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Daily Edition for Friday, March 21, 2025
Food Banks Feeling Pinched: The Agriculture Department has halted millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks without explanation, according to food bank leaders in six states. For the Central California Food Bank, that means a loss of 500,000 pounds of expected food deliveries worth $850,000 just for April through July. Read more from Politico and The New York Times.
Daily Edition for Thursday, March 20, 2025
University of California Announces Hiring Freeze: Harm to academic and scientific research. Worse patient care at health centers. Those are some of the impacts officials fear will result from an across-the-board hiring freeze announced Wednesday by the 10-campus University of California in response to threatened cuts in federal funding and worries about state budget support. Read more from EdSource, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Bay Area News Group.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, March 19, 2025
El Cajon Bans Vaping Devices That Look Like Pens, USB Drives: In what could be the first of its kind in the nation, a ban against selling vaping devices disguised as other things was unanimously approved by the City Council on Tuesday. The devices can be disguised as pens, fidget spinners, smart watches, hand-held electronic games, USB drives, staplers, and beverage containers. Read more from The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Madera Hospital Reopens Today: Madera Community Hospital will reopen to patients Tuesday morning, state legislators announced Monday. The hospital will begin seeing patients at 10 a.m., putting an end to a more than two-year closure that displaced patients and health care workers. Read more from The Fresno Bee and the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.
Daily Edition for Monday, March 17, 2025
SF Launches One-Year Effort To Reform Homelessness And Mental Health Services: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is expected to sign an executive directive today that lays out how he wants to make near- and long-term improvements to city systems that assist people who are unhoused or mentally ill. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle. Keep reading for more on the housing crisis.
Daily Edition for Friday, March 14, 2025
Medicaid Shortfall Raises Concerns: California lawmakers are calling for answers after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office floated a $3.44 billion loan to bail out the Medi-Cal program, bringing renewed scrutiny on the state’s coverage of undocumented immigrants. Lawmakers said they were caught off guard by the news and still don’t understand the extent of the shortfall. Read more from Politico. Scroll down for more about Medi-Cal costs and cuts.
Daily Edition for Thursday, March 13, 2025
California Runs Short On Medi-Cal Funds: California will need to borrow $3.44 billion to close a budget gap in the state’s Medicaid program, Newsom administration officials told lawmakers Wednesday in a letter obtained by Politico. That’s the maximum amount California can borrow and will only be enough to cover bills for Medi-Cal through the end of the month, Department of Finance spokesperson H.D. Palmer separately told Politico. Read more from Politico. Keep scrolling for more on Medicaid and Medicare.
Daily Edition for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Measles Case Confirmed In LA County: Public health officials have confirmed the first case of measles in a Los Angeles County resident this year — the second infected person known to have passed through LAX in 2025. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.
Daily Edition for Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Controversy Over Grossmont Healthcare CEO’s Dismissal: Nearly one week after deciding not to renew the contract of their chief executive officer, Grossmont Healthcare District directors hired an interim replacement Monday, disregarding a colleague’s plea to explain to the public why such a popular leader was so suddenly let go. Read more from The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Daily Edition for Monday, March 10, 2025
Scientists Protest Trump's Funding Cuts: Hundreds of scientists marched at federal offices in Los Angeles on Friday to protest Trump administration policies. The rally drew graduate students and professors from USC and UCLA and was held under the banner of the “Stand Up for Science” movement. Read more from the Los Angeles Times.