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California is bracing for large-scale immigration raids – and groups that advocate for children are speaking out against the climate of fear. Recently an 11-year-old girl in Texas committed suicide after allegedly being bullied about her family’s immigration status. Mayra Alvarez – the president of The Children’s Partnership, which...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters E., a mother of three in Salinas, is extra careful when she takes her kids to school. She switches up her routes, leaves at different times, and is always on the lookout for immigration agents, especially during pick-ups and drop-offs. President Donald Trump’s threat of mass...
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Seven members of Oregon’s congressional delegation have signed a letter demanding protection for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to enable the federal agency to continue its work. The Department of Government Efficiency closed the bureau earlier this month. Jagjit Nagra, executive director of the group Oregon Consumer Justice, said...
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Dan Walters CalMatters California tiene la mayor población de inmigrantes indocumentados del país, con aproximadamente 1.8 millones de personas. En las últimas tres décadas, la actitud de los californianos al respecto ha experimentado un cambio sorprendente. La hostilidad alcanzó su punto máximo a principios de los años 90, como...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Despite only being in office for a second term for a few weeks, Donald Trump has already begun rolling back climate initiatives and environmental regulations. Trump, who has previously called global warming a “hoax,” made bold decisions in his first term; notably, he...
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Nine Lives Foundation To celebrate Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, in February we’re offering 20% off already low-cost spay/neuter services plus a free microchip for your cat. At Nine Lives Foundation, a 501(c)3 cat adoption center and low-cost cat clinic in Redwood City, we see thousands of homeless and at-risk cats...
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A raíz de la reciente ola de accidentes aéreos, cuatro de ellos ocurridos en Estados Unidos desde que Donald Trump llegó a la Casa Blanca, es sensato preguntarse si los vuelos comerciales siguen siendo la forma más segura de viajar. Gracias a décadas de avances de ingeniería y regulaciones...
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Educators in California are speaking out against plans in Congress to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, known as Medi-Cal in the Golden State. Medi-Cal pays for health care for more than 37% of California’s children, and more than 51% of kids in LA Unified, the state’s largest...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Fewer California high school seniors are completing federal financial aid applications than in past years, which some analysts say is a sign that students may fear the Trump administration will use their sensitive data for immigration enforcement. The number of seniors completing the Free Application for...
California is bracing for large-scale immigration raids – and groups that advocate for children are speaking out against the climate of fear. Recently an 11-year-old girl in Texas committed suicide after allegedly being bullied about her family’s immigration status. Mayra Alvarez – the president of The Children’s Partnership, which...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters E., a mother of three in Salinas, is extra careful when she takes her kids to school. She switches up her routes, leaves at different times, and is always on the lookout for immigration agents, especially during pick-ups and drop-offs. President Donald Trump’s threat of mass...
Seven members of Oregon’s congressional delegation have signed a letter demanding protection for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to enable the federal agency to continue its work. The Department of Government Efficiency closed the bureau earlier this month. Jagjit Nagra, executive director of the group Oregon Consumer Justice, said...
Dan Walters CalMatters California tiene la mayor población de inmigrantes indocumentados del país, con aproximadamente 1.8 millones de personas. En las últimas tres décadas, la actitud de los californianos al respecto ha experimentado un cambio sorprendente. La hostilidad alcanzó su punto máximo a principios de los años 90, como...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Despite only being in office for a second term for a few weeks, Donald Trump has already begun rolling back climate initiatives and environmental regulations. Trump, who has previously called global warming a “hoax,” made bold decisions in his first term; notably, he...
Nine Lives Foundation To celebrate Spay/Neuter Awareness Month, in February we’re offering 20% off already low-cost spay/neuter services plus a free microchip for your cat. At Nine Lives Foundation, a 501(c)3 cat adoption center and low-cost cat clinic in Redwood City, we see thousands of homeless and at-risk cats...
A raíz de la reciente ola de accidentes aéreos, cuatro de ellos ocurridos en Estados Unidos desde que Donald Trump llegó a la Casa Blanca, es sensato preguntarse si los vuelos comerciales siguen siendo la forma más segura de viajar. Gracias a décadas de avances de ingeniería y regulaciones...
Educators in California are speaking out against plans in Congress to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, known as Medi-Cal in the Golden State. Medi-Cal pays for health care for more than 37% of California’s children, and more than 51% of kids in LA Unified, the state’s largest...
Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Fewer California high school seniors are completing federal financial aid applications than in past years, which some analysts say is a sign that students may fear the Trump administration will use their sensitive data for immigration enforcement. The number of seniors completing the Free Application for...