November 2023

Read this story in English. La ansiedad de Angélica Vásquez se disparó cuando leyó el aviso en su factura eléctrica más reciente: “Por favor pague $135.81 antes del 26/10 para evitar la interrupción del servicio”.  Pero la advertencia fue parte de un problema mayor. Vásquez debía un total de $400.68 a Pacific Gas & Electric […]

As maternal mortality rates are steadily worsening across California, a CalMatters analysis finds that maternity wards are closing at an alarming rate.

Expectant parents are losing access to prenatal care or driving long distances with so many California hospitals closing maternity wards to cut costs. A mother whose first child was stillborn shares her story and an important practice that public agencies should raise awareness about.

Read this story in English. Pocas regiones de California han escapado al impacto del cierre de las salas de maternidad en la última década. Al menos 46 hospitales han cerrado o suspendido permanentemente el trabajo de parto y servicios de maternidad desde 2012, según un análisis de CalMatters de los registros hospitalarios. Alrededor del 60% […]

De 2012 a 2019, al menos 19 hospitales de California dejaron de ofrecer servicios de maternidad y parto. Seis de esos hospitales cerraron por completo. En una tendencia cada vez mayor, dieciséis más cerraron sus salas de maternidad entre 2020 y 2022. En lo que va de 2023, 11 más han anunciado el cierre de […]

Lacking power at the state level, conservatives are leaning into local governance to protest California’s progressive politics. The fight in Huntington Beach could be a harbinger of what’s to come.

Hospitals all over California are closing their maternity wards, including in dense cities like Los Angeles and in more remote communities in the Sierra Nevada.

Angelica Vásquez is one of millions of people across the state that struggle to pay electric bills as California regulators decide on proposed rate increases. PG&E wants a rate hike to bolster the safety and reliability of its services.

By law, California Highway Patrol officers receive raises based on what five other large law enforcement agencies pay police. Several California cities recently gave police substantial wage increases, leading to the biggest raise in 20 years for the CHP.

Interstate 10 is one of the country's major coast-to-coast freeways and has iconic status in Southern California. A weekend fire not only damaged the freeway but once again made it the center of political attention.