Californians Are Dropping Private Insurance to Get Mental Health Treatment
Families, attorneys, judges, therapists and officials agree: Many people with mental illness do better with taxpayer-funded treatment than private insurance....
08 Aug
22 Jul
‘This Is a Pandemic of Trauma. Everybody Is Feeling the Pain…’
As COVID-19 cases surge in California, mental health experts describe both suffering and reason for hope at a virtual panel sponsored by CalMatters....
22 Jul
Coronavirus: The Bay Area Seniors Who Are Left Behind by a Telehealth Tech Divide
Without internet access, getting health care is harder than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic for many older and low-income adults....
17 Jul
Oakland Airport Flight Path Could Go Over Heart of Richmond
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed shifting an existing flight path over Central Richmond, raising environmental, health and noise concerns....
16 Jul
WCCUSD Board Urges Distance Learning: It’s ‘Life and Death’
The West Contra Costa Unified board said schools should not have any in-person activity until safety from the coronavirus could be guaranteed....
14 Jul
Lesson from California’s COVID-19 ‘Hot Spot’: Public Health Protocols Don’t Fit Reality
Imperial County shows how low wage workers, overcrowded households and inadequate health care can make an area a prime target for a coronavirus outbreak....
14 Jul
COVID Prison Release: State To Start With Nonviolent Inmates Over Age 30
An estimated 8,000 incarcerated individuals will be made eligible for early release by the end of August to stem the COVID-19 outbreak in California’s prison system. ...
14 Jul
Some California Schools Delay In-Person Classes as Coronavirus Surges
Schools across the state aren’t sure they can come up with procedures — and the money to implement them — to keep kids safe before class is scheduled to begin...
13 Jul
Hit or miss: Californians Describe Vastly Different COVID-19 Testing Experiences
As Californians rush to get tested for the coronavirus, many have expressed frustrations over limited access and delayed or missing results....
13 Jul
Contra Costa Stiffens Rules as COVID-19 Numbers Rise
Contra Costa County amended its health order Friday to temporarily tighten up rules on face-coverings and prohibit indoor gatherings as officials say there is "elevated risk of spreading the virus."...
11 Jul
A Grim Tally: Newsom Puts Brave Face on California’s COVID-19 Surge
After being the first state to impose a stay-at-home order, California faces a battery of grim statistics as the state reopened – and is now poised to potentially send millions...
30 Jun
Props to You, Californians: A Preview of What’s on Your November Ballot
California voters will decide on eight statewide measures this November, also covering rent control, Uber and Lyft drivers, property taxes, consumer privacy and more....
29 Jun
Business Openings Delayed As CC Health Officials Urge COVID-19 Testing
The planned reopening Saturday of a variety of businesses and activities will be delayed until the COVID-19 outbreak is better contained, Contra Costa Health Services announced Monday....
27 Jun
UC Students Must Ready for an Online, Socially Distanced Fall
So far eight of the nine undergraduate campuses of the University of California system have published their plans for fall term, with most estimating that only a small number of...
25 Jun
Analyzing the Link Between COVID-19 and Crowded Housing in California
CalMatters, as part of the California Divide, a statewide media collaboration, decided to investigate how overcrowded homes might be exacerbating the pandemic’s toll on California’s hard-hit communities....
