The message was impossible to miss.
“STOP KILLING US PROTECT HEALTHCARE” stretched across Douglas Boulevard near Kaiser Roseville Medical Center. On the grass outside a Wells Fargo, more than 20 protesters lay motionless beside mock tombstones bearing phrases such as death by “mental illness” and “snatched from the E.R. by ICE.”
The protest, focused on healthcare and federal spending, took aim at Rep. Kevin Kiley’s vote for last year’s HR 1, which organizers said threatens health coverage for Californians who rely on Medi-Cal…