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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some Democratic lawmakers are pushing for a new state tax on the uber-wealthy, in order to reduce inequality and better fund public services. Supporters want to place a measure on the ballot that would levy a 1% tax on households whose net worth exceeds $50 million,...
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Claudia Boyd-Barrett California Health Report Juan Ernesto Hernandez knew he was in the hospital with COVID-19. But he and his wife, Marcelina Hernandez Lopez, had so many questions. What medications was he being given? How was the virus affecting his body? And, most importantly: Would he survive? No one at Mercy Hospital...
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Claudia Boyd-Barrett California Health Report Juan Ernesto Hernández sabía que estaba hospitalizado con COVID-19. Pero él y su esposa, Marcelina Hernández López, tenían tantas preguntas. ¿Qué medicamentos le estaban dando? ¿Cómo el virus estaba afectando su cuerpo? Y lo más importante: ¿Iba a sobrevivir? En el Hospital Mercy en...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service NOVATO, Calif. — The city of Novato voted this week on whether to allow Costco to build a huge new gas station, despite strong opposition from locals concerned about climate change. Novato is the latest front in a battle to reduce dependence on fossil...
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LOS ANGELES – Dos reportes recientes destacan las disparidades en los colegios californianos que ponen a los estudiantes Afro-Americanos en una situación de desventaja. Según el estudio “Follow the Money” (“Siga el dinero”), California sub-invierte sistémicamente en la obtención de títulos universitarios de negros, se gasta casi dos veces...
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LOS ANGELES – Two new reports highlight disparities in California colleges that put African-American students at a disadvantage. The study “Follow the Money” says California systematically underinvests in Black degree attainment, spending almost twice as much per student in the Cal State University or University of California systems than...
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LANCASTER, Calif. – A raíz de los apagones masivos de energía de la semana pasada en Texas, hay mucha culpa. Pero los grupos que luchan contra el cambio climático dicen que la raíz del problema, en todos los estados, es la quema de combustibles fósiles. Los defensores de la...
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LANCASTER, Calif. – In the wake of last week’s massive power blackouts in Texas, there’s a lot of blame to go around. But groups that fight climate change say the root problem, in every state, is burning fossil fuels. Clean-energy advocates have said climate change is leading to more...
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LOS ANGELES — Starting February 17, 2021 local governments and nonprofits across California have the opportunity to apply for grants from AARP, to fund projects that make their areas more livable. The fifth annual Community Challenge Grant is accepting applications now through April 14. Jenny Aleman-Zometa, program director for...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some Democratic lawmakers are pushing for a new state tax on the uber-wealthy, in order to reduce inequality and better fund public services. Supporters want to place a measure on the ballot that would levy a 1% tax on households whose net worth exceeds $50 million,...
Claudia Boyd-Barrett California Health Report Juan Ernesto Hernandez knew he was in the hospital with COVID-19. But he and his wife, Marcelina Hernandez Lopez, had so many questions. What medications was he being given? How was the virus affecting his body? And, most importantly: Would he survive? No one at Mercy Hospital...
Claudia Boyd-Barrett California Health Report Juan Ernesto Hernández sabía que estaba hospitalizado con COVID-19. Pero él y su esposa, Marcelina Hernández López, tenían tantas preguntas. ¿Qué medicamentos le estaban dando? ¿Cómo el virus estaba afectando su cuerpo? Y lo más importante: ¿Iba a sobrevivir? En el Hospital Mercy en...
Suzanne Potter California News Service NOVATO, Calif. — The city of Novato voted this week on whether to allow Costco to build a huge new gas station, despite strong opposition from locals concerned about climate change. Novato is the latest front in a battle to reduce dependence on fossil...
LOS ANGELES – Dos reportes recientes destacan las disparidades en los colegios californianos que ponen a los estudiantes Afro-Americanos en una situación de desventaja. Según el estudio “Follow the Money” (“Siga el dinero”), California sub-invierte sistémicamente en la obtención de títulos universitarios de negros, se gasta casi dos veces...
LOS ANGELES – Two new reports highlight disparities in California colleges that put African-American students at a disadvantage. The study “Follow the Money” says California systematically underinvests in Black degree attainment, spending almost twice as much per student in the Cal State University or University of California systems than...
LANCASTER, Calif. – A raíz de los apagones masivos de energía de la semana pasada en Texas, hay mucha culpa. Pero los grupos que luchan contra el cambio climático dicen que la raíz del problema, en todos los estados, es la quema de combustibles fósiles. Los defensores de la...
LANCASTER, Calif. – In the wake of last week’s massive power blackouts in Texas, there’s a lot of blame to go around. But groups that fight climate change say the root problem, in every state, is burning fossil fuels. Clean-energy advocates have said climate change is leading to more...
LOS ANGELES — Starting February 17, 2021 local governments and nonprofits across California have the opportunity to apply for grants from AARP, to fund projects that make their areas more livable. The fifth annual Community Challenge Grant is accepting applications now through April 14. Jenny Aleman-Zometa, program director for...