October 10, 2022

The number of congenital syphilis cases has ballooned to rates not seen in two decades. Public health workers say the increase coincides with a decline in funding for public health and a drop in the rate of women accessing prenatal care.

En resumen Una parte desproporcionada de los robos de convertidores catalíticos ocurre en California. Esto es lo que los legisladores están tratando de hacer al respecto, y por qué un enfoque respaldado por las fuerzas del orden público no logró salir de Sacramento. Read this article in English. Un rayo de luz brilla debajo del […]

While there aren’t widespread problems, officials are ramping up efforts to protect the 2022 election.

A disproportionate share of catalytic converter thefts happen in California. Here’s what lawmakers are trying to do about it, and why one law-enforcement backed approach didn’t make it out of Sacramento.

Once considered an infection nearly eradicated, congenital syphilis rates have risen dramatically in California. Community health workers fan out across communities to find and treat patients who are often homeless or battling addiction.

CalMatters journalists continue to offer the best statewide perspective on propositions up for voters in the 2022 election.

“It’s hard for any legislator to admit that a policy they championed, and put a lot of money behind, is going to make things worse.” That comment, from San Diego City Councilmember Raul Campillo, came during a Saturday panel on child care at Politifest, an annual series of debates and discussions hosted by the nonprofit […]

The Legislature has created commissions to redraw county supervisor districts in five counties after every census. However, unlike the state redistricting commission, these local bodies are stacked in favor of a county's dominant political party