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Wilma Chesbroe, a patient and long-time friend of Dr. Dan Dahle, sobs and holds hands with the doctor as they joke and reminisce about the many years they spent working together at the Fall River Mill hospital. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Paging more doctors: California’s worsening physician shortage

by Elizabeth Aguilera August 16, 2019February 13, 2020

ARADISE, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 19: Kathryn Stewart, of Walnut Creek, Calif., works with her cadaver dog Zabra to search for human remains in a mobile home park in Paradise, Calif., Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

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Fire lines, women in office and families

by Dan Morain November 21, 2018July 8, 2019

Angela George’s newborn Mateo takes a nap in her arms. Her family planning has been affected by California's high housing and child care costs. These financial factors have affected the California birth rate. | Photo by Amita Sharma

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How to prevent ‘megafires’

by Dan Morain July 31, 2018