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California is bracing for large-scale immigration raids – and groups that advocate for children are speaking out against the climate of fear. Recently an 11-year-old girl in Texas committed suicide after allegedly being bullied about her family’s immigration status. Mayra Alvarez – the president of The Children’s Partnership, which...
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Groups fighting to improve access to health care are asking the U.S. Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy is an environmental lawyer who ran for president, then threw his support to Donald Trump in August. Matthew Herdman, California state director...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Durante sus 30 años en Estados Unidos, Alejandro Gamez aceptó cualquier empleo que pudo como trabajador indocumentado: en restaurantes de comida rápida, fábricas, lavado de autos y conduciendo camiones, incluso cuando las condiciones eran malas. “No tenía estatus”, dijo. “No tenía opciones”. Pero después de denunciar...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters In 30 years in America, Alejandro Gamez took any job he could as an undocumented worker — at fast food restaurants, factories and car washes and driving trucks, even when conditions were poor. “I had no status,” he said. “I had no options.” But after speaking up in...
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U.S. Postal Service mechanics are pressing for more electric vehicles in the fleet, as long as the infrastructure to support them is expanded as well. The Postal Service is getting ready to buy about 85,000 vehicles to replace an aging fleet, and 40% will be electric. Sal Zapien, motor vehicle...
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Una nueva medida electoral para apoyar la educación artística se presentará ante los votantes de California en noviembre. La pproposición requeriría que el 1% de los fondos escolares se destine a la educación artística y musical. La medida no proporciona dinero nuevo, sino que indica a los distritos que prioricen los...
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A new ballot measure to support arts education will go before California voters in November. Proposition 28 would require that 1% of school funding go toward arts and music education. The measure does not provide new money, but rather directs districts to prioritize existing funds. “Just as math teaches them...
California is bracing for large-scale immigration raids – and groups that advocate for children are speaking out against the climate of fear. Recently an 11-year-old girl in Texas committed suicide after allegedly being bullied about her family’s immigration status. Mayra Alvarez – the president of The Children’s Partnership, which...
Groups fighting to improve access to health care are asking the U.S. Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy is an environmental lawyer who ran for president, then threw his support to Donald Trump in August. Matthew Herdman, California state director...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Durante sus 30 años en Estados Unidos, Alejandro Gamez aceptó cualquier empleo que pudo como trabajador indocumentado: en restaurantes de comida rápida, fábricas, lavado de autos y conduciendo camiones, incluso cuando las condiciones eran malas. “No tenía estatus”, dijo. “No tenía opciones”. Pero después de denunciar...
Jeanne Kuang CalMatters In 30 years in America, Alejandro Gamez took any job he could as an undocumented worker — at fast food restaurants, factories and car washes and driving trucks, even when conditions were poor. “I had no status,” he said. “I had no options.” But after speaking up in...
U.S. Postal Service mechanics are pressing for more electric vehicles in the fleet, as long as the infrastructure to support them is expanded as well. The Postal Service is getting ready to buy about 85,000 vehicles to replace an aging fleet, and 40% will be electric. Sal Zapien, motor vehicle...
Una nueva medida electoral para apoyar la educación artística se presentará ante los votantes de California en noviembre. La pproposición requeriría que el 1% de los fondos escolares se destine a la educación artística y musical. La medida no proporciona dinero nuevo, sino que indica a los distritos que prioricen los...
A new ballot measure to support arts education will go before California voters in November. Proposition 28 would require that 1% of school funding go toward arts and music education. The measure does not provide new money, but rather directs districts to prioritize existing funds. “Just as math teaches them...