Carmela Coyle. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol Weekly. Longtime California Hospital Association President and CEO Carmela Coyle is retiring at the end of this year. We sat down with her recently to discuss challenges hospitals are facing in light of massive federal funding cuts over the next two years.
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California Health Care, Panel 2: Aging and Elder Care. L-R: Robin Epley, Sacramento Bee; Dr. Lindsey Yourman, UC San Diego Health; Dr. Sarita Mohanty, SCAN Foundation; Hagar Dickman, Justice in Aging; Susan DeMarois, Leading Age. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol Weekly.Panelists explored the state of healthcare in California today at Capitol Weekly’s annual conference on the topic Wednesday, describing a challenging time for providers and patients alike with little optimism for the near future. “People will fall through the cracks.”
Conditions in our county jails do not align with the values of Californians, the need for public safety or the promises of the Constitution.
Photo by Leah O'Tarrow. While most states do not require drivers at the helm of tractors, California adheres to a decades-old California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) provision, Title 8, §3441(b), that requires moving, self-powered agricultural equipment to have a person at the controls.
Image by Gwengoat via iStock.An example of how helpful well-drafted legislative findings and declarations can be in California legislation comes from a United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision in Welch v. Brown (834 F.3d 1041 (9th Cir. 2016)).
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Sacramento Observer publisher Larry LeeCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We’re joined today by Larry Lee, Publisher of The Sacramento Observer, and head of the rapidly expanding OBSERVER Media Group, which now includes the Sacramento News and Review, the Chico News and Review, and the Stockton Observer. The Observer has a well-deserved reputation for excellence, and has been named the “Best Black Newspaper in America” eight times. And, speaking of excellence, The Observer is hosting the 2026 ONYX Awards, honoring Sacramento’s most influential and respected Black leaders. Lee Gives us the history of the paper, shares his vision for OBSERVER Media, and talks about the honorees of this year’s ONYX Awards, including Hall of Famer Willie Brown.
Image by SewcreamStudio via iStock.California cardrooms historically have been among the worst violators of AML law, according to enforcement actions by FinCEN, the nation’s primary regulator of AML mandates.
Image by fizkes, iStock Images.SB 577 represents progress. But passing written protections is not the same as making children safe. The harder work begins now.
Image by leolintang, iStock Images.Wildfire bills could fast-track herbicide-treatment projects without requiring baseline water testing or downstream monitoring.