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Carolyn Jones CalMatters When the superintendent in San Francisco Unified proposed closing schools recently, parents launched a prolonged — and successful — protest. The uproar may have died down for now, but the issue is likely to erupt at school boards across the state — and some say that’s...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters Cuando el superintendente del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Francisco propuso recientemente el cierre de las escuelas, los padres iniciaron una prolongada y exitosa protesta. Puede que el alboroto se haya calmado por ahora, pero es probable que el tema estalle en las juntas escolares de...
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Desmond Meagley & Amy Elisabeth Moore CalMatters A pesar de las amplias protecciones para los estudiantes atletas transgénero, California se ha convertido en el último campo de batalla en el creciente movimiento nacional para eliminarlos de los deportes universitarios femeninos. En un caso, dos universidades públicas de California están abandonando la...
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Desmond Meagley & Amy Elisabeth Moore CalMatters Despite broad protections for transgender student athletes, California has become the latest battleground in the growing national movement to remove them from women’s college sports. In one case, two public universities in California are leaving the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics after it imposed...
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Yue Stella Yu CalMatters MERCED – En un principio, Marlyn Huesgew Mendoza se registró como demócrata. En 2020, volvió a registrarse como republicana y votó por Donald Trump para presidente, como lo hizo en esta elección. La razón es sencilla: fue en 2018, cuando Trump estaba en el cargo,...
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Yue Stella Yu CalMatters MERCED – At first, Marlyn Huesgew Mendoza registered as a Democrat. In 2020, she re-registered as a Republican and voted for Donald Trump for president, as she did this election. The reason is simple: It was in 2018 — when he was in office —...
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This weekend, a new coalition called “We Are California” is holding meetings up and down the state, preparing to resist what it sees as anticipated attacks from the incoming Trump administration. Hundreds of nonprofits have joined the coalition, whose mission is to promote inclusion, community and democratic norms. Angelica...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Durante sus 30 años en Estados Unidos, Alejandro Gamez aceptó cualquier empleo que pudo como trabajador indocumentado: en restaurantes de comida rápida, fábricas, lavado de autos y conduciendo camiones, incluso cuando las condiciones eran malas. “No tenía estatus”, dijo. “No tenía opciones”. Pero después de denunciar...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters In 30 years in America, Alejandro Gamez took any job he could as an undocumented worker — at fast food restaurants, factories and car washes and driving trucks, even when conditions were poor. “I had no status,” he said. “I had no options.” But after speaking up in...