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La conclusión de uno de los estudios científicos intergubernamentales más completos es escalofriante: un millón de especies se encuentran en este momento en peligro de extinción y la biodiversidad está declinando globalmente a niveles sin precedentes en la historia humana. “La salud de los ecosistemas de los que depende...
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The conclusion of one of the most complete intergovernmental scientific studies is chilling: one million species are currently in danger of extinction, and biodiversity is declining globally to unprecedented levels in human history. “The health of the ecosystems on which human beings and other species depend is deteriorating faster...
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“Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.” -14th Amendment Section 2 to the U.S. Constitution The Constitution of the United States is quite clear, all “persons” in the United States...
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En política no hay coincidencias. De allí que comprar el argumento de la administración Trump en el sentido de que la añadidura de la pregunta sobre ciudadanía al Censo 2020, fue un gesto generoso para cumplir con la Ley de Derechos Civiles, es no sólo ingenuo sino tonto. La...
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Sólo al interior de una mente macabra tendría sentido la consideración de una política diseñada para explotar a las personas más vulnerables de nuestra sociedad, mujeres y menores de edad que escapan de la pobreza extrema o de la violencia, con el objetivo de cobrar una burda venganza contra...
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This past Tuesday, 04.23.2019 a proposal developed by Supervisor Dave Cortese (District 3) and Supervisor Cindy Chavez (District 2), with President and Supervisor Joe Simitian (District 5) presiding was approved. The unanimous 5-0 vote initiated the very first step in the assessment process which may establish a public bank...
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San Jose Police Department Chief Eddie Garcia addressed anxieties of the undocumented community in his op-ed published by Bay Area News Group (S.J. Mercury News, page A8, 04.11.2019). In his very first paragraph, Chief Garcia communicates the fact that an undocumented convicted felon had killed Bambi Larson. Turning this...
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One in eight Santa Clara County residents suffers from asthma. A recent study by Texas A&M University found that 35% of the asthma cases affecting children in Santa Clara County are caused by traffic-related air pollution. The need to transition away from fossil fuels is clear – smog, air...
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The devastating harm already done by Trump’s judges such as Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch will support and allow GOP gerrymandering. In each and every gerrymandered jurisdiction an extra effort must be planned and made if Democratic or Independent candidates are to be elected. This requires that a very...