August 31, 2021

En resumen Los investigadores ya han visto descensos en la claridad del lago Tahoe durante los incendios, aunque puede ser temporal. El daño podría durar años, pero su extensión depende de la cantidad de quemaduras y emisiones de hollín en sus famosas aguas azules. Read this article in English.    El humo y las cenizas de los […]

En resumen Si bien abundan los rumores sobre las boletas robadas y agujeros sospechosos en los sobres de votación, los funcionarios estatales y locales dicen que han implementado medidas para mantener las elecciones seguras. Read this article in English.    Ya habrá visto las publicaciones en Twitter y Facebook, o tal vez alguien envió un mensaje de […]

En resumen Los legisladores de California están buscando aprobar una ley que les daría a los trabajadores agrícolas más formas de votar en las elecciones sindicales. Los grupos empresariales lo han etiquetado como un asesino de empleos, pero United Farm Workers, que patrocinó el proyecto de ley, dice que es similar al nuevo sistema de […]

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, August 31. Hectic evacuation process Thousands of cars stuck in traffic so knotted that one South Lake Tahoe resident moved just 30 feet in two hours. Snow guns deployed to beat flames away from the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort. Smoke and ash so dense that the clarity of Lake Tahoe’s brilliant […]

Assembly Bill 43 would allow Caltrans and local authorities more flexibility to set and reduce speed limits to as low as 15 mph for safer streets.

In the new episode of "Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast." CalMatters' Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon break down zoning reform as proposed by SB 9. They are joined by Kevin de León, a Los Angeles city council member and former state Senate leader, who explains his opposition to the bill.

While rumors are rampant about stolen ballots and suspicious holes in voting envelopes, state and local officials say they have put measures in place to keep elections secure.

California lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that would give farmworkers more ways to vote in union elections. Business groups have labeled it a job killer but United Farm Workers, which sponsored the bill, says it’s akin to the state’s new vote-by-mail system.

Researchers have already seen drops in Lake Tahoe’s clarity during the fires. The damage could be temporary, or it could last years. Its extent depends on how much soot is released into its famous blue waters.