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Matt, 14, Terrick, 12, and Joseph, 11 pretended to go to church that day in 2006, but in secret they had planned to run away and never come back. No more living with an angry grandmother who drank. No more beatings with the belt.
For many Latin American immigrants, medical needs can be found at the corner clinic. Often located in strip malls across Los Angeles County, these small, for-profit practices have been dubbed bodega clinics by those in the formal medical health care community who question the quality of care.
Drought conditions have gotten so bad in California that in some places, turning on the tap and having nothing come out is common. The lack of running water has especially plagued the little farming town of East Porterville in the San Joaquin Valley, leaving scores of homes without working wells.
Undocumented immigrants in California are expected to remain uninsured, regardless of the health care reform. Lawmakers seek solutions to close the gap.
Some of the nation's best cancer centers, such as City of Hope, are off limits to those who signed up for health plans sold on exchanges such as Covered California.
Obamacare is changing addiction rehab, with health insurance companies and HMOs now required to cover treatment for addiction like any other disease. Private rehab centers like Betty Ford are looking to open mid-priced outpatient clinics, and high-priced private rehab centers could lose business.
In small towns in California's Ventura County, the number of children who are overweight or obese has reached nearly 48 percent, among the highest figures in the state. With the help of two activist groups, one group of students has resolved to do something about the problem.
The wells have run dry in one Central Valley community, prompting some to consider packing up and leaving. Other residents like Donna Johnson have volunteered to go door to door, delivering water by hand to residents in need.
A debate over the social and health costs of legal gambling has largely been sidelined even as availability has expanded dramatically in the last 25 years. This is not because of a lack of merit, say experts and activists, but because of the political power of the gambling industry. They allege that
