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Over $1 Billion in Health Grants at Risk for California
Season 2025
Episode 339
California could lose over $1 billion in pandemic-era federal health grants, jeopardizing efforts to combat flu, overdoses, STIs, and more. Local and state agencies used the funds to improve labs, outbreak tracking, and vaccination outreach. A federal court has temporarily blocked the cuts — but uncertainty remains.
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Regulators propose a modest cut to utility profit margins.
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Electricity and water use by data centers is rising fast.
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Policy pivots funding to shelter and treatment, cutting long-term housing.
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A mandated opt-out signal could reshape online data control.
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Immigrant driver bans could deepen shortages and lift prices.
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New rule extends timelines to help affordable housing get built.
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California lawmakers passed a new law to ease birth centers to operating outside hospitals.
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A high-profile lawmaker jumps into a pivotal Bay Area race.
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New motion tightens how sheriff’s deputies use scan data.
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Terminal 1 opens with new routes as forecasts point to softer visits.
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Free San Diego preschool pairs academics with therapy for families in crisis.
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New law pushes phonics, updates materials, and funds administrator training.