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Read this article in English.      Una investigación de CalMatters revela un proceso de concesión de licencias opaco para los hogares de ancianos de California, plagado de indecisiones y contradicciones. Los funcionarios han permitido que el propietario de un asilo de ancianos más grande del estado y sus empresas operen 18 hogares durante años sin poder decidir […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The state’s highest court now says judges must consider a defendant’s ability to pay, but mass inmate release unlikely.

El tribunal más alto del estado ahora dice que los jueces deben considerar la capacidad de pago del acusado, pero la liberación masiva de los presos es poco probable.

Here’s what you need to know about what happens now that the state delivered 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to low-income communities. Thirteen counties will move to a less restrictive tier on Sunday, and some businesses will reopen on Monday.

Experts aren’t sure if the numbers are good or bad because of the number of variables involved and lack of similar data. Child care providers hope new relief from the state will help.

Los expertos no están seguros de si los números son buenos o malos debido a la cantidad de variables involucradas y la falta de datos similares. Los proveedores de cuidado infantil esperan que un nuevo alivio del estado ayude.

I’ve watched the achievement gap in my class grow wider, and it is only going to keep growing if we don’t reopen.