California psychiatric hospitals close beds under new nursing staffing rules
Hospital executives in California say new staffing standards intended to make psychiatric hospitals safer for patients are having…
South Bay job growth jumps, state gains a bit, Bay Area hiring is flat
The South Bay added more jobs than any other California metro area in May, extending an 11-month growth…
New legislation proposes smartphone ban in all California school
A statewide ban on students using cellphones in school could come as early as next summer under newly…
Bay Area and California job markets are far stronger than first thought
The Bay Area didn’t lose jobs in 2025 after all. While the Bay Area job market may have…
Kaiser Permanente strike to end
The largest open-ended strike of health care professionals in U.S. history will end Tuesday, without workers winning on…
California job-based health insurance costs outpace wages, inflation
The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance in California rose at twice the pace of inflation over the past…
Kaiser labor talks stall, raising fears of another strike
Talks between Kaiser and a labor union representing health care workers ground to a halt late last week,…
California to sell its own brand of insulin
Emma Kleck has been totally dependent on insulin, the lifesaving medication for people living with diabetes, for 25…
Insurance companies in California to cover COVID boosters
A key Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel this week is considering whether to roll back recommendations…
What might be attracting a wandering bobcat to a San Jose neighborhood?
DEAR JOAN: We’ve recently seen a bobcat, once in our backyard walking on our deck right past the sliding…