Health CareLong COVID in California: ‘A pandemic of loneliness and social isolation and rejection’April 29, 2023As many resume their pre-pandemic lives, those with long COVID struggle with debilitating symptoms. In California, there are no legislative proposals to help despite long wait times for care and expensive treatments.
EnvironmentCalifornia phases out diesel trucks: What happens next?April 28, 2023In a worldwide first, California’s air board unanimously moves to end diesel’s decades-long stranglehold on the economy. Truckers predict chaos, while communities near ports, freeways celebrate cleaner air.
Health CareCalifornia is not collecting enough data about LGBTQ+ health, audit findsApril 28, 2023 | Kate WolffeAdvocates and activists say not collecting this data makes LGBTQ+ health issues invisible and undermines the opportunity to humanize patients and conduct specific health interventions.
State GovernmentCalifornia bill could ban foreign investors from buying state farmlandApril 26, 2023 | Steve MilneThe bill would also require the state to annually track and publish a report on foreign ownership of California’s farmland. Critics say the bill could open the state up to retaliatory trade efforts.
State GovernmentParent fentanyl advocates infuriated after California’s ‘Alexandra’s Law’ fails a second timeApril 26, 2023 | Nicole NixonParents who have lost children to fentanyl overdose stormed out of a committee hearing for SB 44, also known as “Alexandra’s Law” when it became clear the bill would not pass.
State GovernmentDisability Rights Groups Sue to Overturn California’s Physician-Assisted Death LawApril 26, 2023Disability rights advocates and two individuals with disabilities sued Tuesday to overturn the state’s physician-assisted death law.
State GovernmentCurrent Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis announces run for California governorApril 24, 2023The move to announce a bid gives Kounalakis, a Democrat with roots in Sacramento, a head start on raising the massive amount of cash it takes to run an effective campaign in California.
State GovernmentCalifornia’s Medicaid experiment spends money to save money — and help the homelessApril 22, 2023Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious experiment in health care is supposed to cut costs as it fills the needs of hard-to-reach people. The program’s start is chaotic and limited, but it shows promise.
State GovernmentCalifornia bills to expand state tax credits could send $1 billion to low-income familiesApril 22, 2023As pandemic relief dollars dwindle, low income families still need help recovering, advocates say. Two bills would expand California’s earned income and young child tax credits for families making as much as $30,000.
State GovernmentTwo longtime Sacramento hotels could soon turn into permanent homeless housingApril 20, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe Sacramento County Board of Supervisors this week approved applications asking Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration for $37 million to purchase and renovate the hotels through the state’s Homekey initiative.
