Sheriff Keeps Eye On Modesto Park Needle Exchange ProgramDecember 23, 2013(AP) -- A group that runs a grassroots program providing needle syringes and condoms to drug users in Stanislaus County say the sheriff's department is unfairly scaring off and thereby endangering potential participants.
Differences In How Californians Will Experience New Health Care SystemDecember 23, 2013 | Pauline BartoloneThe new year will bring sweeping changes to the health care system through the Affordable Care Act, but the way Californians will experience the federal law will be different from the rest of the country. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
As Deadline Looms, Last-Minute Insurance Shoppers ScramblingDecember 23, 2013(AP) -- Last-minute health insurance shoppers are calling help lines and attending enrollment events Monday, a key deadline under the nation's new health law.
Sign-up volume high for California health exchange December 23, 2013(AP) -- A spokesman for California's health insurance exchange says enrollment action is heavy during the deadline day to sign up for coverage that will start Jan. 1.
Historically Chinese Insurer Adjusts to Life in Multicultural MarketplaceDecember 23, 2013In San Francisco, the smallest insurer on the new health exchange has gotten a lot of interest. The Chinese Community Health Plan is a local HMO, which until now has catered almost exclusively to Chinese Americans.
Boys And Girls Club of Stockton Loses National AffiliationDecember 23, 2013 | Rich IbarraThe Boys and Girls Club of Stockton said it will continue its work even though it has lost its national affiliation. According to some reports, the Stockton Mayor's bad press may have been to blame. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Authorities Prepare for New Year's Day DUI StopsDecember 23, 2013 | Rich IbarraThis holiday season is one of the most dangerous times to be on the road which is why police will be setting up DUI stops through New Year's Day. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Folsom Declares Water WarningDecember 23, 2013 | Steve MilnePeople who live and work in Folsom will have to cut their water use by 20 percent because of a city-wide "Water Warning" declared today by city officials.
New Laws: Teen Drivers And TextingDecember 23, 2013 | Steve MilneIf you’re using a voice-activated hands-free device to text while driving, you’re not doing anything illegal. That’ll change for teenagers in the New Year. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Study Shows California Prison Population Dropping After RealignmentDecember 23, 2013 | Max Pringle A new state study shows arrest rates for California inmates released during the first year of Governor Jerry Brown’s prison realignment program were down nearly three percent. Conviction rates were nearly unchanged. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
