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BelicoFest San Jose, CA, – BelicoFest is making history in the Bay Area by landing at PayPal Park on Saturday, August 29th, 2026, marking the premier sporting stadium’s first-ever live music event. The lineup is anchored by Tito Double P, Santa Fe Klan, Gerardo Ortiz, Regulo Caro, Herencia de...
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Khari Johnson & Wendy Fry CalMatters The California Legislature wants to stall plans to share information about California drivers — including more than 1 million immigrant license holders who lack federal authorization to live in the U.S. — with a little-known nonprofit agency made up of motor vehicle administrators across the nation. The...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State. The roads used to flood at Shady Lane Estates whenever it rained....
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Hay una pregunta que incomoda, pero que vale la pena hacernos con honestidad: ¿estamos los hispanos abandonando el español en Estados Unidos? La respuesta no es sencilla. No se trata de culpar a nadie, ni de medir quién es “más hispano” por el idioma que habla. La vida en...
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CONCORD, Calif. — On a hot June afternoon, Sergio Jaime Lopez, the community defense coordinator for the non-profit Safe Center in Contra Costa County, arrives at the Concord Immigration Court. A hearing is about to begin, and he does his rounds. He gives an update in Spanish to three...
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A federal judge has ordered historical and science-based displays removed from America’s national parks and monuments must be restored by July 4. A coalition of conservationists sued after nearly 60 items were taken down, including signage about climate change and Wabanaki history in Maine’s Acadia National Park. The displays had been deemed “improper...
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After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, US President Donald Trump finally seems to have secured an agreement from the Iranian regime to end the war that has roiled the region – and global energy markets – since late February. Just what’s been agreed to, however, will likely remain contested...
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In California, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in state investment and decades of well-intentioned policy reforms, oral health remains one of the most significant unmet needs in our state–especially for low-income communities of color. As leaders who come from the very urban and Tribal communities our organizations serve,...
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“Visiting Comanche Crossing on Juneteenth felt like freedom,” my father said as we pulled into Booker T. Washington Park, the site near what used to be known as the historic Comanche Crossing on Lake Mexia in Texas. “Listen, Bobby, this place would be full of Black folks cooking, dancing, and playing music....