News Archive

Environment

Groups Sue California Department of Pesticide Regulation

January 31, 2017 | Amy Quinton

A farmworker and two environmental justice groups have sued the California Department of Pesticide Regulation over rules on the application of a widely used fumigant.

Health Care

Proposed Medicaid Funding Changes Could Lead To Medi-Cal Cuts

January 30, 2017 | Ja'Nel Johnson

President Donald Trump and his administration want to turn Medicaid into a block grant program, which policy analysts say could put more burden on states to cover costs -- and lead to coverage cuts in California.

Health Care

California Improves Tobacco Control, But Many Counties Still Have Weak Policies

January 26, 2017

California has reestablished itself as one of the leaders in tobacco control policies because of new laws regulating all related products.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

A Tumultuous First Weekend For President Trump: An Analysis By Political Junkie Ken Rudin

January 23, 2017

It has been an up-and-down weekend for President Trump as he signed his first executive order, argued with the media over inauguration turnout and faced heat from ethics scholars seeking legal action over his foreign business interests.

Health Care

Haight Ashbury's Free Health Clinic: Middle-Aged And Still Groovy

January 22, 2017

A series of mergers with other nonprofit clinics has transformed the 50-year-old San Francisco clinic into a $110 million health care system that provides networked care up and down California.

Women's March In Sacramento Draws Thousands

January 21, 2017 | Amy Quinton

The Women's March in Sacramento drew thousands of people from the region in support of women's rights Saturday.

Health Care

Keeping The Mentally Ill Out of Jail

January 18, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

Fifty-three of 58 California counties have sent representatives or teams of people to Sacramento to hear what works and what doesn't in the effort to keep the mentally ill out of jail.

Environment

California Schools Can Now Ask Water Supplier To Test For Lead On Campus

January 18, 2017 | Rich Ibarra

California schools can now ask their water supplier to test for lead on campus.

Health Care

Cost Of Smoking At $300 Billion A Year For Americans

January 18, 2017 | Rich Ibarra

A personal finance web site calculated the cost of smoking after medical bills, loss of productivity and packs of cigarettes at $300 billion a year for Americans. California's cost is over $36,000 per smoker per year.

State Government

"Pink-Out" Rally For Planned Parenthood On Capitol Steps

January 17, 2017 | Ben Adler

Leading California Democrats are mounting yet another show of resistance to President-elect Trump and congressional Republicans. This time, they're pushing back against vows to de-fund Planned Parenthood.