• Child Advocates Press for Better Telehealth Program as Legislature Reconvenes

     SACRAMENO, Calif. — The Legislature reconvenes this week, and children’s advocates are speaking out in favor of a bill to facilitate telehealth during the COVID-19 recovery. AB 2007 would continue a federal policy instituted in response to the pandemic that lifted some restrictions limiting community clinics’ efforts to offer medical...
  • Censo 2020: Los Estadounidenses que “No Serán Contados”

    Manuel Ocaño /Especial para La Opinión | 05 de Marzo 2020 Una comunidad de miles de estadunidenses se desvanece en el conteo del censo, al vivir en México donde evita que se le cuente, y quedar ausente en Estados Unidos donde tampoco se incluye en el conteo de población. Básicamente...
  • What We Can Learn About Resilience from Indigenous Leaders

    Germaine Omish-Lucero’s ancestors were taken from their homes and forced to build California’s Mission San Luis Rey de Francia—a mission in what is now Oceanside—about 200 years ago. There, they were exposed to diseases such as measles, to which they had no immunity. Thousands died—and there is no escaping...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Earthday During Pandemic

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Indeed, on April 22, Earth Day celebrated its 50th anniversary. Back in 1970, some 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate against pollution and other environmental ills stemming from 150 years of industrial development. The idea for that...
  • Poll: GM’s Opposition to CA Clean-Car Standards Hurts Brand

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — General Motors is losing ground with consumers over its support for the Trump administration’s attacks on California’s clean-car standards, a new poll finds. Pollsters working with the Union of Concerned Scientists found that GM’s favorability ratings dropped 53% once people realized that the company supports lower vehicle emission standards, compared...
  • Economic Impact Payments continue to be sent, check IRS.gov for answers to common questions

    WASHINGTON – As Economic Impact Payments continue to be successfully delivered, the Internal Revenue Service today reminds taxpayers that IRS.gov includes answers to many common questions, including help to use two recently launched Economic Impact Payment tools. The IRS is regularly updating the Economic Impact Payment and the Get...
  • COVID-19 Postcard Campaign Targets CA Seniors

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 1 million older Californians are receiving postcards in the mail chock full of information about COVID-19. AARP has teamed up with the California Department of Aging and Gov. Gavin Newsom to offer tips on how to get basics, like food and medicine, delivered if needed. Patricia...
  • Numbers in Juvenile Detention Drop 24% During Pandemic

    SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. — A new survey of local secure youth detention centers shows their population dropped by almost one-quarter in March, as the COVID-19 crisis gripped the nation. The survey by the Annie E. Casey Foundation said the drop is as large as a recent 7-year period from 2010...
  • Los números en detención juvenil caen un 24% durante la pandemia

    CONDADO DE SANTA CRUZ, California – Una nueva encuesta de centros locales de detención juvenil segura muestra que su población se redujo en casi una cuarta parte en marzo, cuando la crisis de COVID-19 se apoderó de la nación. La encuesta realizada por la Fundación Annie E. Casey dijo...
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