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Sophie Nguyen, 10, left and Chloe Nguyen, 7, right, at their home in Sacramento on July 7, 2022. The sisters both require the use of hearing aids. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters

A state program to provide children’s hearing aids for uninsured families falls short

by Elizabeth Aguilera August 8, 2022August 15, 2022

A program intended to provide hearing aids and services to thousands of children without health insurance has delivered devices to only a tiny fraction of those who need them. Parents complain the application process is cumbersome, while doctors say the state is reimbursing slowly or not at all.

Workers arrive at the Foster Poultry Farms site at 900 W. Belgravia Ave., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 9, 2020 in Fresno. Photo by Eric Zamora, The Fresno Bee

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California isn’t fully tracking serious workplace COVID-19 cases in Fresno. Here’s why

by Manuela Tobias, Jason Pohl, Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Health care workers wait to offer COVID-19 testing at Cristo Rey Church Friday afternoon, Nov. 20, 2020 in Malaga, south of Fresno. Photo by Eric Zamora, The Fresno Bee

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Deep distrust: Why few farmworkers show up for COVID-19 testing

by Manuela Tobias November 25, 2020June 15, 2021

Residents and activists protest outside Sun Valley's LADWP plant . Photo by Andrés Rivera, Pacoima Beautiful

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Sun Valley Residents: ‘We want the methane leak to stop’

by Jacqueline Garcia September 9, 2020September 11, 2020

Vehicles including Foster Farms trucks enter and exit the facility located at 1000 Davis Street in Livingston, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Photo by Andrew Kuhn, The Merced Sun Star

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Foster Farms shut down California facility over COVID-19. So why doesn’t it look closed?

by Manuela Tobias September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

Vehicles including Foster Farms trucks enter and exit the Foster Farms facility located at 1000 Davis Street in Livingston, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Photo by Andrew Kuhn, Merced Sun-Star

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Foster Farms processing plant in California ordered to shut down over COVID-19 outbreak

by Manuela Tobias August 28, 2020September 2, 2020

A truck pulling a livestock trailer leaves Central Valley Meat Co. in Hanford in a 2012 file photo. The meat processing company has had at least 183 COVID-19 infections among employees. Photo by Eric Zamora, The Fresno Bee

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San Joaquin Valley company ‘encouraging’ COVID-19 infected employees to work, lawyer says

by Manuela Tobias July 28, 2020September 16, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 13: Dan Makevich, of San Francisco, poses with his husband Timothy Gilmore, and their dog Cognac while in their apartment in San Francisco, on Monday, July 13, 2020. Makevich, a senior citizen, is enrolled in a program for digital literacy for low-income elders. Seniors are most affected by COVID-19 and through a program by Community Tech Network they are assisted with training, internet connection and a tablet. Photo: Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group

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Coronavirus: The Bay Area seniors who are left behind by a telehealth tech divide

by Laurence Du Sault July 20, 2020September 16, 2020

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Where to get financial help during coronavirus in California — and is it enough?

by Jackie Botts June 29, 2020July 7, 2020

California Divide

The neighborhoods where COVID collides with overcrowded homes

by Jackie Botts and Lo Bénichou June 12, 2020June 26, 2020