Who's Protecting the Abused Elderly?
State public health regulators have shelved serious complaints against the nurse assistants who care for the elderly, sick and disabled. Even suspicious deaths and cases alleging abuse have languished for years.
Gov., Lawmakers Reach Deal on Prison Overcrowding
After weeks of bickering, Governor Jerry Brown and top Senate Democrats have struck a deal on how to reduce the state's prison population to meet a federal court order. The deal has a Plan A and Plan B. If the judges won't extend the end-of-year deadline they've set, the Brown administration will focus on shifting thousands of inmates immediately to private and out-of-state jails. If the judges prove flexible on the deadline, the state will pursue a more nuanced, long-term strategy that funds programs to keep people out of the prison system.