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Nadia Lathan CalMatters Fue en marzo cuando un grupo de legisladores de California decidió abordar un tema delicado: el matrimonio infantil. Durante los próximos tres meses, los demócratas idearían un plan para persuadir a sus colegas reticentes de que finalmente prohibieran esta práctica y se enfrentarían a los grupos...
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Nadia Lathan CalMatters It was March when a group of California lawmakers decided they’d broach a sticky topic: child marriage. Over the next three months, Democrats would devise a plan to persuade reluctant colleagues to finally outlaw the practice and contend with special interest groups that might work against...
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California Proposition 44, which would require community clinics to spend at least 90% of their annual revenue on patient care and related services, has put health care organizations and immigrant-serving groups at odds with a major health care union. The measure, which will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot,...
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Environmental groups are protesting the Trump administration’s new proposal, released Tuesday August 18, to repeal the “Roadless Rule” and open up 44 million acres of national forests to new roads, commercial logging and mining. Forests are known to provide important wildlife habitat and play a role in filtering and storing...
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Los grupos comunitarios de San Diego están redoblando sus esfuerzos para combatir la violencia tras el tiroteo del lunes en el Centro Islámico de San Diego. La policía afirma que dos adolescentes abrieron fuego contra la mezquita, matando a tres hombres antes de quitarse la vida. Los investigadores creen...
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Community groups in San Diego are redoubling their efforts to combat violence after Monday’s shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Police say two teenagers opened fire on the mosque, killing three men before taking their own lives. Investigators said they believe the young men were radicalized by hate groups...
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Good-government groups in Nevada are slamming President Donald Trump’s call to “nationalize” elections, calling it an addition to a long line of threats to democracy. The U.S. Constitution specifically delegates election administration to the states, yet Trump said on Monday that Republicans should “take over” counting votes in 15...
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Una nueva ciudad propuesta en el condado de Solano, respaldada por multimillonarios del sector tecnológico, está suscitando la preocupación de los grupos prodemocráticos que siguen de cerca la filantropía de la derecha. La ciudad propuesta, situada a 65 kilómetros al norte de San Francisco, se llamaría “California Forever”. Sus...
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A new city proposed in Solano County backed by tech billionaires is drawing concern from pro-democracy groups that track right-wing philanthropy. The proposed town 40 miles north of San Francisco would be called “California Forever.” Backers promise jobs and affordable housing, but local groups such as Solano Together are organizing against...