Expanding Medi-Cal eligibility ‘a transformative step toward strengthening the health care system’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) aims to provide full expansion of health care coverage for California residents. In his 2022-23 state budget proposal, the California Blueprint, Newsom is proposing universal access to health care coverage, regardless of immigration status, and new investments to reduce costs and improve the lives of Californians.
California homeless crisis takes on new urgency
With the 2022 primary elections less than six months away, candidates are diving head-first into one of California’s most visible and persistent problems: homelessness.
Governor Newsom Releases California Blueprint to Take on the State’s Greatest Existential Threats and Build on Historic Progress
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2022-23 state budget proposal – the California Blueprint, a bold plan building on the state’s ongoing work to confront California’s greatest existential threats, bolster our strong economic growth and make historic investments in California’s future.
Double dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market
On an isolated farm, greenhouses stand in regimental order, sheltered by a fringe of trees. Inside are hundreds of head-high cannabis plants in precise rows, each rising from a pot nourished by coils of irrigation tubing. Lights powerful enough to turn night into day blaze overhead.
Family of teen who died while in foster care furious after suspect released from jail
The mother of a 17-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered while in a foster care home is furious that the woman accused of killing her is now out of jail after having her bail significantly reduced.
