Health

photos from the edge 34 – Picking The Colonizers’ Vegetable

  A farm worker finishes pulling the sprouts from a stalk, Watsonville, CA. All photos: David Bacon  By David Bacon…

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Port of Long Beach Approves $58 Million for Clean Technology

  The Port of Long Beach June 22 authorized  $58.2 million to purchase and deploy additional zero-emissions, human-operated cargo handling…

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LA County Offers Free Human Rights Assistance During the 2026 FIFA World Cup

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations or HRC has partnered with the Los Angeles World…

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Supervisors Ratify Local Emergency Proclamation for Boyle Heights Fire

  EAST LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors June 23 ratified a local emergency proclamation in…

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Hahn Proposes County Explore Emergency Stockpile Amid Warehouse Fire

  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has requested that the county explore establishing an emergency stockpile…

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Officials Provide Update on Progress to Control Warehouse Fire, Resources Mobilized for Boyle Heights Community

  LOS ANGELES – Mayor Bass, Councilmember Jurado, and LAFD Fire Chief Jaime Moore June 23 highlighted resources available for…

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Celebrating 250 Years, Safely: Dignity Health Shares Essential July Fourth Weekend Health Tips

  LONG BEACH — This Fourth of July carries special significance as the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of U.S.…

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Public Health Confirms Measles Case in LA County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles in a traveler who was…

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Padilla, Lawmakers Seek Emergency Funds to Fight Pest Threatening California Wine Industry

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with U.S. Representatives Mike Thompson (D-Calif.-04)…

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Gov. Newsom Announces Nearly $269 M. to Advance Sites Reservoir Project, Expanding California’s Water Storage Commitment

  SACRAMENTO — Building on years of progress, Gov. Gavin Newsom June 17 announced that California is advancing the state’s…

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