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“This is Not a Job. This is Life”: One Grandmother’s Fight Against Caregiver Burnout
Angela Hagler’s Shafter townhome, about 13 miles outside Bakersfield, includes basic household furnishings, other than a bench in the living room the 57-year-old uses to
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Street Medicine Brings Care to Unhoused Angelenos — But Housing Remains the Missing Prescription
By the time a street medicine team met Alfred Flores last June along the Los Angeles River , two spider bites on his back had swollen with infection, untreated for three days.
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Street Medicine Brings Care to Unhoused Angelenos — But Housing Remains the Missing Prescription
By the time a street medicine team met Alfred Flores last June along the Los Angeles River , two spider bites on his back had swollen with infection, untreated for three days.

Libya Fifteen Years Later: the Long Cost of an Unfinished Intervention
Fifteen years after NATO warplanes went up over Libya, the country still has no single government, no national elections, and no agreed-upon constitution. That outcome deserves more attention than it usually receives in American political discussions, because it is the most telling lesson about what happens when a military intervention succeeds at its stated objective but fails at everything that follows.

U.S. Open Influencers Spark Backlash over Ring Lights, Filming as Gauff and Osaka Speak Out
Tournament Expands Creator Access As Viral Disruptions Prompt New Reminders About Tennis Etiquette

Leimert Park Jazz Festival-Chilling with Cool Sounds on a Hot Summer Day
The region has been experiencing a tropical heatwave for the last couple of weeks. You can feel the heat the moment you step outside.

“This is Not a Job. This is Life”: One Grandmother’s Fight Against Caregiver Burnout
Angela Hagler’s Shafter townhome, about 13 miles outside Bakersfield, includes basic household furnishings, other than a bench in the living room the 57-year-old uses to lift her 16-year-old granddaughter into a bathtub specially outfitted for amputees.
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“This is Not a Job. This is Life”: One Grandmother’s Fight Against Caregiver Burnout
Angela Hagler’s Shafter townhome, about 13 miles outside Bakersfield, includes basic household furnishings, other than a bench in the living room the 57-year-old uses to

Street Medicine Brings Care to Unhoused Angelenos — But Housing Remains the Missing Prescription
By the time a street medicine team met Alfred Flores last June along the Los Angeles River , two spider bites on his back had

U.S. Open Influencers Spark Backlash over Ring Lights, Filming as Gauff and Osaka Speak Out
Tournament Expands Creator Access As Viral Disruptions Prompt New Reminders About Tennis Etiquette

Libya Fifteen Years Later: the Long Cost of an Unfinished Intervention
Fifteen years after NATO warplanes went up over Libya, the country still has no single government, no national elections, and no agreed-upon constitution. That outcome

Black Americans Have Doubts About the U.S. Food System
Black Americans are intensely aware of the connection between food and health but face economic and structural barriers that limit what they can actually put

A Second Apology: Native Bill Heads to Newsom’s Desk
Authored by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland), Assembly Bill (AB) 2115 officially passed the California Legislature on Aug. 26 and has advanced to Gov. Gavin

Political Playback: California Capitol News You Might Have Missed
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On Your November Ballot: Prop 45 Would Speed Up Environmental and Public Project Reviews
In November, California voters will decide on Proposition (Prop) 45, also known as the “Building an Affordable California Act” or the Expedited Environmental Review Process





















