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Arturo Hilario El Observador During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic Brian Quijada was going through the lows of being an artist with nowhere to perform. While people stayed in, theaters and venues stayed dormant and he paced around wondering what would come next for his artistic pursuits....
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The number of youth held in juvenile justice facilities in California and across the U.S. dropped 75% between 2000 and 2022 – according to a new policy brief from the Sentencing Project. Researchers say it reflects big declines in youth offending and arrests – and lower rates of incarceration during the pandemic....
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Hundreds of thousands of older Californians will see huge savings on prescription drugs starting in January, according to a new report from AARP. The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act caps prescription drug costs at $2,000 per year for people on Medicare, starting in 2025. Nina Weiler-Harwell, associate director of advocacy...
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Starting October 1st, it will get a lot easier for people with old felony convictions to get them expunged from their record – as Senate Bill 731, passed two years ago, is fully implemented. Before, only records from 2005 or later could be cleared, but now the law covers records...
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Nigel Duara CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom, still stinging from a public defeat last month, signed a package of bills on August 16 that he and lawmakers pledged will combat rising retail theft. The 10 bills are intended to make it easier to prosecute people suspected of retail and vehicle theft without...
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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...
Arturo Hilario El Observador During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic Brian Quijada was going through the lows of being an artist with nowhere to perform. While people stayed in, theaters and venues stayed dormant and he paced around wondering what would come next for his artistic pursuits....
The number of youth held in juvenile justice facilities in California and across the U.S. dropped 75% between 2000 and 2022 – according to a new policy brief from the Sentencing Project. Researchers say it reflects big declines in youth offending and arrests – and lower rates of incarceration during the pandemic....
Hundreds of thousands of older Californians will see huge savings on prescription drugs starting in January, according to a new report from AARP. The Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act caps prescription drug costs at $2,000 per year for people on Medicare, starting in 2025. Nina Weiler-Harwell, associate director of advocacy...
Starting October 1st, it will get a lot easier for people with old felony convictions to get them expunged from their record – as Senate Bill 731, passed two years ago, is fully implemented. Before, only records from 2005 or later could be cleared, but now the law covers records...
Nigel Duara CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom, still stinging from a public defeat last month, signed a package of bills on August 16 that he and lawmakers pledged will combat rising retail theft. The 10 bills are intended to make it easier to prosecute people suspected of retail and vehicle theft without...
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...