Dads drive growth in California’s paid family leave program
In a sign of growing domestic equality, more new dads are claiming paid family leave to bond with their babies and support their partners during the first weeks of parenthood....
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Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter
Heat-related illness and deaths in California and the U.S. are on the rise along with temperatures, and an increase in drug use and homelessness is a significant part of the...
Young Californians are having less sex than their parents, and researchers are exploring why
Young adults are not behaving like their parents: They are not drinking as much, they are facing more mental health challenges, and they are living with their parents longer. On...
Lead in the water: 25% of California child care sites tested found unsafe levels of metal
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,...
The rate of older Californians dying of malnutrition has accelerated
Californians 85 and older are especially susceptible to malnutrition. They accounted for almost three in five malnutrition deaths in the state last year.
How gasoline ‘superusers’ can help clean up California’s air
Thursday’s study found that 10% of California drivers consume 28% of the gasoline used in the state. These are the superusers, each of whom burns an estimated 1,260 gallons a...
More Californians are dying at home. Another COVID ‘new normal’
The recent upsurge in at-home deaths started in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, and the rate has continued to climb, outlasting the rigid lockdowns at hospitals and nursing...
A work-from-home culture takes root in California
New U.S. Census Bureau data shows a large segment of Californians are working from home for part or all of the week. Researchers say the shift will ripple through the...
COVID still kills, but the demographics of its victims are shifting
In California, the number of people dying from COVID-19 — and the demographics of those falling victim — has shifted notably from the first two years.
COVID still kills, but the demographics of its victims are shifting
As California settles into a third year of pandemic, covid-19 continues to pose a serious threat of death. But the number of people dying — and the demographics of those...
