News Archive

Man kills his 3 children, their chaperone and himself in Sacramento church shooting

February 28, 2022 | Janelle Salanga

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a man killed his three children, all under the age of 15, and the person supervising their visit, then himself. The children’s mother had an active restraining order against their father.

Health Care

As California expands Medi-Cal, hundreds of thousands of immigrants will still be left behind

February 28, 2022

Many working undocumented immigrants won’t qualify for state health insurance even if they don’t earn a living wage. That leaves them with few viable options for coverage.

Health Care

California to end mask requirements for schools, unvaccinated people in March

February 28, 2022 | Nicole Nixon

State health officials announced Monday they will no longer require face coverings indoors for unvaccinated people beginning March 1, and students and school staff will be able to shed their masks on March 12.

Health Care

California coronavirus updates: Sacramento City Council to vote on continuing virtual meetings despite loosened state guidelines

February 28, 2022

Sacramento City Council is scheduled to vote March 1 to continue holding virtual meetings at least for another month, despite California easing many of its pandemic restrictions.

Environment

California’s climate action plans fall behind on equity, sticking instead to boilerplate solutions, new study says

February 28, 2022 | Manola Secaira

Of the 170 plans that University of California researchers reviewed, 66 had no mention of social equity at all.

Environment

Snow falling: As climate warms, overhauling California water projections gains urgency

February 27, 2022

The Sierra Nevada hasn’t provided nearly as much water as predicted. Now the state is struggling to overhaul its snow runoff forecasts.

California mask mandate: It’s fracturing student life

February 27, 2022

Parents, educators and now students are caught in the polarized debate over mask and vaccine mandates. Officials are worried communities might not recover.

Race and Equity

COVID-19 has turned deadlier for Black Californians, who have the state’s lowest vaccination rate

February 26, 2022

California’s African Americans are dying from COVID at a higher rate now. And they make up a disproportionate and growing share of the death toll for middle-aged Californians.

A part of the NATO treaty could turn Russia's invasion of Ukraine into a wider war

February 26, 2022

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty means that an attack on one member state is determined to be an attack on all. Ukraine is not part of the alliance — but some of its neighbors are.

State Government

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla wants to take California’s Project Homekey national

February 25, 2022 | Nicole Nixon

The Housing for All Act is modeled after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Project Homekey, which converted thousands of hotels into long-term housing during the pandemic. It would spend more than a half-trillion dollars over the next decade on affordable housing.