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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters California just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country. Advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Producers say it goes too far. At least one of them is threatening to sue. The...
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A menos de un mes del inicio de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026, del 11 de junio al 19 de julio en Estados Unidos, México y Canadá, el sector de viajes estadounidense espera un repunte de los viajes internacionales a este país que cayeron desde el inicio...
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LOS ANGELES – Viridiana has been in agony these past few months, wondering if at any moment she might lose her job, her health insurance, maybe even be deported. A DACA recipient, Viridiana (who asked that we only use her middle name) has waited a year-and-a-half for her status...
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Some of the hottest casting calls in Hollywood right now aren’t for Netflix, Disney or HBO. They’re for TikTok. In January 2026, TikTok rolled out PineDrama in the United States and Brazil, an app devoted to microdramas, also known as “verticals.” Unlike TikTok’s traditional user-generated content, PineDrama primarily features scripted series produced by...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Black and Hispanic women face the greatest risk of not being able to access abortion care if the Supreme Court this week upholds a lower court’s ban to end delivery of mifepristone —an abortion pill — by mail. If the Supreme Court does agree...
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Mayo es el mes dedicado a Santa María, Madre de Dios. Virgen de la Candelaria Acordaos Piadosísima Virgen de la Candelaria, que jamás se ha escuchado decir que alguno que a vos se acogiese, y pidiese socorro y protección, haya sido desamparado. Animado con tal dulce confianza, acudo a...
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Marisa Kendall CalMatters In the race for oversight over California’s budget, the two main contenders are an incumbent with three years of experience and a challenger who is set on exposing fraudulent and wasteful spending. Democrat Malia Cohen has served as controller (AKA California’s chief accountant) since 2023, and...
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Latino leaders are asking candidates running for governor in the Golden State to commit to the policies contained in their new “Health, Wealth and Dignity Agenda for California.” The nonprofit Hispanic Federation called for what it described as bold changes to the way the state treats Latinos, who make...
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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Wildfires are escalating globally, and the threat extends beyond destruction by flames. NASA warns that “Earth’s warming climate is amplifying wildland fire activity,” citing that “extreme wildfire activity has more than doubled worldwide.” The severity of these fires degrades water quality in the...
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters California just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country. Advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Producers say it goes too far. At least one of them is threatening to sue. The...
A menos de un mes del inicio de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026, del 11 de junio al 19 de julio en Estados Unidos, México y Canadá, el sector de viajes estadounidense espera un repunte de los viajes internacionales a este país que cayeron desde el inicio...
LOS ANGELES – Viridiana has been in agony these past few months, wondering if at any moment she might lose her job, her health insurance, maybe even be deported. A DACA recipient, Viridiana (who asked that we only use her middle name) has waited a year-and-a-half for her status...
Some of the hottest casting calls in Hollywood right now aren’t for Netflix, Disney or HBO. They’re for TikTok. In January 2026, TikTok rolled out PineDrama in the United States and Brazil, an app devoted to microdramas, also known as “verticals.” Unlike TikTok’s traditional user-generated content, PineDrama primarily features scripted series produced by...
Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Black and Hispanic women face the greatest risk of not being able to access abortion care if the Supreme Court this week upholds a lower court’s ban to end delivery of mifepristone —an abortion pill — by mail. If the Supreme Court does agree...
Mayo es el mes dedicado a Santa María, Madre de Dios. Virgen de la Candelaria Acordaos Piadosísima Virgen de la Candelaria, que jamás se ha escuchado decir que alguno que a vos se acogiese, y pidiese socorro y protección, haya sido desamparado. Animado con tal dulce confianza, acudo a...
Marisa Kendall CalMatters In the race for oversight over California’s budget, the two main contenders are an incumbent with three years of experience and a challenger who is set on exposing fraudulent and wasteful spending. Democrat Malia Cohen has served as controller (AKA California’s chief accountant) since 2023, and...
Latino leaders are asking candidates running for governor in the Golden State to commit to the policies contained in their new “Health, Wealth and Dignity Agenda for California.” The nonprofit Hispanic Federation called for what it described as bold changes to the way the state treats Latinos, who make...
Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Wildfires are escalating globally, and the threat extends beyond destruction by flames. NASA warns that “Earth’s warming climate is amplifying wildland fire activity,” citing that “extreme wildfire activity has more than doubled worldwide.” The severity of these fires degrades water quality in the...