2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (407+ words) California’s experiment with pushing back school start times appears to be paying off, according to new research that finds students are sleeping more, struggling less with mental health, and posting better test scores since the state’s later-start law took full…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (137+ words) hsjchronicle.com HEMET — Shooters Sports Bar & Grill remained closed Thursday morning, seven days after Riverside County Environmental Health listed it shut for a cockroach infestation. The county’s 60-day Food Facility Closure List shows the business at 121 E. Florida Ave., Hemet,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (362+ words) State regulators have ordered health insurance giant Health Net to overhaul how it is winding down assisted living benefits for thousands of low-income Californians, after the company’s abrupt termination plan left vulnerable residents and their caregivers scrambling for alternatives. Under…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (506+ words) Medicaid’s Growth Beyond Its Original Purpose Demands Closer Look at Costs hsjchronicle.com Medi-Cal costs deserve as much scrutiny as Medi-Cal cuts A recent report examining how Medi-Cal cuts could ripple outward and raise costs for privately insured Californians made…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1219+ words) For nearly all of her 73 years, Roselie Aiello lived on the family cattle ranch outside Mount Shasta, a rugged stretch of land she once helped run as a working butcher alongside her father. But last summer, as her body finally…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (125+ words) hsjchronicle.com Shooters Sports Bar remains closed after cockroach finding Shooters Sports Bar in Hemet remained closed Monday after Riverside County Environmental Health cited a cockroach finding during an inspection Sept. 3. The county’s online inspection listing identified the bar as…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1007+ words) California health officials have taken a major step toward reining in medical costs, giving a state watchdog agency new authority to fine hospitals, physician groups and insurers that blow past spending limits designed to keep health care within reach for…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (335+ words) San Diego County officials are moving forward with an ambitious, locally funded plan to tackle one of Southern California’s most persistent environmental health crises: the decades-long flow of raw sewage from the Tijuana River into South County communities. Board Chair…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (579+ words) California lawmakers have sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would pry open records long kept behind closed doors at privately run immigration detention facilities, including two in the Inland Empire and San Diego regions that have drawn scrutiny over…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (406+ words) “While each organization could have filled an entire meeting, what they shared provided us with a better understanding of how we can connect seniors to existing resources—and where gaps remain,” O’Farrell said. She said Riverside County’s 2025 Point-in-Time data shared…...