lgbtq Will California become a refuge for transgender health care? By Ariel Gans | CalMatters | August 30, 2022 A proposed bill would protect minors seeking and those providing transgender health care in the state from prosecution.
Bay Area Teens may soon have access to updated COVID-19 booster shots By Kate Sequeira | EdSource | August 26, 2022 The move to authorize the vaccines comes as the BA.5 subvariant accounts for 90% of new cases in the country.
California Newsom announces plan to reimagine mental health and substance abuse services By Ashleigh Panoo | EdSource | August 19, 2022 Those who work for at least two years as a counselor or other mental health professional would be eligible for student loan forgiveness.
California More communities are giving flavored tobacco the boot. Will California follow? By Zinnia Finn | Kaiser Health News | August 19, 2022 In November, California voters will decide whether to allow a statewide ban to take effect.
Bay Area UC and CSU campuses prepare to offer abortion pills for students by January By Margo Rosenbaum and Natalie Lu | California Student Journalism Corps | August 18, 2022 California's community colleges, unlike their four-year public counterparts, are not required to offer medication abortions by Jan 1.
business California’s fast food bill could link chains to wage theft and other workplace violations By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | August 17, 2022 Proponents say AB 257 could curb wage theft, but restaurateurs say it could raise costs and prices.
Bay Area ‘Spare the Air’ caution continues through Wednesday By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | August 16, 2022 Fire season comes to the region.
Bay Area Supervised drug injection sites could soon pop up in California. How will they work? By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | August 15, 2022 Oakland and San Francisco would be among the cities and counties to operate supervised injection sites, with details of how the centers operate largely up to local officials.
California For medically vulnerable families, inflation’s squeeze is inescapable By Heidi de Marco | Kaiser Health News | August 15, 2022 Families living with chronic diseases have little choice but to pay more for the medicine, supplies, and food they need to stay healthy.
Bay Area New CDC guidelines: no need to test or quarantine students without symptoms By Diana Lambert | EdSource | August 12, 2022 New guidance focuses on community levels of infection.