California
Bay Area
Health care, nursing facilities won’t require masks under new COVID guidelines
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The state will also end its COVID vaccination requirement for health care workers.Bay Area
Labor safety laws don’t protect these workers. A new state bill would change that
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Exclusion of workers who clean houses or take care of children and the elderly from workplace safety regulations has racist origins, advocates say.COVID-19
COVID disparities grow as California ends state of emergency
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As public health funding winds down, gaps in vaccination rates are increasing among racial and ethnic groups.Bay Area
Dementia care programs help, if caregivers can find them
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Unlike support groups, comprehensive care programs teach caregivers concrete skills.gavin newsom
California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course
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Toxic soil is sent to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations.Bay Area
Undoing the past: Lawmakers seek to mend California neighborhoods sliced by highways
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The interstate highway construction boom in the 1950s and 60s dramatically reshaped some neighborhoods.Bay Area
Farewell to this local freeway?
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A federal grant will allow Oakland and Caltrans to study reconnecting areas divided by I-980.Bay Area
Newsom announces 20-state alliance for reproductive rights
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Governors will be able to coordinate safeguarding abortion rights in their states and collectively respond to states pushing legislation that does the opposite.gavin newsom
