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Tag: Opioid Crisis

Workers remove the statue of John Sutter outside the Sutter Medical Center in Midtown Sacramento on June 15, 2020. Photo by Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

Statues of Columbus, other colonialists removed

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven June 17, 2020June 16, 2020

California protesters and lawmakers are calling for the removal of statues of Christopher Columbus and other controversial historical figures.

Breanna Dixon at St. John of God Healthcare Services in Victorville, where she recently completed residential treatment. Photo by Adam Perez for CalMatters

A collision of epidemics: Coronavirus disrupts addiction treatment

Avatar by Rachel Becker June 16, 2020June 16, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a press conference in the wake of the first COVID-19 death in California, a man who took a cruise from San Francisco to Mexico in February. The governor outlined measures being taken by the state to identify and test all other individuals who were on the same cruise ship as the deceased. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Super Tuesday updates + Prolonged vote counting + A COVID-19 patient dies as authorities try to contain the spread

Dan Morain by Dan Morain March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

Blowback on ethnic studies, mental illness, fighting to save forests, and cannabis

Dan Morain by Dan Morain August 9, 2019August 8, 2019

Safe water, opioid sales, CBD, and a charity runs afoul of Xavier Becerra

Dan MorainAvatar by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

Lead paint, soda taxes, overdoses, the safety net, and really big rodents

Dan MorainAvatar by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey July 18, 2019July 17, 2019

An opioid suit, an opioid tax and a piece of history

Dan Morain by Dan Morain June 4, 2019

Legal weed, an opioid tax and judicial ethics

Dan Morain by Dan Morain February 28, 2019

A new Legislature, a new session

Dan Morain by Dan Morain December 3, 2018

School test scores, #MeToo laws and CURES

Dan Morain by Dan Morain October 3, 2018

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