October 2023

A California political who’s who gathered Thursday to honor Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose unexpected death last week could reshape next year’s election. Members of Congress — including Reps. Barbara Lee and Adam Schiff, who are running to succeed Feinstein — flew from Washington, D.C., with Vice President Kamala Harris on Air Force Two to be […]

Read this story in English. Desde su inicio en 2021, el programa de alivio de alquileres de California de 5,200 millones de dólares de la era COVID ha estado plagado de retrasos, críticas y una demanda .  Ahora podría correr el riesgo de quedarse sin dinero.  Eso podría dejar oficialmente sin suerte a los más de 100,000 inquilinos que […]

California’s COVID-era rent relief program, long saddled with delays, criticisms and legal woes, appears to be running out of money. What does that mean for the more than 100,000 renters still awaiting help?

Read this story in English. Diciendo que los objetivos  para reducir el uso de agua en ciudades y pueblos  serán costosos y difíciles de lograr, las agencias de agua de toda California han expresado su preocupación sobre una propuesta estatal ambiciosa que requeriría una mayor conservación del agua en todo el estado a partir de […]

Los Angeles has passed restrictions and reduced gun deaths over the years, but its ability to innovate could be hindered as long as the Supreme Court emphasizes "historical tradition" over the effectiveness of new regulations.

Water providers say rebates for residential areas are costly and many people refuse to remove their lawns. The rules aim to save enough water for more than a million households a year.

From CalMatters Capitol reporter Sameea Kamal:  Starting next year, workers in California will be entitled to at least five days of paid sick leave — up from the current three days.  Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature is a win for labor groups, for whom the bill authored by Sen. Lena Gonzalez was a top priority. But […]

Read this story in English. Más de 75,000 empleados de Kaiser Permanente abandonaron sus puestos de trabajo esta mañana, iniciando la huelga de trabajadores de la salud más grande en la historia de Estados Unidos, dijeron funcionarios sindicales. Kaiser y la Coalición de Sindicatos de Kaiser Permanente no pudieron llegar a un acuerdo durante una […]

California health care giant Kaiser Permanente could not reach a contract to avert a strike by a union coalition representing some 75,000 employees in five states. The walkout is expected to last three days.

Before decriminalizing psychedelic substances for personal use, California should allow them for therapeutic use, argues the founder of a community clinic in San Francisco.