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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Each year more than 35,000 undocumented students with dreams of earning a college degree in California apply for the state’s marquee financial aid program, the Cal Grant — but only about a third receive it. With no access to federal financial aid and few work opportunities, losing out on state dollars...
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In a new poll, 25% of voters say they have “personally experienced or witnessed discrimination in health care due to race, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion or sexual orientation.” The poll, sponsored by Compassion & Choices, an end-of-life care advocacy group, included more than 1,600 voters from California and across the...
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El Año Nuevo es el momento perfecto para presionar el botón de reinicio de su salud y bienestar. ¿No sabe por dónde empezar? Según los médicos, puede lograr el mayor impacto con pequeños ajustes incrementales en su rutina. “Es bastante común después de las fiestas pensar en todo lo...
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Durante el 2023, Estados Unidos fue testigo de devastadores fenómenos climáticos extremos. Como tormentas, huracanes, incendios forestales y calor extremo afectaron el país entero, sus efectos fueron desiguales y más perjudiciales para las comunidades de color. Hasta inicios de este mes, Estados Unidos ha experimentado 25 desastres meteorológicos y climáticos...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador This is the story about how relatability, culture and humor amassed a large online following. When Ana Saia graduated from the University of Las Vegas with a degree in Journalism last December, in typical grad fashion she posted her photos from the ceremony in her...
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High turnover rates are plaguing local elections offices across the West, which is causing concern as the 2024 election approaches. A recent study found about 40% of chief election officials in western states have left office since November 2020. Idaho and Washington saw the lowest turnover, each at 23%. Michael Beckel,...
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La práctica de rituales espirituales, envuelve el uso de la buena voluntad para efectuar cambios positivos, por lo tanto cualquier persona en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales, será capaz de enfocar su buena voluntad y optimismo hacia el bien, y de ese modo realizar rituales. La magia ritual...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services If your memories of last winter’s dozen “atmospheric rivers” have faded, Mother Nature is preparing a soaking wet reminder, with parts of the West Coast possibly looking at a month’s worth of rain by midweek and another close on its heels around Christmastime. The...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Food insecurity in California ticked upward over the past year, bringing the share of hardship back up to levels early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released by the California Association of Food Banks on Tuesday. “Families are buying less food,” said May Lynn Tan,...