Over 100 health care workers picketed at the Sacramento Arden-Arcade hospital campus, joining unionized workers across the state. Some workers say Kaiser is refusing to ameliorate a shortage that has persisted for a decade.
In an open letter, California’s head of STD control urged doctors to be vigilant about mpox spread in their communities. Sacramento’s LGBT Community Center has events scheduled all month to increase vaccination rates.
During the pandemic, many people received the maximum in food aid through CalFresh. Now that the COVID emergency benefits have ended, they’re adjusting to a world with record inflation and some are relying on food banks to meet their needs.