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Gen Z y los boomers discrepan sobre impuestos y requisitos para votar, pero una generación acude más a las urnas
Los votantes llenan sus boletas en el centro de votación ubicado en Fresno City College, en Fresno, el 5 de noviembre de 2024. (Foto de Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight Local). Los jóvenes respaldan de forma amplia un impuesto a los multimillonarios y rechazan pedir identificación para votar. Sin embargo, los mayores de 55 años siguen teniendo mucho más peso electoral por sus mayores niveles de participación. Esta historia fue publicada originalmente por CalMatters.
Gen Z and older California voters far apart on ballot measures — but who will show up?
GEN Z COULD BE POISED to paint California a deeper shade of blue this November — if they turn out to vote. An age gap exists across the top issues on California’s ballot this November: youth overwhelmingly favor taxing billionaires and not requiring IDs to vote, while seniors would prefer to block new taxes and impose voter ID requirements. Gen Z voters are also opting for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate — albeit reluctantly.
Prop 45 split
Why now: Historian Kevin Waite has spent a decade researching the subject, resulting in the first scholarly biography of Biddy Mason, The Boundless Biddy Mason: An Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom Across The American West. Why it matters: L.A. City Council’s recent move to rename Pershing Square for Mason has refocused public attention on her history. Yet we’re no closer to identifying the single figure behind her emancipation, a historic case that broke the back of slavery in Southern California.
Gen Z voting
What’s next: After Monday’s vote, the L.A. Continuum of Care’s selections will go to a federal judge for review on Tuesday. Why it matters: Since 2020, the homeless population has increased by nearly 10% in both the city of L.A. and across L.A. County, according to the official homeless counts. The region’s homelessness budgets swelled over that same period, with hundreds of millions more spent on shelter beds, housing and services for unhoused Angelenos.
Gen Z has very different views on taxes than Boomers, but one generation votes more often Original
Surveys show an age gap across the top issues on California’s ballot, including taxing billionaires and requiring IDs to vote. But while Gen Z makes up 30% of the state’s eligible voters, they are far less likely to vote than their counterparts age 55 and older. Gen Z could be poised to paint California a deeper shade of blue this November — if they turn out to vote.
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Dylan Arreola is a fellow with the CalMatters College Journalism Network. He is a junior at UC Berkeley majoring in political science and minoring in public policy. He has reported for the student newspaper, The Daily Californian, and previously served as the editor-in-chief of Fullerton College's student newspaper, The Hornet. Through his coverage, he strives to trace the impacts of federal and state policy on communities too often overlooked.
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Mysteries: ‘The Occidental Book of the Dead’ by T. Geronimo Johnson
Plus ‘Dark Reading Matter’ by Jasper Fforde and ‘An Unlikely Visitor’ by Joanna Cannon. T. Geronimo Johnson’s “The Occidental Book of the Dead” (Morrow, 672 pages, $34) is a multilayered police procedural that explores American history, race relations and human nature.
Mysteries: 'Strip Rules' by Martin Limón
Mystery readers know Martin Limón for his long-running series involving two American soldiers stationed in South Korea in the 1970s. But “Strip Rules” (Soho Crime, 224 pages, $29.95) is a stand-alone story of predatory blackjack players who face off against a Las Vegas casino in the mid-1990s. Ronnie “the Technician” Redfield—legendary to his peers, notorious to his targets—narrates this crafty thriller.
Mysteries: Claudia Gray's 'The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield'
Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney return in Claudia Gray's “The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield” (Vintage, 320 pages, $19) , the latest entry of a delightful series set in an imagined version of Jane Austen's literary universe. Jonathan and Juliet, who occasionally act as amateur detectives, are smitten with each other. But their families, the primary characters of Austen's “Pride and Prejudice” (1813) and “Northanger Abbey” (1818), oppose the match.
New program: Monterey County kids helping kids battle substance abuse Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MONTEREY – An initiative recently launched by Montage Health aims to educate youth on the dangers of drug use – and curb what has become a leading cause of death among teens in Monterey County and beyond. The program, set to begin this fall and funded by a three-year, $1.5 million contract with the Monterey County Health Department, will partner with 20 local schools and reach over 100 classrooms.
