Richard Pan

Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley has garnered his most well-known Democratic challenger yet in Dr. Richard Pan, the former state senator who once made national headlines for going toe-to-toe with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as California pushed to enforce school vaccine mandates.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a key figure in protests over California vaccine laws. He could set U.S. health policy in the Trump administration.

Move over, ethnic studies and “woke math” — there’s a new education controversy in California. A bill that would encourage schools to teach students in grades 1 through 12 about Asian American and Pacific Islander contributions to the history of California and America has stalled in the state Legislature — despite bipartisan support and the […]

Abortion rights and COVID-related bills advance in the California Legislature despite loud protests in opposition.

The state decides it won't require COVID vaccines for children this fall, and a bill to mandate kids vaccines without personal belief exemptions stalls out.

A new bill would supersede Gov. Newsom's student COVID-19 vaccine mandate by requiring all kids in K-12 to get the shot by Jan. 1, 2023.

Three of the California governor’s boldest health care promises — including affordable medications and universal health care — have made little progress so far.

SB 17 would lead to identifying racial and ethnic disparities, and addressing structural racism in state policies and budgets.

SB 17 conduciría a identificar disparidades raciales y étnicas y abordar el racismo estructural en las políticas y presupuestos estatales.

California is incentivizing businesses to require customers show proof of vaccination, suggesting that the Golden State is moving toward a “vaccine passport” system despite health officials’ comments to the contrary. The state Department of Public Health last week unveiled little-noticed revisions that allow conferences, live events and performances, stadiums, family entertainment centers and other gatherings […]