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National Hispanic Heritage Month starts this Friday, and runs through Oct. 15. Dozens of events are planned up and down the Golden State to honor California’s more than 15 million Hispanic residents, who make up more than 40% of the population. Adriana Mendoza, associate director for advocacy and community engagement for...
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Los grupos de consumidores están elogiando los cambios a la legislación propuesta necesarios para garantizar que los conductores de California puedan continuar recibiendo actualizaciones gratuitas de computadoras para reparar problemas graves de seguridad del automóvil de forma remota. Una de las disposiciones del Proyecto de Ley 473 de la...
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Consumer groups are praising changes to proposed legislation needed to make sure California drivers can continue to get free computer upgrades to repair serious car safety issues remotely. One of the provisions of Assembly Bill 473 would forbid car manufacturers from competing with car dealers regarding sales or service. Rosemary Shahan,...
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Our house lost power a few nights ago, during one of 2023’s record-setting storms. For most people, losing power is a minor inconvenience. For our family, losing power is a medical emergency. People who use medical devices that depend on electricity need continuous access to electricity. Some of my...
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Abril es el quinto Mes Anual de las Artes, la Cultura y la Creatividad en California, y los defensores de las artes están promoviendo la diversidad en la fuerza laboral de las artes y celebrando los logros políticos recientes. En Los Ángeles, la Junta de Supervisores del Condado acaba...
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Groups that fight hunger say they’re “deeply disappointed” in the new budget proposal released Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Last year, the Legislature approved $40 million to expand food assistance to low-income people over age 55, regardless of immigration status. But now, the governor wants to delay it until 2027....
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Al cierre del primer Simposio Juneteenth de la Universidad Estatal de California el mes pasado, el máximo ejecutivo del sistema presentó una agenda para mejorar la experiencia de los estudiantes de raza negra en el sistema universitario público más grande del país. ¿El primer elemento en la lista de...
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At the close of the first-ever California State University Juneteenth Symposium last month, the system’s top executive laid out an agenda for improving the Black student experience at the nation’s largest public university system. The first item on Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester’s list? “We need to disaggregate the data,”...
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This July 4th marks nearly 250 years since the United States declared its independence, setting the country on a path to establishing its democracy. But some feel the state of U.S. democracy needs close examination. Lindsay Schubiner is with the Portland-based organization Western States Center. She is the director of...