide shelter-in-place order on Thursday after Gov. Gavin Newsom warned 56% of Californians — 25.5...
by Rachel Becker for CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom has said more than half the state could become infected by the novel coronavirus. To make sense of...
by Ben Christopher for CalMatters COVID-19 is almost certain to cause the first pandemic-induced recession of the postwar era. For millions of Californians and their families,...
by Miguel Duara, Ana B. Ibarra and Jackie Botts and for CalMatters CALIFORNIA — All Americans, even the young and healthy, have been advised to cancel...
SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and a coalition of 18 Attorneys General are calling on Acting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security...
SACRAMENTO – The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to all California small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as...
by Jackie Botts for CalMatters The coronavirus threatens to swell the ranks of Californians in poverty as businesses shutter and workers stay home. Lawmakers are coming...
by Sandra R. Hernandez for CalMatters We have entered an important new chapter in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic: After a week filled with school...
by Jackie Botts and Nigel Duara for CalMatters As the coronavirus pandemic grows, food banks across the state, which serve about 2 million Californians annually, are...
RICHMOND – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has announced a DNA technology advancement that will enable the California Department of Justice to increase its ability to...
by Jackie Botts for CalMatters CALIFORNIA — One state lawmaker says cash-free stores are discriminating against low-income customers, who often don’t have bank accounts. Last May,...