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Overdose epidemic plagues California: Fentanyl is driving uptick in deaths

As concern over the omicron variant mounts in California — with the state’s second case confirmed Thursday in Los Angeles County — another public health crisis is lurking in plain sight: the drug epidemic. A jaw-dropping report released Wednesday by the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy found that nearly 1,500 people, the vast […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 12 月 3, 2021

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$500 a month without strings: Bay Area’s latest guaranteed income program

Lea este artículo en español. South San Francisco this month sent out the first $500 monthly checks to around 150 low-income families to spend however they see fit. South San Francisco is the latest Bay Area city to launch a guaranteed income pilot program – in which participants receive monthly cash payments with no strings attached – […]

经过 Jesse Bedayn • 11 月 30, 2021

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State beefs up Highway Patrol around stores and malls after brazen thefts

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that Californians could expect to see “substantially more” law enforcement officers near “highly trafficked” retail stores starting immediately, as businesses prepare for hordes of holiday shoppers after a weekend wave of Bay Area robberies that saw thieves abscond with thousands of dollars of merchandise. He directed the California Highway Patrol […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 11 月 23, 2021

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After looters ransack Bay Area stores, crime rises as 2022 state campaign issue

For evidence that crime will likely be a key issue for California voters in next year’s election, look no further than this weekend. On Sunday, a pack of looters robbed a jewelry store in a Hayward mall, smashing glass cases and absconding with the valuables into waiting cars. Also Sunday, Walnut Creek police recommended that […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 11 月 22, 2021

加州分水岭

Most Californians say economic inequality is getting worse, new survey shows

Seven in 10 Californians say the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, according to a statewide survey.

经过 Melissa Montalvo • 11 月 11, 2021

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Nueva encuesta muestra que la mayoría de los californianos creen que la desigualdad económica está empeorando

En resumen Siete de cada 10 californianos dicen que la brecha entre ricos y pobres está aumentando, según una encuesta estatal. Read this article in English.  Siete de cada 10 californianos dicen que la brecha entre ricos y pobres es cada vez mayor, según un estudio estatal lanzado el martes. La encuesta, realizada el mes pasado por el grupo […]

经过 Melissa Montalvo • 11 月 11, 2021

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Who’s up, who’s down? The Census gives us a new picture of California

After months of delay, the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released the raw data that cities, counties and states need to finally start drawing their election maps for the next decade. A few key factoids:  California’s population grew by 2.3 million since 2010 — a 6% increase. That was slower than the nation as a […]

经过 本·克里斯托弗 • 8 月 13, 2021

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California needs public health responses to behavioral health needs

Our government can do better to promote public safety by prioritizing resources on expanding treatment and housing, not jails, for people with untreated behavioral health needs.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 7 月 28, 2021

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Casos de COVID aumentan en California un mes después de la reapertura

Read this article in English.   Un mes después de que la reapertura de California quitara la mayoría de las restricciones pandémicas, los casos de COVID-19 y las hospitalizaciones están aumentando, lo que preocupa a los funcionarios de salud pública mientras lidian con la más infecciosa variante Delta y el lento ritmo de vacunación en algunas comunidades.  […]

经过 Barbara Feder Ostrov • 7 月 16, 2021

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COVID cases surging in California a month after reopening

Lea este artículo en español. A month after California’s reopening lifted most pandemic restrictions, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising, worrying public health officials as they contend with the more infectious Delta variant and the lagging pace of vaccinations in some communities.  Los Angeles County has drawn particular concern, with five straight days of more than […]

经过 Barbara Feder Ostrov • 7 月 15, 2021