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An ambitious program designed to alter the future of thousands of residents of Hayward’s most vulnerable neighborhood has had its official launch after nearly a year of implementation. If it is successful, the program’s reach could spread to other communities across the country. The Hayward Promise Neighborhood is an initiative billed as attempt to break [...]
A heated debate continues in Richmond over a controversial soda tax that voters will decide on in the November election. The measure has drawn national attention and the American Beverage Association has spent millions of dollars to defeat the measure. “We’re going to be able to do something that no one else in the country [...]
Congresswoman Jackie Speier traveled to Lackland Air Force Base in early October seeking answers to questions surrounding a military sex scandal involving nineteen training instructors and dozens of women. The scandal is one of the worst stains on the military in over a decade, and victims from other sexual assaults are coming forward. A Bay [...]
(1 min. spot) The Department of Veterans Affairs says it’s going to try something new to speed up dealing with medical claims. But Mary Flynn reports that critics of the VA’s slow handling of cases want to see proof that the new approach will work. Click here to see the transcript on KQED.org. (Unfortunately, KQED [...]
Federal health care reform might not survive after a Supreme Court decision expected this week, but the preparations for an influx of new patients may have already changed the health care system. The Affordable Care Act allows for about 32 million newly insured Americans by 2019, and three to four million eligible by 2014, and [...]
A standard established in the 1970s meant to increase fire safety has turned out to be more harmful than it is helpful, according to environmental advocates. A California-specific rule known as TB 117 establishes fire safety in home furnishings, but furniture makers must include toxic chemicals in order to comply. Gov. Jerry Brown announced on Monday [...]
Primary care doctors have an increasingly significant role in health care reform. More and more, medical systems are focusing on creating what’s known as a “medical home” — a doctor or clinic who oversees and coordinates all of a patient’s health needs — a move intended to reduce costs and improve health by providing preventative [...]
Bay Area Calpullis, or groups, of the Aztec Mexican nation say Tuesday’s transit of Venus is a chance for them to recognize their cultural heritage. The groups joined together in San Jose Tuesday to celebrate the once-in-a-lifetime celestial event. Click here to read the transcript and hear the audio on KQED.org. Additional photos of the [...]
Black students in Oakland public schools face harsher discipline, miss more school, and are likelier to dropout than white males, according to new research. The Urban Strategies Council conducted three studies analyzing data from the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). The reports examined three areas – rates of suspension, chronic absenteeism, and dropout risk – that [...]
While the heated national debate about healthcare reform continues, many health communities in California are quietly making changes to prepare for the Affordable Care Act’s implementation. Federal funding is available to help community clinics transition towards what they will resemble in 2014. One important change that’s taking place: community clinic are moving towards becoming ‘medical [...]