Mysteries: 'We will see you bleed' by Ron Currie
Ron Currie's “The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne” (2025) introduced readers to an aging crime boss in Waterville, a Franco-American enclave in Maine known as Little Canada. Mr. Currie resurrects Babs in “We Will See You Bleed” (Putnam, 384 pages, $30) , a prequel that chronicles her initial foray into a life of crime. The year is 1984. Workers at Waterville's paper mill have been on strike for months. The owner has fired lifelong employees and brought in strikebreakers.
Mysteries: ‘We Will See You Bleed’ by Ron Currie
Plus Jurica Pavičić’s ‘Mother of Sorrows’ and Jess Kidd’s ‘Murder at the Spirit Lounge.’ Ron Currie’s “The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne” (2025) introduced readers to an aging crime boss in Waterville, a Franco-American enclave in Maine known as Little Canada. Mr. Currie resurrects Babs in “We Will See You Bleed” (Putnam, 384 pages, $30), a prequel that chronicles her initial foray into a life of crime.
Monterey Adult School launches drone training program Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MONTEREY – Monterey Adult School has launched its first-ever commercial drone training courses this summer, with plans to incorporate the program into regular instruction going forward.
Carmel Book Festival returning for second year Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CARMEL – Several hundred local authors and readers are expected to attend Saturday’s Carmel Book Festival, a revival of last year’s Author Faire that the Carmel Chamber of Commerce plans to host annually.
Mysteries: 'I Hear a New World' by Alan Moore
Dennis Knuckleyard returns in “I Hear a New World” (Bloomsbury, 336 pages, $30) , the latest entry in Alan Moore's series featuring two versions of London: one real, the other fantastical. It is 1958, nine years since Dennis first entered the Great When, an alternate metropolis where the city's historical eras flow past one another in “an exotic carnival of moments.” Dennis, who barely escaped after stumbling into that realm through a hidden portal, hoped never to return.
Mysteries: ‘I Hear a New World’ by Alan Moore
Plus Tiffany Hanssen’s ‘My Name Was Gerry Sass’ and Alessandra Ranelli’s ‘Murder at the Hotel Orient.’ Dennis Knuckleyard returns in “I Hear a New World” (Bloomsbury, 336 pages, $30), the latest entry in Alan Moore’s series featuring two versions of London: one real, the other fantastical.
Telecare for seniors: Offering a friendly phone call Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MONTEREY — When Maura Leos first started making phone calls for Montage Health, she worried people would mistake her for a telemarketer. Her concern may have been well-founded. Leos reaches out to some of the Monterey Peninsula’s most isolated residents as a volunteer for Montage’s Telecare program. For some, she says, she may be the only person they speak to that day. “I absolutely love it,” said Leos, 69.
The problem with parking at Point Lobos
CARMEL – How popular is too popular? Few Monterey County destinations beg that question more than Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, where parking conditions have created what some locals describe as a "public safety crisis." The reason why isn't hard to decipher. According to park officials, Point Lobos – located along a two-lane stretch of Highway 1 just south of Carmel city limits – can receive anywhere from 1,000 to 3,000 visitors daily, almost all of whom drive there.
The problem with parking at Point Lobos
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Large crowd expected for Monterey Pride celebration Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MONTEREY – More than 4,000 are expected to march through downtown Monterey this Saturday, in what organizers think will turn out to be the largest local Pride celebration to date. As in previous years, Monterey Peninsula Pride 2026 will begin at 11 a.m. with a parade down Alvarado Street toward Fisherman’s Wharf.
Artemis II astronaut speaks during event at Monterey’s Naval Postgraduate School
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MONTEREY – A California native and graduate of Monterey’s Naval Postgraduate School was aboard the historic Artemis II spaceflight in April. He returned to his alma mater Tuesday to speak on his experiences in a highly anticipated homecoming. At “From Monterey to the Moon,” NASA astronaut and Navy Capt.
