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Huge swaths of overgrown forests in California pose a risk for catastrophic wildfires, and today, the State Assembly will consider advancing two bills to promote intentional burns that lower the risk of disaster. The Beneficial Fire Capacity Act would allocate 10% of the annual wildfire resilience portion of the...
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Maya C. Miller, Jeremia Kimelman & Mohamed Al Elew CalMatters Two years ago, Chiefer Danks of Rosedale, who works in agriculture, believed the former president would stabilize the economy and make life more affordable again as it was under his first administration. But more than a year into the...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters San Diego leaders are trying to speed up solutions to sewage pollution from the Tijuana River, while investigating the scope of the problem. Community advocates, healthcare professionals and environmental experts with the Tijuana River Coalition on Thursday offered updates on the toxic pollution that plagues south...
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El calor extremo mata. En el condado de Maricopa, Arizona, se confirmaron 608 muertes relacionadas con el calor en 2024, uno de los totales más altos registrados. Y cuando el costo de protegerse del calor aumenta más rápido que los salarios, el problema deja de ser climático para convertirse...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador Dental health is crucial to overall health, and it’s something that some people unfortunately learn after much pain and a trip to the emergency room. The state of California has the most dentists per population of any state in the country, but despite the numbers...
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ChrisAnna Mink CalMatters Despite a seemingly unimpeachable goal — ensuring adequate child support to keep kids out of poverty — a bill making its way through the state Assembly has left legislators and advocates divided. The measure, from Elk Grove Democratic Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, would compel separated families to enroll in...
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Nadia Lathan CalMatters The candidates running for lieutenant governor are apt to hint at the post’s largely symbolic and overlooked status when discussing their ambitions for the statewide office. It’s true that California’s lieutenant governor is mostly a ceremonial position. Eleni Kounalakis, who currently holds the position, is next...
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The school board in San Francisco got an earful last week from parents and community groups concerned the district is failing to disclose data on discipline – namely suspensions, detentions and referrals – for Black students. The school system is required to publish that data every two years under...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic bag bans are policies and laws that prohibit or limit the use of single-use plastic bags, part of an attempt to curb and reduce plastic waste and environmental degradation. Before COVID-19, many cities and states had implemented such bans to mitigate pollution,...
Huge swaths of overgrown forests in California pose a risk for catastrophic wildfires, and today, the State Assembly will consider advancing two bills to promote intentional burns that lower the risk of disaster. The Beneficial Fire Capacity Act would allocate 10% of the annual wildfire resilience portion of the...
Maya C. Miller, Jeremia Kimelman & Mohamed Al Elew CalMatters Two years ago, Chiefer Danks of Rosedale, who works in agriculture, believed the former president would stabilize the economy and make life more affordable again as it was under his first administration. But more than a year into the...
Deborah Brennan CalMatters San Diego leaders are trying to speed up solutions to sewage pollution from the Tijuana River, while investigating the scope of the problem. Community advocates, healthcare professionals and environmental experts with the Tijuana River Coalition on Thursday offered updates on the toxic pollution that plagues south...
El calor extremo mata. En el condado de Maricopa, Arizona, se confirmaron 608 muertes relacionadas con el calor en 2024, uno de los totales más altos registrados. Y cuando el costo de protegerse del calor aumenta más rápido que los salarios, el problema deja de ser climático para convertirse...
Arturo Hilario El Observador Dental health is crucial to overall health, and it’s something that some people unfortunately learn after much pain and a trip to the emergency room. The state of California has the most dentists per population of any state in the country, but despite the numbers...
ChrisAnna Mink CalMatters Despite a seemingly unimpeachable goal — ensuring adequate child support to keep kids out of poverty — a bill making its way through the state Assembly has left legislators and advocates divided. The measure, from Elk Grove Democratic Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, would compel separated families to enroll in...
Nadia Lathan CalMatters The candidates running for lieutenant governor are apt to hint at the post’s largely symbolic and overlooked status when discussing their ambitions for the statewide office. It’s true that California’s lieutenant governor is mostly a ceremonial position. Eleni Kounalakis, who currently holds the position, is next...
The school board in San Francisco got an earful last week from parents and community groups concerned the district is failing to disclose data on discipline – namely suspensions, detentions and referrals – for Black students. The school system is required to publish that data every two years under...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic bag bans are policies and laws that prohibit or limit the use of single-use plastic bags, part of an attempt to curb and reduce plastic waste and environmental degradation. Before COVID-19, many cities and states had implemented such bans to mitigate pollution,...