Los Angeles County

California lawmakers OK funding programs to guarantee some people — especially foster youth and pregnant women — an income floor.

Los Ángeles y las ciudades de California están utilizando loterías para distribuir asistencia de emergencia para el alquiler. Mientras algunos inquilinos se preocupan por la equidad, los expertos dicen que puede ser la forma más equitativa de distribuir la asistencia de emergencia, ya que el gobernador Gavin Newsom propone duplicar la ayuda estatal.

Less than half of eligible people in 45 of the state’s 58 counties have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Marin and Alpine rank at the top with 69%, while Lassen, Mariposa and Kings are at the bottom with 25% or less.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall election, wants to use the state’s sizable budget surplus to put money in the majority of Californians’ pockets.  The governor today will unveil an $11.9 billion proposal that would send $600 stimulus checks to two-thirds of Californians and an additional $500 to families with kids. Details, including […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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

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.

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.