• San Francisco

    04/22/2016
     Washington / D.C. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after San Francisco became the first city in the United States to enact six weeks of fully paid leave for new parents: “San Francisco’s fully paid parental leave law is a transformational victory for expectant parents and working families...

  • KQED Expands Presence

    04/22/2016
    New Sign on landmark San Jose building is a physical representation of KQED’s commitment to the South Bay. San Jose – On Wednesday KQED announced the installation of a sign bearing its name on top of 50 West San Fernando Street, a landmark building in downtown San Jose. The...

  • Healthy Kids Day

    04/22/2016
    On Saturday, April 30, East Valley Family YMCA is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active. From 8:00 am – 2:00 pm, East Valley Family YMCA’s event will feature a Family 5K Fun Run, food trucks, a rock wall, community...

  • Sierra Club

    04/22/2016
    San Francisco / CALIFORNIA Seis héroes medioambientales fueron galardonados hoy con el Premio Goldman del Medio Ambiente. Considerado el Premio Nóbel de la ecología, el Goldman se otorga anualmente a activistas de base que hayan contribuido significativamente a proteger el medio ambiente y a sus comunidades, con frecuencia pese...

  • ‘Greenwashing’?

    04/22/2016
    Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss / EARTH TALK As sustainability becomes more mainstream, more and more products today advertise their green credentials—with many displaying third-party certifications on their labels. But how can consumers know which certifications are legit? Americans’ confidence in green labels reached a low in 2011 when the...

  • DOOM:

    04/22/2016
    Eduardo Hilario / El Observador Bethesda Soft works, creators of such games as the Elder Scrolls series, Fallout 3&4, recently released the open beta for their upcoming game, DOOM, a reimagining of the 1993 hit about an unnamed space marine, popularly known as “Doom Guy”, stuck on the Moon base...

  • Queen of the South

    04/22/2016
    USA Network UNIVERSAL CITY, California – La nueva serie dramática original de USA Network, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, protagonizada por Alice Braga (“I Am Legend”), se estrenará el martes 21 de junio a las 10 hora del este y 9 hora del centro. La serie es una coproducción de...

  • Rituales

    04/22/2016
     Mario Jiménez Castillo/ El Observador Para la buena suerte Se pone a hervir en un galón de agua, cinco rajas de canela, un poco de mirra, tres ramos de perejil, nueve hojas de hierbabuena, una rama de pirul, una rosa roja y otra blanca, incienso de iglesia, flores de lavanda...

  • It’s Not TV,

    04/22/2016
    Shelly Palmer How soon will TV transform from wall-mounted 4K flat-screens to a 99-cent app in a VR/AR App Store? That’s a question few will ponder this week as the National Association of Broadcasters gathers in Las Vegas for the NAB Show 2016. TV has both defined and enlarged...
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