AC, Power Banks, Mini Fridges: Oregon Equips Medicaid Patients for Climate Change californiahealthline.org/NDgxNjkw via CaliforniaHealthline

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is offering a compromise to protect indoor workers from heat. Prison guards not included. CA Corrections #IndoorHeat

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Yeah we did. Byrhonda Lyons makes a difference when she gets her hooks in a story.

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'Now is the time to create an America that doesn’t abandon its elders...we will not only improve the world for those experiencing homelessness, but create a future that is better for all.'

My piece in U.S. News & World Report

UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative The OpEd Project #PublicVoices

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Newsom Offers a Compromise to Protect Indoor Workers from Heat californiahealthline.org/NDgwOTA4 via CaliforniaHealthline

Mayor Todd Gloria wants $15M from San Diego Housing Commission to help fund homeless services on top of separate cuts to city programs the agency oversees. No one's sure exactly where that $15M will come from. voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/18/may…

.City of Escondido leaders say Huntington Beach helped inspire their controversial new homelessness strategy.

@TigistLayne explains what’s happening there: voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/16/esc…

Instead of spending opioid settlement funds on new services, some places are using it to generate savings. They’re paying for staff salaries and programs typically covered by other resources. My latest for @kffhealthnews & @usatoday #opioidsettlements buff.ly/3xv2jEE

Check out the great photos from our 4th annual journalism awards reception this week. Thank you to José Luis Villegas for documenting this special evening! sacpressclub.org/awards/4th-ann…

Rural Americans are way more likely to die young. Why? wapo.st/3xzECLF

Swap Funds or Add Services? Use of Opioid Settlement Cash Sparks Strong Disagreements kffhealthnews.org/MTgzNzkyMg via @kffhealthnews Aneri Pattani

California saw a surge in abortions after Dobbs. Providers are bracing for more Mackenzie Mays latimes.com/california/sto…

Woo! Ace reporter Brett Kelman wins a prestigious Polk Award for his investigation into terrifying dental devices. Give him a follow because it just gets MORE GORY from there.

Dazzled by my colleagues KFF Health News 🙌kffhealthnews.org/news/article/d…

Congratulations to KFF Health News-CaliforniaHealthline's Angela Hart on winning the Sacramento Press Club award for Public Health Reporting! 🥳

Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more on 'What the Health?'

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Such an honor…thank you Sacramento Press Club!!

Gavin Newsom says baseball saved him. But the legend of his career doesn’t always match the reality calmatters.org/politics/2024/… Alexei Koseff

The GOP keeps pushing Medicaid work requirements, despite setbacks wapo.st/3PPh7Et Renuka Rayasam KFF Health News

.National City's homeless outreach team says it 'has seen more homeless people from City of San Diego move to National City since San Diego’s encampment ordinance took effect last year.'

CA is now providing free fentanyl test strips to detect the presence of fentanyl, offering another tool to prevent overdoses and save lives.

“Harm reduction programs like this one are a huge part of how we better protect people, how we get them into treatment,” Secretary Ghaly