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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Two seemingly diametrically opposed things were both true about California’s budget in 2023. The state had to pare down its spending as it confronted a nearly $32 billion deficit for 2023-24. Nonetheless, the final spending plan for the general fund was still the second largest on record — $308 billion...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters California’s poverty rate climbed in the first quarter of 2023, the latest quarter measured by the Public Policy Institute of California. Poverty increased from 11.7% in 2021 to 13.2%, the institute said, with 5 million people living in poverty. Safety net programs played a major role...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador The Temptations es el grupo vocal icónico que comenzó su ecléctica carrera en Detroit en la década de 1960, y es muy probable que hayas oído hablar de ellos a través de sus principales éxitos, que incluyen “My Girl”, “Just My Imagination” y “Papa Was...
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Arturo Hilario El Observador The Temptations are the iconic vocal group which began their eclectic career in 1960s Detroit, and there’s a good chance you’ve heard of them through their top hits which include “My Girl”, “Just My Imagination”, and “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone”. To this day the...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Los psicodélicos están teniendo un momento. Un impulso a nivel nacional para incorporar los hongos mágicos y otros psicodélicos al uso regular está ganando terreno, y algunos californianos quieren participar. Si bien los alucinógenos a menudo se asocian con la cultura de las drogas de...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Psychedelics are having a moment. A nationwide push to bring magic mushrooms and other psychedelics into the mainstream is gaining traction, and some Californians want in. While hallucinogens are often associated with the drug culture of the 1960s, today’s movement on psychedelics is largely...
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Rachel Becker CalMatters Los californianos podrían beber aguas residuales altamente purificadas que se canalizan directamente a los suministros de agua potable por primera vez según las reglas propuestas reveladas por los funcionarios estatales de agua. El estado propenso a las sequías ha recurrido al agua reciclada durante más de 60...
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Rachel Becker CalMatters Californians could drink highly purified sewage water that is piped directly into drinking water supplies for the first time under proposed rules unveiled by state water officials. The drought-prone state has turned to recycled water for more than 60 years to bolster its scarce supplies, but the current...
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La política de Los Ángeles “post grabaciones racistas” es un momento tenso para las comunidades de color e indígenas de la ciudad, pero también una oportunidad para el cambio, la renovación de coaliciones que se han trabajado durante décadas y “un tipo diferente de política latina”. Así lo afirmó...