Here comes a thread highlighting some @CalMatters coverage you should not miss...
We've been tracking COVID hospitalizations in California throughout the pandemic. This is a good page to bookmark as we all look for info during the current surge:
https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2020/04/california-coronavirus-covid-patient-hospitalization-data-icu/
https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2020/04/california-coronavirus-covid-patient-hospitalization-data-icu/
A vaccine is coming, but who's up first? @barbfederostrov and @ab_ibarra are keeping you informed as the state makes these critical plans https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2020/12/california-priorities-first-covid-vaccines/
Have you heard our new podcast in collaboration with Capital Public Radio? This episode features poignant stories from Californians struggling to get their unemployment checks amid a plague of fraud and bureaucracy at EDD https://twitter.com/YourGoldenState/status/1335282790305165312?s=20
After @LAHepler exposed problems with the state's system for paying unemployment insurance, California lawmakers are looking at changing how it works: https://calmatters.org/economy/2020/11/bank-of-america-california-lawmakers-unemployment-direct-deposit/
Millions of California kids are stuck on distance learning. This is tough for everyone, but especially for those who speak little English and live in areas without much broadband service, as @ByRicardoCano shows in this piece https://calmatters.org/education/2020/12/south-los-angeles-school-pandemic/
What has the pandemic been like for the kids in your life? @1eaguilera and @jocelynwiener want to know https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2020/11/california-pandemic-youth-experiences/
My colleagues are also tracking Newsom's effort to curb homelessness, explaining the lawsuits against his covid orders, exploring conflicts over environmental policy, training the next generation of journalists through @collegebeatCA ... and so much more.
And then there's me! Trying to help Californians understand power and personalities in the Capitol. You know that lobbyist who had the French Laundry birthday bash Gov. Newsom attended? I told you all about him two years ago: https://calmatters.org/politics/2018/12/jason-kinney-gavin-newsom-california-governor-transition/
Here's another power broker I told you about a while ago. The NAACP president who was paid $1.7 million by corporate ballot measure campaigns - including those to keep the cash bail system and exempt gig companies from labor law. https://calmatters.org/politics/2020/11/california-naacp-leader-resigns-amid-conflict-of-interest-backlash/
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