Health Matters
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Flu, COVID, RSV transmission increasing ‘in every category’ state officials warn
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For infants and young toddlers, RSV can be more serious than a common cold.gavin newsom
Poverty drops in California but only because of child tax credit, COVID relief funds
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With the assistance, 3.9 million Californians stayed out of poverty, according to researchers.Bay Area
Would Prop. 1 allow abortions after fetal viability? Legal experts say no
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Proponents say that passing the proposition enshrines the right to abortion into the California Constitution so that a future court cannot take it away.Bay Area
State test scores show continued negative impact of pandemic
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Piedmont's proficiency rates in reading appear to hold steady, but math scores dipped.Featured in Category
An abortion rights question on the California ballot revives the debate over ‘viability’
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The leading advisory group for OB-GYNs removed the term viability from its guidance on abortion in May.gavin newsom
What you need to know about the California governor debate
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Gov. Gavin Newsom and challenger Brian Dahle clashed on abortion rights, homelessness, public schools, the state budget and more. But neither landed a knockout punch.California
Labor tries city-by-city push for $25 minimum wage at private medical facilities
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SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West faces off against hospitals and health facilities in expensive battle over California wage hike proposal.Bay Area
Was the public health workforce’s pandemic funding boost enough?
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During the decade after the 2008 recession, state funding for public health dropped 64%.covid
