Cathie Anderson

Cathie Anderson covers health care for The Bee. Growing up, her blue-collar parents paid out of pocket for care. She joined The Bee in 2002, with roles including business columnist and features editor. She previously worked at papers including the Dallas Morning News, Detroit News and Austin American-Statesman.

Lead in the water: 25% of California child care sites tested found unsafe levels of metal

May 15, 2023 at 7:22 a.m.

About 1,700 licensed child care centers in California -- a quarter of the nearly 7,000 tested so far -- have been serving drinking water with lead levels exceeding allowable limits,...

Could California pay $800B in reparations? What experts said after estimate made news

March 31, 2023 at 9:20 a.m.

The California Reparations Task Force this week heard estimates that the state’s African American residents have suffered at least $800 billion in losses as a result of inequities in policing, criminal sentences, housing policies and...

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