• Q&A: Luis Villar y sus aventuras en la fábrica de chocolate de Willy Wonka

    Arturo Hilario El Observador “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” fue originalmente un libro escrito por el novelista británico Roald Dahl, y luego se convirtió en un musical y dos películas (hasta ahora), que enseña lo que sucede cuando los niños y sus padres muestran sus verdaderos deseos y moralidad...
  • California weighs order canceling elective surgeries as COVID surges

    In Los Angeles, a severely ill patient has to wait for a new lung after his transplant, scheduled for last Friday, was canceled. In San Diego, brain surgery to ease the chronic pain of a 7-year-old girl was called off last week. In Arcadia, as many as 60 patients...
  • Newsom on homelessness: ‘We’ve gotta clean up those encampments’

    In his January budget proposal to the state Legislature, Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a clear message: California needs to move people off the streets. “I don’t want to see any more people die in the streets and call that compassion,” Newsom said Monday, detailing his $286.4 billion blueprint. “There is...
  • What to know about Newsom’s budget blueprint

    It’s been a tumultuous few years in California, with record wildfire seasons, a worsening drought and a wave of smash-and-grab retail theft amid a coronavirus pandemic that just won’t seem to end. But when it comes to the state’s finances, things are looking up. Way up. Tens of billions...
  • Unboosted: California COVID-19 booster rate falls below 40% in most counties

    Hospitals are at capacity. COVID-19 infections are at record highs. Testing lines stretch for hours. Yet even as the omicron variant batters the state, only 38% of vaccinated Californians have gotten a booster shot. As with initial vaccinations, acceptance of the booster shot has varied throughout California: Counties in...
  • ¿Empoderamiento de trabajadores o demasiado alcance del gobierno?

    Jackie Botts CalMatters En medio de la creciente conciencia sobre la desigualdad y los trabajos que no pagan lo suficiente para cubrir el cuidado infantil y la vivienda, California está considerando una propuesta radical: Permitir que el estado negocie salarios, horas y condiciones de trabajo para toda una industria. Los defensores de la...
  • Take Steps to Support Literacy

    Family Features Reading is a foundation for learning, yet a vast gap exists in access to books for low-income neighborhoods. According to the Handbook of Literacy Research, in low-income neighborhoods, the ratio of books per child is just one age-appropriate book for every 300 children. Without books in the...
  • Back to campus under COVID: Students reflect on an unusual semester

    Back to normal life — sort of. With COVID-19 vaccines widely available, California colleges welcomed students back for a mix of in-person and online classes this fall. After months of studying virtually from childhood bedrooms and other remote locations, students could once again ask questions of professors face to...
  • La Violencia Familiar Durante la Pandemia

    Un nuevo estudio encontró que el confinamiento a raíz de la pandemia, así como el estrés provocado por la pérdida de familiares, o del empleo, han profundizado otra pandemia, la de la violencia doméstica. La violencia doméstica tiene varios rostros, puede ser física, emocional, psicológica, económica o sexual. Una...
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