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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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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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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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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...
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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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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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Peter Schurmann American Community Media SACRAMENTO — Eighty nine percent of California voters believe American democracy is under strain. Overwhelming majorities, including significant numbers of Republicans, also support state action to protect democracy and expand voter access. Those are among the findings from a new multilingual poll of nearly...
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Peter Schurmann American Community Media SACRAMENTO — El 89 % de los votantes de California cree que la democracia estadounidense está en peligro. Una mayoría abrumadora, que incluye a un número significativo de republicanos, también apoya que el estado tome medidas para proteger la democracia y ampliar el acceso...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Peter Schurmann American Community Media SACRAMENTO — Eighty nine percent of California voters believe American democracy is under strain. Overwhelming majorities, including significant numbers of Republicans, also support state action to protect democracy and expand voter access. Those are among the findings from a new multilingual poll of nearly...