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September 26, 2022
Health
As state sets higher Medi-Cal contract standards, some providers predict major disruptions
The state's new Medi-Cal contracts are part of an overhaul to improve patient care. But some say the new providers aren't fully prepared to handle more Medi-Cal patients.
Justice
A veto for the ‘Mandela’ bill that sought to limit solitary confinement in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected legislation that would have made the nation’s most wide-ranging changes to solitary confinement.
California Divide
Reparations task force: State could owe Black Californians hundreds of thousands of dollars
Black Californians could be due hundreds of thousands of dollars for housing discrimination, incarceration, and health disparities alone, consultants said at reparations task force hearings.
Commentary
East Palo Alto needs to beef up housing policies that protect families from displacement
My family has worked relentlessly to maintain its roots in East Palo Alto, because the city is our home. But we can no longer live there because there are no affordable homes. The lack of city plans and policies to keep residents from losing their homes is alarming.
WhatMatters
5 days for Newsom to decide 550+ bills
I’m back from a lovely vacation! Many thanks to my wonderful colleague Ben Christopher and other CalMatters reporters for guest hosting the newsletter while I was gone. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until midnight Friday to determine the fate of the more than 550 bills on his desk — or risk turning into a pumpkin. That […]
Commentary
Pressure builds for workers’ compensation overhaul
Pressure is building for another overhaul of workers' compensation, California's multi-billion-dollar system of dealing with job-related illnesses and injuries, but what form it will take is still uncertain.