• California bans legacy admissions at colleges. The end of affirmative action is a reason why

    Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters California’s private nonprofit colleges will no longer be able to grant students an admissions advantage if their parents donated to or went to the same college after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on October 1 banning the practice. The state joins a rarefied group of four others that have...
  • Las 5 más importantes ventajas de votar anticipadamente en EEUU

    No necesitas esperar al 5 de noviembre para votar. Si ya te registraste, puedes hacerlo hoy mismo. Millones de personas ya votaron anticipadamente, como lo hicieron más de 100 millones de votantes en las elecciones de 2020.  Lo puedes hacer en cualquiera de los 50 estados del país, aunque los detalles, como...
  • Immigration Misinformation Targets Decisive U.S. Latino Vote

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Although the political use of immigration as a scapegoat for hate is nothing new, the Latino vote — the largest-growing U.S. voter demographic, with currently 36.2 million Latinos representing 15% of all eligible voters — able to decide elections in large states like California,...
  • Four Ways to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

    Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins on September 15 and ends on October 15, is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the vibrant culture and significant contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans nationwide. If you’re eager to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month but aren’t sure where to begin, cookbook author, chef and...
  • Horóscopo de octubre

    Aries Una época maravillosa inicia en tu destino, tienes a Venus y a Júpiter transitando a tu favor, es este el tiempo para conseguir logros mayores. Todo lo que te propongas lo puedes conquistar. Un malestar o padecimiento dejará de afectarte. Es pronóstico que algo novedoso te sucederá. Romance...
  • Indigenous groups fight limiting remote ballot collection

    Montana’s Indigenous population is pushing back against efforts to limit ballot collection on tribal lands. Many members of the state’s seven tribes live several hours from the nearest polling place. The Montana Supreme Court has ruled two laws make it prohibitive for people living on reservations to reach a...
  • Americans confront event ticketing challenges

    Concert and sports fans across the country are expressing growing frustration over rising ticket prices and hidden fees. In response, Congress is considering the TICKET Act, a bipartisan bill which aims to increase transparency by requiring ticket sellers to display all fees upfront. Sally Greenberg, executive director of the National...
  • Newsom firma una nueva ley de California que requerirá que los fabricantes de tortillas agreguen un ingrediente extra

    Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters La mayoría de las tortillas y productos de masa de maíz que se venden en California pronto tendrán que incluir un ingrediente adicional, que se considera clave durante el embarazo. ¿El objetivo? Aumentar la ingesta de ácido fólico entre las latinas en edad reproductiva. El...
  • New California law gives tenants more time to respond to eviction notices

    Felicia Mello CalMatters Tenants in California will have twice as much time to respond to eviction notices and potentially avoid losing their homes under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September. The new law comes amid a statewide housing crisis, and after a surge in evictions followed...
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