Health CareCOVID-infected nurses working at short-staffed nursing homesJanuary 24, 2022About 11,500 long-term care center workers are now sick with COVID. “It’s been like one coworker after another, after another, everyone getting sick,” one nursing assistant said.
State GovernmentSacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones announces run for CongressJanuary 24, 2022 | Nicole NixonJones, who has spent more than three decades with the sheriff’s department, says he will be a “law and order candidate” who “will put the safety of America and Americans first again.” Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentVolcano experts explain the ‘very unusual’ eruption near Tonga and the ‘tsunami genesis’ impact on CaliforniaJanuary 24, 2022 | Ed FletcherCapRadio’s Ed Fletcher interviewed Bohyun Bahng, a scientist with the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, and Michael Poland, a USGS geophysicist with Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
Health CareBiden Administration’s Rapid-Test Rollout Doesn’t Easily Reach Those Who Need It MostJanuary 23, 2022In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs that aim to get rapid covid tests into the hands of every American. But the design of both efforts disadvantages people who already face the greatest barriers to testing.
EnvironmentRewilding California: New $65 million preserve straddles north and southJanuary 23, 2022The 112-square-mile Randall Preserve — a gateway between LA and the San Joaquin Valley — provides a haven for wildlife and a living laboratory for scientists.
Health CareWith pandemic protections gone, essential workers face omicron aloneJanuary 22, 2022Essential workers say they are bearing the brunt of the pandemic again but this time, there is less government support. Economists say jobs in California’s low-wage sectors could take longer to recover.
Health CareNo way out: How the poor get stranded in California nursing homesJanuary 22, 2022In a parallel problem to patient ‘dumping,’ many poor nursing home residents find themselves stuck inside facilities and unable to return home.
Health CareThere's now a phone line to order your free at-home COVID testsJanuary 22, 2022The phone number — 1-800-232-0233 — follows the launch earlier this week of a federal website to order the tests.
Interview: Chico State will start their spring semester with some in-person classesJanuary 22, 2022 | Vicki GonzalezChico State is one of the few campuses in the California State University system reopening for mostly in-person classes. President Gayle Hutchinson believes they can safely hold most classes and that the school is prepared for anything.
EnvironmentA wildfire near California's Big Sur forces residents to evacuateJanuary 22, 2022Those living in the Big Sur area were told to evacuate from their homes due to a wildfire that began late Friday, officials said. A wind advisory had been issued in the Bay Area.
