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Environmentalists investing in Big Oil? Inside the surprising stock portfolios of California lawmakers

Environmentalists with stock in oil companies. A vocal social media critic with hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the owners of Facebook and YouTube. Union-backed Democrats making money off the very companies whose worker policies they’ve criticized.

Key Health Department Jobs Don’t Exist, according to the Federal Government

Several key public health occupations are lacking a Standard Occupational Classification code (SOC), including disease intervention specialist, public health nurse, policy analyst, and program manager, and without valid SOC matches and detailed data on local and state government health departments, the U.S. Department of Labor’s data cannot be used to count the number of public health workers serving as our nation’s frontline biodefense.

Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Medicaid and CHIP Renewal Data Showing the Role State Policy Choices Play in Keeping Kids Covered

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new data on state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment changes among children and youth since full eligibility renewals for these programs restarted earlier this year.

Five hard-won reporting lessons from a deep dive into California’s child care shortage

There were a handful of moments when I thought my reporting project on California’s child care shortage was going to fall apart. 

Mentally Disturbed Subject

On December 17, 2023, around 1:46 p.m., deputies assigned to the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to the 72000 block of Highway 111, Palm Desert, regarding a subject who appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis on the roof of a business.

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Tech Giants Meta, TikTok and Google Sue to Block California’s New Teen Social Media Restrictions

Three of the world's biggest technology companies are heading...

Newsom’s Death Row Commutations Face Uncertain Legal Future

Governor Gavin Newsom made it clear this week that...

California’s Congressional Map Was Redrawn to Favor One Party. What Comes After the Next Census?

California's bold gamble to counter Texas Republicans with its...

Six Years After Reform Law, Native American Voters Still Face Long Drives to Polls, Unreliable Mail Service

Six years after California lawmakers approved legislation meant to...
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