August 28, 2023

Lea este artículo en español. Bajo las frías luces fluorescentes en un parque de oficinas en el condado de Orange, docenas de californianos se reunieron para averiguar si podían obtener ayuda para sus seres queridos bajo el nuevo sistema estatal ‘CARE Court’. A menos que ese ser querido tenga un diagnóstico médico específico de esquizofrenia […]

Many victims of medical negligence are excluded from investigations after they file a complaint with the Medical Board of California, omitting crucial evidence from those cases. A proposed reform would require it, and address other transparency, oversight and solvency issues facing the board.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s big new experiment to push people with mental illness off the streets and into treatment starts this fall. Counties responsible for the rollout say it may end up being more modest than advertised.

The honors were distributed recently at awards galas by the Online News Association and the Institute for Nonprofit News.

California is struggling with the intertwined crises of homelessness and mental illness. But are Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new CARE Courts the right prescription? That depends largely on whether county courts and mental health departments succeed as they roll out the program starting in October. And as CalMatters’ Jeanne Kuang details, that’s definitely a work in […]

Tens of thousands of California workers have gone on strike this year to seek better wages and working conditions. As the strikes continue, unions are mounting a full-court press in the Legislature to achieve those same goals.