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Suzanne Potter California News Service California receives high marks in a report on the fight against plastic pollution. This is Plastic-free July and the United States of Plastics report, from Ocean Conservancy, awards the Golden State a score of four-and-a-half out of five. Report co-author Anja Brandon, director of...
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The Trump administration is aggressively pushing self-deportation for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Part of that strategy involves stoking fear in communities through highly publicized enforcement activities. But legal experts say, despite government assurances, the risk to those who do self-deport can be significant. “Once they’re gone, they...
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Selen Ozturk American Community Media One month after being handcuffed at a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference, Senator Alex Padilla has introduced a new immigration enforcement transparency bill. The Democratic U.S. senator, one of two representing California, recounted the June 12 incident at a Monday, July 14...
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Therapists are stepping up to help undocumented students deal with the pervasive fear created by the Trump administration’s ongoing ICE raids. The group Immigrants Rising offers free online counseling to undocumented students in California, ages 18 to 45. Mayra Barragan-O’Brien is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and the...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters California after-school and summer programs will get some of their funding back after the federal government said on Friday July 18 that it would restore grants it had previously withheld. But the money is contingent on states complying with Civil Rights laws – a cudgel the...
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Al menos 135 personas han muerto debido a las recientes inundaciones en Texas a lo largo del río Guadalupe en el condado de Kerr, al noroeste de San Antonio. Texas tiene un historial de importantes muertes relacionadas con inundaciones, y el estado lidera la nación en muertes por inundaciones,...
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Yue Stella Yu CalMatters For California progressives, Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral bid offers something of a formula to follow. When the 33-year-old democratic socialist pulled off a historic upset in the primary last month, Golden State progressives rejoiced. Some deemed his victory a sign that they do not...
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Hundreds of millions of American young people are exposed to vaping and smoking in popular movies, TV shows and music videos each year, according to the 7th annual “While You Were Streaming” report from the nonprofit Truth Initiative. Tobacco depictions are down in the most popular Hollywood shows but...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Seventeen organizations that support victims and survivors of domestic violence have jointly filed a lawsuit against US Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department, saying that new certification requirements impair their ability to provide services to all who need them. Shortly after taking...
Suzanne Potter California News Service California receives high marks in a report on the fight against plastic pollution. This is Plastic-free July and the United States of Plastics report, from Ocean Conservancy, awards the Golden State a score of four-and-a-half out of five. Report co-author Anja Brandon, director of...
The Trump administration is aggressively pushing self-deportation for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Part of that strategy involves stoking fear in communities through highly publicized enforcement activities. But legal experts say, despite government assurances, the risk to those who do self-deport can be significant. “Once they’re gone, they...
Selen Ozturk American Community Media One month after being handcuffed at a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference, Senator Alex Padilla has introduced a new immigration enforcement transparency bill. The Democratic U.S. senator, one of two representing California, recounted the June 12 incident at a Monday, July 14...
Therapists are stepping up to help undocumented students deal with the pervasive fear created by the Trump administration’s ongoing ICE raids. The group Immigrants Rising offers free online counseling to undocumented students in California, ages 18 to 45. Mayra Barragan-O’Brien is a licensed marriage and family therapist, and the...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters California after-school and summer programs will get some of their funding back after the federal government said on Friday July 18 that it would restore grants it had previously withheld. But the money is contingent on states complying with Civil Rights laws – a cudgel the...
Al menos 135 personas han muerto debido a las recientes inundaciones en Texas a lo largo del río Guadalupe en el condado de Kerr, al noroeste de San Antonio. Texas tiene un historial de importantes muertes relacionadas con inundaciones, y el estado lidera la nación en muertes por inundaciones,...
Yue Stella Yu CalMatters For California progressives, Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral bid offers something of a formula to follow. When the 33-year-old democratic socialist pulled off a historic upset in the primary last month, Golden State progressives rejoiced. Some deemed his victory a sign that they do not...
Hundreds of millions of American young people are exposed to vaping and smoking in popular movies, TV shows and music videos each year, according to the 7th annual “While You Were Streaming” report from the nonprofit Truth Initiative. Tobacco depictions are down in the most popular Hollywood shows but...
Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Seventeen organizations that support victims and survivors of domestic violence have jointly filed a lawsuit against US Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Justice Department, saying that new certification requirements impair their ability to provide services to all who need them. Shortly after taking...