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Arturo Hilario El Observador Dental health is crucial to overall health, and it’s something that some people unfortunately learn after much pain and a trip to the emergency room. The state of California has the most dentists per population of any state in the country, but despite the numbers...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador La salud dental es fundamental para la salud general, y es algo que, lamentablemente, algunas personas descubren solo después de sufrir mucho dolor y acudir a la sala de emergencias. El estado de California es el que tiene más dentistas por habitante de todo el...
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Nadia Lathan CalMatters The candidates running for lieutenant governor are apt to hint at the post’s largely symbolic and overlooked status when discussing their ambitions for the statewide office. It’s true that California’s lieutenant governor is mostly a ceremonial position. Eleni Kounalakis, who currently holds the position, is next...
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Tfrontado CalMatters A pesar de un objetivo aparentemente intachable —garantizar una manutención infantil adecuada para evitar que los niños caigan en la pobreza—, un proyecto de ley que se está tramitando en la Asamblea estatal ha dividido a legisladores y activistas. La medida, propuesta por la asambleísta demócrata de...
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ChrisAnna Mink CalMatters Despite a seemingly unimpeachable goal — ensuring adequate child support to keep kids out of poverty — a bill making its way through the state Assembly has left legislators and advocates divided. The measure, from Elk Grove Democratic Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, would compel separated families to enroll in...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Las prohibiciones de las bolsas de plástico son políticas y leyes que prohíben o limitan el uso de bolsas de plástico de un solo uso, como parte de un intento por frenar y reducir los residuos plásticos y la degradación medioambiental. Antes de...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic bag bans are policies and laws that prohibit or limit the use of single-use plastic bags, part of an attempt to curb and reduce plastic waste and environmental degradation. Before COVID-19, many cities and states had implemented such bans to mitigate pollution,...
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The school board in San Francisco got an earful last week from parents and community groups concerned the district is failing to disclose data on discipline – namely suspensions, detentions and referrals – for Black students. The school system is required to publish that data every two years under...
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Nadia Lathan CalMatters Los candidatos a vicegobernador suelen aludir al carácter en gran medida simbólico y a menudo ignorado del cargo cuando hablan de sus ambiciones para ocupar dicho puesto a nivel estatal. Es cierto que el cargo de vicegobernador de California es principalmente ceremonial. Eleni Kounalakis, quien actualmente...