The granddaughter of the city’s first Black police sergeant, who died of Alzheimer’s, created a foundation in her grandparents’ name to support families impacted by dementia.
Category: Health
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Contra Costa County resident dies after eating wild mushrooms
California is experiencing an
“unprecedented outbreak” of severe illness and deaths associated with people accidentally eating death cap mushrooms.
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The Bay Area’s most-fined air polluters: Explore 10 years of environmental violations
We scoured Bay Area Air District records to find out who the worst violators are.
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Thousands of Kaiser employees are on strike
The open-ended strike was called by the United Nurses Associations of California, which represents about 31,000 employees. They have accused Kaiser Permanente of squeezing patient care and staffing — a claim the system denies.
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Black health study has slow start; concerns like infant deaths, homelessness, are known
Contra Costa County-commissioned report finds significant Black perinatal health disparities — up to two times higher than those white women experience.
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Los adultos indocumentados no podrán inscribirse por primera vez en Medi-Cal a partir del 31 de diciembre
El estado está suspendiendo las nuevas inscripciones de personas indocumentadas debido a recortes presupuestarios. El condado de Contra Costa se está preparando para las repercusiones que esto tendrá en su sistema de salud.
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Chevron agrees to pay air district $900,000 for air monitoring failures
The latest settlement brings Chevron Richmond’s total penalties paid to the air district over the last decade to over $13M for more than 1,000 violation notices.
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East Bay residents consider dropping health insurance as premiums skyrocket
54,000 Contra Costa County residents on Covered California plans could see health insurance premiums increase 97% if the federal government doesn’t extend tax credits.
