Department of Public Health – California Globe

GREENBERG: San Francisco’s Illicit Drug-Fueled Hellscape

March 20, 2025 8:47 amMarch 20, 2025 8:47 am

San Francisco’s City Hall is peddling a dangerous fantasy. Claiming Harm Reduction is a shining success, a “compassionate” policy that’s saving lives isn’t a success—it’s a taxpayer-funded disaster. It’s killing addicts and turning many of our streets into a fentanyl...

California Lags on COVID Shot Rates; Previously Ahead, Now Behind Nation

December 7, 2023 6:29 amDecember 7, 2023 6:29 am

It seems the word is getting out about the new COVID shot, just maybe not the word the hard core pandemicists want. As of the last Friday, only 10.1% of Californians had opted to get the latest COVID shot unveiled...

CA Lawmakers Propose Bill to Punish Doctors Who Speak Against COVID Treatment ‘Consensus’

February 25, 2022 1:33 pmFebruary 27, 2022 5:48 pm

Even as more off-label drug uses are discovered, Orwellian California lawmakers are introducing legislation to silence physicians who speak out on issues directly impacting their patients’ well-being, as well as the treatment of the coronavirus. Last week, Assembly Bill 2098...

California Issues More Travel Advisories Following Rise of COVID-19 Cases

January 7, 2021 8:13 pmJanuary 8, 2021 11:14 am

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced Wednesday a new travel advisory for Californians, heavily recommending to limit all travel to within 120 miles of home. The advisory specifically discourages travel outside the state, outside the country, and no...

Gov. Newsom Introduces $2 Billion School Reopening Plan

December 30, 2020 2:35 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced in a $2 billion plan to reopen schools across California beginning in February, with all grades expected to be back in classrooms by the spring. The plan, known as the Safe Schools for All...

2020 Privacy Bills Vetoed

October 1, 2020 6:47 amOctober 1, 2020 7:00 am

Of interest to those involved in privacy legislation, two significant bills that reached Governor Gavin Newsom’s Desk were vetoed in late September. AB 1138 by Assemblyman James Gallagher (D-Yuba City) This bill, on and after July 1, 2021, would have...

California’s Eight Health Entities: What’s the Difference?

September 18, 2020 7:25 amSeptember 18, 2020 7:32 am

California has eight health-related entities: Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Managed Health Care, Department of Health Care Services, Department of Public Health, Office of Health Information Integrity, California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Office of Statewide Health Planning and...