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When Cecilia Gonzalez told family members she had volunteered to share her life story with men in prison, they were shocked. Gonzalez, 56, had spent most of her adult life recovering from the pain and trauma of childhood abuse and domestic violence. She has a loving family and a stable...
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Sergio Olmos & Wendy Fry CalMatters Había silencio en la frontera. Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza llamado James Lee estaba estacionado en la sombra junto a una valla de 9 metros en Calexico. Las ventanillas de su camioneta estaban subidas; el motor hacía ese ruido cuando está parado mucho tiempo...
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Sergio Olmos & Wendy Fry CalMatters It was quiet on the border. A Border Patrol agent named James Lee was parked in the shade next to a 30-foot fence in Calexico. The windows of his SUV were rolled up, the engine making that noise when it’s idle for a...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Cinco años después de que la pandemia de COVID-19 afectara la economía e hiciera que millones de personas experimentaran hambre por primera vez, la demanda en el Banco de Alimentos y Servicios Familiares de Sacramento sigue siendo mayor que nunca. El número de clientes mensuales ha...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Five years since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy and made millions experience hunger for the first time, demand at the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services is still higher than ever. The number of monthly clients has risen to 310,000, more than double the number...
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En estos tiempos de división, las organizaciones sin fines de lucro se están movilizando para impulsar la participación cívica facilitando el dialogo intergeneracional. La iniciativa “Creando Ciudadanos” de Commonwealth Club World Affairs de California reúne a adultos mayores y jóvenes para debatir importantes temas cívicos. En enero, el foro...
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In these divisive times, nonprofit groups are stepping up to boost civic engagement by facilitating intergenerational dialogue. The Creating Citizens initiative from Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California brings older adults and young people together to discuss important civic issues. In January, the forum topic was people’s thoughts about...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield. A fresh splash of crimson juts east of Chico like a fresh wound. With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps this week,...
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Ben Christopher CalMatters Nuevos destellos de color amarillo salpican las colinas del condado de Mendocino. Manchas de color naranja quemado ahora cubren el acueducto cerca de Bakersfield. Una nueva mancha de color carmesí sobresale al este de Chico como una herida reciente. Con la publicación de su cuarta y...
When Cecilia Gonzalez told family members she had volunteered to share her life story with men in prison, they were shocked. Gonzalez, 56, had spent most of her adult life recovering from the pain and trauma of childhood abuse and domestic violence. She has a loving family and a stable...
Sergio Olmos & Wendy Fry CalMatters Había silencio en la frontera. Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza llamado James Lee estaba estacionado en la sombra junto a una valla de 9 metros en Calexico. Las ventanillas de su camioneta estaban subidas; el motor hacía ese ruido cuando está parado mucho tiempo...
Sergio Olmos & Wendy Fry CalMatters It was quiet on the border. A Border Patrol agent named James Lee was parked in the shade next to a 30-foot fence in Calexico. The windows of his SUV were rolled up, the engine making that noise when it’s idle for a...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Cinco años después de que la pandemia de COVID-19 afectara la economía e hiciera que millones de personas experimentaran hambre por primera vez, la demanda en el Banco de Alimentos y Servicios Familiares de Sacramento sigue siendo mayor que nunca. El número de clientes mensuales ha...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Five years since the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy and made millions experience hunger for the first time, demand at the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services is still higher than ever. The number of monthly clients has risen to 310,000, more than double the number...
En estos tiempos de división, las organizaciones sin fines de lucro se están movilizando para impulsar la participación cívica facilitando el dialogo intergeneracional. La iniciativa “Creando Ciudadanos” de Commonwealth Club World Affairs de California reúne a adultos mayores y jóvenes para debatir importantes temas cívicos. En enero, el foro...
In these divisive times, nonprofit groups are stepping up to boost civic engagement by facilitating intergenerational dialogue. The Creating Citizens initiative from Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California brings older adults and young people together to discuss important civic issues. In January, the forum topic was people’s thoughts about...
Ben Christopher CalMatters New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County. Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield. A fresh splash of crimson juts east of Chico like a fresh wound. With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps this week,...
Ben Christopher CalMatters Nuevos destellos de color amarillo salpican las colinas del condado de Mendocino. Manchas de color naranja quemado ahora cubren el acueducto cerca de Bakersfield. Una nueva mancha de color carmesí sobresale al este de Chico como una herida reciente. Con la publicación de su cuarta y...