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Los Angeles Homeless Population Grows. But Mayor Karen Bass Has Also Made Gains

07/26/2023
Despite efforts by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to shelter more than 14,000 people this year, the city's homeless population keeps growing. That does not necessarily mean her signature program is failing. The larger question: How does California measure success?

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California Steps Up Efforts to Stem Violence Against Native Americans With Feather Alert System

07/06/2023
Today tribal leaders, local law enforcement and lawmakers gathered to learn how the a new tool—the Feather Alert—will work to help law enforcement quickly notify the public about missing Native Americans and enlist their aid.

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Mental Health Providers Say New Medi-Cal Reform May Force Them to Cut Services

07/05/2023
Medi-Cal is changing how it pays mental health providers. Many of those providers say they may no longer be able to afford peer support specialists, home visits and other services.

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ACLU Launches State’s 1st Database to Track Conditions in Immigration Detention Facilities

06/26/2023
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California launched the California Immigration Detention Database, a tool to track complaints filed by immigrants in California detention facilities to seek redress against inhumane conditions.

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CalFresh Farmers Market Benefits May Be Cut in Budget Deal

06/19/2023
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A program allowing CalFresh benefits to be used at farmer's markets may end up on the cutting room floor.

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California Food Banks Flooded by Families Needing Help

06/09/2023
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With pandemic benefits ending, food banks have become supermarkets for thousands of Californians.

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California Bill Could Help Improve Firefighters’ Mental Health

05/23/2023
After unanimously clearing the Senate, a bill expanding first responders' access to workers’ comp for PTSD moves to the Assembly.

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California Senate’s New Health Chair to Prioritize Mental Health, Homelessness

01/05/2023
State Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman of Stockton has been appointed chair of the state Senate's health committee. A licensed social worker, Eggman said she will make mental health care and homelessness front-burner issues.

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Six Steps to Mindful Drinking

02/09/2022
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Some things to consider, whether you’re looking to stop completely or engage in “mindful drinking.”

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Nightmare After Dreamland

11/05/2021
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Sam Quinones wrote about opioids in his last book. But now a tidal wave of drugs from Mexican cartels is plaguing ‘The Least of Us.’

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