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On Medi-Cal? Eligibility Changes Starting in April Could Mean You Lose Coverage. Here's What to Do

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San Francisco Will Allow City Officials to Fundraise for Safe-Consumption Sites

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To Open Safe Consumption Sites, San Francisco Seeks Private Donations for Nonprofits

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SF's Mobile Clinics Made Opioid Treatment More Accessible During the Pandemic. But Will They Stay?

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'Half of California Hospitals Are in the Red': Pandemic Troubles Pile Up for ERs

Prepping for the Next Big Quake: One Hour a Day, Four Days

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Feds Grant Reprieve on Laguna Honda Patient Transfers Until May

A view of the front of the large Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco.

'Down to the Wire Again': SF Officials Blast Feds for Silence on Laguna Honda Patient-Transfer Decision, Just Days Before Deadline

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The Anti-Abortion Movement Next Door

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