health care ‘When we fight, we win’: Doctors, nurses, health workers rally against Medicaid cuts By Anna Tran | Bay City News | July 17, 2025 The next rally by the Service Employees International Union 1021 will be held July 26 at 1 pm at Snow Park in Oakland.
California Rise in measles cases worsens over summer By Vani Sanganeria | EdSource | July 16, 2025 As of July 7, California has had 17 confirmed measles cases, already surpassing total cases for 2024 and 2023, only halfway through the year.
Bay Area ‘Sinful, filthy, dirty’: Pelosi slams Trump’s Medicaid cuts in SF talk on health centers By Anna Tran | Bay City News | July 14, 2025 Trump's bill could displace 11.8 million Americans from their health care coverage, according to the American Hospital Association.
Bay Area How Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could impact local hospitals and nursing facilities By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | July 10, 2025 Senate Democrats said the bill would impose the largest cuts to health care in United States history.
gavin newsom Higher premiums and lost coverage: How Trump’s budget will change health care in California By Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | July 10, 2025 Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.
Arts & Entertainment East Bay reporter Tony Hicks on ‘Lying Drunk’: ‘The point was to show how addiction takes over your life’ By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | July 2, 2025 Soon after its release, “Lying Drunk” became number 1 on Amazon’s list of 63 “new alcohol recovery books.”
Technology House lawmakers demand Covered California explain how it sent patient data to LinkedIn By Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca | CalMatters | June 26, 2025 The extended period of data exposure raises serious questions about the adequacy of safeguards that Covered California had in place.
Education Trump cancelled millions in California research grants. Judges want to restore them By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | June 24, 2025 The science grants are a core aspect of university operations and science development in the U.S. NIH funding for the UCs alone brought in $2.6 billion last year.
Bay Area Air district issues health advisory for smoke from Canada wildfires; no Spare the Air alert By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | June 2, 2025 A Spare the Air advisory has not been issued; pollutant levels are not expected to exceed the national 24-hour health standard.
Bay Area Health officials warn of measles symptoms to watch for in wake of Santa Clara County case By Thomas Hughes | Bay City News | May 31, 2025 This is the first case of measles in Santa Clara County since 2019.