California
Thursday, March 23, 2023
CA Bills Aim to Improve Health-Care Access, Affordability
Health advocates are promoting a package of bills this legislative session to make health care easier to get - and more affordable. The Care 4 All …
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Hearing Today on CA Gas Price-Gouging Bill
California lawmakers hold a hearing in Sacramento today on a bill to hold oil companies and gasoline refiners accountable for alleged price gouging…
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Climate Groups Spotlight Destruction Linked to Wood Pellet Industry
Climate-change groups are calling attention to the environmental destruction linked to the wood pellet industry - even as California is considering a …
Monday, March 20, 2023
Election Officials Call for Action to Protect Democracy
American democracy is in mortal danger as the 2024 election approaches, according to experts at a conference held at the University of California…
Advocates Urge Federal Crackdown on Junk Rental Fees
Renters these days are getting hit with all kinds of extra charges, and consumer advocates want the federal government to crack down on the so-called …
Report: CA's Unpaid Caregivers Contribute 4 Billion Hours per Year
Some 4.4 million family caregivers in California provide more than four billion hours of uncompensated care each year; work worth about $81 billion…
Feds OK CA Plan to Pre-Enroll Incarcerated People in Medi-Cal
California will soon become the first state in the nation to offer health insurance to income-eligible individuals who are incarcerated - starting 90 …
Advocates Launch Campaign to Prevent Harmful Health-Care Mergers
Billboards have gone up across California warning about the negative effects of unchecked mergers in the health-care system. The Protect California …
Recipients Prepare for Big Drop in CalFresh Benefits
CalFresh benefits are set to plummet for almost five million people in the state starting in a few weeks - as the emergency COVID increase expires…
Few Undocumented CA College Students Receive State Aid
Just 14% of California's 94,000 undocumented college students receive some form of state financial aid, according to a new report. Researchers from …
Group Helps Older Americans Adapt to Climate Change
Surveys show that 3 in 4 Americans older than 50 want to age in place, but climate change can make that difficult - and expensive. Next Tuesday…
Regenerative Gala to Spotlight Ethical Consumerism
To kick off Earth Month in April, a Bay Area event called the Regenerative Gala will promote the concepts of ethical consumerism and fashion and art …