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Gov. Gavin Newsom got a six-foot-tall Valentine Monday, thanking him for putting Medi-Cal access for undocumented people into his latest budget proposal. Advocates brought a giant heart-shaped card to the Capitol, covered in letters from dozens of Californians. Beatriz Hernandez, Central Valley organizing fellow with the California Immigrant Policy Center,...
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The call-ins were steady. Deputies were out sick. So were dispatchers. Even the sheriff was forced to stay home for five days. In a month’s time, the small Sierra County Sheriff’s Office became a revolving door of isolating and returning staff. When Sheriff-Coroner Mike Fisher was elected in 2018...
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Las llamadas fueron constantes. Los oficiales estaban enfermos. También lo eran los despachadores. Incluso el sheriff se vio obligado a quedarse en casa durante cinco días. En un mes, la pequeña Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Sierra se convirtió en una puerta giratoria de aislamiento y regreso del...
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Los defensores de los consumidores se pronuncian en contra de una iniciativa electoral propuesta que reformaría la llamada “Ley Lemon” de California. La ley actual permite a las personas que han sido defraudadas o que les fue vendido un producto defectuoso demandar por daños y perjuicios más los honorarios...
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Consumer advocates are speaking out against a proposed ballot initiative that would reform California’s so-called “Lemon Law.” Current law allows people who have been defrauded or sold a defective product to sue for damages plus attorney’s fees. The ballot initiative would limit the plaintiff’s attorneys to 20% of the amount...
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Hoy, cuando las tasas de casos de COVID-19 en California han subido a su niveles más altos hasta ahora — más de seis veces el pico de la ola de la variante delta — se están implementando reglas actualizadas en el lugar de trabajo para ayudar a proteger mejor a los...
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This story has been updated to reflect guidance from the California Department of Public Health that went into effect January 6, 2022 that supersedes some of the rules voted on by Cal/OSHA in December 2021. Today, as COVID-19 case rates in California have jumped to their highest levels yet — more...
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Las estadísticas muestran que, gracias a la pandemia, los estadounidenses ahora están pegados a sus dispositivos digitales un promedio de 13 horas al día, frente a las 7 u 8 horas al día antes de la COVID. La exposición a la luz azul de las pantallas está afectando nuestros...
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Statistics show thanks to the pandemic, Americans are now glued to their digital devices an average of 13 hours a day, up from 7 or 8 hours a day before COVID. Exposure to blue light from screens is taking a toll on our eyes. Blue light is part of the...