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The sixth annual project examines the homeless crisis in Oakland through the stories of...

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SFChronicle wins California News Publishers Association awards for COVID-19 coverage, photography Chronicle takes home numerous honors in annual California journalism competition SFChroniclePR FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 2of5 Theo Schrager, 6, relaxes in his hammock outside the tent he is living in with his mom Leah Naomi Gonzales (not pictured) in Berkeley on Aug. 19, 2019. Gabrielle LurieShow MoreShow Less 3of5 Respiratory Therapist Charlotte Nirona, front, and registered nurse Reena Poulard tend to a COVID-19 patient at Regional Medical Center hospital in San Jose on May 22, 2020.Chloe Aft...

Visual Stories By Sarah Ravani and Todd Trumbull | April 21, 2021 | Updated: April 21, 2021 10:44 AM Guaranteed income programs have been around for centuries with a mention in Thomas More’s 1516 book “Utopia.” While the various welfare programs sprung up in the 1930s, a backlash was brewing by time the War on Poverty was launched during the 1960’s. Critics argued that increasing welfare encouraged people to reject work. In 1996, President Bill Clinton passed legislation that added work requirements for aid and capped how much aid a person could get. Politicians today say the ...

California and Florida have similar COVID pandemic rates, but these charts show key regional differences FacebookTwitterEmail As California moves forward with reopening after a months-long lockdown, several recent media reports have pointed out that despite its strict pandemic response, California’s public health outcome has been very similar to that of Florida, which has been open for months. CDC data shows that the coronavirus case rate for the course of the pandemic is only slightly higher in Florida than California. And California’s death rate, dramatically lower during much of the pa...