2022

Read this article in English.  Marcada por los paisajes industriales pero hogar de vecindarios familiares y parques, Wilmington soporta el peso que produce la economia de transporte y petróleo altamente contaminante de la región. Con un 89% de población latina, Wilmington es una meca bulliciosa para los vendedores que venden tacos de birria, agua fresca y […]

A look at one polluted region — the LA/Long Beach port communities — targeted for clean-air priority under California’s environmental justice law.

A bill for single-payer health care in California didn't even get a vote in the state Assembly after its author couldn't round up enough support before Monday's deadline. Advocates are incensed.

The Legislature has a rare opportunity to fund critical water projects by using some of the $12 billion state budget surplus.

Lea este artículo en español. Scarred by industrial landscapes but home to family neighborhoods and parks, Wilmington bears the weight of the region’s high-polluting oil and shipping economy. About 89% Latino, Wilmington is a bustling mecca for vendors selling birria tacos, agua fresca and homemade tortillas on neighborhood streets as an oil refinery looms in the […]

The state Assembly had to pass the California single-payer bill by Monday for it to stay alive, but its author didn't bring it up for a vote.

Would a new centrally managed health care program be any more effective than the Employment Development Department or the state's other bungling bureaucracies?

En resumen El gobernador defendió la medida electoral para legalizar la marihuana recreativa. La industria del cannabis legal en apuros ahora le está pidiendo que reduzca los impuestos estatales, pero su oficina dice que la solución no es tan simple. Read this article in English.    Cuando los votantes de California legalizaron la marihuana para uso recreativo […]

Read this article in English.   Los estudiantes universitarios de California regresan a las aulas al mismo tiempo que los casos de COVID-19 en el estado comienzan a disminuir debido a la oleada reciente causada por la variante omicron. Pero eso no significa que sea un camino fácil para los administradores universitarios encargados de mantenerlos a salvo.  […]

California colleges are increasing isolation capacity and updating mask rules while planning for a future in which COVID-19 is endemic.