March 20, 2021 As California’s Attorney General Job Morphs Post-Trump, Who Will be Newsom’s Pick? By Lauren Rosenhall, CALmatters A look at top contenders to be California's top cop—and chief enforcer of consumer protection, internet privacy and criminal investigations. Read More 6
March 17, 2021 Parents Lead Recall Efforts Against South Bay School Boards By The Fly Frustrated parents have launched recall campaigns against a number of local school district trustees. Read More 12
March 9, 2021 How State’s Recall Rules Could Spell Trouble for Gov. Newsom By Ben Christopher In a recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom could get more votes than his replacement—and still lose his job. Read More 5
February 25, 2021 California Passed 50,000 Covid Deaths, the Most of Any State By Jill Cowan The country’s most populous state averaged more than 560 deaths a day at its peak in January, according to The New York Times. Read More 0
February 23, 2021 Burgeoning California Child Care Union Secures Approval for Covid-19 Relief Funding By Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMatters The state Senate budget committee approved disbursement of $144 million in federal funds to give child care providers some financial relief. Read More 2
February 17, 2021 Small Clinics Vie for Shot at Vaccine Doses Amid County Distribution Confusion By Jennifer Wadsworth Mixed messages, shortages and inequities have plagued California’s vaccine rollout, leaving small healthcare providers out of the loop. Read More 5
February 12, 2021 Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up By Conor Dougherty Eviction moratoriums don’t keep arrears from piling up, and aid to renters may not reach the most vulnerable. Read More 3
February 8, 2021 George Shultz Made His Name in DC, But His Home at Stanford By Tony Hicks, Bay City News George Shultz died Saturday at his Stanford home at the age of 100. Read More 4
February 6, 2021 In Race to Vaccinate, Could California See Another Surge? By Ana B. Ibarra Will state’s bumpy vaccine rollout, more contagious virus mutations, and decision to open up send Covid-19 cases surging again? Read More 2
February 3, 2021 Op-Ed: Appoint Justice Liu as AG—The Future of California’s Children Depends On It By Samuel Nuñez Our youth bear the brunt of the racist, divisive rhetoric that has plagued the political arena for the last four years, and change is now upon us. Read More 4
February 3, 2021 Silicon Valley Lawmaker, DA Among Contenders for AG By The Fly About a dozen people are jockeying for the role, including two local leaders with differing views about how to tackle criminal justice reform. Read More 5
February 3, 2021 Food Halls’ Draw Has Always Been Foot Traffic, But Coronavirus Changed That By Grace Stetson The South Bay’s food halls have seen better days—but there may be some hope on the horizon. Read More 0
February 1, 2021 Op-Ed: Ash Kalra Should Be California’s Next AG By Molly ONeal, Manohar Raju, Oscar Bobrow, Tracie Olson, David Epps, Michael Ogul and Sajid A. Khan Public defenders are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to name the Silicon Valley lawmaker—a former defense attorney—to the AG post. Read More 10
January 28, 2021 Santa Clara County: No Covid Outbreaks Linked to Salons By Jennifer Wadsworth The county acknowledged as much in response to a story on how the beauty industry was hard-hit by public health messaging. Read More 3
January 27, 2021 Salons, Personal Care Services Got a Bad Rap in Pandemic, Industry Members Say By Jennifer Wadsworth Though salons can reopen now, stylists and manicurists worry how to regain public trust in the aftermath of so much negative PR. Read More 4
January 25, 2021 Inconsistent Supply, Lack of State Coordination Complicate Teacher Vaccinations By Diana Lambert, EdSource California is struggling to figure out how to vaccinate teachers and other school staff—and, equally importantly, when. Read More 2