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Carolyn Jones & Erica Yee CalMatters Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the success of California’ transitional kindergarten expansion, saying enrollment in the $2.7 billion program had doubled over the past two years. His comments echoed those of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who called the numbers “exciting.” They...
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Mychal Threets, the librarian who touched the hearts of many and went viral for his heartwarming stories on TikTok and Instagram, and collaborator on PBS Kids, participated in a special collaboration with Sony Pictures’ Harold And The Purple Crayon, which releases exclusively in movie theaters on August 2, 2024....
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Suzanne Potter California News Service Una nueva ley acaba de entrar en vigor en California, otorgando a los niños de Medi-Cal de 12 años o más el derecho a dar su consentimiento para recibir atención de salud mental por su cuenta. Antes, sólo los jóvenes con seguro privado podían...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service A new law just took effect in California, giving children on Medi-Cal age 12 and older the right to consent to mental health care on their own. Before, only young people on private insurance could consent to outpatient mental health services independently of their parents, and...
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Rachel Becker CalMatters A pesar de las perpetuas luchas de California con la escasez de agua, los reguladores estatales adoptaron la semana pasada medidas de conservación obligatorias que son sustancialmente más débiles y ahorran menos agua de lo que planearon originalmente. Las reglas, que tardaron años en elaborarse, fueron...
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Rachel Becker CalMatters Despite California’s perpetual struggles with water shortages, state regulators this week adopted mandatory conservation measures that are substantially weaker and save less water than they originally planned. The rules, years in the making, were mandated by a package of laws that tasked state agencies with making...
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California’s fast food workers have a new union to advocate for higher pay and safer working conditions, organizers announced Friday. Thousands of workers statewide will be able to join the California Fast Food Workers Union, an organization that will likely represent a small share of workers but advocate for...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Dados los crecientes retos medioambientales a los que se enfrenta nuestro planeta, dirigir algunas de nuestras aspiraciones de Año Nuevo hacia iniciativas ecológicas puede marcar una diferencia tangible. Por suerte, hay muchas maneras de poner tus propósitos al servicio del planeta… Para empezar,...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Given the escalating environmental challenges facing our planet, directing some of our New Year’s aspirations toward eco-conscious endeavors can make a tangible difference. Luckily there are lots of ways to put your resolve to work for the planet… For starters, one of the...
Carolyn Jones & Erica Yee CalMatters Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the success of California’ transitional kindergarten expansion, saying enrollment in the $2.7 billion program had doubled over the past two years. His comments echoed those of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who called the numbers “exciting.” They...
Mychal Threets, the librarian who touched the hearts of many and went viral for his heartwarming stories on TikTok and Instagram, and collaborator on PBS Kids, participated in a special collaboration with Sony Pictures’ Harold And The Purple Crayon, which releases exclusively in movie theaters on August 2, 2024....
Suzanne Potter California News Service Una nueva ley acaba de entrar en vigor en California, otorgando a los niños de Medi-Cal de 12 años o más el derecho a dar su consentimiento para recibir atención de salud mental por su cuenta. Antes, sólo los jóvenes con seguro privado podían...
Suzanne Potter California News Service A new law just took effect in California, giving children on Medi-Cal age 12 and older the right to consent to mental health care on their own. Before, only young people on private insurance could consent to outpatient mental health services independently of their parents, and...
Rachel Becker CalMatters A pesar de las perpetuas luchas de California con la escasez de agua, los reguladores estatales adoptaron la semana pasada medidas de conservación obligatorias que son sustancialmente más débiles y ahorran menos agua de lo que planearon originalmente. Las reglas, que tardaron años en elaborarse, fueron...
Rachel Becker CalMatters Despite California’s perpetual struggles with water shortages, state regulators this week adopted mandatory conservation measures that are substantially weaker and save less water than they originally planned. The rules, years in the making, were mandated by a package of laws that tasked state agencies with making...
California’s fast food workers have a new union to advocate for higher pay and safer working conditions, organizers announced Friday. Thousands of workers statewide will be able to join the California Fast Food Workers Union, an organization that will likely represent a small share of workers but advocate for...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Dados los crecientes retos medioambientales a los que se enfrenta nuestro planeta, dirigir algunas de nuestras aspiraciones de Año Nuevo hacia iniciativas ecológicas puede marcar una diferencia tangible. Por suerte, hay muchas maneras de poner tus propósitos al servicio del planeta… Para empezar,...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Given the escalating environmental challenges facing our planet, directing some of our New Year’s aspirations toward eco-conscious endeavors can make a tangible difference. Luckily there are lots of ways to put your resolve to work for the planet… For starters, one of the...