CalMatters

Newsom’s health secretary unveiled a “SMARTER” preparedness plan, including stockpiling masks and tests. But has the state learned lessons from its erratic handling of the pandemic?

The governor’s budget and a bill by a Democratic lawmaker would stop the state from charging more than 500,000 Californians a monthly premium for their Medi-Cal health coverage.

California’s first-of-its-kind Medi-Cal reform aims to help low-income patients navigate problems such as homelessness, poverty and substance abuse that can harm health.

The application do-over means as many as 800 more Cal State students — for a total of nearly 3,400 — may soon see heavily subsidized housing slots at a time when tens of thousands of California students are facing a dire housing crunch.

Republican legislators tried to force a vote on ending the COVID state of emergency and cited the Super Bowl.

“Both state and federal leaders are to blame here for being short-sighted and not anticipating the need for additional paid leave,” said Kristin Schumacher, senior policy analyst for California Budget and Policy Center.

Portraits of daily life in the most polluted parts of the state, where the wellbeing of residents is shaped by the nation’s two busiest ports.

Burnout and COVID is causing California homeless service workers to leave. They're essential to the state's plans to reduce homelessness.

A look at one polluted region targeted for clean-air priority under California’s environmental justice law by the numbers.

A bill for single-payer health care in California didn’t even get a vote in the state Assembly after its author couldn’t round up enough support before Monday’s deadline. Advocates are incensed.

Tighter mask rules and increased vaccination rates could have made a difference, but omicron was going to be a problem no matter what.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders agree to restore California paid sick leave for COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.