• Research links climate-change impacts to depression in high schoolers

    New research found natural disasters and pollution linked to climate change are contributing factors to high rates of anxiety and depression among young people. Researchers from San Francisco-based Hopelab consulted experts and interviewed youth climate activists to determine how climate effects like wildfire, extreme heat, drought, flooding, and air...
  • Tres Planetas Estarán Retrógrados

    Mario Jiménez Castillo El Observador La posición retrógrada de estos planetas, no significa literalmente mala suerte, lo que simbolizan es un lapso cargado de tensión, poca amabilidad, y altibajos de todo tipo. Las personas precavidas, lograrán atravesar por este periodo de manera exitosa. Si anda con cuidado, nada le...
  • Q&A: Assembly’s Labor committee chair prioritizes women, senior workers

    Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters On Nov. 22, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas appointed new leadership in the state Legislature, including 23 female leaders of various Assembly committees, including 14 women of color. Included in that list is Assemblymember Liz Ortega, who will lead the Labor committee on the heels of a strike-filled summer and several...
  • Border Patrol dropped 42,000 migrants on San Diego streets. Now county, groups are seeking help.

    Justo Robles, Alejandra Reyes-Velarde & Wendy Fry CalMatters On a late September night, Rev. Brad Mills was surprised by the sound of knocking on his parish doors. His small San Diego church didn’t usually receive visitors past mass hours. Two Venezuelan men at the door said they needed help...
  • Report: Almost 3 in 4 future jobs will require some college

    More than two million jobs will be created in California each year through 2031 – and 72% of them will require more than a high school diploma, according to a new report. Researchers at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce project the national economy will generate 18.5...
  • FTC Scales Language Barriers to Battle Scammers

    Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services The Federal Trade Commission has a new strategy for battling fraud. As of this fall, its Language Access Initiative provides interpreters who can take fraud reports and provide advice in many more languages than just English and Spanish. At a Nov. 21 press briefing...
  • Health care advocates push back on Trump’s threats against ACA

    Advocates for affordable health care are speaking out to remind people what is at stake if the Affordable Care Act is repealed in the wake of recent statements by former President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump, who leads the polls for the 2024 Republican nomination, has recently said he is looking at...
  • Planning holiday get-togethers? Tips for easy and crowd-pleasing appetizers

    Do you love entertaining friends and family with plates of delicious food around the holidays, but feel pressed for time and ideas when it comes to making tasty appetizers? You’re in luck. Seafood offers a variety of craveable, affordable and easy-to-prep options that come together in just minutes in...
  • ¿Qué podemos hacer para frenar la epidemia de fentanilo?

    La epidemia de fentanilo parece incontenible. Se podría describir como una hemorragia de muertes por sobredosis con píldoras que contienen este opioide sintético. De las 110,000 muertes por sobredosis proyectadas por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), la abrumadora mayoría corresponden a sustancias con fentanilo. La tendencia es igualmente preocupante....
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