January 30, 2024

Read this story in English. Mientras California lidia con la cantidad de fondos estatales que debería gastar en ayuda humanitaria a los migrantes en su frontera sur, el gobierno federal de Estados Unidos está invirtiendo dinero en ampliar sus ya amplias capacidades de vigilancia.  La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. planea gastar […]

L.A. County’s Breathe program gives participants $1,000 monthly for three years, more money over a longer period than similar programs.

The federal government is investing millions on border surveillance towers, while migrants in California face harsh conditions and delays in processing.

A California program providing trust funds, or "baby bonds," for foster youth and COVID orphans is giving traumatized young people a chance to pursue their dreams just like everyone else.

In California, it’s usually police who confine mentally ill people for involuntary 72-hour holds so they can be evaluated and treated. A pending bill would extend the so-called 5150 confinement authority to county-designated psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists and clinical counselors.

Read this story in English. Durante años, Kipp Kahlia se sintió estancada. La guitarrista de Long Beach solía realizar giras por el país con artistas de reggae. Pero hace 20 años, después de contraer parásitos intestinales en un viaje al extranjero, Kahlia tuvo que dejar de actuar.  Su salud se deterioró y las visitas al […]

California has amassed a catalog of programs and projects that fail to deliver as promised. The list of dysfunctional efforts has a couple of new entries.