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Gov. Gavin Newsom is keeping his job after months spent lambasting the California recall as a Republican power grab; feverishly fundraising, wooing likely supporters and wrangling fractious progressive activists; sweating the odd, unexpectedly close poll; fusing policymaking and politicking; and calling upon big-name D.C. Democrats to come stump out west. And after all that, it wasn’t especially...
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Behind closed doors and forced marches, Democratic Congressional leaders negotiate the final draft of a massive $ 3.5 Trillion human infrastructure package, which includes the crucial immigration reform proposal that could benefit millions of DREAMers, essential workers and beneficiaries of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. If the negotiations...
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A puertas cerradas y a marchas forzadas, los líderes demócratas del Congreso negocian la redacción final de masivo paquete de infraestructura humana por 3.5 mil millones de dólares, que incluye la crucial propuesta de reforma migratoria, que podría beneficiar a millones de “dreamers”, trabajadores esenciales y beneficiarios del programa...
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Soon, Californians will be able to dial a new three-digit number when seeking help for a mental health crisis. After weeks in which funding to make the hotline work in California seemed uncertain, the state Department of Health Care Services announced late today that it would spend $20 million...
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Pronto, los californianos podrán marcar un nuevo número de tres dígitos cuando busquen ayuda para una crisis de salud mental. Aunque el 9-8-8 debutará en todo el país en julio próximo, la financiación que California necesita para que la línea de ayuda funcione con éxito sigue siendo incierta. A medida que...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Advocates for older Americans are working to spread the word about a federal program to cut people’s internet bills. The Emergency Broadband Benefit program gives people who qualify a $50 credit on their monthly internet bill and a $100 voucher toward a laptop or other mobile device. Joe...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los defensores de los estadounidenses mayores están trabajando para difundir un programa federal que reduce las facturas de Internet. El programa de Beneficio de Banda Ancha de Emergencia brinda a las personas que califican un crédito de 50 dólares en su factura mensual de Internet y un vale...
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Es un hecho comprobado que en las últimas semanas los niveles de vacunación contra el COVID-19 están aumentando en prácticamente todos los estados del país, sean rojos (republicanos) o azules (demócratas), en coincidencia con el brote de la peligrosa y contagiosa variante delta del coronavirus. Incluso entre las comunidades...
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California voters have less than two weeks to decide if Gov. Gavin Newsom should be kicked out of office and, if so, which of 46 candidates would be better suited for the job. For those who vote in the Sept. 14 election, the process is relatively simple. The ballot...