Serious health issues can play out in schools every day, sometimes in life and death ways. Yet few schools in California have a credentialed school nurse at the ready to appropriately address the problem. The school nurse ratio is a troubling one for every 2,240 students.
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No Shortage of Water Board Candidates
David Ginsborg, right-hand man to county tax assessor Larry Stone, is running for a seat on the Santa Clara Valley Water District board come next November. We’re not sure why anyone would want to spend waking hours noodling on water policy, but then again it can’t be any less exciting than tax assessments. Ginsborg isn’t the only one running against incumbent Joe Judge, though.
Prop 45’s Overhaul of CEQA Could Give Developers More Power
Prop 45 would set deadlines on environmental reviews and lawsuits for projects like housing, roads and water systems, shifting power toward the people proposing those projects.
CA Is Not Building Affordable Housing Fast Enough, with San Jose Among Leaders But Still Lagging
The California Department of Housing and Community Development has ordered every city and county to plan for 2.5 million new homes by 2030, but nearly all municipalities are not on track to hit their numbers.
Union Complains that Kaiser Uses Algorithm To Triage Mental Health Patients, Violating CA Law
Kaiser Permanente said its “Digital Automated Screenings” that it has used for three years in initial “e-visits” is not AI and is not used to diagnose patients or make treatment decisions.
Newsom’s History with Big Oil Could Affect His Presidential Run
In the 1940s, Gordon Getty, a son of oil magnate J. Paul Getty, lived with the Newsom family while attending school in San Francisco.
CA Considers New Idea to Boost Factory-built Housing
To encourage housing developers to build more homes inside factories, state government might get into the construction insurance business.
CA Refineries Limit Fuel Supplies as Iran War Pushes Gas Prices in CA to Record Highs
California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes, but regulators delayed it for five years.
San José Mayor Matt Mahan Makes It Official: He’s Running for Governor of California
Mahan is staking out a centrist position in a crowded field, as the ninth Democratic candidate – plus two Republicans – who will seek to survive a June primary, a little over four months away.
Nurses Begin Strike at Kaiser Hospitals, Clinics in Bay Area, CA and Hawaii
“Open-ended” strike by members of a coalition of nurses’ unions began at 7am today at more than two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics, including San Jose, in California and Hawaii citing unfair labor practices, staffing shortages and salary disputes.
Kaiser Nurses Say They’ll Strike Jan. 26 if Contract Talks Don’t Resume
Kaiser Permanente responded to the strike threat by proposing a solution to move forward with contract negotiations, which if successful, could avert a strike. The strike could impact care at 20 hospitals and 200 clinics.
Kaiser Permanente Workers Begin Five-Day Strike in California, Hawaii, Oregon
The unions and Kaiser Permanente are close on a four-year total – 21.5% offered by Kaiser compared to 25% sought over four years by the unions. But the unions want nearly half of those increases – 12% – to occur in the first year.
Trump Jumps at Chance for Confrontation in CA Over Immigration
The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda
California’s High Living Costs and High Poverty Sharpen Its Economic Divide
High poverty rates underscore the fact that Californians’ costs for housing, utilities, fuel and other necessities of life are among the nation’s highest.
CA Investigators Report Poor Treatment of Mentally Ill at ICE Detention Centers
State investigators report on ICE detention centers raises concerns about health care and poor record keeping.
Bill in Assembly Could Give New Housing Precedence over Environmental Rules
In the recurring legislative fight between affordable housing advocates and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.
