David Gorn

Syphilis is preventable, but hundreds of babies are born with it each year in California, suffering neurological damage and even death. Photo by Jorgefontestad/istock.com

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Why do California babies have syphilis in numbers rivaling those of poor nations?

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Judge rules Huntington Beach doesn’t need to obey ‘sanctuary law’

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Judge rules Huntington Beach doesn’t need to obey ‘sanctuary law’

With climate change, Valley fever spreads in California—and this year could be the worst yet

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With climate change, Valley fever spreads in California—and this year could be the worst yet

In California, saving teeth and money—one mouth at a time

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In California, saving teeth and money—one mouth at a time

With thousands of Californians living in vehicles, lawsuit aims to stop cities from towing their homes

Housing

With thousands of Californians living in vehicles, lawsuit aims to stop cities from towing their homes

How to help Californians whose tap water is tainted?

Housing

How to help Californians whose tap water is tainted?

Californians try to avoid homelessness by short-circuiting eviction

Economy

Californians try to avoid homelessness by short-circuiting eviction

How California hopes to halt the revolving door to the ER

Housing

How California hopes to halt the revolving door to the ER

California lawmakers move against ‘junk’ health insurance

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California lawmakers move against ‘junk’ health insurance

Hoping to save limbs and toes, California moves to curtail diabetes

Health

Hoping to save limbs and toes, California moves to curtail diabetes

Food for the heart in a new California health program

Housing

Food for the heart in a new California health program

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Trump and California at it again

STANFORD, CA - August 28, 2016: Hayley Hodson at Maples Pavilion. The Stanford Cardinal defeated the University of Minnesota 3-1.

A modest proposal to deregulate NCAA sports

The day Jerry Brown stood me up and Ross Perot came to the rescue

Episode 4: The Line

The violent 1994 Northridge quake caused the collapse of the upper floor of the Northridge Meadows apartment complex, killing 16 people.

Battle for PG&E, a coming housing crisis, transit funding, oil divestment and child care

Preschool California

With early childhood education on CA’s agenda, preschool teachers ask why ‘cashiers at McDonalds’ get better pay