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Californians Can Now Be Tested for Coronavirus for Free

March 7, 2020 8:02 amMarch 9, 2020 7:34 am

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Insurance, and the California Department of Managed Care announced that people who think they contracted the coronavirus would receive free testing. Under the testing plan, all commercial and Medi-Cal health plans...

HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections are Targeted in New Bill

January 17, 2020 6:36 amJanuary 17, 2020 10:51 am

A new bill introduced on Thursday aims to not only lower HIV, Hepatitis C, and other STI rates in California, but comes with an ultimate goal of eradicating the HIV epidemic throughout the state. The new bill and vulnerable demographics...

Governor Newsom Announces New Partnerships To Aid Vulnerable During Planned Power Outages

October 30, 2019 9:24 pmOctober 30, 2019 9:26 pm

After a tumultuous month where planned power outages by PG&E caused thousands of elderly, poor, and disabled residents to suffer in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new partnership among numerous organizations and cities with the intent to alleviate...