Why Gasoline in California Is So Expensive
Gasoline prices in California have increased exponentially in recent days, reaching record highs at some gas stations in the state. A gallon of gasoline can cost up to $6 at
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Gov. Newsom Proposes Kindergarten For California 4-Year-Olds
All 4-year-olds in California could go to kindergarten for free under a new proposal from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, part of a broad new education spending package made possible by
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Reversing Trump, US Restores Transgender Health Protections
The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of
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Why California’s economy needs more bad news
What’s feels like bad news for your wallet may actually be good news for California’s economy. As the year started, I concluded in a column that certain “negative” trends could actually be
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Caitlyn Jenner to Critics: ‘I Move on’ She Says in Interview
Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican whose campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community, said Wednesday that “I move on” when it comes to
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Kaiser just laid off hundreds. Are more job cuts coming in the health care industry?
More than a year into a deadly pandemic that has pushed health care workers to the brink, Kaiser Permanente announced last week it was laying off more than 200 workers.
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CVS and Walgreens have wasted more COVID vaccine doses than most states combined
Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against covid-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted vaccine doses, according to government data obtained by KHN.
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Disneyland’s Reopening Highlights a Pandemic Turnaround in Southern California
Four months ago, America’s most populous state was struggling to combat a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations that packed patients into outdoor tents and killed hundreds of people each day. On
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Nearly a quarter of Time’s 100 most influential companies are in the Bay Area
Reports of the Bay Area’s business exodus have been greatly exaggerated — at least if Time magazine’s new list of the 100 most influential companies in the world is any
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UMAEE Business University is empowering latino communities through remote education
We all know how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected life as we once knew it. But for immigrants, the crisis has had a disproportionate negative impact in terms of health,
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