Xavier Becerra Backpedals on Single Payer as He Woos Powerful Doctors’ Lobby ^8.2%

KQED - By April Dembosky - 5/1/2026, 6:38 PM

Confirmation Bias 25.2% - Negativity Bias 22.4% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 15.9%

Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra has softened his support for a single-payer healthcare system as he secures endorsements in his bid to be California’s next governor, most recently from the powerful doctors’ group, the California Medical Association, which officially backed him this week. The former health secretary under President... more

Super Bloom of Death Caps Sparks Largest Outbreak of Mushroom Poisonings in Decades ^63.3%

KQED - By April Dembosky - 12/20/2025, 1:00 PM

Death cap mushrooms sit by the side of a trail during an educational mushroom walk at Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Oakland on Dec. 12, 2025. Mushroom foraging is not allowed in the park. California health officials warned people to stop foraging after 24 people were sickened. Two needed liver transplants and one died. After the first... more