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Alejandro Lazo CalMatters California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to allow the state to implement them. State officials have long considered the rules regulating diesel vehicles essential to cleaning up California’s severe...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters Los distritos escolares rurales, que ya enfrentan dificultades financieras, están luchando frenéticamente para salvar una fuente de financiación centenaria que los legisladores republicanos eliminaron del presupuesto federal el mes pasado. La Ley de Autodeterminación Comunitaria y Escuelas Rurales Seguras, que se ha aprobado casi continuamente desde...
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Mental health groups are stepping up to help victims of the Los Angeles area wildfires deal with the extreme stress brought on by the disaster. The California Parent and Youth Helpline is beginning to work at evacuation centers and is looking to partner with community or government entities to...
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Edward Kissam Ethnic Media Services The House’s lightspeed passage of the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29) is a worrisome indicator of the ongoing decay in Congressional decision-making that results in dysfunctional laws. It’s support among Democrats suggests that in this new political climate, few are willing to stand in...
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As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual “fire days” — when conditions are ripe for fires to spark — than 50 years ago. When is California’s wildfire...
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Como podemos darnos cuenta a través de noticieros y redes sociales, este 2025 ha dado inicio con fuego, desastres, y mucha violencia. Muchas personas se preguntan ¿Qué es lo que está ocurriendo? En pasadas ediciones les comenté, que la Madre Naturaleza, no dará tregua durante este año. En este...
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – In a first-of-its-kind event, Verizon is transforming stadiums and venues across all 30 NFL markets into a nationwide FanFest unlike any other. Fans will enjoy free celebrations on Super Bowl LIX Sunday with food and beverages from locally-owned small businesses, meet and greets with local...
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The White House announced two new national monuments in California on Tuesday, one just east of Palm Springs and the other near Shasta Lake. A signing ceremony will take place next week, as the unveiling event was postponed due to high winds. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., whose district includes parts of...
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Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday December 29 at 100 years of age, had a huge effect on the Golden State far beyond his presidency, according to California nonprofit leaders. Carter and his wife Rosalynn volunteered for four decades with Habitat for Humanity, helping to build...