Covid-19

Policymakers should look at how alternative schools, which specialize in serving disconnected students, can be models with valuable lessons.

While many school districts in the state’s more populous areas have been essentially forced to start the school year teaching remotely, more sparsely populated have options.

Mistrust in the health care system by people of color persists, which is why we need more doctors and nurses who look like the people they’re treating.

As coronavirus infections and deaths rise dramatically, the Democratic governor navigates pressure to both tighten restrictions and ease up on businesses.

Congress should approve federal funds needed for universities to continue to play a leading role in combating today’s public health emergency.

An error involving the state’s automated system for Medi-Cal renewals triggered at least some of the drops in coverage, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders that recipients remain on the rolls during the coronavirus crisis.

Many school children in California rely on the nutrition they receive from school meals; schools and families will need more resources to feed their kids this fall.

Too many California workers are not provided sufficient paid sick days or job-protected leave, putting patients and their families in impossible situations.

The buggy system was revealed a day after Gov. Gavin Newsom reported a welcome drop in the state’s positivity rate. An undercount hampers counties’ ability to investigate cases.

Two key members of the UC Board of Regents are in favor of a model that would reduce top salaries to help offset pandemic expenses. Also, next year’s UC budget has more money for policing and the stage has been set for a likely September vote about a telescope in Hawaii.