Image by EyeEm Mobile GmbHOPINION – Certain metals occur naturally with essential nutrients. Policies must protect pregnant women from contaminants and nutritional gaps, not frighten them into nutritional deficiency.
Image by Samara HeiszOPINION – In my experience, waiting for affordable medications is a matter of life and death. Each day that goes by without state-level action on affordable insulin is a day that someone struggles unnecessarily.
Image by Vitalii Petrushenko. OPINION – The California Department of Finance has officially opposed Senate Bill 41, citing a California Department of Justice warning that its implementation costs would be “significant and unquantifiable.” When the state’s own fiscal experts flag a proposal this strongly, Governor Newsom should pause—especially when patient care could be disrupted.
Image by Andrii Yalanskyi. OPINION – For patients with mental health disorders, who often rely on multiple prescriptions to prevent life-threatening crises, affordability is not optional—it is critical. Yet unregulated pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are driving up drug prices on the backs of patients.
Image by Makhbubakhon Ismatova. OPINION – Latino entrepreneurs are at the heart of communities across California, from family-owned restaurants to small logistics companies and neighborhood markets. When we talk about California’s future and all of the opportunities available to our citizens, we cannot leave these businesses out of the conversation.
Image by matimix.OPINION – Across the nation, there are questions about the use of synthetic turf fields with crumb rubber infill. People are understandably interested about the impact on the health and safety of their children and other family members.
Image by Jacob Wackerhausen. OPINION – To my fellow Californians, and Latino families: don’t be fooled. PBMs are not protecting you. They are profiting from you.
Image by t:photoschmidt. OPINION – We must continue advocating for a resilient energy system that is suitable for local resources while empowering community members and residents. California can lead—but leadership requires action.
Image by utah778. OPINION- As a healthcare researcher and business owner in California, I’ve seen first-hand how rising health care costs impact business and bottom lines. I’m concerned by the upward trend of rising premiums and cost-sharing and the role that large hospital systems play in driving up these costs in our communities.
Image by Arkadiusz Warguła. OPINION – California has already shown the courage to lead on the opioid crisis. Now it must finish the job. By making non-opioid pain treatments as accessible—or even more—than opioids, the state can translate Governor Newsom’s vision into reality.