• Big change for California small businesses: No more SBA loans for non-citizens

    Levi Sumagaysay CalMatters Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy. The SBA limited access to its loans to U.S. citizens and nationals only starting in...
  • El significado de ser ciudadano en EE. UU está ahora en manos de la Corte Suprema

    En una sesión histórica, con la presencia sin precedentes del propio presidente Donald Trump. Los magistrados de la Suprema Corte de Justicia escucharon los argumentos orales sobre si el gobierno puede restringir la ciudadanía automática por nacimiento a hijos con al menos uno de los padres sin estatus legal....
  • The Sights and Sounds of Latino Heritage Night at Chase Center

    Arturo Hilario El Observador The sights and sounds of Latino Heritage Night at Chase Center are a bit mariachi, a bit salsa, and a whole lot of fun to experience. On Wednesday March 25 the Warriors held their annual Latino Heritage Night to a packed house despite it also...
  • Veladoras Astrales

    Veladora del Ángel Guardián Se recomienda ofrendar esta veladora al inicio de cada mes, es considerada como protección celestial, y auxilio de nuestros hermanos espirituales mayores. El Ángel Guardián se comunicará con usted de manera telepática, por ello debe de creer en sus presentimientos y corazonadas. Escuchar la guía...
  • LGBTQ+ advocates slam Supreme Court ruling on conversion therapy

    Groups advocating for the LGBTQ+ community are slamming a March 30 Supreme Court decision overturning a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors. Justice Neil Gorsuch argued for the majority the bill violated therapists’ First Amendment free speech rights. Jorge Reyes Salinas, communications director for the group Equality California, said conversion...
  • In Birthright Case, a ‘Fight for the Soul of Democracy’

    The April 1, 2026 Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship is, on its face, about the “inalienable” right of US-born children to be U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment, a right enshrined in the Constitution with roots extending back to early 17th Century English common law. At its core, the case,...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Phantom Load Blues

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Many electronic devices consume energy even while turned off. The total sum of electricity used by devices while in standby mode or powered off is known as a phantom load, an undetected financial and environmental burdens for most households. According to the National...
  • Elecciones a gobernador de California: Consulta los ingresos y los pagos de impuestos de los candidatos

    Yue Stella Yu CalMatters Ya sabíamos que el demócrata Tom Steyer, un multimillonario que se postula para gobernador de California, es rico. ¿Pero qué tan rico es? En 2024, Steyer y su esposa, Kat Taylor, declararon un ingreso total de 39 millones de dólares, gracias a sus cuantiosas inversiones...
  • Trump administration acknowledges it needs immigrant farmworkers as it moves to cut their pay

    Sergio Olmos & Wendy Fry CalMatters A Trump administration attorney conceded “there aren’t enough Americans to take these jobs” at a federal court hearing in Fresno this week as she defended a policy that would cut pay to immigrant laborers. The lawsuit, filed by the United Farm Workers in the U.S. District Court...
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