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Lynn La CalMatters Beginning Jan. 1, hundreds of state-licensed residential treatment centers for children and youth up to age 21 operating in California must comply with a new law that brings greater transparency — particularly when they use restraints and seclusion rooms. After restraining a youth, or putting them...
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Tara García Mathewson CalMatters In 1953, Bárbara Flores entered kindergarten at Washington Elementary School in Madera, California, a small city in the Central Valley surrounded by farm fields. Her mother and grandmother had talked it up: You’re going to learn a lot. You’re going to like it. She believed them....
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Aún faltan 5 semanas para el cambio de gobierno en los Estados Unidos, el mediodía del 20 de enero de 2025. Pero las primeras secuelas del próximo gobierno de Donald Trump ya se sienten con intensidad en muchas partes. Una ola de temor se ha desatado en millones de hogares, especialmente entre familias “mixtas”, aquellas donde cohabitan...
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Esta temporada navideña, una campaña sin fines de lucro está pidiendo a los estadounidenses que escriban tarjetas navideñas para dar la bienvenida a las familias de refugiados recién llegados. La décima campaña anual “Hope for the Holidays” está encabezada por Global Refuge, una organización benéfica fundada en 1939, anteriormente...
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The power grid will need to be dramatically upgraded and expanded in the coming years to handle the transition to renewable energy – and two new reports look at the impact on wildlife, both on and off-shore. The placement of large onshore power grids can greatly affect migratory species such as...
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Traveling for the holidays? Whether you’re having a Friendsgiving with pals or going to grandma’s house for Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah, you’ll find the roads jam packed. According to a survey by GasBuddy, 72% of Americans plan to drive to their holiday destination, up from 41% in 2023. Stormy...
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A new study found more than 1.4 million children in the U.S., including many in California, have lost a family member to overdose, emphasizing the collateral damage of the drug epidemic. The study focused on children younger than 18 as of 2019 who had lost one or more parents, siblings, grandparents,...
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A new study found more than 1.4 million children in the U.S., including many in California, have lost a family member to overdose, emphasizing the collateral damage of the drug epidemic. The study focused on children younger than 18 as of 2019 who had lost one or more parents, siblings, grandparents,...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters En enero de 2023, y durante toda la primavera, la lluvia hizo que muchos de los embalses y arroyos de California se llenaran de agua, arrasando viviendas y negocios y matando a 21 personas. Según una estimación federal, le costó al estado casi 5 millones de dólares....
Lynn La CalMatters Beginning Jan. 1, hundreds of state-licensed residential treatment centers for children and youth up to age 21 operating in California must comply with a new law that brings greater transparency — particularly when they use restraints and seclusion rooms. After restraining a youth, or putting them...
Tara García Mathewson CalMatters In 1953, Bárbara Flores entered kindergarten at Washington Elementary School in Madera, California, a small city in the Central Valley surrounded by farm fields. Her mother and grandmother had talked it up: You’re going to learn a lot. You’re going to like it. She believed them....
Aún faltan 5 semanas para el cambio de gobierno en los Estados Unidos, el mediodía del 20 de enero de 2025. Pero las primeras secuelas del próximo gobierno de Donald Trump ya se sienten con intensidad en muchas partes. Una ola de temor se ha desatado en millones de hogares, especialmente entre familias “mixtas”, aquellas donde cohabitan...
Esta temporada navideña, una campaña sin fines de lucro está pidiendo a los estadounidenses que escriban tarjetas navideñas para dar la bienvenida a las familias de refugiados recién llegados. La décima campaña anual “Hope for the Holidays” está encabezada por Global Refuge, una organización benéfica fundada en 1939, anteriormente...
The power grid will need to be dramatically upgraded and expanded in the coming years to handle the transition to renewable energy – and two new reports look at the impact on wildlife, both on and off-shore. The placement of large onshore power grids can greatly affect migratory species such as...
Traveling for the holidays? Whether you’re having a Friendsgiving with pals or going to grandma’s house for Christmas, Kwanzaa or Hanukkah, you’ll find the roads jam packed. According to a survey by GasBuddy, 72% of Americans plan to drive to their holiday destination, up from 41% in 2023. Stormy...
A new study found more than 1.4 million children in the U.S., including many in California, have lost a family member to overdose, emphasizing the collateral damage of the drug epidemic. The study focused on children younger than 18 as of 2019 who had lost one or more parents, siblings, grandparents,...
Adam Echelman CalMatters En enero de 2023, y durante toda la primavera, la lluvia hizo que muchos de los embalses y arroyos de California se llenaran de agua, arrasando viviendas y negocios y matando a 21 personas. Según una estimación federal, le costó al estado casi 5 millones de dólares....