Ana B. Ibarra for CalMatters

They answer the call for Californians in mental distress. The money is running out

California's mobile crisis teams have surged in popularity as an alternative to police response, but a proposed state budget change could force counties to foot a $150–200M annual bill. Counties spent years building these crisis teams. A quiet budget move could undo progress.

Adam Schiff and Doug LaMalfa want to reopen this county’s only hospital. But it won’t be easy

Glenn Medical Center has been in the same location for decades, but a narrow interpretation of a federal rule shut it down. Now thousands of people have to leave the county for emergency care.

Psychedelics have 3 paths to going mainstream in California. Here’s what you need to know