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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services En una sesión informativa reciente realizada por el programa estatal de preparación para desastres Listos California, los funcionarios estatales de preparación para emergencias y los socorristas de primera línea discutieron el pronóstico actual de clima extremo y compartieron lo que los californianos necesitan saber...
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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services As summer gets hotter, Californians are at higher risk of wildfires, extreme heat, power outages and water disasters. At a recent briefing conducted by state disaster readiness program Listos California, state emergency preparedness officials and frontline responders discussed the current forecast for extreme weather,...
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Family Features From staycations and road trips to Caribbean getaways and coastal cruises, summertime offers the chance to escape and unwind with a much needed (and deserved) vacation. However, for people living with health conditions like heart disease or stroke, leaving home can pose special challenges. As travel season...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters It took years for CalVans to get its vehicles on the road legally. The Central Valley transit agency, conceived after a 1999 crash that killed 13 farmworkers, leases strictly monitored vehicles to workers and employers to form vanpools. It gives thousands of laborers a safe way...
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La temporada navideña puede ser estresante cuando se agregan viajes a la mezcla. Coordinar los viajes terrestres o aéreos y planificar el alojamiento, incluso si simplemente se hospeda con sus seres queridos, a menudo es solo el comienzo y las preocupaciones de salud y seguridad que pueden quedar en...
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The holiday season can be stressful enough before adding travel to the mix. Coordinating ground or air travel and planning accommodations, even if you’re simply staying with loved ones, is often just the beginning and health and safety concerns can fall by the wayside. For example, the highest incidence...
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. — La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Santa Clara declaró el martes 29 de agosto su compromiso con una atención médica segura y de apoyo para personas transgénero, no binarias y de género diverso. La Junta aprobó una resolución que apoya explícitamente la atención que afirma...
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. —The County of Santa Clara’s Board of Supervisors declared on Tuesday August 29 its commitment to safe and supportive healthcare for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals. The Board approved a resolution that explicitly supports gender-affirming care, a move to solidify protections for the community against harmful anti-LGBTQ+ laws that...
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Social justice advocates have just launched a new public education campaign. It’s called “Just Safe,” and it’s aimed at changing the conversation about crime, especially in the wake of the recent mass shootings. The group Californians for Safety and Justice has released a commercial, narrated by actress Jennifer Lewis, making...