Covid-19

As nursing shortages reach a crisis point, we are urging California officials to restructure our workforce with common sense solutions.

A controversial bill before Gov. Gavin Newsom would fund crisis residential treatment facilities for children on Medi-Cal, steering more kids away from hospital emergency rooms.

Californians seeking same-day COVID-19 tests for sick kids, infection scares or employers are finding empty shelves and long delays, which could fuel outbreaks.

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, September 24. Sequoias still under siege A dispatch from CalMatters environment reporter Julie Cart: In California, it’s possible to be hundreds of miles away from Hollywood and still find yourself in a place that looks for all the world like a movie set. Where better to illustrate the perils of […]

The state is relying on a private contractor to get rent relief to California tenants and landlords, and just increased the lucrative deal.

Physicians and medical groups maximize their earnings by limiting time with patients and adopting abusive billing practices.

California’s COVID-19 deaths are skewing younger, with the average age dropping seven years in September. And death rates are increasing for most racial groups, particularly Latinos. A by-the-numbers look at California's COVID-19 deaths.

We can create opportunity and work collaboratively to shape a world that narrows wealth and income inequality.

While counties with high COVID-19 vaccination rates tended to vote no in the California recall and vice-versa, other political factors played a major role. In some Democratic counties, the no vote was even higher than the vaccination rate.

We agree that COVID-19 passports are reasonable; however, the implementation must be done judiciously and scientifically.