California’s stubbornly persistent coronavirus

People wearing face masks hike past the Hollywood sign in Griffith Park on May 10. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon, Reuters.

On this episode of Press Play: California isn’t seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases despite early stay-at-home orders. California’s 25th Congressional District special election has national implications as vote-by-mail becomes a partisan issue. The creator of a new TV series about Catherine the Great, and how to raise a reader in the age of quarantine.