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New California Bills Address Growing Valley Fever Problem

January 15, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

The number of statewide Valley Fever cases has reached its highest since the state began tracking the disease. Public health officials, patient groups and now lawmakers are looking for new ways to prevent and diagnose it.

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Environment

Report: California Has Nation's Dirtiest Air

April 20, 2016 | Ed Joyce

The American Lung Association "State of the Air 2016" report gives failing grades to communities in the Central Valley's farming region and the Los Angeles area. It also says climate change is a growing threat to air quality in California.

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Immigration

Rape On The Night Shift - Part 1: Working Alone, At Night, Janitors Risk Sexual Violence

June 24, 2015

Most janitors working at offices, airports and schools start their workday just when many of us are ending ours. Some are women, working alone at night, and that can put them in danger.