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After a presentation of the recommendations to the BPCRB chair, Alvarez codified the work and implemented the policy manual revision.

We urge the governor and the Legislature to work together to ensure that free, universal meals for breakfast and lunch are included in the final state budget.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Tuesday with multiple coronavirus-related measures, including extensions of eviction moratoriums and virtual services.

The California surgeon general’s office and the Department of Health Care Services recently awarded First 5 Alameda County a $325,470 grant to participate in the state’s adverse childhood experiences awareness initiative.

A UC Berkeley public health study published Thursday found that COVID-19 has cost California’s public and private insurers about $2.4 billion in testing and treatment.

Gov. Newsom announced the distribution of $75 million in state funds to undocumented individuals affected by the coronavirus. The funding will support adult undocumented residents who are ineligible for unemployment insurance benefits and disaster relief.

Here's what we know about the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley's campus response to COVID-19, more colloquially known as coronavirus.

Journalist Judy Lin spoke at the Berkeley Public Library's Central Library branch Sunday about California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently released state budget.

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order implementing a comprehensive strategy to address California’s growing homelessness issue and previewing his 2020-21 budget proposal with more than $1 billion dedicated to the effort.

The Berkeley Outpatient Center, a joint health facility from UCSF Health and John Muir Health that provides primary and preventive care, will meet in the next week to discuss whether the facility will accept UC Berkeley’s Student Health Insurance Plan, according to John Muir Health spokesperson Ben Drew.