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Nadia Lathan CalMatters The candidates running for lieutenant governor are apt to hint at the post’s largely symbolic and overlooked status when discussing their ambitions for the statewide office. It’s true that California’s lieutenant governor is mostly a ceremonial position. Eleni Kounalakis, who currently holds the position, is next...
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ChrisAnna Mink CalMatters Despite a seemingly unimpeachable goal — ensuring adequate child support to keep kids out of poverty — a bill making its way through the state Assembly has left legislators and advocates divided. The measure, from Elk Grove Democratic Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, would compel separated families to enroll in...
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Nadia Lathan CalMatters Los candidatos a vicegobernador suelen aludir al carácter en gran medida simbólico y a menudo ignorado del cargo cuando hablan de sus ambiciones para ocupar dicho puesto a nivel estatal. Es cierto que el cargo de vicegobernador de California es principalmente ceremonial. Eleni Kounalakis, quien actualmente...
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Un programa de reciclaje de basura en casa puede parecer una tarea insignificante frente a los desafíos ambientales globales como el cambio climático. Pero esa percepción es engañosa. La verdadera transformación suele empezar en lo cotidiano, en decisiones aparentemente simples que, acumuladas, generan un impacto significativo. El hogar es...
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A home recycling program may seem insignificant compared to global environmental challenges like climate change. But that perception is misleading. True transformation often begins in the everyday, in seemingly simple decisions that, accumulated, generate a significant impact. The home is the first place where we can exercise control over...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Cuando el sistema Bay Area Rapid Transit entró en funcionamiento en 1972, era la joya de la corona del transporte público moderno. Sin embargo, con la pandemia de COVID-19 se produjo una caída drástica en el número de pasajeros y una lucha constante por la supervivencia...
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SAN FRANCISCO — When the Bay Area Rapid Transit system launched in 1972 it was the crown jewel of modern mass transit. But with the Covid 19 pandemic came plummeting ridership and an ongoing fight for the agency’s survival. While BART’s future remains uncertain, a confluence of factors is spurring...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Tom Steyer, el multimillonario activista ambiental y autodenominado candidato progresista a gobernador, está en camino de llevar a cabo la campaña para gobernador más cara en la historia del estado, habiendo gastado ya más de 132 millones de dólares. Ha saturado Internet y la televisión mientras...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmental activist and self-styled progressive candidate for governor, is on track to run the most expensive gubernatorial campaign in state history, having already spent more than $132 million. He’s saturated the Internet and TV as special interest groups ramp up advertising of...