June 14, 2022

En resumen Las llamadas telefónicas a los centros de seguro por discapacidad del Departamento de Desarrollo del Empleo de California aumentaron 12 veces su volumen normal a fines de 2021 y principios de 2022, ya que el departamento lidió con el fraude. Muchos quedaron sin respuesta, dejando a algunos californianos sin ayuda durante meses. Read […]

En resumen California proporciona asistencia alimentaria a personas indocumentadas mayores de 55 años. Los defensores quieren más. Dicen que los jóvenes también necesitan ayuda. Read this article in English.   California está a punto de convertirse en el primer estado de la nación en extender los beneficios de asistencia alimentaria a algunos inmigrantes indocumentados. Pero algunos activistas […]

The state Fish and Game Commission should list western Joshua trees under the California Endangered Species Act, safeguarding the trees and offering proof of California’s commitment to fighting climate change.

Calls to California’s Employment Development Department disability insurance call centers surged to 12 times their normal volume in late 2021 and early 2022 as the department dealt with fraud. Many went unanswered, leaving some Californians in the lurch for months.

Listing the iconic Joshua tree as a threatened species could make clean energy projects infeasible in California, at precisely the time when we need as much renewable power as possible.

California will offer food assistance to undocumented people over 55. Advocates want more. They say younger people need help, too.

Depending on whom you ask, the $300-billion-plus budget bill California lawmakers passed on Monday either was developed largely behind closed doors, ignores the state’s biggest problems and fails to provide urgent relief amid skyrocketing inflation — or offered ample opportunity for public input, makes historic investments in vital programs and ensures the neediest residents will […]

As California politicians struggle to pass a timely state budget, the law of unintended consequences kicks in.