Health

Local governments across California have seen their budgets gutted by the pandemic-induced recession, but they aren’t likely to have much luck turning to voters for a handout. A new Public Policy Institute of California poll found that voters are not in a giving mood when it comes to new bond and tax measures. That follows […]

As feds probe, Newsom labeled big coronavirus supply deals gone awry "cautionary tales" and said they were averted in time to avoid costing taxpayers.

California health care workers face layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts in the coronavirus pandemic as hospitals and medical practices say they're financially bleeding.

Lee este artículo en español. California’s essential workers will get new workers’ compensation protections under an executive order signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom — a move that could cost the state billions of dollars in claims from COVID-19-infected workers. The order presumes that workers — including nurses, janitors, first responders, farmworkers and grocery workers who […]

The state's massive deal with novice medical supplier Blue Flame mysteriously falls apart, with Maryland now calling for an investigation into the company's conduct.

California businesses have received $66.6 billion in federal Paycheck Protection Program loans so far, about 13% of the nation’s total, according to federal loan data. Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state’s businesses didn’t receive a proportional share of the federal money in the first round, but that it is now “punching above its weight” in […]

Grading policies at California public schools have changed as a result of the coronavirus. How they've changed depends on the district.

For two weeks in March, Dr. Raynald Samoa fought to move air through his lungs. After recovering from COVID-19, the Los Angeles-based diabetes specialist posted videos on Facebook urging others to stay home. His posts resonated with California’s small but tight-knit Pacific Islander community as questions and stories flooded his inbox. One family described the […]

California gears up to train thousands of coronavirus detectives amid plans to re-open the state. 

Health officials say the coronavirus is controlled enough to allow retail and manufacturing businesses to partially reopen.