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earthquake

Seismic-safety mandates and deadlines for hospitals need to stay in place

by Guest Commentary July 19, 2021July 16, 2021

Delays and exemptions sought by hospital lobbyists undermine legislation designed to upgrade buildings and ensure that communities can get care after an earthquake.

eviction moratorium

Extend the eviction moratorium to ward off another public health crisis

by Guest Commentary June 9, 2021June 8, 2021

A firefighting helicopter flies away after dropping water over a brush fire scorching at least 100 acres in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles Saturday, May 15, 2021. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

It’s mid-May: Welcome to wildfire season

by Emily Hoeven May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

Alexis Hawkins shows an instructional video in her yard on January 23, 2021. Photo by Arlene Banuelos for CalMatters

Nursing schools turn to simulations during the pandemic. But do they work?

by Shehreen Karim March 23, 2021March 22, 2021

Members of the California Nurses Association and supporters rally at the State Capitol calling for a single-payer health plan on June 28, 2017, in Sacramento. When running for governor in 2018, Gavin Newsom vowed to implement single payer healthcare and the pressure is mounting to make good on that promise. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

The squeeze is on: Amid recall threat, Newsom faces single-payer dilemma

by Ben Christopher February 19, 2021February 20, 2021

Patients and hospital staff wear masks outside of Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

State fines Kaiser $499K for COVID worker safety violations

by Ana B. Ibarra February 15, 2021February 16, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Jan. 8, 2021. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool

Newsom’s reopening about-face raises questions

by Emily Hoeven January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

Registered nurse Merri Lynn Anderson tends to her patient in a COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Jan. 7, 2021. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

Hospitals seek relaxed rules for nursing, patient discharge

by Barbara Feder Ostrov January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

A protester shouts slogans during a rally calling for an end to California Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home orders, a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, outside of City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, April 22, 2020. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo

Even harder than shutting down: How does Newsom reopen California?

by Laurel Rosenhall April 23, 2020April 24, 2020

Joshua Martin and his two children, 4-year-old Olivia and 9-year-old Matthew, play Jumanji with their grandmother Shelley McCall. McCall has been babysitting the children since schools closed because Martin and his wife are both healthcare workers but they worry about her health. Photo courtesy the Martin Family

California eases child care regulations for critical workers

by Elizabeth Aguilera April 6, 2020June 8, 2020