-
A majority of California children are failing to meet educational standards, according to this year’s County Scorecard on Children’s Well-Being. Researchers from the nonprofit Children Now have published the scorecard every other year since 2008, so policymakers from all 58 counties can track progress over time. Kelly Hardy, senior managing...
-
Peter Schurmann Ethnic Media Services POPLAR, Ca. – A principios de la década de 1970, los funcionarios del condado declararon que esta ciudad no incorporada o considerada parte del corazón agrícola de California “no tenía un futuro claro”. Esta designación, que implicaba recortes drásticos en los servicios básicos, se...
-
Peter Schurmann Ethnic Media Services POPLAR, Ca. – In the early 1970s, this unincorporated town in California’s agricultural heartland was designated by county officials as having “no authentic future.” That designation—entailing dramatic cuts to basic services—remained until as recently as 2023. Now, following a series of raids on immigrants...
-
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...
-
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...
-
OAKLAND – El Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) y el Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Alameda organizaron un evento de concientización el 8 de mayo con destacados expertos clínicos y de salud pública junto con líderes comunitarios para discutir las disparidades entre la enfermedad de...
-
OAKLAND – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Alameda County Department of Public Health hosted an awareness event on May 8, 2024 with leading clinical and public health experts along with community leaders to discuss Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) disparities that exist in Alameda...
-
Alejandra Reyes CalMatters Durante años, Kipp Kahlia se sintió estancada. La guitarrista de Long Beach solía realizar giras por el país con artistas de reggae. Pero hace 20 años, después de contraer parásitos intestinales en un viaje al extranjero, Kahlia tuvo que dejar de actuar. Su salud se deterioró...
-
Alejandra Reyes CalMatters For years, Kipp Kahlia felt stuck. The Long Beach guitarist used to tour the country with reggae artists. But 20 years ago, after contracting intestinal parasites on a trip abroad, Kahlia had to take a step back from gigging. Her health deteriorated and visits to doctors...