Elizabeth Aguilera, CALmatters

Elizabeth Aguilera

CALmatters

Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Recent:
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Past:
  • CALmatters
  • Columbia Journalism Review
  • TechCrunch
  • MediaShift
  • 89.3 KPCC

Past articles by Elizabeth:

Schools scramble to find teachers as California expands transitional kindergarten

The expansion of the California transitional kindergarten program moved quickly, leaving some school districts scrambling to find teachers. → Read More

California’s youngest children need more mental health support, advocates say in request for funding

Child advocates are asking California for $250 million to support the mental health of children 5 and under. → Read More

Will there be enough teachers for California’s ambitious plans for its youngest students?

The California teacher shortage includes thousands to expand public school to all 4-year-olds. Preschools worry they’ll lose their staff. → Read More

Op-ed: Trump is gone. Deep immigration coverage must continue.

While news outlets turned out in droves for Vice President Kamala Harris’s first visit to the US-Mexico border Friday, don’t be fooled: immigration news no longer captures the news cycle the way it did under former President Trump. Following the inauguration of Joe Biden, stories on his administration focusing on immigration accounted for a lower […] → Read More

Latino children suffer higher rates of COVID-19

Latino children are testing positive for COVID-19 at high rates, driven by their close contact with essential workers and crowded living conditions. → Read More

Virtual medical visits are the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic

California's efforts to slow the coronavirus have significantly accelerated the use of telehealth visits. Some health systems in California report up to 80% of their patient visits are handled by video chat or a phone call. → Read More

California families scramble as coronavirus spreads

California families are improvising as the coronavirus pandemic shuts down schools and germ-carrying toddlers threaten susceptible grandparents. → Read More

Coming wave of seniors will strain a caregiver network already stretched thin

In a decade roughly 1 in every 5 people will be 65 or older—a group more racially and ethnically diverse, and more likely to be single and childless. The growing need: culturally sensitive and professional caregivers. → Read More

California raised taxes to pay doctors for the poor—and is still waiting for them

The tobacco-tax hike passed in 2016, but it's still unclear whether more medical providers will accept Medi-Cal, the state's health plan for low-income Californians. → Read More

California moves toward healthcare for more, not yet healthcare for all

Elizabeth Aguilera Contributor Share on Twitter Elizabeth Aguilera is an award winning multi-media journalist who will cover health and social services for CALmatters. She joins CALmatters from Southern California Public Radio/KPCC 89.3 where she produced stories about community health. → Read More

What keeps families in one of the most polluted places in California?

California's Imperial County is emblematic of life for millions of people around the state who live under an umbrella of bad air quality or who have contaminated soil or lack access to clean water. → Read More

The immigration syllabus: 10 essential stories

IMMIGRATION NEWS EXPLODED THIS WEEK, trending in a major way for the first time since the travel ban, displacing jobs and healthcare as the key issue in the run-up to the midterm elections. Journalists, including many who do not speak Spanish and who lack a background in these complicated policies, are being called to report […] → Read More

This Week in Immigration Coverage: Extreme Vetting, Transnational Violence and Enforcement Watch

The following is part of a pop-up newsletter called Migratory Notes written by Daniela Gerson and Elizabeth Aguilera, who at a time of rapidly shifting policies, synthesize exceptional immigration journalism and highlight emerging practices to connect with multiethnic communities. → Read More

The Week In Immigration Coverage: Don’t Forget the Irish, Unexpected Muslims and the Feminist Immigration Beat

The following is part of a pop-up newsletter called Migratory Notes written by Daniela Gerson and Elizabeth Aguilera, who at a time of rapidly shifting policies, synthesize exceptional immigration journalism and highlight emerging practices to connect with multiethnic communities. → Read More

The Week in Immigration Coverage: Building The Wall, the Profiteers and Policy Departures

The following is part of a pop-up newsletter called Migratory Notes written by Daniela Gerson and Elizabeth Aguilera, who at a time of rapidly shifting policies, synthesize exceptional immigration journalism and highlight emerging practices to connect with multiethnic communities. → Read More

State testing switch risks leaving Exide homes contaminated

Regulators have changed how they assess which homes around the closed battery recycler need lead removed - a move that could leave many off of a priority cleanup list. → Read More

Why you won't see BPA warnings on cans — but you'll find them at cash registers

California says it needs more time to determine which levels of BPA merit a product label or shelf sign warning of its threat to the female reproductive system. → Read More

Map: Covered California targets 'hot spots' of LA's uninsured

The agency is stepping up efforts to inform those without coverage that Dec. 15 is the deadline to buy a health plan that takes effect on Jan. 1. → Read More

State takes first steps in expanded Exide cleanup effort

Some residents of East L.A., Boyle Heights, Maywood and Commerce have begun receiving letters informing them that their property may be contaminated with lead. → Read More

Bill in Congress would force Medicare to cover acupuncture

Southern California Rep. Judy Chu's measure would mandate that Medicare cover acupuncture treatment for all beneficiaries, regardless of their insurer. → Read More