California Again Has America's Highest Poverty Rate: California continued to have the highest poverty rate in the nation last year at 17.7%, tied only with Louisiana, according to new data from the ...

UCSF Health To Lay Off About 200 Workers: UCSF Health will eliminate approximately 200 positions across its network, officials said Wednesday, citing “serious financial challenges” and the need to ...

California Ranks Among Most Affordable States For Obamacare: California is one of the most affordable states for buying health insurance through marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, ...

More Than 6 Months After Wildfires, Another Victim Is Found: A 19th victim of the Eaton fire has been found in Altadena, bringing the total death toll to 31. Like all but one of the victims of the ...

First Covid, Now Wildfires: California Teens Say Their Mental Health Is Suffering: The disaster has again disrupted the education and nutrition of thousands of children. In Pasadena alone, five school ...

CMS Gives ICE Access To Medicaid Recipients’ Data: The Trump administration is forging ahead with a plan that is sure to fuel alarm across California’s immigrant communities: handing over the personal ...

KP Lays Off Employees Across California Ahead Of Strike: The health care provider is eliminating more than 200 positions, mostly in IT and food services, across 15 hospitals and clinics. More than ...

Fresno County Sees Large Spike In Domestic Violence Calls: Between 2019 and 2023, domestic violence calls to law enforcement more than doubled in Fresno County from roughly 6,500 to more than 13,300, ...

Hurting For Cash, Some Food Banks Are Closing: Food banks and pantries across the Bay Area say they’ve seen a dramatic increase in people lining up to receive food and that funding shortages are ...

Californians Can Air Their Social Security Grievances: Attorney General Rob Bonta has launched oag.ca.gov/socialsecurity, an online portal for residents to report issues related to accessing services, ...

San Joaquin Valley Sees West Nile Virus Surge: The San Joaquin Valley has become something of a hot spot for West Nile virus infections, public health officials say. Of at least 56 reported human ...

Hospitals Open For Now As LA Fires Worsen: Hospitals in Los Angeles County remained operational as of Wednesday evening, though several health systems have shuttered clinical locations and physician ...