LA Found program gets GPS tracking watches – NBC Los Angeles
Los Angeles County’s tracking program that aims to help caregivers of those with cognitive conditions is incorporating GPS…
LA County reports 1st local dengue case of 2025
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County has confirmed its first locally acquired case of dengue fever of the…
Kaiser health care workers start five-day strike – San Diego Union-Tribune
They were on the street Tuesday morning, packed onto the sidewalk in front of Kaiser San Diego Medical…
Kaiser Permanente workers begin five-day strike
Unionized health care workers began a historic five-day, multi-state strike outside Kaiser Permanente hospitals on Tuesday morning, demanding…
UC Regents approve Palomar Health collaboration. ‘This is a lifetime opportunity.’ – San Diego Union-Tribune
The University of California Board of Regents approved a collaborative agreement between Palomar Health and UC San Diego…
Outdoor fridges are being stocked in underserved East Bay communities, as part of growing grassroots effort
article Town Fridges at Pacific Pipe in Oakland, Calif. (Susan Ireland) OAKLAND, Calif. – A growing army of…
Kaiser health care workers in Bay Area walk off job over wages, staffing – The Mercury News
OAKLAND — Thousands of striking Kaiser Permanente California health care workers walked off the job Tuesday at medical…
New California law requires restaurants to disclose food allergens on their menus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation requiring restaurants to list major…
California’s Prop. 36 promised ‘mass treatment’ for defendants. A new study shows how it’s going – The Mercury News
By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters It’s been nearly a year since Californians overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime measure…
California restaurants to disclose food allergens on their menus under new law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation requiring restaurants…
Hiltzik: More on the dismantling of U.S. healthcare
It’s not my habit to preface my columns with “trigger alerts,” so this is a first: If talking…
New California law expands Newsom’s mental health court. Will it help more people?
article FILE – Teenager using texting while waiting to be seen at the doctor’s. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – One…