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Syphilis on the rise in California women and babies

Written on 14 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Syphilis cases in California women more than doubled, and reports of the disease in newborns have more than tripled in the state over the last two years. [LA Times] The number of early reported cases of California women contracting the... (Continue reading)

Latinos surpass whites in California

Written on 8 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 74 comments

California’s Latino population now exceeds its white population, recently released census figures show. [LA Times] As of July 1, 2014, about 14.99 million Latinos lived in California. California’s white population, as of last summer, was 14.92 million, according to the... (Continue reading)

California governor signs mandatory vaccination bill

Written on 30 Jun, 2015 in Archive, Daily Briefs, Featured | 61 comments

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law that will require almost all schoolchildren in the state to be fully vaccinated, even if their parents object. [Mercury News] Senate Bill 277 eliminates a provision in California law that... (Continue reading)

Secrecy surrounding pay and benefits mocks democracy

Written on 25 Jun, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 30 comments

OPINION By PETER SCHEER Local officials talk a good game about government transparency and accountability. And while city council members and county supervisors often go through the motions of conducting official business in an open and public way, on the... (Continue reading)

Covered California to collect health records

Written on 22 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Records of prescriptions, doctor visits and hospital stays belonging to Covered California enrollees will soon be part of a state database. [LA Times] Covered California, has announced plans to collect health insurance data on every patient. Executives say the data... (Continue reading)

Are California’s concealed carry requirements too strict?

Written on 16 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 53 comments

A federal appeals court in San Francisco is hearing arguments Tuesday on whether California’s restrictions on concealed carry permits can stand the test of the Second Amendment. [Wall Street Journal] In California, applicants who wish to carry concealed handguns in... (Continue reading)

Which California counties offer health care to illegal immigrants?

Written on 12 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

San Luis Obispo County is not one of 11 California counties that provide low-cost health care to illegal immigrants, according to a Los Angeles Times report. A 1933 California law states counties must “relieve and support all incompetent, poor, indigent... (Continue reading)

Rattlesnakes attack Northern California toddlers

Written on 11 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Two Northern California toddlers have suffered rattlesnake bites in the past week, and veterinarians are warning state residents that the drought is bringing the venomous snakes closer to humans. [ABC 7] Two-year-old Ishneed Kaur was bitten Tuesday night while playing... (Continue reading)

Assisted death bill passes California Senate

Written on 4 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The California Senate voted 23-14 Thursday to approve a physician-assisted death bill that would allow some terminally ill patients to obtain medication to end their lives, in a vote that passed largely along the party line. If the measure gets... (Continue reading)

California Senate endorses minimum wage hike

Written on 2 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 80 comments

The California Senate voted Monday in favor of a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage each of the next two years. [Sacramento Bee] Senate Bill 3 would bump the minimum wage to $11 in 2016 and $13 in... (Continue reading)