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UCSC Communities Struggle Under $1 Trillion Cut to Medicaid, Known as Medi-Cal in California

Editor’s Note: Some sources in this article are left anonymous for safety and privacy reasons. The digital version of this piece has been edited and lengthened as developments occur. The original version can be found in City on a Hill Press’ 2026 Primer. Alvarez, a recent UC Santa...

California · 29d
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Silicon Valley

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More patients without insurance are arriving at Bay Area hospitals

More than 1 million Californians could lose health insurance as the Trump administration restricts access to Medi-Cal, the government coverage program for low-income people. In an early warning sign, more patients without insurance are already arriving at Bay Area hospitals. Hundreds more uninsured patients per month were treated this summer...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 10-12
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San José Spotlight

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MacKenzie: Save healthcare services by taxing billionaires

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Workers in America have been under attack for decades, with billionaires transferring ever larger portions of the nation’s wealth from our pockets into theirs. After H.R.1 or the “Big Beautiful Bill” slashed healthcare funding last year to give tax cuts to the wealthy,...

California · 28d

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Prop 45 Promotes Pollution and Prevents Communities From Protecting Themselves

Proposition 45 on the November ballot is a wolf in sheep’s clothing put forward by corporate gross polluters to make it easier for them to force approval of data centers, industrial warehouses, highways, and other damaging projects over community opposition. The sheep’s clothing here is grandmother’s pajamas and nightcap because Prop 45 proponents want everyone to be as gullible as Little Red Riding Hood and buy into PR pieces like Blue Sky Consulting Group’s predictions of plentiful housing and taxpayer savings.

California · 28d
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KYMA News 11

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Preparing for the flu season

With flu season approaching, "Covered California" is reminding everyone all the necessary precautions to keep you and others healthy. The post Preparing for the flu season appeared first on KYMA .

California · 29d

Public News Service

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Clean air advocates praise new CA law on clean trucks

It could be cheaper and easier to buy an electric semitruck in California next year, thanks to a new bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 1213 , which passed unanimously, aims to bring down the price by requiring companies accepting state subsidies to publish their prices, which have thus far remained largely secret. Craig Segall, senior adviser to the Federation of American Scientists and former senior state climate regulator for California, said increased transparency on prices should drive them down. "We're going from a market that was really clogged up, secret, not really functioning competitively to one with much more competitive pricing, which should drop prices considerably," Segall explained. Trucking companies say supply issues have kept prices high for electric semitrucks. And right now, diesel fuel is pushing $10 a gallon in some parts of Southern California due to the war in Iran. Backers of laws like these said with diesel costs cutting into truckers’ bottom line, they may be more open to zero-emission electric models. Segall noted the state hopes banks will use the newly public pricing data to underwrite more loans, making it more affordable for independent truckers to buy an electric semitruck. "Suddenly you're no

California · 10-11

Gettysburg Connection

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Early flu activity in California prompts calls for vaccination

California health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated as influenza activity rises earlier than usual, with increases beginning before the traditional winter surge. State flu-test data showed an upswing in mid-September, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, rather than the more typical November or December increase. Dr. James Watt,...

California · 10-12

The Financial Wire

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CMS flags four Medicare Advantage contracts as low performers for 2027, including an Aetna Better Health of California plan with 9,358 members

Four Medicare Advantage contracts carry the federal government’s low-performing warning icon for 2027, and the largest of them, Aetna Better Health of California, has 9,358 members. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the ratings on October 8 in its 2027 Star Ratings fact sheet, one week before open enrollment begins. The other three... The post CMS flags four Medicare Advantage contracts as low performers for 2027, including an Aetna Better Health of California plan with 9,358 members appeared first on The Financial Wire .

California · 10-09

SFGate

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Something is in the air in America's happiest city

A vague Bay Area Air District notice has Fremont parents searching for answers.

Fremont, CA · 10-09

Los Angeles Times

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Medicaid reckoning awaits next California governor after program's rapid expansion

Medicaid Reckoning Awaits Next California Governor After Program's Rapid Expansion

California · 10-09

kvpr.org

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Los Banos memory care center will close within weeks, sends eviction notices to residents

This story was originally published by The Intersection. Valley Spring Memory Care, a 50-bed senior care facility licensed since early 2022 in the Merced County community of Los Banos. will shut its doors by late October or early November, displacing more than 20 residents who now must find new places to live and receive care.

Los Banos, CA · 10-06

San Francisco Chronicle

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U.S. water rates soaring, with Bay Area bills among highest in nation

A water rate analysis by the consumer advocacy group Food and Water Watch estimates that water bills in the U.S. have risen 62% between 2015 and 2025.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 10-06

Andre Brooks

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The Range Hood Roars and the Steam Drifts Right Back Into the Kitchen. California's Energy Code Won't Count a Hood That Never Vents Outside.

The range hood is on high and the pot is boiling. The steam goes up into the hood, rolls back out the front and hangs under the cabinets. Some hoods are built that way: they pull the air in and send it back into the room instead of outdoors.

California · 10-06

Public News Service

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CA health plan choices narrow as open enrollment begins

Tens of thousands of Californians are going to have to choose a new individual Medicare Advantage plan once open enrollment for Medicare starts Oct. 15, because multiple companies are dropping plans in the state for 2027. Sharp Healthcare , UnitedHealthcare, Humana and Aetna have all sent out notices some plans will no longer be available next year. Stephanie Fajuri, an insurance counseling manager for the city and county of Los Angeles and program director at the Center for Healthcare Rights, said it is important to find out if your plan will still cover your medications and if your doctors still accept your plan. "I recommend that people confirm with their doctor or hospital system to confirm which plans they will be accepting in the upcoming year because that does seem to change quite a bit," Fajuri urged. Between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7, you have the opportunity to switch between original Medicare and Medicare Advantage, join, drop or change a Part D prescription drug plan, or move from one Advantage plan to another. The California Health Advocates website has links to the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program in your county. Lupe Garcia, Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program manager

California · 10-09

BaytoBayNews.com

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California Waste Solutions Makes More Than 100 Community Donations Since 2020, With Covid-19 ...

OAKLAND, Calif, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- California Waste Solutions, Inc. is publishing its community giving record, documenting more than 100 corporate contributions and sponsorships from

California · 10-08

East Bay Express

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Health centers face funding cuts

Eight Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) operate in the East Bay, receiving federal funds to provide healthcare services to medically underserved communities. These health centers serve 290,000 people—regardless of income level or insurance status—at over 140 clinic locations in Alameda and surrounding counties. Their continued existence is under threat.

Alameda County, CA · 10-06

Science 2.0

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ICE Crackdowns Saved Money On Healthcare In California

A silver lining for California politicians panicking about the federal government no longer paying the state to give free healthcare to illegal immigrants is that there may be fewer of them using ERs. Since implementation of the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare after President Obama, who signed it into...

California · 10-05

hoodline.com

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California Clean Air Day Brings Free Transit Rides Statewide on Wednesday

Buses, trains and light rail across California rolled without fares Wednesday as the state marked its ninth annual Clean Air Day, an event organized by the Coalition for Clean Air that bills itself as the state's largest clean-air observance. Transit agencies from San Diego County to Sacramento waived fares for the day, while residents were encouraged to pledge small lifestyle changes meant to chip away at air pollution.

California · 10-07