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Ben Christopher CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State. The roads used to flood at Shady Lane Estates whenever it rained....
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Hay una pregunta que incomoda, pero que vale la pena hacernos con honestidad: ¿estamos los hispanos abandonando el español en Estados Unidos? La respuesta no es sencilla. No se trata de culpar a nadie, ni de medir quién es “más hispano” por el idioma que habla. La vida en...
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CONCORD, Calif. — On a hot June afternoon, Sergio Jaime Lopez, the community defense coordinator for the non-profit Safe Center in Contra Costa County, arrives at the Concord Immigration Court. A hearing is about to begin, and he does his rounds. He gives an update in Spanish to three...
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A federal judge has ordered historical and science-based displays removed from America’s national parks and monuments must be restored by July 4. A coalition of conservationists sued after nearly 60 items were taken down, including signage about climate change and Wabanaki history in Maine’s Acadia National Park. The displays had been deemed “improper...
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Tras semanas de negociaciones intermitentes, el presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, parece haber logrado finalmente un acuerdo con el régimen iraní para poner fin a la guerra que ha sacudido a la región, y a los mercados energéticos mundiales, desde finales de febrero. Sin embargo, es probable que...
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After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, US President Donald Trump finally seems to have secured an agreement from the Iranian regime to end the war that has roiled the region – and global energy markets – since late February. Just what’s been agreed to, however, will likely remain contested...
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En California, a pesar de inversiones estatales que suman cientos de millones de dólares y de décadas de reformas políticas bienintencionadas, la salud bucal sigue siendo una de las necesidades insatisfechas más importantes del estado, especialmente para las comunidades de color de bajos ingresos. Como líderes provenientes de las...
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In California, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in state investment and decades of well-intentioned policy reforms, oral health remains one of the most significant unmet needs in our state–especially for low-income communities of color. As leaders who come from the very urban and Tribal communities our organizations serve,...
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“Visitar Comanche Crossing el 19 de junio me hizo sentir libre”, dijo mi papá mientras llegábamos al Parque Booker T. Washington, el lugar cercano a lo que antes se conocía como el histórico Comanche Crossing, en el lago Mexia, en Texas. “Escucha, Bobby, este lugar se llenaba de gente...
Ben Christopher CalMatters Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State. The roads used to flood at Shady Lane Estates whenever it rained....
Hay una pregunta que incomoda, pero que vale la pena hacernos con honestidad: ¿estamos los hispanos abandonando el español en Estados Unidos? La respuesta no es sencilla. No se trata de culpar a nadie, ni de medir quién es “más hispano” por el idioma que habla. La vida en...
CONCORD, Calif. — On a hot June afternoon, Sergio Jaime Lopez, the community defense coordinator for the non-profit Safe Center in Contra Costa County, arrives at the Concord Immigration Court. A hearing is about to begin, and he does his rounds. He gives an update in Spanish to three...
A federal judge has ordered historical and science-based displays removed from America’s national parks and monuments must be restored by July 4. A coalition of conservationists sued after nearly 60 items were taken down, including signage about climate change and Wabanaki history in Maine’s Acadia National Park. The displays had been deemed “improper...
Tras semanas de negociaciones intermitentes, el presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, parece haber logrado finalmente un acuerdo con el régimen iraní para poner fin a la guerra que ha sacudido a la región, y a los mercados energéticos mundiales, desde finales de febrero. Sin embargo, es probable que...
After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, US President Donald Trump finally seems to have secured an agreement from the Iranian regime to end the war that has roiled the region – and global energy markets – since late February. Just what’s been agreed to, however, will likely remain contested...
En California, a pesar de inversiones estatales que suman cientos de millones de dólares y de décadas de reformas políticas bienintencionadas, la salud bucal sigue siendo una de las necesidades insatisfechas más importantes del estado, especialmente para las comunidades de color de bajos ingresos. Como líderes provenientes de las...
In California, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in state investment and decades of well-intentioned policy reforms, oral health remains one of the most significant unmet needs in our state–especially for low-income communities of color. As leaders who come from the very urban and Tribal communities our organizations serve,...
“Visitar Comanche Crossing el 19 de junio me hizo sentir libre”, dijo mi papá mientras llegábamos al Parque Booker T. Washington, el lugar cercano a lo que antes se conocía como el histórico Comanche Crossing, en el lago Mexia, en Texas. “Escucha, Bobby, este lugar se llenaba de gente...