gavin newsom The hidden cost of California’s hot workplaces: 20,000 job injuries a year By Nicole Foy | CalMatters | July 25, 2023 A workers comp study says one day above 100 degrees can cause 15% more accidents, costing workers and employers millions.
health How California is fighting meth with gift cards By Marisa Kendall | CalMatters | July 24, 2023 An experimental new program targets methamphetamine addiction by rewarding patients for negative drug tests.
Housing ‘Prohousing’ powerhouses: Bay Area locales recognized for efforts to add new residences By Charles Ayitay | Bay City News | July 21, 2023 Designated “prohousing” communities can get funding and other resources through a state grant program to speed up housing production.
Housing Some of California’s ‘cheapest’ cities have seen the biggest rent hikes By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | July 21, 2023 A surge in new inland residents that began in the pandemic has upended local housing markets.
California Industry groups vie in Sacramento for share of $11 billion in new Medicaid money By Angela Hart and Samantha Young | KFF Health News | July 21, 2023 Most of the money is earmarked for higher payments to doctors, hospitals, and other providers but details have yet to be worked out.
California Here’s how California’s electric cars can feed the grid and help avoid brownouts By Alejandro Lazo | CalMatters | July 20, 2023 Through bidirectional charging, owners of electric cars can sell energy to the grid or use it to power their homes.
Bay Area It’s official. Backers of bid to unseat Price as Alameda County DA file paperwork By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | July 18, 2023 Pamela Price was elected in November on a platform of criminal justice reform.
Bay Area Report: Governor’s mental health plan could strip more than $700 million from services By Kristen Hwang | CalMatters | July 17, 2023 County-run mental health programs could lose out under Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to redirect the state's millionaires' tax toward housing.
Bay Area In the News | Critics of Alameda County DA Pamela Price launch recall effort By Exedra Staff | July 14, 2023 Concerns about crime fuel the effort.
wildfires Drones, satellites and AI: How California fights its unpredictable wildfires with analytics By Julie Cart | CalMatters | July 14, 2023 With climate change warming average overnight temperatures and intensifying droughts, past models predicting fire behavior have become unreliable.