December 18, 2020

While coronavirus cases are surging across California and overwhelming intensive care units, the country’s top infectious disease expert said today he’s “cautiously optimistic” that college students can return to campus in the fall. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he anticipates that COVID-19 vaccines will begin to […]

School reopenings will likely take center stage in 2021 as one of California’s biggest political battles. It’s a battle all the more noteworthy because it pits two groups that are often allies — unions and Democratic lawmakers — against each other. This week, the state’s two largest teachers unions — the California Teachers Association and […]

In an attempt to prevent wildfires, the utility is removing vegetation from around power lines. But it’s leaving downed trees on people’s property that are “little fire bombs waiting to ignite,” one expert says.

Given the pandemic and social unrest and increased gun sales, it’s critical to invest in effective and proven gun violence intervention strategies.

En un intento por prevenir incendios forestales, la empresa de servicios públicos está eliminando la vegetación alrededor de las líneas eléctricas. Pero está dejando árboles caídos en la propiedad de las personas que son "pequeñas bombas incendiarias esperando para encenderse", dice un experto.