San Joaquin Valley - CalMatters

A road sign announcing the closure of the Emergency Room and Madera Community Hospital outside the main entrance on Jan. 2, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

California bails out distressed hospitals, offers interest-free loans to 17 troubled providers

by Ana B. Ibarra August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

Some independent California community hospitals have struggled with rising costs since the COVID-19 pandemic. Three declared bankruptcy this year, prompting the state to distribute interest-free loans.

Medical personnel working in the nurse’s station in the Emergency Room unit of Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital in Hollister on March 30, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

3 California hospitals declared bankruptcy this year. Health chains could keep them alive

by Ana B. Ibarra August 14, 2023August 14, 2023

Flooded fields in Corcoran on March 23, 2023. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Increasing temperatures increase California flood risk

by Dan Walters April 12, 2023April 11, 2023

An aerial view of the Middle River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta on Mar. 8, 2019. Photo by Ken James, California Department of Water Resources

Delta tunnel project won’t provide reliable water supply California needs

by Guest Commentary March 29, 2023March 28, 2023

Garbage piles at Stockton Park Village in Stockton on Nov. 22, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters.

Mobile home parks offer refuge from California’s housing squeeze. Who’s watching them?

by Manuela Tobias March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

A rendering of the proposed California High-Speed Rail. Courtesy of the California High-Speed Rail Authority

California bullet train project still lacks needed financing

by Dan Walters March 1, 2023March 2, 2023

A road sign announcing the closure of the Emergency Room and Madera Community Hospital outside the main entrance on Jan. 2, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

A county without a hospital

by Ben Christopher January 20, 2023January 19, 2023

An aerial view of the Middle River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta on Mar. 8, 2019. Photo by Ken James, California Department of Water Resources

Delta tunnel: Salmon at risk from massive water project, state report says

by Rachel Becker July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

Dos Rios Ranch Reserve

New state park could help California answer climate change

by Guest Commentary July 12, 2022April 13, 2023

dos rios ranch preserve

State must act now to head off future floods

by Guest Commentary June 21, 2022June 18, 2022