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Newsom Pledges More COVID-19 Testing Capacity With New Lab

October 31, 2020

The governor announces the opening of a PerkinElmer lab in Santa Clarita that will help double statewide COVID-19 testing capacity by March.

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Planning To Vote In Person? Here’s How To Protect Yourself From COVID-19.

October 30, 2020 | Sammy Caiola

Health experts say with the appropriate planning and the cooperation of the public, voting in-person can be done relatively safely.

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California’s Latinos Grapple With COVID, And Extraordinary Grief

October 29, 2020 | Sammy Caiola

Thousands of Latino Californians are grappling with not only the loss of a loved one from COVID-19, but the inability to say goodbye. Recent polling suggests almost a third of Latinx residents know someone who has died of the virus.

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Feeling Anxious About the Election? We Asked A Psychiatrist How To Cope

October 28, 2020 | Steve Milne | Megan Manata

Worried about the election? Stop your doom scrolling, and read this. We spoke to a Stanford psychiatry professor to learn about how this election’s news cycle feels nonstop, and how to step away from it all for a bit.

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Verily’s COVID Testing Program Halted in San Francisco and Oakland

October 27, 2020

San Francisco and Alameda counties have cut ties with Google's health-focused sister company, Verily, due to privacy concerns and complaints that high-income communities were using funding earmarked for low-income BIPOC neighborhoods.

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Public Trust In Government Is Waning As The Pandemic Wears On, Survey Shows

October 26, 2020 | Sammy Caiola

As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, Sacramento-area residents are losing faith in government at all levels, but especially in the federal government, according to a survey conducted by CapRadio and Valley Vision.

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African American, Latinx Communities In “Survival Mode” As Pandemic Enters Seventh Month

October 20, 2020 | Sarah Mizes-Tan

A new Valley Vision and CapRadio survey shows the pandemic-induced economic crisis that has left millions of people unemployed has caused increased financial stress on Black and Latinx people.

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Watch Live: California Health Officials Update On COVID-19 For October 20

October 20, 2020

Watch as California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gives an update on COVID-19 in the state.

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Kaiser Cited For Failing To Treat COVID-19 As Airborne

October 18, 2020

California workplace safety officials cite Kaiser Permanente for failing to treat COVID-19 as an airborne disease. Kaiser says it will appeal the citation against its psychiatric facility in Santa Clara.

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California Could Lose Out More Than Other States If Affordable Care Act Overturned

October 15, 2020 | Sammy Caiola

The Supreme Court will decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act in November. California advocates say if it’s overturned, many people will become uninsured and the price of coverage will climb.

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