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NURSES AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE PREPARING TO STRIKE TOMORROW. THIS IS AT 15 SUTTER HEALTH FACILITIES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE ONE DAY STRIKE INVOLVES MORE THAN 8,000 WORKERS. THE CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION SAYS SUTTER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THEIR PROPOSALS ABOUT SAFE STAFFING AND HEALTH PROTECTIONS. THE UNION SAYS WORKERS HAVE ENBE IN NEGOTIATISON SINCE …

A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area who became ill after returning from a trip to China has become the ninth person in the U.S. to test positive for a new virus, health authorities said Sunday. Within hours, two more cases of the virus were confirmed in San Benito county, just below Gilroy, bringing …

CBSN Latest updates: Kincade Fire: 76,825 acres burned; 30% contained Getty Fire: 745 acres burned; 27% contained The Easy Fire broke out Wednesday morning and has burned about 1,300 acres About 365,000 homes and businesses were without electricity after Pacific Gas & Electric shut off power to millions of people in an effort to prevent …

CBSN Hurricane-force winds created blowtorch-like conditions overnight in Northern California as the Kincade Fire continued to rage Sunday. As of 8 a.m. PT, the fire had burned 30,000 acres and was only 10% contained. Approximately 180,000 people are under evacuation orders, the Sonoma County Sheriff tweeted. “This is the largest evacuation that any of us …