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Read this story in English. Otra ola de COVID-19 está golpeando a California justo ahora que termina el verano y los niños regresan a la escuela.  Es una historia ya conocida, pero que quizás se ha vuelto más confusa con el tiempo debido a los cambios en las recomendaciones de salud pública, los nuevos refuerzos […]

Read this story in English. En un gran cambio radical, el gobernador Gavin Newsom cedió terreno esta semana en su plan de salud mental característico, con el objetivo de apaciguar a los críticos que han argumentado que su reforma privaría a los servicios juveniles y otros programas administrados por el condado de millones de dólares […]

This article is adapted from the CalMatters election results explainer for classroom use. Proposition 30 was rejected by voters and was one of the most confusing and contentious measures on this year’s ballot — and one of the clearest recent examples showing how politics makes strange bedfellows. The rideshare company Lyft and a coalition of […]

This article is adapted from the CalMatters election results explainer for classroom use. Republicans reached the magic projection of 218 seats to win a majority in the U.S. House, and it was a California race that put them over the top.  The Associated Press called the 27th District in northern Los Angeles County for Republican […]

This is adapted for classroom use from the CalMatters explainer on voter fraud. You’re hearing a lot more about election integrity — for a lot of reasons. Since the 2020 election, the issue has been fueled by the “Big Lie” — the baseless claim still touted by former President Donald Trump and his allies that […]

This is adapted for classroom use from the CalMatters explainer on voter fraud. You’re hearing a lot more about election integrity — for a lot of reasons. Since the 2020 election, the issue has been fueled by the “Big Lie” — the baseless claim still touted by former President Donald Trump and his allies that […]

This is extracted for classroom use from the CalMatters explainer on voting issues. Social media and technology platforms are hotspots for spreading false claims, yet there are no government regulations on how they address them. Building on what they did in 2020, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter are all boosting more reliable information around candidates and voting in […]

This is extracted for classroom use from the CalMatters explainer on voting issues. The comprehensive CalMatters Voter Guide has a detailed FAQ for voters. Here are some key points on election integrity: 

This is a modified version of the original story by Dan Walters for use in classrooms. Political handicappers almost all expect that Democrats will lose their very thin majority in the House of Representatives this year. However, it may be closer than expected. If so, what happens in a few California congressional districts could make the difference. On paper, Democrats […]

This is a modified version of the original story by Dan Walters for use in classrooms. Political handicappers almost universally expect that Democrats will lose their paper-thin majority in the House of Representatives this year. However, if it’s closer than expected, what happens in a handful of California congressional districts could make the difference. On paper, Democrats should make gains […]