As the pandemic continues farms are operating and farmworkers are still going to work. They’re considered essential workers, but not all of them feel enough is being done to protect them.
Story by Ezra David Romero.
(Photo: Farmworkers pick organic strawberries at Stehly Farms Organics in Valley Center, Calif., on March 25 - Ariana Drehsler / AFP via Getty Images / via NPR)
The state is looking for retired and student health care workers to help meet an expected surge of coronavirus patients in California.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
Governor Newsom issues executive order to help fill hospital staffing needs.
Story by Drew Sandsor.
It’s allergy season and having a runny nose or itchy eyes while the coronavirus crisis is happening can be unnerving. But how do symptoms from allergies differ from the flu or COVID-19?
Story by Ezra David Romero.
As Californians shelter in place due to the coronavirus, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday to place a statewide moratorium on evictions.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
(Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to a reporter’s question during a news conference to update the state's response to the coronavirus at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Monday, March 23, 2020 - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo)
Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of 21 inmates late Friday, giving them the opportunity to get out of prison early.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
It’s allergy season and having a runny nose or itchy eyes while the coronavirus crisis is happening can be unnerving. But how do symptoms from allergies differ from the flu or COVID-19?
Story by Ezra David Romero.
A U-S Navy hospital ship docked in Los Angeles Friday to help free up space in hospitals for coronavirus patients.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
There’s some confusion and misinformation about the National Guard’s role during the coronavirus crisis. PolitiFact California explains who’s in charge of the Guard and their mission in California.
Story by Chris Nichols.
You can find more fact checks at PolitiFact.com/California.
(Photo: via PolitiFact California)
There are a lot of uncertainties over the coronavirus, but for California lawmakers, one thing remains unchanged: Their constitutional mandate to pass a budget in June.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
Health officials say Californians who smoke or vape can reduce their risk of catching COVID-19, and improve their chances of recovering from it, by quitting.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
A group of 15 attorneys general, led by California’s Xavier Becerra, has sent a letter to the Trump administration requesting the repeal of a 2019 ban on fetal tissue for medical research.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
Bars, malls and other nonessential businesses in California will likely stay closed for at least another two to three months, according to Governor Gavin Newsom.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
(Photo: California Gov. Gavin Newsom updates the state's response to the coronavirus, at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova Calif., Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - Rich Pedroncelli, Pool / AP Photo)
Governor Newsom says younger adults need to do a better job of following his order to self-isolate and keep a safe social distance.
Story by Drew Sandsor.
Banks say they’ll begin deferring mortgage payments and foreclosures for homeowners impacted by the coronavirus.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
California prisons will pause inmate transfers and arrivals for at least thirty days to help stop the coronavirus from spreading.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
California State Senator Scott Wiener says the FDA's current blood donation rules are discriminator and he wants them changed as the nation faces a critical blood shortage.
Story by Randol White.
California’s construction industry is exempted from the governor’s ‘stay-at-home’ mandate, meaning nearly 1 million employees can keep getting paychecks. How are workers staying safe?
Story y Chris Nichols.
(Photo: Construction scaffolding sits in a housing development in Folsom, Calif. - Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio)
California’s Attorney General wants the federal government to take full advantage of a 1950s-era law that directs companies to manufacture emergency supplies.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
(Photo: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo)
California is currently working to lease hotels and motels for homeless people during the crisis. If that works out, it could also mean purchasing the properties from owners, who may be under economic duress during a recession.
Story by Scott Rodd.
(Photo: Homeless people camp out in from of the San Francisco Ballet Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in San Francisco - Ben Margot / AP Photo)
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