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CalMatters en Español

Invasión imparable: ¿Cómo lograron los mejillones ingresar a California, a pesar de décadas de normas estatales sobre transporte marítimo?

Los expertos dicen que los invasores como los mejillones son inevitables bajo las normas y la aplicación actuales.

By

Alastair Bland

• November 26, 2024

An exam room at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties’ health center. Image courtesy of Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties

CalMatters en Español

El costo del plan sobre el aborto del Proyecto 2025: un recorte de $300 millones a Medi-Cal

Según el Proyecto 2025, los 50 estados tendrían la obligación de informar al gobierno federal sobre datos detallados relacionados con el aborto o se arriesgarían a sufrir recortes

By

Monique O. Madan

• November 26, 2024

Environment

Unstoppable invasion: How did mussels sneak into California, despite decades of state shipping rules?

Most ships discharging ballast water into California waters are inspected, but state officials have tested the water of only 16 ships. Experts say invaders like mussels are inevitable under current rules and enforcement.

By

Alastair Bland

• November 26, 2024

Politics

The price tag on Project 2025’s abortion plan: $300 million cut to Medi-Cal

Under Project 2025, all 50 states would be mandated to report detailed abortion-related data to the federal government or risk funding cuts. California is one of three states that currently does not report.

By

Monique O. Madan

• November 26, 2024

A person wearing a beige jacket and cap walks down a city street, pulling a large, crumpled blue tarp. The scene is framed by tall buildings, parked cars, and a modern glass structure in the background. The muted urban setting is illuminated by soft, natural light, highlighting the quiet and solitary moment.

CalMatters en Español

Cómo funcionan realmente los programas de reubicación de California y cómo ayudan a sacar a la gente de la calle

Muchas ciudades de California ofrecen a sus residentes sin hogar billetes de autobús de ida a otros lugares.

By

Marisa Kendall

• November 26, 2024

Housing

Busing people out of homelessness: How California’s relocation programs really work

Many California cities offer their homeless residents one-way bus tickets to other places.

By

Marisa Kendall

• November 26, 2024

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Justice

Two California prosecutors promised a different kind of justice. Voters turned on them

George Gascón and Pamela Price were California's best known 'progressive' district attorneys. They lost their offices in 2024 when voters backed a more traditional approach.

By

Cayla Mihalovich

• November 26, 2024

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Economy

Trump’s deportations could cost California ‘hundreds of billions of dollars.’ Here’s how

Some sectors, like agriculture, will be hit directly. Many more could feel the ripple effects.

By

Levi Sumagaysay

• November 26, 2024

A view of a man wearing a gray shirt and black pants standing in the living room of his home. A frame Buddha art piece and decorations that read "love" and "home" can be seen in the background. Chanthon Bun stands in the living room of his home in San Leandro on Nov. 23, 2024. Bun was born in Cambodia during the genocide in the 1970s and grew up in a refugee camp in Thailand before moving to the United States, where he was convicted of a crime and at age 18. That was decades ago, but now he's anxious about President-elect Donald Trump's plan for mass immigrant deportation. Photo by Jungho Kim for CalMatters

CalMatters en Español

‘Qué va a pasar con mis hijos?’: California se prepara para resistir a las deportaciones anunciadas por Trump

California aprobó una ley de “Estado Santuario” en la primera era Trump que prohibía a las fuerzas de seguridad locales transferir automáticamente a personas a las autoridades federales de inmigración.

By

Wendy Fry

• November 25, 2024

California Divide

‘What’s going to happen to my kids’: California prepares to resist Trump deportations

In the first Trump administration, California passed a "Sanctuary State" law that, with some exceptions, prohibited local law enforcement from automatically transferring people to federal immigration authorities. Now the state is readying legal challenges to thwart a second Trump administration's mass deportation plans.

By

Wendy Fry

• November 25, 2024