Conditions could lead to “a perfect storm for overwhelming our hospital system that is already strained,” a health official says.
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Did California get its money’s worth from $1.7 billion COVID test contract?
The Valencia lab, a public-private venture between the state and PerkinElmer, processed only 1 to 8% of all Californians’ COVID tests in the first 10 months of the contract. And the lab was riddled with dozens of problems, according to an inspection report.
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Will California redistricting mean better congressional maps than Texas?
California’s independent redistricting commission is struggling to finish new congressional maps. While its deliberations are contentious, Texas is being sued over its maps, pushed through by the Republican legislature and governor.
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Fewer people moving to California, more leaving during the pandemic, study shows
New entrances to the state have dropped in every California county since the end of March 2020, according to the nonpartisan California Policy Lab.
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Unseen and unsafe: Students who have been ‘deadnamed’ explain why a new California law matters
A new California law requires public colleges to update diplomas and records for transgender students who have changed their names. Students and advocates say it’s affirming and will prevent discrimination.
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California revives mask mandate as hospitals fear hard winter wave of COVID-19 cases
California imposed a new mask mandate, to take effect Wednesday, amid growing concerns that a winter surge in COVID-19 cases could once again strain hospitals.
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California proposes big changes to rooftop solar incentives
Solar companies were furious, saying the changes will harm the market for clean energy.
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Proposed state law seeks to ban freeway expansions in underserved communities
A California legislator has proposed blocking state funding and permits for freeway expansions in poor and polluted neighborhoods.
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With 2022 campaign on the horizon, Gov. Gavin Newsom has the public stage to himself
Newsom is all but alone on the public stage with just six months to go before the June statewide primary, a testament to his defeat of the recall in California this fall.
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Prosecutors charge father and son suspected of starting Caldor fire in the Sierra
After David Scott Smith and his son, Travis Shane Smith, were arrested a day earlier, prosecutors filed several felony charges against them Thursday.