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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Martha Herrera trabajó durante cuatro años como niñera en San Francisco, ayudando a cuidar a una niña pequeña que tiene discapacidades físicas y del desarrollo. El trabajo incluía ayudar a la niña a llegar a casa de la escuela, cargarla y bañarla. Un día, mientras cargaba...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Martha Herrera worked for four years as a nanny in San Francisco, helping to care for a little girl who has physical and developmental disabilities. The job included helping the girl get home from school, and carrying her and bathing her. One day while carrying the...
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Los grupos de reforma de la justicia penal están apoyando un nuevo proyecto de ley que facilitará a las personas heridas en encuentros con la policía para que obtengan apoyo de la Junta de Compensación de Victimas de California. En la actualidad, la mayoría de las reclamaciones, aparte de las relativas a...
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Criminal justice reform groups are rallying behind a new bill that would make it easier for people hurt in encounters with police to get support from the California Victim Compensation Board. Right now, most claims – aside from domestic violence or sexual assault – require that the person be identified as a...
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A partir del próximo año, los almuerzos escolares en California podrán ser mucho más saludables si se aprueba un nuevo proyecto de ley que establecería directrices para el azúcar añadido. El Proyecto de Ley 348 del Senado limitaría la cantidad de azúcar añadida a 25 gramos por día. La senadora estatal...
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Starting next year, school lunches in California could get a lot healthier if a new bill passes to set guidelines for added sugar. Senate Bill 348 would limit the amount of added sugar to 25 grams a day. Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, authored the bill to improve the quality of...
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Lawmakers in the Commonwealth are considering legislation to ensure police use of facial-recognition technology also protects people’s privacy and civil rights. Massachusetts was one of the first states to implement restrictions on the technology as part of a sweeping police reform law in 2020. A special legislative commission, which included police and civil...
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One of the great dreams of humanity, especially of defenders of environmental conservation, has been the possibility of using nuclear power to generate clean energy indefinitely. The good news is that the US Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the achievement of fusion...
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The state Coastal Conservancy will vote next week on a strategic plan to guide how hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars get spent over the next five years. The future of California’s 1,100 coastline is at stake. Liliana Griego, senior coastal program manager with Audubon California, said funds should go...