Kate Wolffe

FILE: A registered nurse works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient in Los Angeles.

‘Takes us out at the knees’: California local health officials warn against cutting funding

Kate Wolffe

To balance the budget, Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing eliminating an annual $300 million payment to public health, instituted after COVID. Advocates warn it could leave us more susceptible to another disease threat.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a Proposition 1 campaign event at the Service Employees International Union office in San Francisco, Monday, March 4, 2024.

Poverty and Homelessness

Proposition 1: Newsom’s mental health bond too close to call

Kate Wolffe

California voters were split in early returns over a statewide ballot measure touted by Gov. Gavin Newsom as a necessary step to tackle the state's ongoing homelessness crisis.

Health Navigator Tamara Camacho helps people enroll in health insurance and other benefits over the phone at a Community Health Works office in Sacramento on Thursday, Jan 25, 2024.

Health and Medicine

The Covered California deadline is Wednesday. Here’s how to sign up

Kate Wolffe

The last opportunity to sign up for health insurance for 2024 through California’s marketplace, Covered California, is this week. The deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m.