2022

With demand rising for mental health care, and providers in short supply, experts explain how California got here - and where we may be headed.

Companies and consumers aren’t happy, but consumer advocates say the proposed rule could be a more efficient use of the public’s money.

Communication is everything. That seemed to be the key takeaway Wednesday as California officials assessed their response to the long-running extreme heat wave that pushed the state’s power grid to the edge of rolling blackouts Tuesday night. (The situation improved Wednesday as temperatures dipped slightly, though conditions were still dire enough for the California Independent […]

This is a modified version of the original story by Sameea Kamal and Ariel Gans for use in classrooms. A gift or a curse?  For Angelique Ashby, running as a “women’s advocate” in a heated state Senate race in Sacramento might be a little of both. Her competitor, Dave Jones, a fellow Democrat, went to court to block Ashby from using that […]

This is a modified version of the original story by Sameea Kamal and Ariel Gans for use in classrooms. A gift or a curse?  For Democrat Angelique Ashby, running as a “women’s advocate” in a heated state Senate race in Sacramento might be a little of both. Dave Jones is also a Democrat. He is running against Ashby. He went […]

This is a modified version of the original story by Sameea Kamal and Ariel Gans for use in classrooms. A gift or a curse?  For Democrat Angelique Ashby, running as a “women’s advocate” in a heated state Senate race in Sacramento might be a little of both. Dave Jones is also a Democrat. He is running against Ashby. He went […]

The state is the first in the world to require monitoring for tiny pieces of plastic, which contaminate people and wildlife globally.

If new parents want to take bonding leave, or adult children want to apply for Paid Family Leave to care for an ill parent, they need to be able to afford a 40% pay cut. Senate Bill 951 would provide enough income for workers who contribute to the fund with each paycheck to access the benefit.

In the face of overwhelming demand, a Medi-Cal program providing assisted living for low-income patients is expanding, but slowly. In the meantime, family caretakers struggle with jobs, child care and other responsibilities as they wait.

Native American tribes have huge sway over what kinds of gambling can be done where in California, and sports betting is no different.