October 12, 2023

Kaiser patients waited 19 days for follow-up mental health appointments in 2019, nine days longer than state law permits. The settlement includes the largest-ever penalty issued by California’s behavioral health regulator.

Read this story in English. Los funcionarios del agua de California recomendaron hoy poner a varias agencias de aguas subterráneas del Valle de San Joaquín en libertad condicional por no desarrollar un plan adecuado para detener el bombeo excesivo de sus acuíferos gravemente sobreexplotados. La cuenca de agua subterránea del lago Tulare, que proporciona agua […]

Hundreds of wells in Tulare Lake aquifer are at risk of going dry. Today's recommendation is the first time that state officials have moved to crack down on local plans that fail to stop excessive groundwater pumping.

Read this story in English. El gobernador Gavin Newsom ha hecho de la reducción del costo de los medicamentos recetados un tema característico de la atención médica, pero durante el fin de semana rechazó un proyecto de ley que habría brindado cierto alivio a los diabéticos al limitar lo que pagan por la insulina. Su […]

With the growing use of AI, campus officials are trying to set clear guidelines for college application essays.

The head of a network of community clinics in Los Angeles says a $25 minimum wage has improved patient care and staff retention, and wants Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation that would make it a requirement statewide.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a cap on insulin copayments, disappointing California diabetics who sought relief on prescription medication costs.

Gov. Gavin Newsom greenlit 56 bills Wednesday to help ease the state’s affordable housing crisis. And with three days left to take action, he’s gone through most major bills on other pressing issues as well. But there are still a handful of significant ones he has yet to decide. Perhaps the most contentious is Senate […]