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California's Counties Revolt Against Blue Shield’s Vaccination Role
Gov. Newsom asked a major campaign donor to manage his state's vaccine distribution. But Blue Shield has met with pushback.

Gov. Newsom asked a major campaign donor to manage his state's vaccine distribution. But Blue Shield has met with pushback.

Los Angeles must develop a food-vending cart that meets its health code — or change the health code, say street vendors and advocates.
MIS-C disproportionately affects children of color.
Key takeaways about the roles of power, money and race in shaping America’s response to the pandemic.
Local rates of infection have driven most school districts’ decisions on whether to reopen, and families’ decisions on whether to attend.
As New Mexico faces another historic dry spell, can desert agriculture remain viable?
Shoring up working conditions at the bottom of the economy will be a priority for state political leaders. A new report could shape policy.
A $15 per hour minimum wage increase was stripped from the economic stimulus package. But the fight to raise the wage has just begun.
HVAC standards are the elephant in the living room of debates over reopening classrooms. Many schools can’t afford needed upgrades.
“We’re absolutely, 100 percent committed to equitable vaccine access,” the head of the Biden administration’s coronavirus task force said.
During the pandemic, legal safeguards were created to help unemployed renters. But some families can still fall through the cracks.
Five decades after his murder, America could use another dynamic unifier.
Missteps have led to lives lost and a necessary change of course, community organizers say.
Pro bono law firms say L.A. court system prioritizes nonessential operations over community safety.
Two rural communities prepare to wrest more control over protecting their air from pollution.
Capital & Main asks: Why are whites more likely to get their shots when people of color suffer more from COVID-19?
As COVID vaccines are rolled out, a critical health care network is underused.
Differences among school districts are ignored at California’s peril.
Hundreds attended a multicultural and multiracial rally held in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza to decry a string of violent attacks.
What the state can learn from coal’s decline — before the oil and gas industry goes off a cliff.