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Author Archives: Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters

Posted inCalifornia Currents

Now for some good news: California praised for recent handling of COVID-19 pandemic

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters October 24, 2020October 24, 2020
Posted inVoter Information Hub

Prop. 14: In the COVID age, can California still afford its stem cell research program?

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters October 15, 2020October 15, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Workout workaround: How gyms are getting themselves reclassified as ‘essential’

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

COVID testing of teachers, staff hotly debated as California schools reopen

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters September 21, 2020September 21, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Whipsawed: California faces shifting federal messages over coming COVID-19 vaccine

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters September 4, 2020September 4, 2020
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Pandemic, wildfires, heat wave: How to help our children cope

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters August 21, 2020August 21, 2020
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Mask fines vary widely throughout California

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

California not clamping down on teeth-straightening kits — for now

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters August 14, 2020August 14, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

‘This is a pandemic of trauma. Everybody is feeling the pain …’

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters July 22, 2020July 22, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Feds to send COVID-19 tests to nursing homes, but can California really use them?

by Barbara Feder Ostrov, CalMatters July 19, 2020July 18, 2020

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