California

  • Protejase y cuidese del Zika con estos pasos

    El mosquito de Zika ya está en California

    No se reportan casos de infección local Norma De la Vega University of California Agricultura y Recursos Naturales El mosquito Aedes aegypti, el principal transmisor de zika, ya se encuentra en doce condados de California, pero a la fecha no se han reportado casos de infección local de zika....
  • Power plants to save the planet

    Clean Power Plan Saves Commercial Buildings

    Suzanne Potter California News Service LOS ANGELES – According to a recent study, commercial buildings in California could save $1.3 billion on electric bills by the year 2030 if they implement efficiency measures recommended in President Obama’s Clean Power Plan. The report from Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy...
  • Reminds Californians to Search for their Lost or Forgotten Funds

    Controller Yee Warns of Unclaimed Property Scams

    SACRAMENTO — State Controller Betty T. Yee recently cautioned Californians to be aware of common consumer scams related to the unclaimed property program that she administers.  The Controller’s Office has received recent complaints from the public about suspicious postcards, mail, and emails related to unclaimed property. Mailed postcard solicitations...
  • Defensores promueven la Ley de Recuperación de Bienes de Medi-Cal

    Nueva Ley de Recuperación de Bienes de Medi-Cal

    Suzanne Potter California News Service Sacramento, CA – Los Defensores de los ciudadanos Senior elogian al Gobernador Jerry Brown por firmar la Ley Medi-Cal de Recuperacion de Propiedades (Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Act) – y animan a quienes son elegibles a que la soliciten, porque luego del primero de enero...
  • CA Will No Longer Target Estates of Many Medi-Cal Recipients

    Advocates Promote Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Act Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Advocates for seniors are speaking out to draw attention to the Medi-Cal Estate Recovery Act, recently signed by Governor Jerry Brown. It reverses a long standing policy of the state to put liens on any...
  • PG&E Inicia Patrullaje Aéreo para Detectar Incendios

      SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.— Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) inició patrullajes aéreos diarios contra incendios a lo largo de cientos de millas en su área de servicio, con el fin de apoyar a las agencias estatales y locales en la  detección temprana y respuesta a incendios durante este...
  • Life Sentences for Juveniles Must Be Reviewed

    About 2,000 people sentenced to life without parole for crimes they committed as children may not have to spend the rest of their lives in prison, thanks to a decision on Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2012, the high court banned mandatory life sentences without parole for...
  • Report: California Shortchanging its Children

    Suzanne Potter /California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California needs to do more – a lot more – to help children who’ve been abused or neglected recover from the trauma. That’s one conclusion of the 2016 California Children’s Report Card issued by the children’s advocacy group Children Now. The...
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