‘From Monterey to the Moon:’ Spacefaring NPS grad reflects on Artemis II voyage
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MONTEREY – A California native and graduate of Monterey’s Naval Postgraduate School was aboard the historic Artemis II spaceflight in April. He returned to his alma mater Tuesday to speak on his experiences in a highly anticipated homecoming. At “From Monterey to the Moon,” NASA astronaut and Navy Captain Victor Glover, 50, spoke to a crowd of about 1,300 NPS students and their families – a nearly full house in the campus’s spacious King Hall.
Carmel group says it’s past time to bring in the goats Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CARMEL – What has horns and an appetite for flammable flora? According to one group of Carmel residents, the overlooked solution to Pescadero Canyon fire risks. The Carmel Fire Goats appeared at this week’s City Council meeting alongside their furry mascot Sophie, who was not permitted inside City Hall but provided well-timed bleats from the building’s front steps.
Mysteries: ‘I Spy’ by L.M. Kemp
Kendal Carter, the central figure in L.M. Kemp’s “I, Spy” (Minotaur, 272 pages, $29), was raised by a single mother who worked for British intelligence. After graduating from college, Kendal landed at Bon Temps, a private intelligence agency in London. When a complex operation went awry and led to the death of her romantic partner, the pregnant Kendal quit the business and vowed to raise her baby incognito as a low-profile civilian in Switzerland.
Marina mayor says it’s time to move on Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MARINA – For 26 years, Bruce Delgado has been a fixture of local government in the city of Marina and its mayor since 2008. During Delgado’s term, the city navigated the Great Recession, the COVID-19 pandemic and every crisis in between. Meanwhile, the 64-year-old balanced his mayoral duties with a career in botany at the federal Bureau of Land Management until his retirement in 2024.
Mysteries: ‘Ironwood’ by Michael Connelly
Plus Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung’s ‘The Last Mandarin’ and Ed Lin’s ‘The Dead Can’t Make a Living.’ Sgt. Stilwell of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department returns in Michael Connelly’s “Ironwood” (Little, Brown, 336 pages, $32). Stilwell, who refrains from sharing his first name, operates on Catalina Island, a dumping ground for officers who’ve either botched cases or run afoul of their superiors. But Stilwell likes his posting, where there is no shortage of police work.
Mysteries: Laura Zigman’s ‘The Author Weekend’
Plus ‘A Deadly Episode’ by Anthony Horowitz and ‘The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives’ by Elizabeth Arnott. The center of Laura Zigman’s “The Author Weekend” (Blackstone, 320 pages, $29.99) is Faye Wader, a writer of popular mysteries who decides to host a three-day gathering of her most ardent fans.
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy Mysteries: ‘The End of the Sahara' by Saïd Khatibi
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development. List of partners (vendors) Tom Nolan The killing of an Algerian singer in 1988 kicks off Saïd Khatibi's intricate novel “The End of the Sahara” (Bitter Lemon, 330 pages, $17.95) .
Mysteries: ‘The End of the Sahara’ by Saïd Khatibi
Plus Georges Simenon’s ‘The Snow Was Dirty’ and David Swinson’s ‘From the Dust.’ The killing of an Algerian singer in 1988 kicks off Saïd Khatibi’s intricate novel “The End of the Sahara” (Bitter Lemon, 330 pages, $17.95). Zakia Zaghouani, 24, had been employed at the Sahara Hotel, a tourist destination in an unnamed Algerian city.
The era of butane torches . . . and other research
Tom Nolan, clinical editor; sessional GP, Surrey Author affiliations Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research Bleeding risks from oral anticoagulants The bleeding risk in people taking apixaban was substantially lower than that of rivaroxaban in a new randomised controlled trial. The non-pharma funded study assessed the risk of bleeding events in people with venous thromboembolism (pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis) within three months of treatment.
Mysteries: ‘My Grandfather, the Master Detective’ by Masateru Konishi
Plus ‘In Her Defense’ by Philippa Malicka and ‘Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief’ by Benjamin Stevenson. “Everything that happens in the world is a story,” says the retired Tokyo school principal at the heart of Masateru Konishi’s “My Grandfather, the Master Detective” (Putnam, 336 pages, $29). This septuagenarian prefers the crime novels of such genre masters as Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen and John Dickson Carr.
