COVID-19 FDA recommends modified COVID-19 boosters targeting omicron subvariants By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | June 30, 2022 The updated vaccines would be used as boosters this fall and winter in anticipation of future omicron-based surges.
gavin newsom California climate rules won’t be undercut by Supreme Court’s ruling, experts say By Nadia Lopez | CalMatters | June 30, 2022 State leaders say they are doubling down on their climate commitment.
COVID-19 California will require health facilities to start sharing patient data with each other By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | June 30, 2022 Under the state’s new data-sharing requirement, a doctor or case worker could get immediate access to a patient’s full medical history, and patients could view their own records easily.
Bay Area After 3 weeks, Alameda County mask mandate is over By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | June 28, 2022 The order applied to most indoor public settings.
gavin newsom Abortion amendment heads to California voters By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | June 28, 2022 More than two-thirds of lawmakers in the Assembly voted to send amendment to the November ballot.
Bay Area What to know about the California budget By CalMatters Staff | June 27, 2022 Highlights of the record California budget agreement include more tax rebates and spending for abortion access, public schools and small businesses.
health California fails to collect basic abortion data — even as it invites an out-of-state influx By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | June 27, 2022 As California vows to protect abortion rights, it lacks the data that would help estimate how many out-of-state women may seek services.
Bay Area Will California’s universities become abortion safe havens for out-of-state students? By Ashley A. Smith, Emma Gallegos, Betty Márquez Rosales, and Ashleigh Panoo | June 24, 2022 UC and CSU double down on offering comprehensive reproductive health education.
Bay Area Bay Area medical, legal experts foresee dire consequences in court ruling on abortion By Kiley Russell, Alexandra Garci, Allison Dickson and Molly Burke | Bay City News Foundation | June 24, 2022 Bay Area experts weigh in on broad health and well-being impacts of the decision.
Arts & Entertainment Newsom champions California as a sanctuary state for people seeking abortion By Emma Gallegos | EdSource | June 24, 2022 Announcement comes as three West Coast states declare shared efforts to protect abortion access.