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2024 in California photos: Campus protests, floods, election shifts and more
It's been a long year. Take a look back at 2024 with CalMatters visual journalists.
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2023 in California photos: Record rain, epic super blooms and historic strikes
Looking back at 2023 in California is a lot to unpack. Devastating winter floods submerged entire towns. Another mass shooting took 11 lives in Monterey Park. Unions in a wide variety of industries flexed their muscles during “hot labor summer.” Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his second term, drew as much attention for his trips around […]
Health
‘Go to the people’: Street medicine teams bring health care to the unhoused
California’s more than 170,000 unhoused people often lack the means and mobility to locate and visit a doctor who will accept them. At least 25 street medicine teams throughout the state are trying to fill that gap by providing health care to unhoused individuals in need.
Education
Middle school student overcomes struggles with online learning, now ready for high school
This story is part of a series on the experiences of students attending three different California school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic, in spring 2022. It was produced through a partnership with CatchLight Local and CalMatters. At Buttonwillow Elementary School, Lorena Hernandez ended the school year ready to graduate eighth grade and start high school, […]