• “Family first” model of labor and delivery gains attention in CA

    Birthing hospitals in California are taking notice of family-centered maternity care, an approach in which staff encourage family support during labor and delivery. A 2018 position paper from the International Childbirth Education Association endorsed the concept, emphasizing the importance of allowing parents to care for their newborn as much as possible...
  • Muslim Community Mourns Horrific Shooting at San Diego Mosque

    Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media The Muslim American community once again was targeted in a horrific hate crime May 18, as two young men stormed the Islamic Center in San Diego and killed three men. The three victims have been identified as Amin Abdullah, age 51, a security guard...
  • A New Chapter of Women’s Hockey History Has Begun in California, With San Jose Being Its First Home

    Arturo Hilario El Observador Welcome to Hockey City, USA. On Tuesday May 19 at the SAP Center in San Jose a press conference was held to welcome the newest expansion team of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), which is set to start its inaugural season this fall in...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Toxic Golf Courses

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Golf courses make up about 2.3 million acres of land in the U.S., according to the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Despite many Americans’ affinity for golfing, some are becoming increasing concerned about living near golf courses. Many are worried that living...
  • Pioneros del Mundo Onírico

    Hace más de un siglo inició la revolución del mundo onírico, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung y otras mentes brillantes de la época, hacían demostraciones de lo importante que eran los sueños en el psicoanálisis. Años más tarde Edgar Cayce, ideó uno de los métodos más prácticos para descifrar y...
  • Colegios comunitarios de California toman medidas contra estudiantes falsos que roban ayuda financiera

    Adam Echelman CalMatters Los colegios comunitarios de California llevan años luchando contra los estudiantes fraudulentos, intentando evitar que los estafadores roben el dinero de la ayuda financiera. Datos recientes muestran que los esfuerzos de las universidades finalmente podrían estar dando sus frutos. La primavera pasada, CalMatters informó que las...
  • Community groups work for peace in wake of San Diego mosque attack

    Community groups in San Diego are redoubling their efforts to combat violence after Monday’s shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Police say two teenagers opened fire on the mosque, killing three men before taking their own lives. Investigators said they believe the young men were radicalized by hate groups...
  • Rural health clinics: Federal grants can’t make up for Medicaid cuts

    Rural hospitals and community clinics across California are bracing for a major loss of federal funding over the next few years and say new Rural Health Transformation Grants will do little to offset it. The nonprofit Advocates for Community Health estimates that Medicaid changes in the Republican “One Big Beautiful Bill...
  • More Meat, Less Tomato — Inflation Hits a Culinary Staple

    SAN FRANCISCO — When it comes to food, there is perhaps no more iconic or indeed universal ingredient as tomatoes. They’re a staple, essential to everything from pizza to pico de gallo, from Middle Eastern wraps to your favorite Indian curries. And they are getting expensive, in the Bay...
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