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Rachel Becker CalMatters Californians could drink highly purified sewage water that is piped directly into drinking water supplies for the first time under proposed rules unveiled by state water officials. The drought-prone state has turned to recycled water for more than 60 years to bolster its scarce supplies, but the current...
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The Latino vote has proven to be a critical component of the US political landscape in recent decades. As the Hispanic community continues to grow in size and diversity, its electoral influence has become increasingly significant. However, a matter of great interest and complexity is how the country’s economic...
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El voto latino ha demostrado ser un componente crítico en el panorama político de Estados Unidos en las últimas décadas. A medida que la comunidad hispana continúa creciendo en tamaño y diversidad, su influencia electoral se ha vuelto cada vez más significativa. Sin embargo, una cuestión de gran interés...
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Los fiscales generales de más de 30 estados – incluido California – acaban de anunciar un esfuerzo bipartidista para reducir los costos y crear más opciones en el supermercado. Las agencias estatales encargadas de hacer cumplir la ley se comprometen a trabajar con la nueva Asociación de Competencia Agrícola...
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Attorneys general from more than 30 states – including California – just announced a bipartisan effort to bring down costs and create more choices at the supermarket. State law enforcement agencies are pledging to work with the USDA’s new Agricultural Competition Partnership to investigate price gouging in the food industry. Teresa Murray, a...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters Las ciudades del interior, incluidas Bakersfield, Fresno, Visalia y Riverside, que alguna vez fueron opciones más baratas que lugares costosos como el Área de la Bahía, ya no son refugios de la crisis de asequibilidad de viviendas de California. Desde el comienzo de la pandemia, el...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters Inland cities including Bakersfield, Fresno, Visalia and Riverside — once cheaper options than pricey places such as the Bay Area — are no longer refuges from California’s housing affordability crisis. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the typical asking rent in these former bastions of relative...
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Marisa Kendall CalMatters Among the most difficult addictions to witness at San Francisco general hospital’s drug clinic is methamphetamine, which leaves users tearing at their skin and unable to eat, sleep or sign up for help. The worst part: The clinic workers largely are powerless because unlike with opioid...
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Marisa Kendall CalMatters Entre las adicciones más difíciles de presenciar en la clínica de drogas del hospital general de San Francisco está la metanfetamina, que deja a los usuarios rasgándose la piel y sin poder comer, dormir o pedir ayuda. La peor parte: los trabajadores de la clínica son...