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Bay Area

Reopen California? That’s the toughest phase yet, Newsom says

By Ben Christopher, Rachel Becker | CALmatters | April 14, 2020
Even as the death toll climbs to 758, Newsom praises Californians for bending the curve and lays out a science-based path for reopening California; but it may not be anytime soon.
health

Newsom the Beneficent? California governor steps into pandemic supply vacuum

By Ben Christopher | April 8, 2020
California provides: That's the message that Gov. Gavin Newsom has been sending to the rest of the country over the last week.
Taxes

A coronavirus property tax delay? Californians shouldn’t count on it

By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | April 2, 2020
Income tax filers got a delay -- why not homeowners? Because property taxes play a unique role in local budgets.
COVID-19

As California’s coronavirus curve bends, Newsom’s not ready to be the bearer of good news

By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | March 31, 2020
CA’s early decision to adopt aggressive social distancing may be helping to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, but it's still too soon for optimism.
health

Coronavirus “can impact anybody and everybody”: L.A. County teen is first infected youngster to die in US

By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | March 24, 2020
Newsom says likely two or three months to go before COVID-19 stay-at-home order ends in California
Bay Area

With coronavirus, California’s economy is in uncharted territory

By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | March 22, 2020
The coronavirus is almost certain to cause the first pandemic-induced recession of the postwar era.
COVID-19

Who is ‘essential’ now that Californians have to stay home?

By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | March 20, 2020
Newsom's stay-at-home directive initially had fewer details than many local bans already in place. Bit by bit, details are trickling in.
California

Republican tug-of-war: Election raises a familiar GOP dilemma in California

By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | March 13, 2020
How to be conservative enough for a conservative party but liberal enough for a liberal state? Primary election results in Orange County pose the question anew for California Republicans.
California

Prez primary price: How much each candidate spent in California

By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | March 6, 2020
What do the top two spenders, Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, have in common? Both are billionaires and both are no longer in the race.
California

Far from over: California still has more than 3.5 million ballots to count

By Ben Christopher | CALmatters | March 5, 2020
Sanders’ margin over Biden is only 271,635 -- is there a chance that could narrow in the days to come? 
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