Man kills his 3 children, their chaperone and himself in Sacramento church shootingFebruary 28, 2022 | Janelle SalangaThe Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a man killed his three children, all under the age of 15, and the person supervising their visit, then himself. The children’s mother had an active restraining order against their father.
Health CareAs California expands Medi-Cal, hundreds of thousands of immigrants will still be left behindFebruary 28, 2022Many working undocumented immigrants won’t qualify for state health insurance even if they don’t earn a living wage. That leaves them with few viable options for coverage.
Health CareCalifornia to end mask requirements for schools, unvaccinated people in MarchFebruary 28, 2022 | Nicole NixonState health officials announced Monday they will no longer require face coverings indoors for unvaccinated people beginning March 1, and students and school staff will be able to shed their masks on March 12.
Health CareCalifornia coronavirus updates: Sacramento City Council to vote on continuing virtual meetings despite loosened state guidelinesFebruary 28, 2022Sacramento City Council is scheduled to vote March 1 to continue holding virtual meetings at least for another month, despite California easing many of its pandemic restrictions.
EnvironmentCalifornia’s climate action plans fall behind on equity, sticking instead to boilerplate solutions, new study saysFebruary 28, 2022 | Manola SecairaOf the 170 plans that University of California researchers reviewed, 66 had no mention of social equity at all.
EnvironmentSnow falling: As climate warms, overhauling California water projections gains urgencyFebruary 27, 2022The Sierra Nevada hasn’t provided nearly as much water as predicted. Now the state is struggling to overhaul its snow runoff forecasts.
California mask mandate: It’s fracturing student lifeFebruary 27, 2022Parents, educators and now students are caught in the polarized debate over mask and vaccine mandates. Officials are worried communities might not recover.
Race and EquityCOVID-19 has turned deadlier for Black Californians, who have the state’s lowest vaccination rateFebruary 26, 2022California’s African Americans are dying from COVID at a higher rate now. And they make up a disproportionate and growing share of the death toll for middle-aged Californians.
A part of the NATO treaty could turn Russia's invasion of Ukraine into a wider warFebruary 26, 2022Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty means that an attack on one member state is determined to be an attack on all. Ukraine is not part of the alliance — but some of its neighbors are.
State GovernmentU.S. Sen. Alex Padilla wants to take California’s Project Homekey nationalFebruary 25, 2022 | Nicole NixonThe Housing for All Act is modeled after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Project Homekey, which converted thousands of hotels into long-term housing during the pandemic. It would spend more than a half-trillion dollars over the next decade on affordable housing.
