Frustration runs deep among medical cannabis patients and advocates who say the commercial market created by Proposition 64 in 2016 isn’t meeting their needs.
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California Needs Thousands of Nurses, but Leaders Can’t Agree on How to Fill Jobs
Some California hospitals have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.
Why are California Community Colleges Lagging Behind Their Transfer Goals?
Community college officials said that the UC and Cal State universities rejected nearly 30,000 eligible community college applicants in the fall of 2020 — more than enough transfers to meet the community colleges system’s goal.
Covered California Announces Biggest Premium Increases since 2018
Covered California will waive deductibles for many patients, and continue generous subsidies, but a projected 9.6% rate hike signals that runaway health care costs are back after five years of low premium increases.
From Twitter to X: Elon Musk Begins Erasing an Iconic Internet Brand
Beginning Sunday, the tech billionaire started removing the bird logo that has been part of Twitter’s identity since 2006.
Stanford President Will Resign After Report Found Flaws in His Research
Accusations against neuroscientist Mark Tessier-Lavigne, first reported years ago, resurfaced in February when the student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, published a series of articles questioning the accuracy and honesty of work produced in laboratories overseen by the former Genentech executive.
Report Gives CSU Failing Grades for Its Handling of Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Complaints
The release of the report came on the day that jury selection began in the federal trial of former San Jose State athletic trainer Scott Shaw on federal civil rights charges, and also came less than a week after CSU trustees announced the appointment of a new chancellor, Mildred Garcia, effective Oct. 1.
California Democrats Resisted Child Trafficking Bill — until They Couldn’t
California lawmakers tried nine times to stiffen penalties for trafficking of a minor. The latest effort appeared to die — until a social media campaign forced Democrats to reconsider.
California Fights Wildfires with Drones, Satellites and AI
California is tapping into new technology to figure out how to attack wildfires, using military satellites, drones and infrared mapping.
Police Arrest Arson Suspect in at Least 15 Fires Set in South Santa Clara County
Daniel Catano is also suspected of setting at least eight other fires in Gilroy and committing an auto burglary July 10 in Morgan Hill, when one of the victims—an off-duty officer—followed the suspect, who was able to evade officers.
California Bill Aims to Reduce Waste by Reining In ‘Sell By’ Dates
Consumers throw away more food than they need to because of confusing product labels, advocates say.
CA Supreme Court Says Employers Not Responsible for COVID Spread by Employees Infected at Work
A Bay Area woman sued her husband’s employer after she became infected with COVID-19. The California Supreme Court found that giving her workers’ comp could set a precedent that would imperil the system.
Extreme Weather Is Threatening California’s Dams. What Happens if They Fail?
What if, rather than trying to out-engineer the weather, or evacuate and return in an endless cycle, we changed where and how we live?
Firefighters: Leave The Fireworks to The Experts
Police across the county will be on the lookout for illegal fireworks for the the Fourth of July.
Robert Rivas Sworn in as Speaker of The California Assembly
After a prolonged transition, the Hollister Democrat was sworn in as Assembly speaker today, taking over from Anthony Rendon of Southern California. It’s been a meteoric ascent for the 43-year-old who grew up in farmworker housing, and worked as a high school counselor and community college teacher while serving as a San Benito County supervisor.
How Texas Shrank Its Homeless Population — and Its Lessons for California
San Jose’s homelessness response team visited Houston earlier this year. They came away jealous of some advantages Houston has over California cities.
