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At YMCA Camp Surf in Imperial Beach last week, a group of middle schoolers spent their morning skateboarding, scaling a climbing tower and practicing archery. Then at noon, campers boarded a bus for a 40-minute drive up the coast to Mission Beach, where they jumped in the waves for...
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Las recientes muertes ocurridas durante operaciones del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) obligan a plantear una pregunta esencial: ¿qué se puede hacer para que una detención migratoria no termine con un ser humano muerto? En menos de una semana, agentes de ICE dispararon mortalmente contra dos...
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Despite challenges from Texas lawmakers and environmentalists at the local, state and national levels, the Trump administration is continuing with plans to build a border wall through the Big Bend area of West Texas. The latest map from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows 30-foot wall segments would be built in...
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Immigrant detainees work for $1 a day inside a Geo Group facility in the San Joaquin Valley. The company settled a state complaint over conditions inside. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news...
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When Algeria and Jordan met June 22 on the World Cup stage in Santa Clara, the stands were blanketed with Palestinian flags and the iconic kuffiyeh scarf, now an international symbol of solidarity with the pro-Palestine cause. For the Bay Area’s Arab community, the match brought a moment of shared joy...
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La Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 no sólo muestra cambios en las reglas del juego, sino una transformación más profunda: la migración ha redefinido el rostro de muchas selecciones, en especial las europeas. Durante décadas, estos equipos se percibían como homogéneos y asociados a una identidad nacional tradicional....
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En 2024, Kaiser Permanente anunció la implementación de la plataforma Abridge. Descrita en un comunicado de prensa como una “tecnología de escucha ambiental”, esta herramienta impulsada por IA está diseñada para ayudar a los médicos, incluidos los proveedores de salud mental, a capturar de forma segura notas clínicas durante...
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Juvenile justice groups are pressing California lawmakers to allow parole consideration after 25 years for some people who were sentenced to life without parole for crimes committed as young adults. Under current law, people who committed serious crimes before age 18 can petition the state’s parole board after serving...
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Martin Romero CalMatters For many Los Angeles college students, public transit is often the cheapest and sometimes the only way to get to campus as gas and other costs rise. But using buses and trains can come with a price beyond the fare. Metro offers free passes for students at...
At YMCA Camp Surf in Imperial Beach last week, a group of middle schoolers spent their morning skateboarding, scaling a climbing tower and practicing archery. Then at noon, campers boarded a bus for a 40-minute drive up the coast to Mission Beach, where they jumped in the waves for...
Las recientes muertes ocurridas durante operaciones del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) obligan a plantear una pregunta esencial: ¿qué se puede hacer para que una detención migratoria no termine con un ser humano muerto? En menos de una semana, agentes de ICE dispararon mortalmente contra dos...
Despite challenges from Texas lawmakers and environmentalists at the local, state and national levels, the Trump administration is continuing with plans to build a border wall through the Big Bend area of West Texas. The latest map from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows 30-foot wall segments would be built in...
Immigrant detainees work for $1 a day inside a Geo Group facility in the San Joaquin Valley. The company settled a state complaint over conditions inside. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news...
When Algeria and Jordan met June 22 on the World Cup stage in Santa Clara, the stands were blanketed with Palestinian flags and the iconic kuffiyeh scarf, now an international symbol of solidarity with the pro-Palestine cause. For the Bay Area’s Arab community, the match brought a moment of shared joy...
La Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 no sólo muestra cambios en las reglas del juego, sino una transformación más profunda: la migración ha redefinido el rostro de muchas selecciones, en especial las europeas. Durante décadas, estos equipos se percibían como homogéneos y asociados a una identidad nacional tradicional....
En 2024, Kaiser Permanente anunció la implementación de la plataforma Abridge. Descrita en un comunicado de prensa como una “tecnología de escucha ambiental”, esta herramienta impulsada por IA está diseñada para ayudar a los médicos, incluidos los proveedores de salud mental, a capturar de forma segura notas clínicas durante...
Juvenile justice groups are pressing California lawmakers to allow parole consideration after 25 years for some people who were sentenced to life without parole for crimes committed as young adults. Under current law, people who committed serious crimes before age 18 can petition the state’s parole board after serving...
Martin Romero CalMatters For many Los Angeles college students, public transit is often the cheapest and sometimes the only way to get to campus as gas and other costs rise. But using buses and trains can come with a price beyond the fare. Metro offers free passes for students at...