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Daily Edition for Thursday, June 12, 2025

Blue Shield-UC Health Contract Dispute Could Spell Trouble For Thousands Of Patients: Many Californians who get medical care at UC Health through Blue Shield of California — including many in the Bay Area who go to UCSF and One Medical, a UCSF affiliate — may need to find a different health insurer or pay out-of-network rates for services if the parties cannot reach a new contract by July 10. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.

Daily Edition for Wednesday, June 11, 2025

‘Less Lethal’ Weapons Reportedly Used In Protests Could Prove Costly For Los Angeles: There are reports that the LAPD is using rubber bullets against protesters, but it could end up costing the city: In March 2023, a federal jury awarded $375,000 to a man shot in the face with a rubber bullet by an LAPD officer during a May 2020 protest. Read more from Newsweek. Plus: WIRED explains how rubber bullets and tear gas affect the human body.

Daily Edition for Monday, June 9, 2025

South Coast AQMD Rebuffs Efforts To Phase Out Some Gas-Powered Appliances: After a contentious, five-hour hearing, Southern California air quality regulators on Friday rejected measures that would have phased out residential gas-powered water heaters and furnaces in the Los Angeles basin. The rules were aimed at reducing emissions of smog-contributing pollutants linked to asthma, allergies, premature death, and more. Read more from CalMatters and AP.