Despite the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma, bias in health and media has taught many Black people to believe mental illness is not their problem....
Bay Area residents recently have needed to protect themselves from wildfire smoke, heat waves and COVID-19, but for many, there is no relief....
Contra Costa County moved into the red tier in which COVID-19 risk is considered "substantial," which allows some indoor operations to resume with restrictions....
The bad air caused by wildfires can make anyone sick but especially vulnerable populations such as Black communities already exposed to high levels of pollution....
Reporter Maria Bernal interviews her cousin Jose Bernal about how spending a week in the hospital because of the coronavirus and pneumonia changed his outlook....
As we head toward fall, and COVID-19 persists, experts forecast how our lives may look and the challenges we are likely to confront....
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into a law that will make it illegal to sell products such as menthol cigarettes, popular among Black adults and children who smoke....
Counties will be categorized into tiers according to their rate of COVID-19 cases and positive tests, which corresponds to what sectors may be allowed to reopen....
The 2012 Chevron fire sent me and thousands of others to the hospital. Then, this month, I saw flames and smoke spewing from the refinery again....
Contra Costa County Health Services announced Tuesday that it will begin accepting waivers to allow in-person learning at public and private elementary schools....
Doctors discuss the mental health toll of the pandemic, warn that a vaccine is still far off and suggest an early warning system to boost the U.S. response....
Families, attorneys, judges, therapists and officials agree: Many people with mental illness do better with taxpayer-funded treatment than private insurance....
As COVID-19 cases surge in California, mental health experts describe both suffering and reason for hope at a virtual panel sponsored by CalMatters....
Without internet access, getting health care is harder than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic for many older and low-income adults....
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed shifting an existing flight path over Central Richmond, raising environmental, health and noise concerns....
