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Adam Echelman CalMatters Many California government jobs don’t require a college degree. That list may grow longer as agencies face a rise in job vacancies. Over the past decade, California cities, counties, and the state government have been changing the job descriptions for thousands of employees — either by removing...
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Eric Tegethoff Public News Service Octubre es el Mes de Concientización sobre el Cáncer de Mama y los profesionales de la salud dicen que cada vez se diagnostica más cáncer a mujeres más jóvenes. Aproximadamente una de cada ocho mujeres será diagnosticada a lo largo de su vida, pero las tasas...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and health professionals say younger women are increasingly being diagnosed with the cancer. About one in eight women will be diagnosed in her lifetime, but survival rates are high if the cancer is caught early. Dr. Monika Wells, an internal medicine specialist with Kaiser...
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With cold and flu season upon us, it’s time to protect yourself, not only from those seasonal threats, but also from other health risks. “During the holidays, our lives get very busy with family and friends,” said Dr. J.B. Sobel, chief medical officer for Cigna Healthcare’s Medicare business. “Before...
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The immigration crisis in New York has escalated with the arrival of around 100,000 immigrants in the last year, many of them fleeing Venezuela. If New York Mayor Eric Adams’ estimates of more than $12 billion in spending over three years are correct, it is clear that neither the...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters Last week’s tussles between state officials and a pair of Southern California school boards may have died down, but they’ve thrown a spotlight on deeper tensions over who makes decisions for local schools — a rift that’s likely to grow as the culture wars escalate. Both...
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February is Black History Month and even though Afro-Latino communities existed even before the founding of the United States, they have often been omitted as part of their historical memory. In Latin America alone, it is estimated that between 20% and 30% of the population is Afro. The Afro...
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Brian Malte & Chet P. Hewitt CalMatters There’s an African proverb that says, “In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.” As gun violence rates increase across the country, police budgets have risen like dams in the name of prevention and interruption. To decrease violence in California, research shows that we...
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Esta historia apareció originalmente en el Informe de Salud de California. ¿Cuándo se considera a un estudiante sin hogar? La definición de personas sin hogar entre los estudiantes de K-12 se establece en la Ley de Asistencia para Personas sin Hogar McKinney-Vento, una ley federal que detalla la ayuda...
Adam Echelman CalMatters Many California government jobs don’t require a college degree. That list may grow longer as agencies face a rise in job vacancies. Over the past decade, California cities, counties, and the state government have been changing the job descriptions for thousands of employees — either by removing...
Eric Tegethoff Public News Service Octubre es el Mes de Concientización sobre el Cáncer de Mama y los profesionales de la salud dicen que cada vez se diagnostica más cáncer a mujeres más jóvenes. Aproximadamente una de cada ocho mujeres será diagnosticada a lo largo de su vida, pero las tasas...
With cold and flu season upon us, it’s time to protect yourself, not only from those seasonal threats, but also from other health risks. “During the holidays, our lives get very busy with family and friends,” said Dr. J.B. Sobel, chief medical officer for Cigna Healthcare’s Medicare business. “Before...
The immigration crisis in New York has escalated with the arrival of around 100,000 immigrants in the last year, many of them fleeing Venezuela. If New York Mayor Eric Adams’ estimates of more than $12 billion in spending over three years are correct, it is clear that neither the...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters Last week’s tussles between state officials and a pair of Southern California school boards may have died down, but they’ve thrown a spotlight on deeper tensions over who makes decisions for local schools — a rift that’s likely to grow as the culture wars escalate. Both...
February is Black History Month and even though Afro-Latino communities existed even before the founding of the United States, they have often been omitted as part of their historical memory. In Latin America alone, it is estimated that between 20% and 30% of the population is Afro. The Afro...
Brian Malte & Chet P. Hewitt CalMatters There’s an African proverb that says, “In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.” As gun violence rates increase across the country, police budgets have risen like dams in the name of prevention and interruption. To decrease violence in California, research shows that we...
Esta historia apareció originalmente en el Informe de Salud de California. ¿Cuándo se considera a un estudiante sin hogar? La definición de personas sin hogar entre los estudiantes de K-12 se establece en la Ley de Asistencia para Personas sin Hogar McKinney-Vento, una ley federal que detalla la ayuda...