State GovernmentGroups Hope Overdose Awareness Day Will Help With Prevention And Treatment EffortsAugust 31, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe number of drug-overdose deaths in the United States has increased every year for more than a decade. Monday is International Overdose Awareness Day. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareUpdate: Field Poll Shows Voters Back Minimum Wage, Cigarette Tax IncreasesAugust 26, 2015 | Amy QuintonMore California voters support the Affordable Care Act, according to the latest Field Poll. And in a fresh round of findings, the survey shows broad support for raising California's minimum wage and cigarette tax. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentIHSS Workers May Get OvertimeAugust 21, 2015 | Katie OrrCalifornia may start paying home healthcare workers overtime this fall.
State GovernmentLawmaker Wants State To Take Closer Look At Nail SalonsAugust 20, 2015 | Katie OrrThere are more than 8,000 nail salons in California. And a state lawmaker announced a new effort Thursday to take a closer look at them. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareHealth Officials Investigate Another Plague Case In YosemiteAugust 19, 2015(AP) - California health officials are investigating another possible case of plague in a tourist from Georgia who fell ill after visiting Yosemite National Park, the second case in less than a month.
State GovernmentRenewed Effort To Pass Right-To-Die LegislationAugust 18, 2015 | Katie OrrThe stage has been set for more emotional debate surrounding physician-assisted suicide in California. Democratic lawmakers announced today they’ve reintroduced a bill that would allow the practice in the state. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentBack To School Brings 'No Idle' Plea In Central ValleyAugust 18, 2015 | Ed JoyceCentral Valley air quality managers have requested parents to shut off their vehicle engines when picking kids up after school. It's part of a move to reduce ozone pollution. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareDogs To Join Medical Staff At UC Davis To Sniff Out CancerAugust 18, 2015(AP) - The University of California Davis may soon be using dogs to sniff out cancer in patients as a result of innovative research that could help doctors make cancer diagnoses earlier.
State GovernmentFlat Managed Care Tax ProposedAugust 17, 2015 | Katie OrrCalifornia is under orders to change the way it funds Medi-Cal. Lawmakers are considering the issue in a special Legislative session and a new proposal was announced Monday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentThey're Back: California Legislature Begins Final Four-Week SprintAugust 17, 2015 | Ben AdlerCalifornia lawmakers return from their month-long summer recess Monday and they’ve got a lot of heavy lifting to do in the next four weeks. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
