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Hundreds of thousands of older Californians will see huge savings on prescription drugs starting in January, according to a new report from AARP. The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act caps prescription drug costs at $2,000 per year for people on Medicare, starting in 2025. Nina Weiler-Harwell, associate director of advocacy...
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Through conferences, grants, and other mechanisms, the SEMI Foundation has been trying to fill the increasing number of semiconductor jobs in California. Fresh off earning a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Abigail Nguyen noticed a plethora of Bay Area job openings at semiconductor companies. The recent UC Berkeley grad...
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Alisha Green CalMatters Recién salida de una licenciatura en ingeniería química, Abigail Nguyen notó una gran cantidad de vacantes de trabajo en el Área de la Bahía en empresas de semiconductores. Sin embargo, la reciente graduada de la Universidad de California en Berkeley no se sentía segura de postularse...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters Los pasillos del Best Start Birth Center de San Diego están repletos de collages coloridos, con las caras suaves de cientos de recién nacidos cuidadosamente recortadas y enmarcadas. Una fotografía del hijo de la directora ejecutiva Karen Roslie, nacido en 2003, cuelga entre los bebés sonrientes,...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters Colorful collages line the hallways of Best Start Birth Center in San Diego, the squishy faces of hundreds of newborns carefully cut out and framed. A picture of executive director Karen Roslie’s son, born in 2003, hangs among the smiling, crying and squinting babies. Thirty years...
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Aunque los colegios comunitarios de California son el sistema de educación superior más grande del país, la ayuda financiera para estudiantes es la razón por la que muchos estudiantes no pueden pagar sus estudios. Esta ayuda está disponible a través de la Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes...
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Although California Community Colleges are the nation’s largest higher education system, student aid is the reason many students can afford education at all. This aid is available through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) for the 2024-2025 academic year, but ...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador There’s no other way to put it: Does San Jose want to build a snowman? The Disney mega hit movie Frozen will arrive in musical form for two weeks from August 21-September 1, 2024 for its last US tour stop. San Jose gets the final...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters In a flurry of recent legislation and initiatives, California officials are pushing school districts to convert their surplus property into housing for teachers, school staff and even students and families. Some districts have already started; now the state wants every district to become a landlord. “I...