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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters They worked nearly three triple-digit days before it felt unsafe to go on. Maria Paredes said she already had a headache while working in a tomato field near Dixon on June 5, when high temperatures hit between 99 to 107 degrees. The hotter the next day...
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Este noviembre, los votantes del condado de Sonoma decidirán sobre una propuesta única en su tipo, conocida como “Medida J”, para prohibir las grandes operaciones concentradas de alimentación animal. Las granjas industriales crían principalmente pollos, patos y ganado vacuno. Kristina Garfinkel, residente de Santa Rosa y organizadora de la...
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This November, voters in Sonoma County will decide on a first-of-its-kind proposal, known as “Measure J,” to ban large concentrated animal feeding operations. The industrial farms primarily raise chickens, ducks and cattle. Kristina Garfinkel, a Santa Rosa resident and an organizer with the Coalition to End Factory Farming, said...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision last week that all Californians should have access to a state cell phone service subsidy program, even if they don’t have a Social Security number or can’t immediately provide one. Earlier this year, CalMatters reported that the LifeLine application still asks...
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Jim Newton CalMatters La demografía, la política y las consecuencias no deseadas de las reformas cívicas han empujado a Los Ángeles hacia la izquierda, creando un electorado hostil a los republicanos y moldeando las perspectivas de los candidatos y las causas en noviembre y en adelante. Esa tendencia amplia...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters La Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California emitió una propuesta de decisión la semana pasada según la cual todos los californianos deberían tener acceso a un programa estatal de subsidio de servicios de telefonía celular, incluso si no tienen un número de Seguro Social o no pueden proporcionar...
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Jim Newton CalMatters Demography, politics and the unintended consequences of civic reforms have pushed Los Angeles to the left, creating an electorate hostile to Republicans and shaping the prospects of candidates and causes this November and beyond. That broad, historic trend may get an added boost this election cycle...
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The LGBTQ+ community celebrated their shared and lived experience this June during Pride Month. While the LGBTQ+ experience varies from individual to individual and from generation to generation, one constant remains – the importance of protecting health. “We celebrate Pride because we are proud of who we are, what...
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Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services After three weeks of intense pressure from members of his own party to step down, President Joe Biden announced July 21 that he would not seek re-election and immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to...