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A patient with COVID-19 is treated by staff in the intensive care unit at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Younis
Health
California will require health facilities to start sharing patient data with each other
Hospitals, public health agencies and other providers have no systematic way to share patient data among themselves, limiting their ability to monitor trends and work efficiently. Under the state’s new data-sharing requirement, a doctor or case worker could get immediate access to a patient’s full medical history, and patients could view their own records easily.
By • June 30, 2022
Education
Fight over mask mandate disrupts Nevada City student’s senior year
This story is part of a series on the experiences of students attending three different California school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic, in spring 2022. It was produced through a partnership with CatchLight Local and CalMatters.  Anthony Pritchett, a senior at Nevada Union High School, sits on the Nevada Joint Union High School District’s board […]
By • June 23, 2022
Lorena Hernandez whines us her arm to hit a tetherball during recess at Buttonwillow Union School on March 2, 2022. Two months ago students were required to wear masks on the playground. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters
Education
Middle school student overcomes struggles with online learning, now ready for high school
This story is part of a series on the experiences of students attending three different California school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic, in spring 2022. It was produced through a partnership with CatchLight Local and CalMatters.  At Buttonwillow Elementary School, Lorena Hernandez ended the school year ready to graduate eighth grade and start high school, […]
By • June 23, 2022
Fred Segura, middle, with his three daughters, from left to right, Paloma, 8, Irma, 9, and Almarissa Segura, 14, inside a school bus that Fred drives for the San Antonio Union School District in Lockwood, Calif. . Fred and his daughters travel over 85 miles Monday through Friday each week to work and attend school. Photo by David Rodriguez for CalMatters/ CatchLight Local/ The Californian
Education
Despite COVID challenges, family embraces community feel of their small school
This story is part of a series on the experiences of students attending three different California school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic, in spring 2022. It was produced through a partnership with CatchLight Local, CalMatters and the Salinas Californian. It’s 6 a.m. and soft light hits the home in a serene Soledad neighborhood. The sound […]
By • June 23, 2022
Education
California students capture images of school life during COVID
As part of the “Student Reflections: Looking Back on School during COVID” series, students in each community were given disposable cameras to document their own experiences. They photographed their friends, classrooms, changing mask mandates, recess, after school activities and senior prom.  On what it was like for her students to take pictures for the project, […]
By • June 23, 2022
Voters cast their ballots at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters office in Sacramento on June 7, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
WhatMatters
Trump, math, political games: Dissecting California’s primary
Only three days have passed since California’s primary election, and at least 2.8 million ballots still have to be counted, local elections offices said Thursday. And it isn’t yet clear in four statewide and numerous congressional and legislative races which two candidates will advance to the general election in November. Nevertheless, some key takeaways have […]
By • June 10, 2022

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