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  • Voters agree to fix up California schools. $10 billion construction bond passes

    Carolyn Jones CalMatters With California’s fund for school repairs on empty, voters approved a $10 billion bond to pay for much-needed upgrades at K-12 schools and community colleges. “This is very good news for all students,” said Adam Clark, superintendent of Mt. Diablo Unified in Contra Costa County. “In our district,...
  • Return of the Resistance State: What another Trump presidency will mean for California

    Alexei Koseff CalMatters In the early hours of Wednesday November 6, Former President Donald Trump won a second term after four years out of the White House, likely thrusting California back into leading the resistance against him. The Associated Press made its call at 3 a.m., declaring that the Republican defeated...
  • El Museo de Arte de Santa Barbara presenta dos exposiciones que exploran la identidad, la cultura y la expresión

      Amigos y Amantes Del 22 de septiembre de 2024 al 2 de marzo de 2025 Acreción: Obras de mujeres latinoamericanas Del 29 de septiembre de 2024 al 13 de abril de 2025 8 de octubre de 2024 — El Museo de Arte de Santa Barbara (SBMA) se complace...
  • Todos Somos Puerto Rico

    El cierre de campaña de Donald Trump en el Madison Square Garden, es un lamentable recordatorio que el racismo y los prejuicios rondan en muchos lugares de Estados Unidos. Las expresiones racistas contra Puerto Rico y los comentarios xenofóbicos dirigidos a migrantes fueron evidentes y peligrosos.  Estos discursos de odio no sólo...
  • NY, US face misinformation about electric vehicles

    Despite their growing popularity, consumers in New York and nationwide still face misconceptions about electric vehicles. One of the most pervasive is about colder climates reducing battery efficiency, which many energy and environmental agencies have resoundingly found false. Kate Kruk, president of the New York Capital District Electric Vehicle Association, said given the...
  • Historian: Past U.S. events offer clues for leaders to confront today’s division

    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...
  • These cities could see big changes in rent control if Prop. 33 passes

    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...
  • Horóscopo de Noviembre

    Aries Este mes te será concedido un deseo o un favor muy grande. La posición de los astros te favorecerá de diferentes maneras. Disfruta de la paz y de la serenidad, sé más paciente y más comprensivo. A final de mes Mercurio estará retrógrado, sé precavido y cauteloso. Tendrás...
  • From ‘Law and Order’ to a Racist National Agenda

    Pilar Marrero Ethnic Media Services Not too long ago, American politicians—mostly Republicans, with a few Democrats—denied that their “tough” positions against immigrants had anything to do with race or ethnicity. “It’s not a matter of racism,” they assured us, “it’s a matter of legality, of enforcing the laws of...
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