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Normal deliveries always performed by midwives in Great Britain

It’s irresponsible and detrimental for California to deny unrestricted access to the high-quality care that certified nurse-midwives provide.

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Guest Commentary

• June 9, 2020

A woman pushes a cart past the shuttered Fox Theater in downtown Oakland on March 25, 2020. Today it was announced that Alameda, along with five area counties, would extend school closures through May 1 in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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It’s an easy decision to vote against tax increases on commercial property

Voting for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative will result in higher prices for everyone and cause businesses to close.

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Guest Commentary

• June 4, 2020

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Results of May auction in cap-and-trade do not mean the program is broken

Imposing needless program changes as a result of one carbon auction will adversely affect energy affordability and increase consumer costs.

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Guest Commentary

• June 3, 2020

Workers paint a wall on a Factory OS construction project in West Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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The best way to get more affordable rentals built

One solution is higher density rental or ownership housing, granny flats and professionally managed apartment complexes.

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Guest Commentary

• June 1, 2020

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What California needs to do to move forward

California needs to take its medicine and get its fiscal house in order.

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Guest Commentary

• May 29, 2020

Linda Jacobs, 71, at her home in Concord. Jacobs, who is especially high risk for COVID-19 due to a number of health conditions including diabetes, lung disease and a heart disease, relies on the Multipurpose Senior Services Program to continue living independently. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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Newsom wrong to defund Adult Day Health Care and other senior service programs

Nursing home placement caused by the defunding of senior Services will destroy independent lifestyles of needy seniors.

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Guest Commentary

• May 27, 2020

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Tools available to make water supply more reliable as well as protect environment

Farmers have spent hundreds of millions over the last decade on scientific research showing us better ways to protect fish.

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Guest Commentary

• May 26, 2020

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State water board must act to protect the Bay-Delta and California’s fishing industry

For five years, the state water board has been waiting for a voluntary agreement to produce consensus flow standards. The board has waited long enough.

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Guest Commentary

• May 20, 2020

A patient at the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside is evacuated to a waiting ambulance Wednesday morning April 8, 2020. Employees of the facility, with 39 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, did not show up to care for sick patients two days in a row, Riverside County officials said. Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG

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Without testing, we have failed our nursing homes

Given that many cases of COVID-19 are found in nursing homes, why isn’t testing a priority in these facilities.

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Guest Commentary

• May 19, 2020

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Economic recovery prescription is typical discredited elitist policy agenda

These prescriptions for how California can "recover" from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic guarantee further pain for workers.

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Guest Commentary

• May 18, 2020