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En resumen Los animales grandes causan 20 choques al día en las carreteras de California. Los expertos dicen que los puentes y túneles especiales pueden prevenir esos choques y proteger las especies en peligro de extinción. Read this article in English. Sería otro día normal, casi 17 pies  por encima de la autopista 101 en […]

Large animals cause 20 crashes a day on California highways. Experts say special bridges and tunnels can prevent them and protect endangered species.

As work dried up for mariachi bands, many musicians put themselves at risk for coronavirus transmission. Even when demand picked up last fall, many mariachis were asked to perform at funerals to help families mourn lost loved ones.

A medida que se agotaba el trabajo para las bandas de mariachis, muchos músicos se arriesgaban a transmitir el coronavirus. Incluso cuando la demanda aumentó el otoño pasado, se pidió a muchos mariachis que tocaran en los funerales para ayudar a las familias a llorar a sus seres queridos.

Whites make up a little more than a third of California’s population but nearly two-thirds of its Superior Court judges. Advocates are devising ways to get more people of color into law and onto the bench.

Mayors, including Los Angeles and Sacramento, form reparations and equity coalition on new federal holiday to push for national reparations. LA Mayor Eric Garcetti also announces the formation of an advisory committee, paving the way for a local reparations pilot project.

The state provided $4.6 billion in additional funding for summer school to combat learning loss. But summer school offerings vary across the state.

At least six Cal State campuses and nearly all of the University of California campuses have created esports programs since 2015, in which students host and compete in live tournaments, sometimes funded by corporate sponsors.

Los Angeles and cities across California are using lotteries to distribute emergency rental assistance. While some tenants fret over fairness, experts say it may be the most equitable way to distribute emergency assistance as Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes doubling state aid.

Legislators are talking a lot about equity in housing, and could help more Black families buy their own homes. But advocates say lawmakers are failing to confront racial equity in many other ways.