City Lights marks the spot where Allen Ginsberg read his masterpiece, “Howl.” It’s an iconic independent bookstore that still today manages to keep the bohemian vibe of San Francisco alive. But in the two months it’s been closed due to the coronavirus, City Lights has been hit hard. Our guest is CWO Elaine Katzenberger. More reading: <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-07/gavin-newsom-businesses-reopen-california-second-coronavirus-phase-details" target="_blank">Newsom unveils rules governing how quickly California communities can reopen businesses.</a> [Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line.

City Lights marks the spot where Allen Ginsberg read his masterpiece, “Howl.” It’s an iconic independent bookstore that still today manages to keep the bohemian vibe of San Francisco alive. But in the two months it’s been closed due to the coronavirus, City Lights has been hit hard. Our guest is CWO Elaine Katzenberger. More reading: Newsom unveils rules governing how quickly California communities can reopen businesses. [Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line.

City Lights marks the spot where Allen Ginsberg read his masterpiece, “Howl.” It’s an iconic independent bookstore that still today manages to keep the bohemian vibe of San Francisco alive. But in the two months it’s been closed due to the coronavirus, City Lights has been hit hard. Our guest is CWO Elaine Katzenberger. More reading: <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-07/gavin-newsom-businesses-reopen-california-second-coronavirus-phase-details" rel="noopener noreferrer">Newsom unveils rules governing how quickly California communities can reopen businesses.</a> [Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line.

Saving the Legendary City Lights Bookstore

"Coronavirus in California: Stories from the Front Lines" is a podcast from the Los Angeles Times hosted by reporter Gustavo Arellano. Every weekday, the podcast gives listeners dispatches from Californians who are in the thick of this pandemic. We hear from medical workers struggling to care for people who’ve fallen ill. We talk to renters and teachers, farmworkers and athletes, from Crescent City to Chula Vista. And we reach out to LA Times staffers to get reports from the field. "Coronavirus in California" will tackle tough questions: What’s actually going on in our hospitals and neighborhoods right now? How is life changing because of COVID-19? What can we do to help? [Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line.

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