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San Francisco Chronicle

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Major new medical facility to open in Bay Area next week

Santa Clara County’s public hospital system will open its largest medical facility — a 10-story, 230,000-square-foot outpatient center with 200 exam rooms — next week.

Santa Clara County, CA · 09-24

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Lawsuit that prompted better care for mentally ill inmates ends

An 11-year lawsuit that helped transform how California cares for people who have committed crimes and struggle with mental illness has come to a quiet conclusion. In a five-page order issued last Monday, Judge S. Raj Chatterjee of Contra Costa County wrote that the state created a new treatment program for people who are arrested and deemed to be incompetent to stand trial, added more than 2,000 state hospital beds to care for them, and secured a permanent source of funding.

California · 09-27
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FOX40

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Newsom directs regulators to allow winter-blend gas

In a bid to bring down California's sky-high gas prices, Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on a key state agency to allow early use of cheaper "winter blend" fuel.

California · 09-28

Tampa Free Press TFP

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Kansas Tops National Medicaid Report Card While California Finishes Last, Study Finds

Medicaid Report Card A nationwide evaluation of state Medicaid systems released Sunday ranks Kansas first...

Kansas · 09-27

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Sutter Health plans ASC at newly opened care complex

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is planning to open an ASC at its Pleasanton (Calif.) Care Complex. The 64,000-square-foot care complex, which opened to patients Sept. 21, provides services including orthopedics, ophthalmology, gastroenterology and general surgery, according to a Sept. 25 news release from Sutter Health. The facility’s ASC is expected...

Pleasanton, CA · 09-25

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Native Health Project Builds Long-Term Campus for Sonoma County Community

The Sonoma County Indian Health Project is planning a medical campus on 10 acres in Santa Rosa that marks a significant shift in how Native communities approach long-term healthcare infrastructure. The new facility, designed to serve generations ahead, reflects a deliberate move away from managing immediate scarcity toward building for sustained growth and equity.

Sonoma County, CA · 09-25

The Center Square

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Medi-Cal limits restrict who gets taxpayer-funded healthcare

(The Center Square) – New limits on financial assets for Medi-Cal recipients are expected to kick many beneficiaries off the taxpayer-funded healthcare program. According to the final version of the state’s budget , Medicaid – known as Medi-Cal in California – will reduce the allowable asset limits from $130,000 for an individual to $21,000. That means that between checking accounts, savings accounts, investments, real estate that is not the primary home, cars and life insurance, those who get healthcare through Medi-Cal will only be able to have a collective $21,000. The asset limit reductions will affect couples, too. They will have their eligibility affected if they have more than $31,000 worth of assets, a drastic reduction in the asset limit from the current $195,000. The new asset reduction limits will take effect on July 1, 2027. The lower asset limits came amid a $348.5 million reduction from the general fund for the 2027-28 fiscal year, according to the state budget. A projected $407 million reduction is expected in subsequent years. “What is in the budget pushes back against the most harmful proposals and buys our communities a very important thing, which is critical time to pursue creative structural solutions to

California · 09-24

Public News Service

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Governor considers bill on home-care supports in Medi-Cal

A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk would direct the state to study the feasibility of adding services like in-home care for older or disabled Californians to the list of required benefits in Medi-Cal. Right now, it is optional for Medi-Cal providers to offer community services that help people stay at home or in an assisted-living facility instead of a nursing home. Hagar Dickman, director of California long-term services and supports advocacy for the nonprofit Justice in Aging , noted one of those providers, Health Net, announced last month it will drop assisted-living benefits in certain counties on Jan. 1, 2027. "They decided that they no longer want to provide it – that it is cheaper for them to have people going in and out of hospitals and long-term care stays than to have people stably housed in assisted living," Dickman said. Health Net is eliminating services that help cover thousands of Medi-Cal patients' assisted-living costs, as well as some in-home care services. California’s Medi-Cal program does pay for care in assisted-living facilities outside of managed care through the Assisted Living Waiver program, but there are 18,000 people on the waiting list. Mariya Kalina, executive director of the California Collaborative

California · 09-25

San Francisco Chronicle

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San Francisco reports record-low number of new HIV cases

San Francisco saw a remarkably low number of new HIV infections last year, especially compared to the worst years of the epidemic in the 1990s. But there is still a ways to go.

