Coronavirus roundup: Poll says many Californians are pessimistic about the pandemic and the economy

Almost half of Californians think the worst is still to come for the Covid-19 pandemic, and about three-quarters either want coronavirus restrictions to continue as they are or be even stricter. That’s according to new poll results released by the Public Policy Institute of California, which surveyed 1,706 adults in California by phone, between May 17-26. “The concern about the disease is so high,” said Mark Baldassare, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based nonpartisan think-tank,…