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California Drinking Water Regulations Are Putting Cost Over People’s Safety
Polluters and utility groups have repeatedly stymied efforts to impose stricter limits on contaminants.
Severe Lead Contamination Found in Water of Multiple Oakland Public Schools
No amount of lead is considered safe, and children are particularly vulnerable to serious health problems if exposed.
California’s Wealthy Wine Industry Routinely Endangers Health of Its Workers
Between wildfires and immigration status, California vineyard workers contend with a host of hurdles to their health.
Homeless Sweeps Are Expensive, Useless and Cruel, Human Rights Watch Charges
Punitive city policies are also woefully counterproductive, only perpetuating the very malady they purport to address.
Newsom Threatens to Defund CA Counties That Don’t Clear Homeless Encampments
The move follows the governor's executive order last month directing officials to clear homeless encampments.
How Indigenous Land Reclamation Is Helping Heal California’s Klamath River
Dam removal and Yurok land management is helping the ecosystem adapt to the changing climate.
A Month After SCOTUS Decision, Newsom Issues Order Targeting Unhoused People
“From a public health perspective, this is ineffective and potentially deadly,” a public health researcher said.
Los Angeles County Approves Medical Debt Relief for Thousands of Residents
The $5 million public health investment is estimated to help 150,000 residents and eliminate $500 million in debt.
Governor Newsom Takes Cue From Biden in Backtracking on Immigration Policy
Policy makers from the federal, state and local levels must use their power to defend immigrant communities.
Schools and Parents Still Fight Segregation 70 Years After “Brown v. Board”
Integration within the Pasadena Unified School District has been a focus of national attention since 1970.