December 9, 2019
California Divide
Evictions in L.A. County: It’s become a humanitarian crisis, advocates say
A surprise eviction notice changed the lives of Juan Vera, his wife Maria and their three children forever. A representative of the apartment complex in Downey, where they had lived for more than 20 years, handed Maria an envelope. Maria doesn’t understand English, so Camila, her 14-year-old daughter, read it to her. “Did you see […]
Commentary
California is Ground Zero of the vaping epidemic, and needs to lead the effort to end it
Dr. John Maa, San Francisco surgeon: An entire generation of youth has been exposed to the dangers of a lifetime of nicotine addiction by Juul’s actions. As California is home to Juul, we have a special obligation to take the lead in ending this epidemic.
WhatMatters
Mental illness, PG&E’s settlement, gun ownership, and fallout from carmakers’ deal with Trump
California fails to achieve parity in mental health care. PG&E reaches settlement with wildfire victims. Study breaks down who owns guns in California.
California Divide
Dental patients face years of debt, inflated bills
Kenda Williams, 51, went to West Coast Dental in Torrance to treat the shooting pain in her molar. She spent the day in a drug-induced haze. Williams later found out she had signed up for two credit cards that day to cover her dentist’s $9,055 bill. Unemployed and on Medi-Cal, the Los Angeles resident had […]
Commentary
‘Tax exhaustion’ may be on the horizon
Are California's voters getting turned off by constant pleas for new taxes? A new study of what happened in very affluent, very liberal Marin County suggests that they "tax exhaustion" may be developing.