August 24, 2023

Read this story in English. Una disputa entre compañías privadas de ambulancias y los departamentos de bomberos locales, con millones de dólares en ganancias en juego, sustenta otra batalla sobre una medida electoral para restringir los impuestos en California que se cierne sobre el final de la sesión legislativa. American Medical Response, la corporación con […]

Researchers predicted that as many as 9,400 people would seek out Los Angeles County for abortion care after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. No such rush has materialized, but the pro-choice consensus among L.A. leaders will establish the city as the nation's largest safe haven.

American Medical Response has poured more than $3 million into a November 2024 initiative to raise requirements for levying taxes and fees. The company says it’s looking out for patients, but local officials say it’s about the money.

From CalMatters investigative reporter Robert Lewis: State lawmakers held a joint oversight committee hearing Wednesday to question officials from California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control about how it’s going with various reform efforts. (It was definitely more of an annual teeth cleaning than a root canal.) Among the topics of discussion was an ongoing CalMatters […]