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Justo Robles CalMatters Update: On Nov. 16, the state Public Utilities Commission approved a rate hike for Pacific Gas & Electric that will increase residential rates by a monthly average of $22.20 for electric-only customers. Angelica Vásquez’s anxiety soared when she read the notice on her most recent electric bill:...
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Justo Robles CalMatters La ansiedad de Angélica Vásquez se disparó cuando leyó el aviso en su factura eléctrica más reciente: “Por favor pague $135.81 antes del 26/10 para evitar la interrupción del servicio”. Pero la advertencia fue parte de un problema mayor. Vásquez debía un total de $400.68 a...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters Más de dos años y medio después de que entrara en vigor una ley que exigía al personal de atención de maternidad completar un entrenamiento sobre el racismo en la formación médica, solo el 17% de los hospitales la cumplían, según una investigación publicada por el Departamento de...
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Kristen Hwang CalMatters More than two and a half years after a law took effect requiring maternity care staff to complete racism in medicine training, only 17% of hospitals were in compliance, according to an investigation published by the state Department of Justice Friday. The training matters, Attorney General Rob Bonta...
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For the first time in seven years, the birth rate in the United States has seen an uptick. And that’s good news… up to a point. According to a new Report from the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average...