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COVID-19
California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can’t agree on how to fill jobs
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Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.Bay Area
Report: Governor’s mental health plan could strip more than $700 million from services
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County-run mental health programs could lose out under Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to redirect the state's millionaires' tax toward housing.health
Why ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ will be California’s next abortion battleground
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Regulating the centers, which offer misleading advice about abortion and contraception, could be legally risky, say lawmakers.health
California’s digital privacy battle: It’s police vs. civil libertarians, with an abortion twist
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A ban on “reverse search warrants” would prevent tech companies from disclosing identities of individuals based their phone and internet history.California
Preliminary Supreme Court order upholds approval of abortion pill
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California legislators and officials vow to protect abortion rights no matter the final outcome of the case.health
What can California do about abortion pill ruling? Not much
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Unless the ruling is reversed on appeal, mifepristone will likely be pulled from pharmacy shelves.COVID-19
The California mask mandate is gone. Now some patients fear for their health.
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Some patients with chronic illnesses say they may avoid treatment in largely maskless healthcare facilities rather than risk contracting COVID-19.Bay Area
California may change its mental health funding. Why that might cut some services.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to shift more money to housing severely mentally ill homeless people.COVID-19
