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Recall circus begins

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, May 5. Elections and bears, oh my If, like me, you didn’t have “California political candidate campaigns with 1,000-pound Kodiak bear” on your 2021 bingo card, you were not prepared for the excesses of a gubernatorial recall election. The effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom from office entered a new […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 5 月 5, 2021

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Inside California’s stunning COVID reversal

How the tables have turned for California. The state’s seven-day coronavirus positivity rate fell to 1.2% on Tuesday, the lowest rate in the country. Just four months ago, California’s positivity rate was a staggering 17.1% and hospitalizations were surging to record levels, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a regional stay-at-home order. Contrast that with […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 4 月 28, 2021

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High-priced jail phone calls: $15 to talk to your daughter

Research shows that the more people stay in touch with their families while in jail, the better they do when they get out.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 4 月 27, 2021

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Llamadas telefónicas de alto precio en la cárcel: $15 para hablar con su hija

Las investigaciones muestran que mientras más personas se mantengan en contacto con sus familias mientras están en la cárcel, mejor les irá cuando salgan.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 4 月 27, 2021

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Comentario: California se invierte, ahora cierra prisiones

California triplicó el número de sus prisiones durante las décadas de 1980 y 1990, pero ahora, a medida que la población de reclusos disminuye, está comenzando a cerrar algunas instalaciones más antiguas.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 4 月 19, 2021

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California oversight of nursing homes called ‘befuddling,’ ‘broken’

A CalMatters investigation reveals an opaque licensing process for California nursing homes, rife with indecision and contradictions. Officials have let the state’s largest nursing home owner and his companies operate 18 homes for years while failing to decide whether to grant the required licenses.

经过 乔斯琳·维纳 • 4 月 6, 2021

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加州监督 los asilos de ancianos se llama 'desconcertante', 'rota'

阅读这篇英文文章。 加州事务调查揭示了加州老人的许可特许程序、优柔寡断和矛盾的故事。 Los funcionarios hanamperido que el propietario de un asilo de ancianos más grande del estado y sus empresas operen 18 hogares durante años sin poder Decidir [...]

经过 乔斯琳·维纳 • 4 月 6, 2021

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How CA’s backlogged court system delays justice

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, March 31. Years-long waits It’s a shocking statistic: 75% of the inmates in California’s county jails — more than 44,000 people — have not been convicted or sentenced for a crime. Instead, they’re largely waiting for arraignment, trial or sentencing. At least 1,300 people have been waiting for more than […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 3 月 31, 2021

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Waiting for justice: Defendants locked up for years awaiting trials, sentencing

Across California, 44,241 people are being held in a county jail without being convicted or sentenced for a crime. That’s three quarters of all inmates. At least 1,317 people have been waiting in county jails for more than 3 years. For 332 of them, it’s been longer than 5 years. In 32 counties that gave […]

经过 Robert Lewis • 3 月 31, 2021

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Is a fourth coronavirus wave coming for California?

President Joe Biden said Monday that states should pause their reopening efforts amid a new surge in coronavirus cases, creating a potential political liability for Gov. Gavin Newsom as he ushers California into its fastest reopening yet. Biden’s comments came the same day that Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 3 月 30, 2021