Insights

Two architects of the effort weigh in on the promise and perils of California's bold new Medicaid program.

There were big gains in access among Filipino Americans, Latinos, and LGBTQ+ residents.

Also, schools struggle to attract missing students, and new vaccine combo shows promise.

Fresno was recently named one of the top 20 most extreme urban heat islands in the nation, largely attributed to a lack of green space and trees.

Street vendors face a perilous reality, eduring attacks and robberies on the one hand, and fines, arrest and confiscation of their goods by law enforcement on the other.

Lisa Krieger of the San Jose Mercury News, Victoria Colliver of POLITICO, and Alejandro Lazo of CalMatters on the storylines they're tracking.

The pandemic just made these problems worse — and the inequities more glaring.

"No going back" has been sociologist Manuel Pastor's rallying cry since the pandemic began. He now fears we're going back.

For transparency, and the health and safety of low-income patients, we’re suing L.A. Care.

Experts are warning that disparities in long Covid will prevail in communities of color while treatment remains inaccessible.