Month: March 2022
From healthy births to sustainable management, 5 essential reads on the fascinating and complex vagina
As the most common route for arriving into the world, the human vagina has, of course, existed for as long as there have been people….
Bonta warns Pasadena about abusing landmark designation to skirt housing law
California Attorney General Rob Bonta notified the City of Pasadena that it was violating state law by blocking the implementation of housing legislation that would…
Should public health measures like masking continue beyond the pandemic? Data on viral infections shows their benefits
Public health measures, such as masking and physical distancing, that have been a high-profile part of the COVID-19 response for the past two years are now beginning…
California lawmakers vote against ending Newsom emergency powers
A resolution that would have ended California’s two-year state of emergency and terminated Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency powers failed Tuesday. Lawmakers in the Senate Committee…
Philadelphia schools make masks optional
Philadelphia schools will officially go mask-optional Wednesday, Superintendent William Hite announced Tuesday. Calling vaccinations “the best protection against the spread of coronavirus,” Hite said that…
California bill would revoke tax-exempt status of nonprofits that supported Jan. 6 attack
Nonprofit organizations that participated or aided in the Jan. 6, 2020 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol or support future attempts to overthrow a democratically-elected government…
California’s mask mandate for schools ends Saturday
California’s mask mandate for schools and child care centers will officially expire after 11:59 p.m. Friday, meaning many students will return to the classroom Monday…
California lawmakers aim to avoid Berkeley slashing enrollment
California lawmakers unveiled new legislation on Friday that could save the University of California Berkeley from being forced to curtail its incoming class size by…
‘We suppressed our scientific imagination’; four experts examine the big successes and failures of the COVID response so far
The World Health Organization declared COVID a pandemic on March 11 2020. In the two years since, countries have diverged on their containment strategies, introducing…
California lawmakers mulled hiking taxes, fees by $190B since returning to session
Since the state Legislature returned to session in January, California lawmakers have weighed raising annual taxes and fees by more than $190 billion, according to…
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