Health CareAdvisers to the FDA back first over-the-counter birth control pillMay 11, 2023In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill.
Health CareCalifornia’s health care provider pipeline needs major boost to ward off shortage, workers sayMay 10, 2023 | Kate WolffeHundreds of unionized health care workers rallied at California’s Capitol to call on the state to invest more in education for nurses, and compel hospitals to help in the fight. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Council begins $1.5 billion budget hearings with financial challenges in forecastMay 10, 2023 | Kristin LamOver the next month, the Sacramento City Council will discuss the proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which includes plans to start the Measure L children’s fund.
Food and SustainabilitySacramento fixture Shoki’s reopens with new focusMay 10, 2023 | Janelle SalangaIt’s known for putting the “ramen” in Sacramento, through selling shirts with the city’s name stylized as SacRAMENto, but the new Shoki’s is branching out — though it still stresses the importance of community.
Sacramento plans to turn Rodeway Inn on Howe Avenue into homeless housingMay 9, 2023 | Chris NicholsThe region is moving forward on several additional hotel and motel conversion plans through the state’s Homekey initiative.
State GovernmentA larger deficit, economic uncertainty and unclear revenues: California’s boom turns bustMay 9, 2023 | Nicole NixonA year after spending a $100 billion surplus, California lawmakers must fill a deficit. Recent bank failures, climbing interest rates and a high-profile fight over the federal debt limit all pose considerable risks to the state's economy and budget.
Sacramento’s city council and mayor are slated for raises next monthMay 8, 2023City council members and Sacramento’s mayor will each get 3.5% raises, though members of a commission determining compensation expressed some reservations, given the current economic climate and issues of fairness.
Race and EquityReparations panel recommends possible millions for eligible Black CaliforniansMay 8, 2023CA task force says Legislature should base payments to eligible Blacks on years living in state, type of racial harm.
Federal rules don’t require period product ingredients on packaging labels. States are stepping in.May 7, 2023New York and California have passed laws requiring disclosure of ingredients on menstrual product packaging. Advocates want more transparency across the U.S.
Health CareRochelle Walensky, who led the CDC during the pandemic, resignsMay 6, 2023The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced her exit on the same day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency.
