EnvironmentA cataclysmic flood is coming for California. Climate change makes it more likely.August 14, 2022There's a long history of massive inland flooding in California. New research finds that climate change has already doubled the odds it happens again.
Health CareCoronavirus FAQ: I'm confused by the new testing advice! Do it once, twice ... thrice?August 13, 2022The FDA issued revised guidance about how often to test after exposure to someone with COVID or after symptoms occur. It's not exactly the same as what the CDC says. What's the best way to proceed?
Race and EquityStephon Clark family settles remaining lawsuit with city of SacramentoAugust 12, 2022Sacramento has agreed to pay $1.7 million to Clark’s parents. In 2019, a city settlement provided $2.4 million to Clark’s two children.
Cancer patients who take opioids often struggle with constipation. These Stockton-based researchers may have a solution.August 12, 2022 | Rich IbarraThe University of the Pacific pharmacy school has discovered a breakthrough to benefit cancer patients dealing with the side effects of opioid medication.
It takes a village for Black youth in North SacramentoAugust 12, 2022 | Srishti PrabhaFrom representative literacy to mental health, programs in North Sacramento have helped facilitate growth for Black students at a time of year when they are most forgotten.
State agency investigates Sacramento council member. Here’s what could happen.August 11, 2022 | Kristin LamTwo complaints alleging Sacramento Council member Sean Loloee violated economic interest disclosure requirements prompted the Fair Political Practices Commission investigation.
EnvironmentCalifornians still want clean, safe water a decade after state declared it a human rightAugust 11, 2022 | Manola SecairaGroups converged on California’s Capitol on Thursday to lobby for proposed laws to create more water equity.
Sacramento County bans homeless camps along the American River Parkway and near schools, librariesAugust 11, 2022 | Chris NicholsCounty supervisors claim the ban was needed because homeless encampments are a danger to the people residing in them and the greater community. It’s unclear if they’ll be able to enforce it.
Parties, stolen cars, a gun: 9 police complaints at Council member Sean Loloee’s disputed North Sacramento residenceAugust 10, 2022 | Kris HooksHe’s currently facing a city investigation over concerns he does not live at his Nogales Street home. Now, he says all but one of the police visits to his home in the past three years didn’t happen.
Covid sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypoxAugust 10, 2022Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for covid outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox.
