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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services Over the last few years, Medi-Cal — California’s version of Medicaid — has been on the national front lines of reducing health disparities impacting Californians of color. Palav Babaria, deputy director of quality and population health management at the Department of Health Care Services...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters The California Public Utilities Commission issued a proposed decision last week that all Californians should have access to a state cell phone service subsidy program, even if they don’t have a Social Security number or can’t immediately provide one. Earlier this year, CalMatters reported that the LifeLine application still asks...
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Alejandra Reyes CalMatters Durante años, Kipp Kahlia se sintió estancada. La guitarrista de Long Beach solía realizar giras por el país con artistas de reggae. Pero hace 20 años, después de contraer parásitos intestinales en un viaje al extranjero, Kahlia tuvo que dejar de actuar. Su salud se deterioró...
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Alejandra Reyes CalMatters For years, Kipp Kahlia felt stuck. The Long Beach guitarist used to tour the country with reggae artists. But 20 years ago, after contracting intestinal parasites on a trip abroad, Kahlia had to take a step back from gigging. Her health deteriorated and visits to doctors...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Dados los crecientes retos medioambientales a los que se enfrenta nuestro planeta, dirigir algunas de nuestras aspiraciones de Año Nuevo hacia iniciativas ecológicas puede marcar una diferencia tangible. Por suerte, hay muchas maneras de poner tus propósitos al servicio del planeta… Para empezar,...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Given the escalating environmental challenges facing our planet, directing some of our New Year’s aspirations toward eco-conscious endeavors can make a tangible difference. Luckily there are lots of ways to put your resolve to work for the planet… For starters, one of the...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters A pesar de mudarse a su nuevo alojamiento hace apenas un mes, Darlene Pizarro y su perro, Angel, ya son clientes habituales del parque canino local. El nuevo lugar de Pizarro no es exactamente un vecindario de la ciudad y el lugar donde vive no es...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Despite moving in to her new digs just a month ago, Darlene Pizarro and her white dog, Angel, are already regulars at the local dog run. Pizarro’s new place is not quite a city neighborhood and where she lives isn’t quite a home, but a tiny...
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Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services A recent UCLA study found that bringing green space in LA County to median levels could add up to 908,800 years of collective life expectancy to residents in under-resourced communities. The peer-reviewed study, published in Environment International, is the first in the U.S. to...