June 16, 2020

During the pandemic, “there's likely much more use of substances that we're not capturing,” one expert said. Early signs suggest drops in people connected to care.

Hacía cien años que los funcionarios de salud pública locales no habían tenido tanta importancia como ahora, pero al mismo tiempo se han visto cuestionados, acosados y amenazados por residentes enojados por las precauciones durante la pandemia.

Local public health officers haven’t been this important in a century. They’re also being second-guessed, harassed and threatened by residents angry about pandemic precautions.

California’s top law enforcement official Attorney General Xavier Becerra unveiled a series of proposals to reform police departments statewide.

No one is seriously suggesting communities defund the police, but the issue raises questions about local priorities and how police are best deployed.

This “public health approach” to creating community safety works, but safety efforts like these have been underfunded and short-lived.

Our future will be grim if we move forward with a state budget that includes a 7% cut in hours to recipients of our state’s In-Home Supportive Services program.