Service Employees International Union 1021, which is seeking higher pay and benefits, objects to the agency using a costly third-party service for case management.
Marin County's Malachia “Melli” Hoover, 33, a Black woman, is poised to earn her Ph.D. in stem cell research from Stanford University, School of Medicine. Last month, Hoover successfully passed her oral exams by defending her dissertation on stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.