• That recycling symbol doesn’t always mean what you think it does

    Every morning, when state Sen. Ben Allen would grab the newspaper from outside his Santa Monica home, he’d pull off the plastic sleeve bearing the triangular recycling symbol and throw it where he thought it belonged: in a blue recycling bin. But Allen soon learned that he was “wishcycling”—...
  • ¿Familias a la calle durante la pandemia?

    ¿Qué pensaría si le dijera que, en cierto país, los legisladores federales se fueron a disfrutar de unas deliciosas vacaciones de verano, sin proteger del riesgo de desalojo a millones de familias pobres, en medio de una de las peores pandemias en la historia de la humanidad? ¿Pensaría que es...
  • Why Demonizing the Unvaccinated Won’t Work

    Low-income minorities in the U.S., many of whom remain unvaccinated because of hurdles in access and information, are unfairly being blamed for the new rise in Covid infections, said Dr. Tiffani Johnson, a pediatrician with UC Davis Children’s Health Center, at an Ethnic Media Services news briefing July 30....
  • OP-ED – Returning to In-Person Instruction Children and Teachers Should be Back in Classrooms this Fall

    For more than a year and a half, children throughout the Bay Area have missed out on in-person instruction from their teachers and the many benefits of in-person schooling. While this distressing disruption in children’s lives may have been necessary earlier in the pandemic, it is now time to...
  • Figuras Mitológicas Veneradas en el Presente

    Los dioses mitológicos de antiguas civilizaciones, especialmente de Grecia y Roma antiguas, aún son venerados en diversas culturas alrededor del mundo. Estos últimos especialmente por su connotación e importancia dentro de la astrología. Cada una de las siguientes deidades, juegan un papel importante en la vida de cada individuo....
  • Tiny Particles in Wildfire Smoke Pose Health Risks

    BOISE, Idaho — Wildfires are affecting air quality across the West, bringing hidden dangers in smoke that can harm people’s health. The Boise-based National Interagency Fire Center already has moved the country into the highest fire-preparedness status, level five. Dr. Luke Montrose, environmental toxicologist and assistant professor of Community and...
  • Estafadores se aprovechan de la escasez de útiles escolares, BBB advierte a los consumidores

    LOS ÁNGELES Y SAN JOSÉ – La escuela volverá a estar en sesión pronto y este año, los maestros y los estudiantes harán la transición del aula virtual al aprendizaje en persona. También es un momento estresante para los padres que tienen que comprar útiles escolares. Las cadenas de...
  • Celebrating Progress in the Fight Against Hunger in CA

    LOS ANGELES — Hunger-fighting advocacy groups are speaking out in California, drawing attention to the continuing problem of food insecurity, and also to recent progress on that front. This month and next, families on the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will get a fruit and vegetable benefit of $35, which...
  • Payday loans dropped during pandemic, but Californians are ‘not out of the woods’

    Pandemic government assistance may have helped some Californians avoid using expensive payday loans last year, but some experts say it might be too early to celebrate. A new report found that in 2020, California saw a 40% decline in payday loans taken out compared to 2019, a drop equivalent...
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