July 16, 2020

Trustees for the California State University system will vote on Chancellor Tim White’s graduation requirement proposal soon. His idea differs from a state bill that could soon be headed for the governor’s desk. Which requirement the system ends up with could have fiscal and academic implications for years to come.

El año de pandemia de California, la recesión y el malestar cívico también incluyen la ansiedad por el resultado del censo de 2020. El estado probablemente pierda al menos un escaño en el congreso, y quizás dos.

El condado de Merced prometió 42 localizadores para entrevistar a las personas infectadas por COVID-19. Pero en realidad no está haciendo el rastreo de contactos. "Todos nos enfermamos, y el condado no hizo nada para ayudarnos".

Merced County promised 42 tracers to interview infected people. But it’s not actually tracing. “All of us got sick, and the county didn’t do anything to help us.”

Olvidémonos del concepto de la recuperación en forma de V. En mayo, el desempleo se estabilizó en un 16% pero un retroceso hacia el aislamiento y el fin de algunos de los fondos de ayuda podrían prolongar la recuperación económica de California y aumentar las desigualdades.

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, July 16. From cities to suburbs — and other states Brentwood’s Black population shot up more than 6,200% over the past three decades. In Elk Grove, it increased by more than 5,100%. In Antioch, nearly 2,000%. Meanwhile, the Black populations of Berkeley, San Francisco and Oakland declined by 49%, 43% […]

Forget the notion of a V-shaped recovery. Unemployment leveled off around 16% in May, but a retreat to isolation and the end of some relief funds could lengthen the state’s economic recovery — and deepen inequality.

We can’t erase history, but we can correct omissions in school books about atrocities and genocide committed against Native Americans in California.

California's year of pandemic, recession and civic unrest also includes angst over the outcome of the 2020 census. The state likely will lose at least one congressional seat and perhaps two.