A 15-year-old boy who traveled from Honduras with his brother hangs laundry at a migrant shelter for unaccompanied minors in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 23, 2018. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, Reuters Dear Inequality Insights reader, If state legislators don’t act fast, a program that protects children who immigrate to California by themselves will soon run […]

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A 2019 law caps how much landlords can bump up rent, starting each Aug. 1: Either by 5% plus inflation, or by 10% (whichever is lower). In California, the average median rent is $2,850 a month, 33% higher than the national average, according to real estate company Zillow.

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Read this story in English Se perfila como un mal año, posiblemente el peor hasta ahora, en lo que respecta a la fiebre del Valle, una enfermedad fúngica caracterizada por tos y fiebre. Se han reportado más de 5,300 casos en California hasta junio, es decir, un 63% más de infecciones que en el mismo […]

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In summary About 80 Californians die every year after contracting Valley fever, a fungal disease that typically affects the lungs. A recent outbreak was traced to a music festival in Kern County. It’s shaping up to be a bad year — possibly the worst yet — when it comes to Valley fever, a fungal disease […]

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Guest Commentary written by Ben Jealous Ben Jealous is the executive director of the Sierra Club. The world is rushing to adopt clean energy technologies to combat the catastrophic effects of climate change — and rightly so. The stakes are too high for us to be doing anything less.  But using our most vulnerable communities as testing […]

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In summary California community land trusts – which buy land and sell or rent the buildings on it to low-income residents— have tripled. Nine years ago, tenants of the Pigeon Palace at 2840-2848 Folsom Street in San Francisco faced a dilemma. Their aging landlord, who had long rented at affordable rates, was unable to continue […]

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Gov. Gavin Newsom tirelessly touts the size and strength of California’s economy, often contrasting it with those of other states. When, for example, the monthly employment report was issued in June, Newsom bragged on X, formerly Twitter, that “California continues to lead the nation’s economy & create good jobs throughout the state. Just this year, […]

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In summary Legislators and Gov. Newsom are working behind the scenes to draft energy legislation before the end-of-the-month deadline. California lawmakers are crafting a package of proposed laws that could streamline the building of solar and wind energy projects, according to people familiar with the discussions. Democratic legislators, who have shared drafts with environmental groups, […]

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A voter at a polling center at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana on March 5, 2024. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters The November election is less than 100 days away, and CalMatters will have the lowdown on each of the ballot’s 10 propositions. Today we’re highlighting Proposition 32, which seeks to raise California’s […]

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Read this story in English Afuera de su casa en el condado de Riverside, cerca de la costa norte del Mar de Salton, Sara Rentería lucha por respirar. Tiene que hablar con frases cortas y hace pausas frecuentes para tomar aire. Cuando le diagnosticaron asma cuando era adulta hace unos cinco años, Rentería dijo que […]

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