Healthcare

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am serves as the season-opener for the first of eight Professional Golfers' Association of America, (PGA) Signature Events this year. And, our newsroom partner, KVPR, hears from healthcare leaders who have dire warnings about cuts to Medicaid.

A community survey lists access to healthcare as the second highest health priority for Monterey County residents behind diabetes. Plus, the California Republican Party has filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court over Proposition 50, the state's redistricting measure.

The CEO of Watsonville Community Hospital assures the public that the intensive care unit will remain open despite financial challenges. Plus, death cap mushroom poisonings continue.

Multiple agencies have suspended their search for a swimmer who went missing at Lover’s Point Beach in Pacific Grove on Sunday. And, a new California law will make it illegal for AI chatbots to misrepresent themselves as licensed clinicians.

In this episode of Monterey Bay This Week, stories from around the region include an ongoing investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Soledad, a story about local TV news, a Christmas walking tour in Monterey, and more.

Nurses at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula say they want a fair union election. And, Covered California officials say early data shows a decline in new signups compared to last year.

Nurses at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula have filed to unionize. And, University of California researchers are working with state ag officials to monitor an invasive insect.

YWCA has opened a location in South Monterey County. And, Carmel bans pickleball at its only public park.

Monterey County is seeing fewer residents apply for Medi-Cal and Cal Fresh benefits ahead of changes in 2026. And, social security recipients that can’t pay rent due to disruptions with their benefits are protected under a new law Governor Gavin Newsom signed.

Some local hospitals are seeking healthcare partners to stay afloat. And, a new state bill requiring law enforcement to show identification advances.