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California
California is reshaping Medicaid to bring new health services to families
by
Mariana Dale
Dec 29, 2021
Community health workers present at doctor’s appointments can help parents navigate food, sleep, behavior and child development.
California invests millions to try and curtail drug overdoses
Dec 28, 2021
The program's approach includes an emphasis on medically-assisted treatment, using drugs to help ease withdrawal symptoms and cravings.
What California's new law means for garment workers and businesses
Nov 11, 2021
The law will guarantee an hourly wage for workers, but higher labor costs will put pressure on many small factories.
California farmers say their crops are caught in the supply chain
Nov 4, 2021
Exports are delayed for key crops like walnuts, many of which are grown for overseas customers.
Apprenticeship gives California health care workers a career boost
Oct 21, 2021
The program helps licensed vocational nurses who work in state prisons to become registered nurses.
What does California's drought mean for the rest of the country?
Oct 20, 2021
For starters, California is the biggest agricultural producer in the U.S.
The challenges of getting oil companies to decommission California's aging offshore oil rigs
Oct 7, 2021
While some lawmakers look to stop new drilling, the existing rigs are continuing to operate.
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Owner of child care center hopeful about rebounding from pandemic setbacks
by
Minju Park
Sep 30, 2021
Milli Pintacsi's child care operation was expanding, and enrollment had reached full capacity. Then the pandemic shut down the business.
California hopes for a duplex revolution
by
Matt Levin
Aug 30, 2021
The bill likely to become law would effectively end single-family-only zoning across the state. But will it ease housing prices?
Wildfires have given parts of the West some of the worst air quality in the world
Aug 27, 2021
Even the East Coast has had air quality issues due to this summer's wildfire smoke.