February 26, 2021

The new system, operated by Blue Shield, aims to streamline a confusing county-by-county patchwork of vaccination efforts. “Give us a chance to make this work,” Blue Shield’s CEO said.

California’s initial vaccine rollout was “slow — we were last.” The current numbers on vaccine equity “look awful.” The fact that so many children are still not able to attend in-person school is having “a significant impact, developmentally, mentally and emotionally.” California’s first surgeon general, Nadine Burke Harris, didn’t flinch from acknowledging the challenges the […]

Lea este artículo en español. In mid-January, science education professor Al Schademan received one of around 2,000 emails sent to faculty, student employees and essential staff at California State University, Chico. The email contained a surprise for Schademan: He would be among the first higher education employees in California to gain coveted access to the coronavirus […]

Read this article in English.   A mediados de enero, el profesor de educación científica Al Schademan recibió uno de alrededor de 2.000 correos electrónicos enviados a profesores, empleados estudiantiles y personal esencial de la Universidad Estatal de California en Chico. El correo electrónico contenía una sorpresa para Schademan: estaría entre los primeros empleados de educación superior […]

Health care operations company OptumServe has quietly been assuming an ever-larger role in California’s pandemic response — including its vaccine rollout — despite numerous counties expressing dissatisfaction with its services. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced plans to open 11 OptumServe vaccination sites to serve “some of the hardest-hit or most at-risk communities” in the […]

It is imperative that California update its requirements related to COVID-19 for employers and move forward on employer vaccination requirements.

Amid a confusing tangle of power, it’s hard to figure out who’s responsible for whether California kids will get back in their classrooms. Let's sort that out.

After the statue of Junipero Serra had been removed, I began praying a rosary at that spot with others from Catholic parishes in the area.