Kaiser Permanente

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 525 into law last Friday, which will increase the minimum wage to $25 per hour for thousands of healthcare workers across the state over the next few years.

At 6 A.M. this Wednesday, nearly 800 healthcare workers and supporters formed a picket line outside Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center to mark the beginning of a three day nationwide strike for increased wages and staffing at Kaiser facilities. It is deemed the largest healthcare strike in American history.

Nurses at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center have called a 10 day strike beginning on Dec. 24, according to a press release by California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. 

The union members want California’s largest HMO to wake up and confront the mental health crisis surging in our state and across the nation.

Sutter puts up signs saying "Healthcare heroes work here," but normally, people listen to heroes — and Sutter doesn't seem to be listening.

As vaccination appointments open up across the state, anyone 16 years old and older can make an appointment in the city of Berkeley regardless of where they live beginning April 30. 

Amid statewide efforts to increase the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the vaccination hub at Moscone Center in San Francisco has distributed leftover vaccines at the closing of each daily vaccination period to individuals who do not have appointments or eligibility.

Devoted parents and cherished friends were among the 35 people who died from COVID-19 in Berkeley over the course of the pandemic. Some were pioneers in their respective fields, and others were passionate social workers with bright futures ahead of them.

The city of Berkeley is coordinating 2,000 COVID-19 vaccination appointments for Berkeley and Alameda County residents ages 65 and older. 

Amid concerns about insufficient COVID-19 vaccination rollout, Berkeley has administered 92% of its limited supply as of Jan. 15, exceeding the statewide distribution of less than a third of vaccines.