Bay Area USDA invests in programs to bring more healthy, fresh food to schools By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | June 7, 2022 Last year, California promised to provide free school meals to every student.
California California wants to slash insulin prices by becoming a drugmaker. Can it succeed? By Angela Hart | Kaiser Health News | June 7, 2022 California would spend $100 million to make insulin affordable to millions of people with diabetes under a new state generic drug label, CalRx.
Bay Area Masks are once again mandated in Alameda County By Eli Walsh | Bay City News Foundation | June 3, 2022 The order does not apply to the city of Berkeley, which has its own health jurisdiction.
climate change Climate controversy: California’s plan for handling crisis is flawed, advisors say By Nadia Lopez | CalMatters | June 3, 2022 The plan fails to provide substantial evidence that capturing carbon will meet ambitious greenhouse gas goals, critics say.
California Will California gun laws go national? By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | June 3, 2022 On Thursday night, President Joe Biden gave a speech urging Congress to adopt a swath of new gun restrictions.
California California may give fast food workers power to bargain with their industry By Alejandro Lazo and Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters | June 2, 2022 Labor-sponsored bill would be key to establishing an organizing foothold in an industry where unionization has long been elusive.
Bay Area COVID challenges, bad student behavior push teachers to limit, out the door By Diana Lambert | EdSource | June 2, 2022 Thousands of California teachers quit the profession in the middle of the school year.
California Reparations could include tuition, housing grants, California task force says By Lil Kalish | CalMatters | June 1, 2022 The first-in-the-nation task force has released the first of two reports.
California Politics and pandemic fatigue doom California’s COVID vaccine mandates By Rachel Bluth | Kaiser Health News | May 31, 2022 Lawmakers blame the ebbs and flows of the coronavirus, the public’s short attention span, and opposition from public safety unions.
California Texas shooting taxes students’ mental health even more By Carolyn Jones | EdSource | May 27, 2022 California's COVID-related investments in school wellness programs may help.