Anti-vaccination activists denounce Sen. Richard Pan's Senate Bill 276 from the gallery above the Senate floor on May 22, 2019.

In summary

Vaccination fight heats up in Legislature. Efforts to curb soda use fall flat. San Diego DA calls for mental health reform

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Dan Morain joined CalMatters in March 2018. He is the former editorial page editor of The Sacramento Bee. Morain also spent 27 years at The Los Angeles Times, and has covered the Capitol since 1992.