Health CareHealth Officials See Bright Future in Poop SurveillanceMarch 27, 2022Sewage surveillance is proving so useful in mapping covid trends that many public health officials say it should become standard practice in tracking infectious diseases.
Health Care‘An enormous disabling event’: Long COVID could have inequitable impact on CaliforniansMarch 27, 2022Latino, Black and low-income people with inadequate health care could suffer the most. California doesn’t have many long COVID specialists, and disadvantaged communities are underserved.
Lawmakers consider boosting financial aid for private college studentsMarch 26, 2022A Senate bill would alter the Cal Grant program, opening up additional funds to students attending private colleges and changing transfer-student targets.
Amid uncertainty for their children, Sacramento City parents remain hopeful teachers strike will be resolvedMarch 25, 2022 | Janelle SalangaWhile the teachers union and district are at odds, parents say they are in the lurch, some using other resources for education, childcare and food. While several parents support the teachers, the strike creates new questions and uncertainty.
State GovernmentGas money: Is it better to send out checks or suspend a tax?March 25, 2022There are several competing proposals from Californian lawmakers to send checks to Californians to help with gas prices and cut gas taxes.
State GovernmentAudit: California utilities aren’t doing enough to reduce wildfire threatsMarch 24, 2022Regulators approved “seriously deficient” fire prevention plans, including from PG&E, which sparked California’s deadliest wildfire, state auditor says.
EnvironmentSacramento County juggles dueling concerns in final draft of climate action planMarch 24, 2022 | Manola SecairaWith its sights set on carbon neutrality by 2030, the county is attempting to balance concerns over cost with whether its actions are aggressive enough.
Biden promises Western allies would respond if Russia uses chemical weaponsMarch 24, 2022Western allies would respond if Russia uses chemical weapons against Ukraine, President Biden said after an emergency meeting with NATO allies. "It would trigger a response in-kind," he said.
As Sacramento teachers, staff picket outside schools, district expects strike to continueMarch 23, 2022 | Andrew Nixon | Nicole Nixon | Janelle SalangaTeachers, staff and their allies gathered around the city to call for higher wages to address what they describe as a staffing crisis. The district said parents should plan on the strike lasting into Thursday.
With NIL deals on the rise, California student athletes call for financial trainingMarch 23, 2022NCAA rules and state law now allow student athletes to earn money from sponsorship deals, and a few are cashing in big time. But how will players make sense of the contracts companies are offering them?
