California
San Francisco supervisors to vote on ‘CAREN Act’ to discourage racially biased 911 calls
San Francisco supervisors are to vote on a proposal to discourage 911 calls that they say expose people of color to dangerous run-ins with police.
California regulators launch review of long, deadly delays in L.A. County specialty care
The review follows a Times investigation that found some patients die while waiting months to see a specialist in the L.A. County public hospital system.
Business
Column: Home warranties seem attractive amid lockdown. Here’s why you want to be careful
Months after filing a claim for his broken refrigerator, a Ventura man was still waiting for a repair or replacement.
Volunteers who help kids in foster care are wanted more than ever during the pandemic
When a little girl wound up in foster care, she got help to turn her life around. CASA, the program that provided it, needs many more volunteers.
A pandemic, protests, identity: Being both Black and Latino in 2020 is a juggling act
Mixed Black and Latino people have been performing a cultural juggling act all their lives. Now, with one crisis in public health and another in police brutality, the shared struggles, as well as the misunderstandings, between their two sides have moved front of mind.
Otay Mesa detainees say shift of health services to private contractor complicates care
Immigration detainees say the quality of care is even worse than it was when provided directly by Immigration and Customs Enforcement
World & Nation
Child care centers don’t drive coronavirus infections, national study shows
An American Academy of Pediatrics study shows providers who cared for young children in the pandemic’s first wave were no more likely to get the coronavirus than those who stayed home.
Timeline: Three L.A. County patients wait months for care. Two die waiting
A timeline charts the waits of three L.A. County Department of Health Services patients whose records were reviewed as part of a Times investigation that found long, sometimes deadly delays for treatment for thousands of patients.
Column: These Black activists could be pawns in Trump’s evil reelection plan. They don’t care
Joe Biden and President Trump might be fighting over riots and law and order, but Black activists in California are undeterred in planning more protests against police brutality.
Sports
French Open: Novak Djokovic’s body acts up; faces Stefanos Tsitsipas next
Novak Djokovic overcame a bothersome neck, shoulder and arm and an early deficit to reach the French Open semifinals for the 10th time.
