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Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority SAN JOSÉ, California – La Autoridad de Espacios Abiertos del Valle de Santa Clara (la Autoridad) anunció el 9 de junio la aprobación de la Medida D, también conocida como la Ley de Protección contra Incendios Forestales, Agua Limpia y Espacios Abiertos del...
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Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority SAN JOSÉ, Calif. – The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (the Authority) announced on June 9 the passage of Measure D, also known as the Santa Clara Valley Wildfire Protection, Clean Water, and Open Space Act. The Voter-Sponsored parcel tax measure was created through a citizen-led signature...
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Extreme heat kills. In Maricopa County, Arizona, 608 heat-related deaths were confirmed in 2024, one of the highest totals on record. And when the cost of protecting oneself from the heat rises faster than wages, the problem ceases to be merely a climate issue and becomes a social crisis....
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Are you one of the millions of people with student debt? Did you apply for a federal loan and still owe more than the original debt? President Joe Biden this week unveiled a federal plan that, if finalized, will bring relief to millions of people suffering from student debt....
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Programs intended to reduce the chances that someone will end up back behind bars are working, according to a new analysis of California state data. A new report finds that people who participated in a social program funded by Proposition 47 had a recidivism rate of 15.3% compared with 35% to...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services La Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) tiene una nueva estrategia para combatir el fraude. A partir de este otoño, su Language Access Initiative (Iniciativa de acceso a los idiomas) ofrece intérpretes que pueden recibir reportes de fraude y brindar asesoría en muchos más idiomas...
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Los estudiantes universitarios pagan más de $1.100 al año por libros y útiles, por lo que muchas escuelas están trabajando para tratar de reducir esa carga. Un estudio del US Public Interest Research Group encuentra que el costo de los materiales de los cursos ha aumentado a un ritmo de tres...
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College students pay upwards of $1,100 a year for books and supplies, so many schools are working to try to reduce the burden. A study from U.S. Public Interest Research Group found the cost of course materials has increased at three times the rate of inflation since the 1970s, due mostly to lack...
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New data show that a Los Angeles County program to help people reintegrate into society after incarceration is significantly reducing crime – a program funded by Proposition 47. A new report on the Re-entry Intensive Case Management Services program, or RICMS, finds a 17% reduction in recidivism – a big improvement...