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Vote-By-Mail Now Permanent in California

On September 27, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of legislation to increase voter access and strengthen integrity in elections, this included a bill to send all registered voters a vote-by-mail ballot.

7th San Diego Family Stuck in Afghanistan Returns to California

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, announced Tuesday that a seventh family and children from Cajon Valley Union School District have left Afghanistan and will be returning to California.

As suicide in America hits historic levels, the health care response has only gotten worse

When a heart attack patient is rushed to the hospital, they rarely have trouble securing a cardiologist, operating table and hospital bed. But patients experiencing mental crises have no such assurances. When they are rushed to the hospital, they sometimes wait for days for a psychiatric bed to open up. They struggle to get their insurance to pay for short-term and long-term care. Even when insurance is willing, they struggle to find psychiatrists and therapists willing to take that payment. Those who can afford it often end up paying out of pocket.

What’s All The Buzz About Quercetin?

Quercetin has been in the news lately, particularly as one of many potential therapeutics that might have some benefit in the prevention or treatment of COVID infection. Is there anything to this?

How Californians are reacting to COVID-19 vaccines approval for children between 5 and 11

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel signed off kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children from ages 5 to 11.

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California Health Cost Watchdog Gains Authority to Penalize Hospitals That Exceed Spending Limits

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CalMatters Honored for “Deeply Human” and Innovative Storytelling at Online Journalism Awards

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