Health Care‘An enormous disabling event’: Long COVID could have inequitable impact on CaliforniansMarch 27, 2022Latino, Black and low-income people with inadequate health care could suffer the most. California doesn’t have many long COVID specialists, and disadvantaged communities are underserved.
State GovernmentOverdue: State owes community clinics millions for COVID vaccinationsMarch 19, 2022A year after ramping up to vaccinate 6 million low-income residents, community clinics are in dire final straits waiting for state money. Some are cutting services.
Health CareHow UC Davis unified the city and university to fight COVID-19March 12, 2022The University of California-Davis has spent close to $50 million preventing the spread of covid on campus — and among residents and workers in the adjacent city of Davis.
State GovernmentNew bill could have California voters weigh in on daylight saving time — againMarch 11, 2022 | Nicole NixonCalifornia voters passed a ballot measure in 2018 which could have led to the end of daylight saving time in the state. Spring forward four years, and residents will still be changing their clocks this weekend.
Health CareAs U.S. COVID deaths near 1 million, advocates press for a memorial dayMarch 10, 2022Millions of people in the U.S. have lost someone they love to COVID-19, and advocates hope to have those losses marked each year on the first Monday in March. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareSacramento, Yolo and other area counties have dropped their mask mandates. Here's what that means.March 2, 2022 | Janelle SalangaCounties and the state cite a reduction in cases, widespread availability of vaccines and a need to “learn to live with COVID’” as reasons that the universal masking requirement is being lifted.
Health CareAs California expands Medi-Cal, hundreds of thousands of immigrants will still be left behindFebruary 28, 2022Many working undocumented immigrants won’t qualify for state health insurance even if they don’t earn a living wage. That leaves them with few viable options for coverage.
Health CareCalifornia to end mask requirements for schools, unvaccinated people in MarchFebruary 28, 2022 | Nicole NixonState health officials announced Monday they will no longer require face coverings indoors for unvaccinated people beginning March 1, and students and school staff will be able to shed their masks on March 12.
Health CareCalifornia coronavirus updates: Sacramento City Council to vote on continuing virtual meetings despite loosened state guidelinesFebruary 28, 2022Sacramento City Council is scheduled to vote March 1 to continue holding virtual meetings at least for another month, despite California easing many of its pandemic restrictions.
State GovernmentNewsom ends some COVID-19 executive orders while maintaining emergency powersFebruary 25, 2022 | Chris HaganState officials say Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency powers will be essential in navigating the uncertain future of the pandemic. The state Legislature will discuss a resolution to end the state of emergency next month.
