Robert Garrova covers criminal justice for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Kaiser mental health workers picketed Monday in front of the healthcare provider’s Los Angeles Medical Center on Sunset Boulevard.
The action marks day one of an open-ended strike for some 2,400 Kaiser employees in Southern California who say they are fighting for better working conditions and patient care.Kaiser mental health professionals approved a strike earlier this month after the National Union of Healthcare Workers and Kaiser could not come to a contract agreement.
A medical industry challenge to a $25 minimum wage ordinance in one Southern California city suggests health workers statewide could face layoffs and reductions in hours and benefits under a state law set to begin phasing in in June. Some experts are skeptical, however, that it will have such effects.Health officials estimate more than 685,000 people in L.A. County have latent tuberculosis, where they aren't sick and are not contagious. One in 10 develop active tuberculosis, with symptoms.
The clubhouse model offers a place for people living with mental illness to grow and recover in community. Research has shown they can lead to good outcomes.Why we villainize coyotes, and more things you need to know about themWhy homelessness has more than doubled in LA County’s once-affordable northern desert
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