Los Angeles Times: Democrats Running For Governor Face Off In San Francisco Over Healthcare, Charter Schools
Reflecting a growing divide among California Democrats on single-payer healthcare and charter schools, California gubernatorial candidates landed on separate sides of those issues during a candidate forum in San Francisco Tuesday. The most heated exchange came in a clash between former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom over how to pay for a universal healthcare system that would cover all Californians and dramatically reshape medical coverage in the state. (Willon and Mehta, 10/24)

The Mercury News: Dem Candidates For Governor Disagree On Charter Schools
The four Democrats running to be the next governor of California disagreed about whether the state needs more charter schools and how to achieve single-payer health care in a debate on Tuesday. But Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, state Treasurer John Chiang and former state Superintendent of Public Education Delaine Eastin seemed to agree on many issues — from affordable housing construction to climate change — at a forum at the City Club sponsored by the San Francisco Chronicle. (Tolan, 10/24)

San Francisco Chronicle: Democratic Governor Hopefuls Take On Single-Payer Care, Prop. 13 Changes
The sharpest differences were on health care. Newsom and Eastin favor a single-payer plan similar to one that cleared the state Senate this year before being shelved in the Assembly. Chiang and Villaraigosa said they support the concept of universal health care but were skeptical the state could afford a single-payer, Medicare-for-all-style system. (Garooli, 10/24)

The San Diego Union-Tribune: County Releases Information On Age, Gender Of Hepatitis A Deaths 
Sixteen of the 19 people whose deaths have been attributed to San Diego County’s ongoing hepatitis A outbreak were men, 13 were homeless and four were illicit drug users, according to information the county released on Tuesday. The details were provided to The San Diego Union-Tribune in summary form after weeks during which officials declined to disclose documents containing the information.U-T Watchdog researched the law on release of information regarding a public health outbreak and found at least one county — Santa Cruz — let the public know basic data about its one hepatitis death. (Cook, 10/24)

In other news from across the state —

The Mercury News: Drug Take-Back Event Slated For South Bay
In an effort to keep expired or unused prescription medications out of the wrong hands, police and fire departments throughout the South Bay are set to join forces with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency this weekend to take back the drugs. (Green, 10/25)

KPBS: Number Of Extreme Heat Days Climbs Placing Young, Elderly At Risk 
A new report says climbing temperatures are taking their toll on public health. ...The Center for Public Health determined communities need to take steps to protect people vulnerable to extreme heat. (Anderson, 10/24)

23ABC News: Bakersfield City School District To Now Offer STD Testing For Students
The Bakersfield City School District is expanding the health services they offer students by offering testing for sexually transmitted diseases. BCSD held a board meeting Tuesday night to vote on the decision and it was approved. The three wellness centers at BCSD offer medical, mental health and and dental services to its families, and will now offer STD testing. Kern County Public Health considers STD rates in the county to be a public health crisis, and the district wants to do its part. (Tarangioli, 10/24)

Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Hundreds Of Sonoma County Doctors, Medical Professionals Displaced By Fires 
The wildfires that ravaged Sonoma County more than two weeks ago killed at least 23 local residents and destroyed nearly 6,800 structures, including 2,900 homes in Santa Rosa. Of those, more than 200 homes belonged to Sonoma County physicians, many tied to Santa Rosa’s three major hospitals: Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital and Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. (Espinoza, 10/24)

The San Diego Union-Tribune: San Diego Ambulance Fees To Rise 24 Percent, Response Times May Lag 
Ambulances rides in San Diego will cost 24 percent more and response-time requirements will be softened under policy changes for the city’s ambulance operator unanimously approved on Tuesday by the City Council. In exchange, American Medical Response will provide the city with financial records backing up its claims that the company is losing $7 million per year in San Diego. The company will also provide the city monthly reports on how the changes are affecting revenue and response times. (Garrick, 10/24)

