• Divisive Oakland freeway may be demolished

    Jerry Brown, who had served two terms as governor of California and had run unsuccessfully for president three times and the U.S. Senate once, re-entered politics in 1997 by declaring his candidacy for mayor of Oakland. Brown delivered the last segment of the radio talk show that had occupied...
  • La autopista divisoria de Oakland podría ser demolida

    Jerry Brown, quien había servido dos mandatos como gobernador de California y se había postulado sin éxito a la presidencia en tres ocasiones y al Senado de los Estados Unidos una vez, volvió a entrar en la política en 1997 al declarar su candidatura a la alcaldía de Oakland....
  • Regulaciones de redes sociales de California: es difícil de aceptar en 2021

    La legisladora de California Cristina García estaba pasando tiempo con una amiga cuando le preguntó a la niña de 8 años de su amiga por qué se negaba a comer. “Le dije, ‘¿Por qué no vas a almorzar?’ Y ella dice, ‘Bueno, porque tengo que lucir delgada y de...
  • California social media regulations — a tougher sell in 2021

    California lawmaker Cristina Garcia was spending time with a friend when she asked her friend’s 8-year-old why she was refusing to eat. “I said, ‘Why aren’t you eating lunch?’ And she’s like, ‘Well, because I have to look thin and look a certain way to be a YouTube star...
  • URGENT RELIEF FOR HAITI

    Haiti has historically been one of the poorest and most insecure countries in the Americas, a circumstance that has deepened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers Haiti a high-risk country for COVID transmission, the second highest...
  • ALIVIO URGENTE PARA HAITI

    Haití ha sido históricamente uno de los países más pobres e inseguros de las Américas, una circunstancia que se ha profundizado a raíz de la pandemia del COVID-19. En este momento, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) consideran a Haití como un país de...
  • Suspense file day: Which controversial bills did California legislators kill?

    Forget about new protections for California kids cruising the internet. There will be no new requirements for crime labs to process old rape kits. And some households behind on their water bills won’t get more time to pay them back before their pipes get shut off. Those were some...
  • Día de archivo de suspenso: ¿Qué proyectos de ley controvertidos no aprobaron los legisladores de California?

    Olvídese de las nuevas protecciones para los niños de California que navegan por Internet. No habrá nuevos requisitos para que los laboratorios de criminalística procesen viejos kits de violación. Y algunos hogares atrasados en sus facturas de agua no tendrán más tiempo para reembolsarlos antes de que se cierren...
  • New report: Drought to hit rural Latino communities hardest

    Rural, low-income Latino communities across California were hardest hit by the last drought and could see drinking water shortages again this year as extreme drought spreads across the state, according to a report released today by non-partisan advisors to California’s lawmakers. The report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office warns state officials...
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