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A new California law requires tortillas to include an extra ingredient. Here’s why
Starting in 2026, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects — a change aimed at closing a gap for Latina mothers.
Millions of Californians gain access to in vitro fertilization under new law
In vitro fertilization costs thousands of dollars and is often too expensive for many people struggling to conceive. A new California law aims to help change that.
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Mental health organization MHCAN hopes to resume its services; supervisors move to fill Housing Matters mail void
County behavioral health staff met this week with members of the Mental Health Client Action Network board of directors, who say they want to resume services within six months — but…
The CDC’s vaccine shift isn’t science — it’s politics putting kids at risk for 2026
Federal officials’ suggestions that vaccines may cause autism are contradicted by decades of peer-reviewed studies, writes retired Santa Cruz physician Jeoffry B. Gordon, who warns that reframing settled science as “bias”…
Supervisors, county executive voice support after veterans outline concerns over service agency
Military veterans packed Tuesday’s meeting of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors to advocate for changes at the county Veterans Services Office. Executive Officer Nicole Coburn outlined steps the county…
Santa Cruz County’s push to reduce hybrid work for health care workers defies data — and common sense
Social worker and SEIU Local 521 president Max Olkowski-Laetz pushes back on a move by Santa Cruz County leaders to scale back hybrid work for health care staff. He writes that…
State health agency warns of poisoning linked to foraged death cap mushrooms
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued an urgent advisory following a recent outbreak of amatoxin poisoning linked to the consumption of wild, foraged death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides).
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