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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media If the wealthiest people in the world contributed even a fraction of their fortunes, the collapse of U.S. foreign aid programs could be offset, said Nobel Laureate, Dr. Abhijit Banerjee. “Take 1% of the wealth of the top 3,000 people in the world. That’s...
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The recent decision of the Trump administration on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the United States has generated a wave of uncertainty and concern among the immigrant community. “After reviewing the conditions of the country and consulting with the corresponding US government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security...
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Ryan Sabalow CalMatters Mientras los incendios arrasan el sur de California y agravan la crisis de seguros del estado, el Senado de California no tiene a nadie a cargo de su Comité de Seguros debido a preguntas en torno a una investigación de corrupción federal. El presidente interino del Senado, Mike...
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Ryan Sabalow CalMatters As fires rage through Southern California and exacerbate the state’s insurance crisis, the California Senate has no one in charge of its Insurance Committee due to questions surrounding a federal corruption investigation. Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire said he is waiting to hear from federal prosecutors about Sen. Susan...
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Jim Newton CalMatters Demography, politics and the unintended consequences of civic reforms have pushed Los Angeles to the left, creating an electorate hostile to Republicans and shaping the prospects of candidates and causes this November and beyond. That broad, historic trend may get an added boost this election cycle...
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Lauren Hepler, Nicole Foy & Wendy Fry CalMatters Era el viernes por la mañana cuando el agua fangosa y color marrón comenzó a precipitarse sobre las granjas del Valle de Salinas de Michelle Hackett. A un lado del negocio de cannabis Riverview Farms de su familia, se desbordó un...
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Lauren Hepler, Nicole Foy & Wendy Fry CalMatters It was late Friday morning when muddy, brown water started rushing onto Michelle Hackett’s Salinas Valley farms. On one side of her family’s Riverview Farms cannabis business, a county-mandated retention pond overflowed. Next door, a farm abandoned by another grower —...
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The world’s richest 1% took home almost twice as much wealth as the bottom 99% combined during the pandemic, according to a new Oxfam International report. Morris Pearl, chair of the group Patriotic Millionaires, said current tax codes are not cutting it anymore. The rich keep getting richer while people...
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Lucia Marroquin knows what it’s like to wait out pain in hopes that it will go away on its own. She is suffering from kidney stones and may need surgery. But because she lacks health coverage, her first question when she falls ill is always “how much will that...
Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media If the wealthiest people in the world contributed even a fraction of their fortunes, the collapse of U.S. foreign aid programs could be offset, said Nobel Laureate, Dr. Abhijit Banerjee. “Take 1% of the wealth of the top 3,000 people in the world. That’s...
The recent decision of the Trump administration on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans in the United States has generated a wave of uncertainty and concern among the immigrant community. “After reviewing the conditions of the country and consulting with the corresponding US government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security...
Ryan Sabalow CalMatters Mientras los incendios arrasan el sur de California y agravan la crisis de seguros del estado, el Senado de California no tiene a nadie a cargo de su Comité de Seguros debido a preguntas en torno a una investigación de corrupción federal. El presidente interino del Senado, Mike...
Ryan Sabalow CalMatters As fires rage through Southern California and exacerbate the state’s insurance crisis, the California Senate has no one in charge of its Insurance Committee due to questions surrounding a federal corruption investigation. Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire said he is waiting to hear from federal prosecutors about Sen. Susan...
Jim Newton CalMatters Demography, politics and the unintended consequences of civic reforms have pushed Los Angeles to the left, creating an electorate hostile to Republicans and shaping the prospects of candidates and causes this November and beyond. That broad, historic trend may get an added boost this election cycle...
Lauren Hepler, Nicole Foy & Wendy Fry CalMatters Era el viernes por la mañana cuando el agua fangosa y color marrón comenzó a precipitarse sobre las granjas del Valle de Salinas de Michelle Hackett. A un lado del negocio de cannabis Riverview Farms de su familia, se desbordó un...
Lauren Hepler, Nicole Foy & Wendy Fry CalMatters It was late Friday morning when muddy, brown water started rushing onto Michelle Hackett’s Salinas Valley farms. On one side of her family’s Riverview Farms cannabis business, a county-mandated retention pond overflowed. Next door, a farm abandoned by another grower —...
The world’s richest 1% took home almost twice as much wealth as the bottom 99% combined during the pandemic, according to a new Oxfam International report. Morris Pearl, chair of the group Patriotic Millionaires, said current tax codes are not cutting it anymore. The rich keep getting richer while people...
Lucia Marroquin knows what it’s like to wait out pain in hopes that it will go away on its own. She is suffering from kidney stones and may need surgery. But because she lacks health coverage, her first question when she falls ill is always “how much will that...