Compared to its population, Gilroy has the highest homelessness rate per capita of any city in the region, but resources are sorely lacking.
Community & Public Health
The low-cost strategies for street safety Hoboken has used could be a template for Santa Cruz to get closer to its safety goals.
Salinas Valley farmworkers, facing rising nitrate-tainted wells, are pushing for fertilizer limits and suing regulators. Meanwhile, many are reyling on bottled water to avoid the health risks stemming from contaminated wells.
Heavy fertilizer use in the Salinas Valley pollutes water with nitrates. Experts are pushing for limits, but regulation has stalled, leaving 14,000 people exposed to health risks.
Farmworker communities in the Salinas Valley face a host of health risks from nitrate-polluted wells in the region.
Two recent high school grads share their stressful high school experiences.
Hepatitis B cases and deaths declined since 2021, but rates remain above national average. Advocates are urging routine screening, vaccination and annual reporting.
The California community of Patterson stopped efforts to address a drinking water contaminant not because it was no longer an issue but because the city couldn’t afford remediation. Now residents say needs to do more to address their growing concerns.
The government’s recent crackdown on immigrants is also worsening health outcomes within the community.