2022

Please subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts,  Soundcloud and Stitcher. When it comes to the housing crisis, Los Angeles tends to hog the spotlight — and for good reason. It’s both the capital of single-family-home suburban sprawl and the most crowded place to live, as highlighted by a new investigation by the Los Angeles Times. […]

Economic warning signs are mounting in California — foreshadowing potentially tough budget decisions for the state officials and policymakers who emerge victorious from the Nov. 8 election. One particularly eye-popping statistic: Just nine companies headquartered in the Golden State went public in the first three quarters of 2022, compared to 81 during the same period […]

En resumen Durante la década posterior a la recesión de 2008, el financiamiento estatal para la salud pública cayó un 64%. La financiación que se realizó a causa del COVID-19 ha impulsado los presupuestos de los departamentos locales de salud pública, pero el éxodo de personal ha dejado a los funcionarios locales luchando por llenar […]

En resumen Los lectores han tenido muchas preguntas sobre los pagos de reembolso de gasolina de California, incluso si importa el cuántos automóviles se tiene y por qué se basa en las declaraciones de impuestos de 2020. Vamos a responder a algunas aquí. Read this article in English. Para ayudar con el alto precio de […]

Readers had questions about California’s gas rebate payments, including whether it matters how many cars you have and why it’s based on 2020 tax returns. We’ve answered some here.

During the decade after the 2008 recession, state funding for public health dropped 64%. COVID-19 funding has boosted the budgets of local public health departments, but the exodus of staff has left local officials struggling to fill vacancies.

California Republicans are zeroing in on the three issues on which they say Democrats may be most vulnerable heading into the Nov. 8 election: The rising cost of living, crime and homelessness. On Tuesday, 26 of the 28 current Republican lawmakers asked the Democratic leaders of the state Assembly and Senate to “immediately” reconvene the […]

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Actress and activist Jane Fonda has a message for wealthy Californians who oppose Proposition 30, a November ballot measure that would hike taxes on millionaires to subsidize electric vehicles and fund wildfire response and prevention: “People who would choose to get rich and stay rich, as opposed to helping create a livable future, have to […]

EN RESUMEN El estado de emergencia o torgó a Newsom amplios poderes para emitir mandatos y celebrar contratos de respuesta de emergencia por miles de millones de dólares. Read this article in English. El estado de emergencia por el COVID-19 en California finalizará el 28 de febrero de 2023, casi tres años después de su […]