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December 06, 2020
More than 14 million people in the U.S. have had confirmed coronavirus infections and more than 350,000 have died of COVID-19. Tens of thousands of new cases are reported daily nationwide. In these graphics, explore the trends in your state. NPR regularly updates this page with new information…
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November 05, 2020
By James Bikales November 5, 2020 As this year’s historic wildfire season winds down, Californians living in fire-prone territory got temporary relief from another threat: they can’t lose their homeowners’ insurance policies for another year. Premiums and nonrenewal rates have skyrocketed in…
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October 23, 2020
By Ana B. Ibarra October 19, 2020 Coronavirus vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in coming months will not be distributed in California until a statewide panel of health experts can ensure they meet safety requirements, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. While there is no…
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October 19, 2020
By Vanessa Richardson, CalMatters October 8, 2020 California has been hit hard in recent years by wildfires, but the deadliest and most destructive one in its history was the Camp Fire. On the morning of November 8, 2018, a spark turned into a firestorm that barrelled through the town of Paradise,…
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October 05, 2020
by Rachel Becker, Cal Matters October 5, 2020 "Homes destroyed by the LNU Lighting Complex Fire are interspersed with untouched homes above Lake Berryessa, a resort area and water supply reservoir, on Sept. 21, 2020. After the fire in August, residents were advised not to drink or boil the tap…
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September 28, 2020
September 28, 2020 Photography by Erik Castro, Photojournalist Erik Castro is a Santa Rosa-based photojournalist who started his career covering homelessness and addiction in Seattle, Washington. Castro has won multiple National Press Photographers Association Awards for his multimedia work,…
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Sep 18, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the nation, understanding the pandemic’s effect on your local area can be difficult. That’s why four public…
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Sep 15, 2020
By Laurel Rosenhall, Cal Matters September 14, 2020 It was looking a little lonely on the tarmac when President Donald Trump arrived in California…
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Sep 10, 2020
By Jocelyn Wiener, Cal Matters September 8, 2020 Keris Jän Myrick keeps a photo on her desk of the woman who helped transform her life. As a Black…
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Aug 28, 2020
Use the interactive map below to monitor evacuations in Sonoma County. Click on the red arrows to see the view from Cal Fire cameras. If you have…
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Aug 21, 2020
By NorCal Public Media News Staff Updated: August 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. For the latest evacuation information and a live map of the area visit…
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Aug 17, 2020
By NorCal Public Media News Staff Updated: August 21, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. Sonoma County Walbridge Fire Visit socoemergency.org for a live map of the…
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Jul 29, 2020
BY MATT LEVIN, CALMATTERS JULY 29, 2020 Imperial County, the rural county in southeastern California beset with overrun hospitals and the highest…
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Jul 24, 2020
BY BARBARA FEDER OSTROV AND JOCELYN WIENER, CALMATTERS JULY 23, 2020 Maitely Weismann moved her 77-year-old mother from New York into a Los Angeles…
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Jul 21, 2020
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Workers are on strike for the week to demand a safer workplace. They say Providence St. Joseph Health, which owns the…
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Jul 20, 2020
By Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters July 17, 2020 Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government this week announced it would send…
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Jul 17, 2020
BY RICARDO CANO, CALMATTERS LEER EN ESPAÑOL Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that more than 5.5 million California students will not be allowed to…
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Jul 09, 2020
BY Rachel Becker, CalMatters July 9, 2020 California will hire nearly 900 new seasonal firefighters to make up for a dwindling number of firefighting…