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A silhouetted adult holds a small child while another person stands nearby under the bright afternoon sun, with power lines stretching across a clear blue sky in the background.

Salud

Health care costs and mental health access weigh on Californians, poll shows

No surprise that the California Wellness Foundation poll found that nearly 80% of voters are worried by the cost of health care. Mental health access is a worry too – and immigration is worsening the problem.

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Ana B Ibarra

• octubre 23, 2025

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CalMatters shined a light on struggling birthing centers. Newsom just signed a law to help them

Birth centers are disappearing in California. A newly-signed law expands support for labor and delivery services to address the problem.

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kristen hwang

• octubre 17, 2025

Preschool students sit on a green and blue rug as adults surrounded while they read a book.

Educación

How the tiniest domestic violence survivors heal with the help of a San Diego preschool

A preschool in San Diego focuses on children who've experienced trauma, the "little guys". Mi Escuelita now has a long record of helping kids and families move forward.

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Adriana Heldiz

• octubre 16, 2025

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‘They delayed, they denied’: How insurance errors endanger California patients

Lawmakers have taken steps to require insurers to keep more accurate directories of doctors and specialists, but state rules still aren’t complete, and penalties are rare.

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kristen hwang

• octubre 16, 2025

Young students, wearing blue graduation cap and gowns, cheer and jump as they perform a song during a graduation ceremony on the lawn of a field.

Educación

This preschool serves kids with traumatic backgrounds. Here’s what researchers learned from them

Children with traumatic experiences who attend Mi Escuelita preschool in San Diego graduate ready for kindergarten and continue to do well in school for years.

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Adriana Heldiz

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Adam Ashton

• octubre 16, 2025

A teacher — wearing a leopard-print dress and a black puffy vest — leans down to comfort a student while they cry during a school activity.

Educación

How to get help if you know a California child who experienced serious trauma

Know a young child who experienced serious trauma? Californians can find resources through their doctors, preschools and First 5. Here's how to get started.

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Adriana Heldiz

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Adam Ashton

• octubre 16, 2025

El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, anuncia una asociación con Civica Rx para proporcionar insulina a los californianos por $30 por 10 mililitros, que, según dijo, era tan solo una décima parte del costo actual. Foto de Ringo Chiu, Sipa USA vía Reuters

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Newsom unveils $11 state insulin for Californians: ‘We took matters into our own hands’

Lawmakers have focused on the high cost of diabetes drugs. The announcement will make state-branded insulin available two years later than the governor originally promised.

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kristen hwang

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Ana B Ibarra

• octubre 16, 2025

Medical equipment and supplies are organized on rolling carts in a hospital hallway. A monitor, disinfecting wipes, and folded blue gowns are visible, with a computer workstation in the background and privacy curtains along one side of the corridor.

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California hospitals are suing over the state’s efforts to curb their spending

Hospitals argue that spending caps imposed by an affordability office will result in layoffs, cuts in health care services and reduced access to care for Californians.

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Ana B Ibarra

• octubre 15, 2025

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New California law expands Newsom’s mental health court. Will it help more people?

Gov. Newsom introduced CARE Court to bring more people experiencing severe mental illness into treatment. It has helped fewer people than he projected, but a new law will make more people eligible for it.

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Jocelyn Wiener

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Marisa Kendall

• octubre 10, 2025

Three cafeteria workers in uniforms and gloves prepare pepperoni pizza slices in a commercial kitchen. One worker in the foreground places a slice into a cardboard container, while others pack meals in the background under bright fluorescent lighting.

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Newsom signs first-in-nation law to ban ultraprocessed food in school lunches

California health officials will now decide which ingredients, additives, dyes, and other forms of processing don’t belong in school meals and K-12 cafeterias.

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kristen hwang

• octubre 9, 2025