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How Medi-Cal is Being Transformed for One-Third of Californians

California is on the national front lines of public health, transforming Medi-Cal to include services well beyond the doctor’s office.

Rompiendo con los estigmas culturales en torno a la enfermedad de Alzheimer

阿茲海默症是加州人第二大死因,但它背負的汙名讓許多社區不願意尋求幫助。

Health Coverage for Youngest Kids: California Brings Danger to a Head

What happens when our most vulnerable generation — children between birth and age five — don’t have access to health care? 

알츠하이머를 둘러싼 문화적 낙인 이해해야

알츠하이머 질환은 캘리포니아주에서 두번째로 높은 사망원인이지만, 많은 사람들이 이 병을 둘러싼 낙인 때문에 도움을 요청하길 꺼린다.

掃除阿茲海默症的文化汙名

阿茲海默症是加州人第二大死因,但它背負的汙名讓許多社區不願意尋求幫助。

First-Ever Listas Campaign Helps Women Prepare for Emergencies

Listas empowers women with emergency resilience in the face of disasters ranging from extreme heat to winter storms to wildfires.

Breaking Cultural Stigmas Around Alzheimer’s

Stigma around Alzheimer’s disease — the second-leading cause of death in California — prevents many communities from getting help.

What’s New This Tax Season?

As Tax Day approaches, 2024 brings new ways to file online for free, get more help and claim refunds.

Looking at California’s Hate Reporting Hotline One Year In

One year after the multilingual CA vs Hate reporting hotline was launched, how has it answered hate? 

Generational Wealth Now in Reach for First-Time California Homebuyers

Homeownership, often the first step for generational wealth, is ever-more unaffordable for California families — especially those of color.

What’s Leading Women to the Polls?

As women head to the polls this fall, abuse in office, domestic workers’ rights, reproductive rights and gun control are forefront concerns.

Can We Fix a Century of Green Card Backlogs?

Slow-growing U.S. green card caps, delays and waste have characterized the system for a century, and are only worsening under politically polarized immigration laws.

First Digital Resource Hub Targets Anti-Asian Hate

With anti-Asian hate skyrocketing in recent years, helping AAPI communities respond to discrimination is more crucial than ever.

The Muslim Vote: An Overlooked ‘Swing Factor’

Despite the fact that the Muslim vote is often overlooked, it can swing U.S. elections — particularly in close races.

Against Huge Deficits, $5 Billion Won for Bay Area Transit

Facing massive state deficits, advocates won $5.1 billion for Bay Area transit last year by framing transit as an issue of climate and housing.

How Community Votes Make Political Change

As the U.S. electorate grows more diverse, mobilizing historically marginalized voters is more politically decisive than ever this election year.

What’s Safer for Domestic Violence Survivors: Home or the Streets?

Domestic violence is among the leading causes of homelessness, as victims often face low funds, poor credit and police evictions.

What Were Last Year’s Biggest Scams?

On Friday, February 9, the Federal Trade Commission released data showing that nationwide fraud losses topped $10 billion in 2023.

How Senate Candidates Lee, Schiff, Porter are Stopping Hate

As the U.S. Senate race heats up, candidates Barbara Lee, Adam Schiff and Katie Porter joined a forum to discuss their platforms.

How Can Local Media Face the News Crisis?

As devastating layoffs and growing news deserts fuel uncertainty about the future of journalism, what can save local media?

California Prepares for Strongest Winter Storm

36 million Californians are bracing for potentially life-threatening floods from a weekend atmospheric river.

The Enduring Harm of U.S. Deportations

Deportations to African and Muslim-majority nations, which skyrocketed during the Trump administration, continue to disproportionately harm Black immigrants who built their lives in the U.S. 

In Immigration Debate, a ‘Fight Over Who Gets to be an American’

As more people cross the border, anti-immigrant stances are inflaming U.S. politics, with few long-term proposals.

Housing Gaps are Racial Gaps, Say Bay Area Policymakers

As the Bay Area housing crisis deepens racial and wealth divides, how much is the system working as intended?

Combatiendo el abuso de sustancias con acceso a cuidados y no condenas

Ante el agravamiento de la epidemia de opioides, que se cuenta entre las crisis más graves de California, el Sierra Health Center está reduciendo los daños mediante el acceso a la atención en lugar de la criminalización.

What’s Ahead for the U.S. Economy in 2024?

Although inflation and unemployment rates are falling, many Americans are struggling to stay afloat with record-high costs of living.

Fighting Substance Abuse Through Care over Criminalization

As a worsening opioid epidemic ranks among California’s most challenging crises, The Center at Sierra Health Foundation is reducing harm through care over criminalization.

Reduciendo brechas de salud en el Condado de Los Ángeles

A medida que aumentan las disparidades de riqueza y salud en todo el país, California acorta distancias al hacer accesibles los servicios de salud para todos.

As Voters Head to Polls Worldwide, What Role for Diaspora Communities?

With 2024 being the biggest election year in history, the role of diaspora is more crucial than ever.

Bridging Health Gaps in LA County

As wealth and health disparities widen nationwide, California is bridging the gap by making care accessible to all.

Should You Cancel Your Cruise as Deadly Hantavirus Emerges?

The deadly hantavirus is making news headlines as 3 cruise ship passengers died last month. But hantavirus will not rise to pandemic levels, says UCSF infectious diseases specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong.

New Green Card Processing Rules Create Fear and Chaos in Immigrant Communities

June 5 | A new USCIS policy requires many green card applicants to complete the process abroad, raising concerns over reentry bans, family separation, legal challenges, and uncertainty for immigrant communities nationwide.

‘Not a World Cup for the World’: Rights Advocates Sound Alarm Ahead of Tournament

With the FIFA World Cup to open June 11, civil advocates warn the tournament risks becoming a backdrop for serious rights violations on American soil.

SNAP Cuts Threaten Food Security in Vulnerable Communities, New Data Show

Black, Latino, and Native American households face greater food uncertainty than the population at large, according to data from the Congressional District Health Dashboard.