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The threat of valley fever is growing in Central California– Los Angeles Times
The incidence and range of valley fever has grown dramatically over the last two decades, rising more than 600% since the year 2000, and some experts warn that the fungus is growing increasingly resistant to drugs.
CA minimum wage increase for health care workers to begin– CalMatters
Governor Gavin Newsom last year signed Senate Bill 525, which gradually phases in pay increases for the state’s lowest-paid health workers to $25 an hour over a number of years.
Long Road to Recovery for Low-Income Wildfire Survivors– Capital & Main
Wildfires can be especially devastating for low-income families, often leaving them with long, difficult paths to recovery. That has been true for single mother Dia James, 36, and her 12-year-old son Dichar, who are still struggling to rebuild their lives almost six years after their rental in Calabasas, California, burned down during the Woolsey Fire.