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Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services The little-known Oropouche virus is causing concern among public health experts. More than 10,000 cases have been identified this year, mainly in South America and the Caribbean. The virus is spreading to the US: 94 cases have been identified for 2023-2024, according to data...
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Se espera que el Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE. UU. decida si protege o no a la mariposa monarca bajo la Ley de Especies en Peligro de Extinción dentro de las próximas dos semanas. El servicio podría optar por incluir a la icónica mariposa naranja y...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to decide whether to protect the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act within the next two weeks. The service could choose to list the iconic orange and black butterfly as endangered or threatened, or take no action at this time. Rebeca Quinonez-Pinon,...
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Felicia Mello CalMatters If Californians vote to approve a rent control measure on the ballot, thousands of Berkeley tenants could immediately see new limits on how much their landlords can raise their rent each year. “Families who are living in units that aren’t right for them will have a...
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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Cuando se cumplió el 35.º aniversario del devastador terremoto de Loma Prieta el 17 de octubre, la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia de California (Cal OES) comenzó a implementar medidas que incluyen un sistema de alerta temprana de terremotos, el primero en el país,...
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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services As the 35th anniversary of the devastating Loma Prieta Earthquake occurred on October 17, the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) began rolling out measures including a first-in-the-nation earthquake early warning system, a Great ShakeOut preparedness drill, multilingual education and an earthquake detection...
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Hundreds of thousands of older Californians will see huge savings on prescription drugs starting in January, according to a new report from AARP. The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act caps prescription drug costs at $2,000 per year for people on Medicare, starting in 2025. Nina Weiler-Harwell, associate director of advocacy...
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Khari Johnson CalMatters California lawmakers took a key vote on August 28 to pass a controversial bill that requires companies that make or modify powerful forms of artificial intelligence to test for their ability to enable critical harm to society. Following a 32-1 vote in the Senate in May, the Assembly...
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Big changes are imminent in the way homes are bought and sold, as the new forms for transactions in California are coming. The forms are linked to the proposed legal settlement by the National Association of Realtors, which ends the long-standing practice of having a home seller’s agent pay a commission...
Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services The little-known Oropouche virus is causing concern among public health experts. More than 10,000 cases have been identified this year, mainly in South America and the Caribbean. The virus is spreading to the US: 94 cases have been identified for 2023-2024, according to data...
Se espera que el Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE. UU. decida si protege o no a la mariposa monarca bajo la Ley de Especies en Peligro de Extinción dentro de las próximas dos semanas. El servicio podría optar por incluir a la icónica mariposa naranja y...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to decide whether to protect the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act within the next two weeks. The service could choose to list the iconic orange and black butterfly as endangered or threatened, or take no action at this time. Rebeca Quinonez-Pinon,...
Felicia Mello CalMatters If Californians vote to approve a rent control measure on the ballot, thousands of Berkeley tenants could immediately see new limits on how much their landlords can raise their rent each year. “Families who are living in units that aren’t right for them will have a...
Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Cuando se cumplió el 35.º aniversario del devastador terremoto de Loma Prieta el 17 de octubre, la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia de California (Cal OES) comenzó a implementar medidas que incluyen un sistema de alerta temprana de terremotos, el primero en el país,...
Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services As the 35th anniversary of the devastating Loma Prieta Earthquake occurred on October 17, the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) began rolling out measures including a first-in-the-nation earthquake early warning system, a Great ShakeOut preparedness drill, multilingual education and an earthquake detection...
Hundreds of thousands of older Californians will see huge savings on prescription drugs starting in January, according to a new report from AARP. The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act caps prescription drug costs at $2,000 per year for people on Medicare, starting in 2025. Nina Weiler-Harwell, associate director of advocacy...
Khari Johnson CalMatters California lawmakers took a key vote on August 28 to pass a controversial bill that requires companies that make or modify powerful forms of artificial intelligence to test for their ability to enable critical harm to society. Following a 32-1 vote in the Senate in May, the Assembly...
Big changes are imminent in the way homes are bought and sold, as the new forms for transactions in California are coming. The forms are linked to the proposed legal settlement by the National Association of Realtors, which ends the long-standing practice of having a home seller’s agent pay a commission...