December 9, 2020

After 16 weeks, the mortality rates in states that lifted moratoriums was an estimated 5.4 times higher.

Amid pushback from parents and lawmakers, the state modified its strict new stay-at-home order that had closed outdoor playgrounds to slow coronavirus spread.

Lea este artículo en español.  State Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) wants the state to acquire a stockpile of N-95 masks and set up a strike team to distribute them to farmworkers when they continue to work under dangerous conditions during wildfires in order to keep the country fed. Although Assembly Bill 73 has no funding attached, […]

California will need to utilize health data to rapidly identify high-risk patients and make sure they are prioritized for vaccination.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, December 9. ICUs under pressure As California races past grim coronavirus milestones — more than 10,000 hospitalizations, more than 20,000 deaths, 100% ICU capacity in some counties — pressure is increasing on the state to provide data justifying its restrictions. A superior court judge on Tuesday issued a withering rebuke […]

It’s the government’s responsibility to keep schools open by providing the funds necessary to make schools safe for students and teachers.

In the worst-hit counties, some hospitals are sending critically ill patients to other counties. Others are keeping ICU patients in crowded emergency rooms. Imperial, Kings, San Benito, Madera and Fresno are among those in the worst shape.

California’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care is a “starting point,” but many advocates point to serious gaps that need to be fixed.

Read this article in English.       El asambleísta estatal Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) quiere que el estado adquiera una reserva de máscaras N-95 y establezca un grupo para distribuirlas a los trabajadores agrícolas cuando continúen trabajando en condiciones peligrosas durante los incendios forestales para mantener al país alimentado. Aunque el Proyecto de Ley de la Asamblea 73 no […]

New survey finds that California has the roughest roads of any state due to neglected maintenance — but second highest gas taxes.