Walnut Creek was the first of many Bay Area cities last year to stop using phone-in and Zoom public comments because of a spate of antisemitic callers.
Former Assembly Republican leader Marie Waldron and San Francisco Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener have formed an unlikely alliance over psychedelic drugs.
Even as Anthem Blue Cross and University of California Health announced a contract agreement this month, analysts say patients are increasingly at risk of being affected by such disputes.