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WEB4 days ago · Local News Matters is a nonprofit site bringing community coverage to the San Francisco Bay Area region so that the people, places and topics that deserve more attention get it.
La Niña conditions are in the forecast. Here's why that could spell …
WEB1 day ago · Looming La Niña climate conditions preceded by this year’s hot, dry summer could spell trouble for California’s water supply and increase the risk of flooding over the next 12 months, according to officials from the state Department of Water Resources. In a media briefing to start the state’s “water year,” which begins Oct. 1, DWR Director Karla Nemeth said Thursday that state ...
County leaders secure purchase of East San Jose hospital, restoring ...
WEB1 day ago · anta Clara County leaders have approved a $315 million effort to acquire and integrate Regional Medical Center into California’s second largest public hospital system — and restore the lifesaving care a for-profit corporation systematically cut from East San Jose. While the county is still finalizing the agreement with HCA Healthcare, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously ...
Just what the doctor ordered? Newsom signs law banning medical …
WEB1 day ago · CALIFORNIANS WITH MEDICAL debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding the nation’s most populous state to a growing effort to protect consumers squeezed by unaffordable medical bills. The bill, SB 1061 by Sen. Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) and backed by Democratic Attorney ...
Housing & Homelessness - Local News Matters
WEBHousing & Homelessness. Construction work progresses at 401 S. El Dorado St. in Stockton, Calif., on Nov. 23, 2022. A groundbreaking ceremony at the site in June 2022 launched the construction of at least 30 affordable housing units for unhoused people living with mental illness.
Unsheltered count shows 50 percent increase in homelessness in …
WEBJun 20, 2022 · While the city of Stockton continues to account for most of the unsheltered population throughout San Joaquin County, Lodi’s numbers increased by 50 percent, according to the 2022 Point-in-Time Count released last week. The count is an attempt to track the number of sheltered homeless and unsheltered people living in the county, but it hasn’t taken place since 2019 due to the COVID-19 ...
COVID-19 Information Hub - Local News Matters
WEBHow many people have tested positive for COVID-19 in your area? Use our embeddable map to find and share the answer. Via Big Local News, Pitch Interactive and Google News Initiative.
Interactive news map by Bay Area News Collective shows what’s …
WEBSep 27, 2021 · Interactive news map by Bay Area News Collective shows what’s happening. These maps were generated as part of a geotagging experiment that was developed for Bay Area News Collective, a collaborative project with Bloom Labs and seven local newsrooms in the San Francisco Bay Area. Support our independent, nonprofit newsroom, Local News Matters ...
Politics still local and personal — but only for independents, not ...
WEBJun 15, 2024 · The same is true for other significant political questions: Independents’ political views and perspectives on key issues also reflect the economic and social conditions they see and experience every day. In contrast, Democrats’ and Republicans’ ideas of what problems deserve government attention and how to solve them are much less likely to be based on their own life experiences, and ...
Inside/Out - Local News Matters
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Crime and public safety are among the top concerns of our readers. We publish stories here about major incidents, policies and trends. A companion section called Inside/Out delves into the complex issues surrounding the penal system, shedding light on the ongoing challenges and reforms that impact the lives of those behind bars and the ...