San Francisco, CA · 09-24

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San Francisco Dental Implant Center Announces Content on the 'Extra Mile' on Exploring Dental Implants and Options

San Francisco Dental Implant Center shares new content comparing acceptable vs. exceptional dental implant choices for SF locals. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, September 26, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- San Francisco Dental Implant Center, a top practice in San Francisco at https://www.sfdentalimplants.com/, is proud to announce content on why an oral surgeon is important for optimal implant options. Oral surgeons' backgrounds can vary. Interviewing several Bay Area oral surgeons before making a final choice can be smart. Because dental implants are both financially and physically a major commitment, it is worthwhile to do research on the provider.

San Francisco, CA · 09-27

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Health insurance costs set to rise for millions of Californians

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the owner of Terry Does Desserts, a business specializing in sweet treats, Terri Littleton said she loves bringing a little sweetness into people’s lives. “I’m known for German chocolate cake,” Littleton said. “That’s my bestseller. And then caramel cake.”. Littleton...

California · 09-23

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These East Bay healthcare workers could strike on Monday

LifeLong Medical Care employees picketed across the East Bay yesterday. They're represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, which has been engaged in contract negotiations with LifeLong Medical since December of last year. Family medicine physician Julia Marino spoke to KALW outside of LifeLong's west Berkeley center. She...

Berkeley, CA · 09-24

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California Air Resources Board (CARB) Adopts Rules To Support Use Of E15 In California

September 26, 2026 - SACRAMENTO — This week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted amendments to the state’s gasoline regulations. to support the availability and use of E15 fuel in California. The move supports expanding consumer fuel choices following Governor Newsom’s direction to prioritize the rulemaking.

California · 09-26

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Public Pressure and Frustration for Continued Closure of Seton Coastside Medical and Refusal to Respond to County Counsel Lead Supervisors to Suggest the Subpoena Process to Get an Update

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... VIDEO. From the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting on Tuesday, September 15th, 2026 at 9:00am, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment. Agenda. During Board comment, Supervisor Speier expresses frustration to Supervisor Mueller. Supervisor Speier comment starts at 3:01:07. The Seton...

San Mateo County, CA · 09-24

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San Francisco reports record-low number of new HIV cases

San Francisco reported a record-low number of new HIV infections in 2025, according to the city's annual AIDS update, but ending the decades-long epidemic remains a stubbornly distant prospect. There were 136 new infections reported last year - 12 fewer than the year before, and a 75% drop over the...

San Francisco, CA · 09-24

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Rule 9-6 and the Bay Area’s Shift to Cleaner Water Heating

According to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air Report, California consistently ranks as having some of the worst air pollution in the country, with the Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose metro area ranked 14th among US metropolitan areas for ozone pollution in 2026. In the public imagination, smoggy skies are linked to factors like high motor vehicle dependency and wood burning. But the San Francisco Bay Area actually has a more hidden source of air pollution: buildings.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 09-24

CBS Sacramento

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New California rules target dairy manure pollution, groundwater contamination

Over 900 dairy farms and millions of cows — that's what takes up much of California's Central Valley. Now, those same farms face a new reality: stricter regulations on water pollution.

California · 09-23

bayareatelegraph.com

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$35 Million Senior-Care Campus Breaks Ground in Dublin

DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA – A major new senior-care development is beginning to take shape in Dublin, where construction has started on a $35 million memory-care facility near the intersection of Dublin Boulevard and Inspiration Drive. The project, known as Inspiration Memory Care, will be a two-story, roughly 35,000-square-foot community at...

Dublin, CA · 09-23