April 19, 2023

EN RESUMEN A medida que disminuyen los dólares de ayuda por la pandemia, las familias de bajos ingresos aún necesitan ayuda para recuperarse, dicen los defensores. Dos proyectos de ley ampliarían los créditos fiscales por ingreso del trabajo y por niños pequeños de California para familias que ganen hasta $30,000. Read this article in English. […]

Nitrate contamination of well water has been a decades-long problem in the San Joaquin and Salinas valleys — and now stormwater has flushed more fertilizer and manure into aquifers.

EN RESUMEN La contaminación del agua de pozo con nitratos ha sido un problema durante décadas en los valles de San Joaquín y Salinas, y ahora las aguas pluviales han arrojado más fertilizantes y estiércol a los acuíferos. Read this article in English. Cuando Kelli y Tim Hutten hicieron una oferta por una casa en […]

Earth Day Op-Ed Contest Winner: 3rd Place More than 100 high school and middle school students across California submitted opinion pieces to CalMatters’ inaugural Earth Day contest. The contest theme was “How have changes in climate impacted your community?” Guest Commentary written by Andrew Zhou Andrew Zhou is a junior at Monta Vista High School in […]

As pandemic relief dollars dwindle, low income families still need help recovering, advocates say. Two bills would expand California's earned income and young child tax credits for families making as much as $30,000.

From CalMatters’ health reporter Kristen Hwang and political reporter Alexei Koseff: Gov. Gavin Newsom and a cadre of Democratic lawmakers want to be clear: They will protect medication abortion in California no matter what the U.S. Supreme Court decides on the issue — they’re just not entirely sure how. In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, […]

As Colorado River flows decline, California's share of its water, and particularly that of the Imperial Irrigation District, face potential cutbacks by the federal Bureau of Reclamation.