31 counties have already reported the presence of the virus compared to 21 percent this time last year.
A proposed needle exchange program in Orange County has been rejected by the California Department of Public Health due to public opposition and funding concerns.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research reported back in June.
The County Medical Services Program (CMSP) that manages the counties’ healthcare services voted in favor of the decision this past Thursday.
California bears little risk of succumbing to a deadly virus that has gripped multiple countries overseas, the state’s top health officer Karen Smith said Monday.
No issue has been more hotly debated at the state Capitol this year than a proposal that would require school-age children to receive vaccines before they are allowed to attend public school.
In a 4-1 vote last week, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted to increase its own pay by 36%. The increase will take effect June 4.
Los Angeles County has 60 days to transfer some 280 youths out of the Barry J. Nidorf and Central juvenile halls following a decision by state regulators on Tuesday.
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $306.5 billion revised budget proposal Friday amid a shortfal