Covid-19

COVID-19 burnout is driving many nurses to quit, and hospital administrators say the state’s new vaccine mandate is compounding the shortage, too.

A CalMatters analysis shows more Californians are hospitalized with COVID-19 in six rural counties than any other time since the pandemic began. The main reason? Low vaccination rates.

In a 90-minute interview, John Cox discussed COVID-19 "hysteria," homelessness and other key California issues as he seeks traction in the Newsom recall election.

After months of delay, the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released the raw data that cities, counties and states need to finally start drawing their election maps for the next decade. A few key factoids:  California’s population grew by 2.3 million since 2010 — a 6% increase. That was slower than the nation as a […]

A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in California. But no need to worry, experts say, since lambda is rarely detected, and delta dominates.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces new COVID vaccine and testing requirements for California teachers, but Republican recall candidates push back.

The Santa Barbara school board unanimously has enacted a policy requiring vaccinations for all teachers and school staff, or weekly testing. Every school district in the state should do the same.

First the bad news, from Monday’s report from the United Nations on climate change.  A global average temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2040 is basically unavoidable at this point, according to hundreds of scientists on the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  Linda Mearns, U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research scientist: “It’s just […]

More than 5,300 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in California on Sunday, almost twice the number two weeks earlier.

California Republican Party delegates decide not to endorse any single candidate in the recall election, after all.