Politico: Trump Tells Senate To Fix Taxes — Not Obamacare
President Donald Trump on Tuesday steered Senate Republicans toward tax reform and away from health care, pushing off any deal to fund controversial Obamacare subsidies to the end of the year at best. Trump joined Senate Republicans at their weekly policy lunch but gave no direction on what he wants to see in a health care bill. He praised Sen. Lamar Alexander's (R-Tenn.) work on a bipartisan deal meant to stabilize the Obamacare markets, but his emphasis on taxes led senators in the room to believe Trump doesn't want a stand-alone Obamacare vote anytime soon. (Haberkorn and Cancryn, 10/24)

The Hill: Trump Stops Short Of ObamaCare Deal Endorsement 
President Trump expressed appreciation for work on a bipartisan ObamaCare deal in a meeting with GOP senators on Tuesday but did not endorse the bill, multiple lawmakers said."He just encouraged us to continue to work on it. He made it clear that he appreciated what Sen. [Lamar] Alexander [R-Tenn.] was doing," Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said. (Sullivan, 10/24)

Meanwhile —

The Associated Press: GOP Lawmakers Propose New Conditions On Health Bill
Two top Republicans announced a bill Tuesday restoring federal subsidies to insurers while including tough conditions sought by the White House. Senate Democrats have enough votes to kill it, but the measure underscores the changes the Trump administration and congressional conservatives say they want in exchange for resuming the payments. The proposal seeks changes in President Barack Obama's health care law that go far further than provisions in bipartisan legislation that is stuck in the Senate. That compromise has stalled as President Donald Trump has flashed contradictory signals about whether he supports it and conservatives — especially in the House — have complained it doesn't revamp Obama's statute strongly enough. (Fram, 10/24)

The Hill: Bipartisan Health Plan Faces New Challenge From Conservatives
The new bill, introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), would fund ObamaCare insurer subsidies that Democrats and some Republicans have been asking for. In that respect, it’s similar to the deal that Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) negotiated with Democrats. (Hellmann, 10/24)

CQ: Hatch, Brady Propose Alternative To Bipartisan Health Bill
The proposal, by Senate Finance Chairman Orrin G. Hatch of Utah and House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady of Texas, would fund the cost-sharing payments through 2019 with "pro-life restrictions" and expand the maximum contribution limits to health savings accounts. The new proposal also would provide relief from the mandate that most individuals get health coverage from 2017 through 2021 and exempt employers from penalties if they didn’t provide insurance as required between 2015 and 2017. The pair said legislative text would be forthcoming. (McIntire, 10/24)

The Associated Press: Federal Court Clears Way For Immigrant Teen To Get Abortion
A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for a 17-year-old immigrant held in custody in Texas to obtain an abortion. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 6-3 in favor of the teen. The decision overturned a ruling by a three-judge panel of the court that at least temporarily blocked her from getting an abortion. The Trump administration could still appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. (10/24)

Politico: Federal Appeals Court Clears Way For Undocumented Teen To Get Abortion
On Sunday the girl’s lawyers had asked the full court to set aside the decision, saying that they’ve exhausted their options to find a sponsor. They said the delay brings the girl, now close to 16 weeks pregnant, dangerously close to the states’ 20-week limit on abortion. The court’s full bench split along party lines with six Democrat appointed judges ruling in favor, three Republican appointees bitterly denouncing the decision and one Democratic appointee recusing herself. (Rayasam and Gerstein, 10/24)

Los Angeles Times: U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Trump Antiabortion Rule, Clears The Way For 17-Year-Old Immigrant To End Her Pregnancy
Although the ruling directly affects only the one pregnant teenager who brought the case, it strongly indicates that the appeals court, which has jurisdiction over federal agencies nationwide, would strike down efforts by administration officials to block abortions in similar cases. The ACLU, which represented Doe, says that in the last year, administration officials repeatedly have tried to prevent pregnant minors in detention from having abortions. (Savage, 10/24)