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California Weighs Cost of Ozempic Coverage for Public Employees
13+ hour, 54+ min ago (487+ words) California lawmakers are weighing whether public employee health plans should cover popular anti-obesity medications such as Ozempic, a proposal that has drawn broad support in the state Senate but sharp concern from Cal PERS over its projected cost. The measure…...
Bay Area Tech Layoffs Have Yet to Trigger Recession Worries
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (856+ words) Bay Area technology layoffs continue to draw attention across California, but economists say the cuts have not yet added up to a broader regional downturn. Despite those announcements, the Bay Area economy has not shown the kind of widespread distress…...
California's Top-Two Primary Falls Short of Voters' Expectations
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (615+ words) When California voters approved the state's top-two primary system in 2010, supporters promised it would weaken partisan extremes and reward candidates who could appeal beyond their party's base. More than a decade later, the system has not consistently delivered that result....
Anti-Tax Ballot Measure Could Drain Local Housing Funds, Prompting Calls for State Action
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (564+ words) California legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom are facing a narrowing deadline to address a statewide anti-tax ballot measure that housing advocates warn could undermine local revenue for affordable housing, roads, schools and public safety across the state, including in Southern…...
Did California's Top-Two Primary Deliver on Its Promise to Reshape Politics?
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1410+ words) California's top-two primary system was designed to shake up state politics, reward candidates who appeal beyond party loyalists and give voters more meaningful choices in November. But after Tuesday's primary, many of the state's biggest races appear headed toward familiar…...
Mayoral Clash May Boost Karen Bass, but Leaves Los Angeles Voters Shortchanged
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (480+ words) Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass emerged from this week's election in a strong position for reelection, leading a crowded field and appearing likely to face the opponent her campaign would prefer in November. That discontent should not be dismissed simply…...
California Tribal College Creates a Sense of Belonging for Native Students
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (1444+ words) When Amelia Giron enrolled at California Indian Nations College in Palm Desert in 2023, she was newly sober, without stable housing and struggling with drug addiction. She also was estranged from her four children. Two years later, Giron, 41, says she has…...
California Housing Bill Would Set $28 Wage Floor, Drawing Pushback From Some Unions
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (1033+ words) A state housing proposal aimed at making it easier to build townhomes has opened a sharp divide between two of California's most influential construction labor groups, putting Democratic lawmakers in a politically difficult position as they try to address the…...
Judge Orders San Diego County Health Inspection at Immigrant Detention Center
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (609+ words) A federal judge has ordered the Otay Mesa Detention Center to grant access to San Diego County health inspectors, a significant development in a legal dispute over local oversight of privately operated immigration detention facilities in California. U. S. District Judge James…...