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Daily Edition for Thursday, September 11, 2025

Remains Of 9/11 Victim From California Identified: Barbara Keating, 72, was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11 who split her time between Palm Springs and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Her remains and those of two other victims were identified last month through DNA analysis. After 24 years, 1,100 victims at the World Trade Center site still have not had their remains identified — but forensics experts haven't given up. Read more from CNN, the Palm Springs Post, and NPR.

Daily Edition for Monday, September 8, 2025

California Counties Feel Sting Of Funding Cuts: Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia doesn’t see a way around the most vulnerable residents in his community soon facing longer wait times for food assistance and medical care under President Donald Trump’s budget cuts. “In reality, we would have to use property tax dollars to back-fill federal losses, and we don’t have any available,” he said. It’s a dilemma facing counties across the state. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.

Daily Edition for Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To California Egg Producer: A Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs has sickened at least 95 people across 14 states, with the vast majority of cases — 73 — reported in California. Eighteen people have been hospitalized. Investigators traced the source to Country Eggs, a Lucerne Valley (San Bernardino County) producer that supplied large brown cage-free eggs sold as “sunshine yolks” and “omega-3 golden yolks.” Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and CIDRAP.

Daily Edition for Monday, August 25, 2025

Vaccine Coverage Might Be Complicated: Health experts warn that access to vaccines this fall will be clouded by confusion. The FDA is expected to restrict eligibility for vaccines to adults 65 and older and those with underlying health conditions. People covered by private health insurance plans or through Covered California are likely to see significantly fewer impacts, but the situation is much less certain for Medi-Cal enrollees. Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle and The San Diego Union-Tribune.