California’s Unemployment Backlog Grew to Over 1 Million Applications. Will Automation Speed Up Payments?
State unemployment agencies have started automating identity verification in the hopes of more quickly processing record numbers of new applications. But experts say more fixes to flawed systems are also necessary.
As Anxieties Rise, Californians Buy Hundreds of Thousands More Guns
Gun rights activists, gun control supporters and public health experts largely agree that the increase in gun sales is driven by fear, uncertainty and longing for a greater sense of protection.
Tough Fire Season Takes Toll on Firefighters’ Mental Health
Wildland firefighters deploy for weeks or months, working nearly nonstop.
OxyContin Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges in Opioid Lawsuit
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Iowa misspent $21 million in coronavirus relief funds, audit finds ... California city will launch a pilot program to guarantee income for some residents ... Georgia voters may not know who funded campaigns before casting ballots.
Inside the Covid Unit at the World’s Largest Women’s Prison
The Central California Women’s Facility quarantined prisoners with Covid-19 with those who never tested positive for the virus.
As Californians Get Older and Less Mobile, Fires Get Hotter and Faster
For many older people who no longer drive, escaping quickly can be a particular challenge.
Hard Lives Made Harder by COVID: Homeless Endure a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck’
This was supposed to be the year California finally did something about its homelessness epidemic. COVID-19 upended that promise.
Prompted by Kobe Bryant’s Death, California Makes it a Crime for First Responders to Snap Unauthorized Photos of Dead Bodies
After law enforcement officers who responded to the helicopter crash that killed the basketball superstar took photos of his body and shared them, California moved to make that act a misdemeanor.
California Will Require Prisons to House Transgender People By Gender Identity
A new law will require California correctional facilities to place transgender people in housing units that align with their gender identity, not their sex assigned at birth.
Senate Still Divided on Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation
Though recent bills are similar, lawmakers have yet to resolve two polarizing issues: preemption and private right to action.
California Expands Privacy Protection to Public Health Workers Amid Threats
Protesters angry over mask mandates and stay-at-home orders have gone to the homes of health officers in multiple counties in California.
California May Need More Fire to Fix its Wildfire Problem
The longstanding default position of suppressing every fire has created problems throughout the West.
California’s Deadliest Spring in 20 Years Suggests Covid Undercount
More people died from March through July this year than the average of the same five months during the previous three years. Those "excess" deaths, which might be linked to undiagnosed Covid, were concentrated in communities of color.
California School Districts Considering How Much Covid Testing to Require to Reopen
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Mayors on Gulf Coast agree climate change affecting hurricanes … St. Paul, Minnesota move on basic income proposal … Louisville city council passes “no confidence” measure about mayor.
Wildfires’ Toxic Air Leaves Damage Long After the Smoke Clears
Toxic air from fires has blanketed California and the Pacific Northwest for weeks now.
California Opens a Path to Professional Firefighting for Formerly Incarcerated People
In California, many wildfires are fought by incarcerated people trained to be firefighters. Their criminal records barred them from continuing in the field after release—until now.
Tough to Tell COVID From Smoke Inhalation Symptoms — And Flu Season’s Coming
Up and down the West Coast, hospitals and health facilities are reporting an influx of patients with problems most likely related to smoke inhalation.
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration
Wildfires rage in the West. Hurricanes batter the East. Droughts and floods wreak damage throughout the nation. Life has become increasingly untenable in the hardest-hit areas, but if the people there move, where will everyone go?
Sleek, Silver and Stuffed With Litter: San Francisco Settles on Three Finalists for New Trash Can Design
The city's public works department is revamping its public trash can design to better contain garbage and, maybe, look nice on the street.
Death Toll Rises as Wildfires Burn Across West Coast
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | A federal appeals court says ex-felons will need to pay fines and restitution before they can get their voting rights back … Minneapolis City Council balks at temporary police precinct … Des Moines schools start virtual in violation of state order.
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