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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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A measure to end factory farming in Sonoma County has only received about 15% of the vote so far – so supporters are gathering tomorrow in Santa Rosa to find a new way forward. Measure J would have required big dairy and poultry farms classified as concentrated animal feeding operations, or...
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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...
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Election Day is inching closer and the battleground state of Wisconsin will see more visits from the two main party presidential campaigns. It was also the setting of a forum featuring a popular historian linking past events to the current debate over democracy. Doris Kearns Goodwin, the renowned presidential...
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El día de las elecciones se acerca cada vez más y el estado de Wisconsin, campo de batalla, recibirá más visitas de las campañas presidenciales de los dos principales partidos. También fue el escenario de un foro en el que un historiador popular vinculó acontecimientos pasados con el debate...
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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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Felicia Mello CalMatters Si los californianos votan para aprobar una medida de control de alquileres en la boleta electoral, miles de inquilinos de Berkeley podrían ver inmediatamente nuevos límites sobre cuánto pueden sus propietarios aumentar su alquiler cada año. “Las familias que viven en unidades que no son las...
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 —...
A measure to end factory farming in Sonoma County has only received about 15% of the vote so far – so supporters are gathering tomorrow in Santa Rosa to find a new way forward. Measure J would have required big dairy and poultry farms classified as concentrated animal feeding operations, or...
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...
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...
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...
Election Day is inching closer and the battleground state of Wisconsin will see more visits from the two main party presidential campaigns. It was also the setting of a forum featuring a popular historian linking past events to the current debate over democracy. Doris Kearns Goodwin, the renowned presidential...
El día de las elecciones se acerca cada vez más y el estado de Wisconsin, campo de batalla, recibirá más visitas de las campañas presidenciales de los dos principales partidos. También fue el escenario de un foro en el que un historiador popular vinculó acontecimientos pasados con el debate...
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...
Felicia Mello CalMatters Si los californianos votan para aprobar una medida de control de alquileres en la boleta electoral, miles de inquilinos de Berkeley podrían ver inmediatamente nuevos límites sobre cuánto pueden sus propietarios aumentar su alquiler cada año. “Las familias que viven en unidades que no son las...