A sole treatment for hip arthritis . . . and other research
Tom Nolan, clinical editor, sessional GP, Surrey Author affiliations TomNolan reviews this week’s research Differences in GLP-1 effectiveness in subpopulations GLP-1 receptor agonists, now widely used for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and weight loss, seem to be as effective for these indications regardless of age, race and ethnicity, baseline body mass index, and baseline glycated haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c).
Mysteries: ‘The Tree of Light and Flowers’ by Thomas Perry
Plus Tim Sullivan’s ‘The Politician’ and Frances Crawford’s ‘A Bad, Bad Place.’ Jane Whitefield, the heroine of a long-running series by Thomas Perry, accepts a pair of dangerous assignments in “The Tree of Light and Flowers” (Mysterious Press, 304 pages, $27.95). Now a wife and mother, Jane resides in upstate New York and makes a living rescuing imperiled citizens and providing them with new identities.
Mysteries: Jo Nesbø's 'Wolf Hour'
Tom Nolan The jaded protagonist of Jo Nesbø's “ Wolf Hour” (Knopf, 400 pages, $30) is Bob Oz, a Minneapolis homicide detective of Norwegian ancestry. The 40-year-old Bob drinks too much, gets enraged quickly and verbally abuses his colleagues. He hasn't paid much attention to the damage he's done to his health and career since his wife left him for another man.
Mysteries: Jo Nesbø’s ‘Wolf Hour’
Plus ‘Crown City’ by Naomi Hirahara and ‘A Reckoning Up Black Cat Hollow’ by Matthew F. Jones. The jaded protagonist of Jo Nesbø’s “Wolf Hour” (Knopf, 400 pages, $30) is Bob Oz, a Minneapolis homicide detective of Norwegian ancestry. The 40-year-old Bob drinks too much, gets enraged quickly and verbally abuses his colleagues. He hasn’t paid much attention to the damage he’s done to his health and career since his wife left him for another man.
Mysteries: Don Winslow’s ‘The Final Score’
The crime writer Don Winslow has repeatedly followed his characters into the wild borderland between law and crime. HIs collection of short pieces returns to the danger zone. In 1986, Don Winslow was a 33-year-old New York-born, world-traveling private investigator who, during stakeouts, read crime fiction by authors such as Elmore Leonard, James Ellroy and Joseph Wambaugh.
Mysteries: ‘Inside Man’ by John McMahon
Plus Jenna Blum’s ‘Murder Your Darlings’ and Malcolm Cole’s ‘A Gift Before Dying.’ The FBI’s unorthodox four-person Patterns and Recognition unit (PAR), introduced in John McMahon’s “Head Cases” (2025), returns in the tense and thrilling “Inside Man” (Minotaur, 400 pages, $29). The supersmart squad here surveils a Florida militia bent on amassing an arsenal of illegal weapons.
Mysteries: ‘Huguette’ by Cara Black
Plus ‘Only Way Out’ by Tod Goldberg and ‘The Secret Sharers’ by Qiu Xiaolong. At 19, Huguette Faure, the orphaned but resourceful heroine of Cara Black’s “Huguette” (Soho Crime, 336 pages, $29.95), has already acquired a trey of aliases. Under one of them, she manages a movie theater in postwar Lyon and is financially at ease, but remains traumatized by her wartime experiences.
Mysteries: Sally Smith’s ‘A Case of Life and Limb’
It is Christmas Eve 1901 at the start of “A Case of Life and Limb” (Raven, 320 pages, $28.99), Sally Smith’s second book featuring Gabriel Ward, a resident of the London community of attorneys known as the Inner Temple.
Holiday Gift Books 2025: Mystery
Agatha Christie’s publishers used to urge shoppers to give “a Christie for Christmas.” Nearly 50 years after her death, one can mark the holiday season with a handsome new edition of Christie’s “Endless Night” (Folio Society, 224 pages, $80), illustrated by Hokyoung Kim. This 1967 novel is a tale of murder in a supposedly cursed rural house.
Mysteries: ‘Wild Animal’ by Joël Dicker
In a prefatory note to his novel “Wild Animal” (HarperVia, 384 pages, $30), the Swiss author Joël Dicker promises to tell the story of a “sensational robbery” in Geneva. He proceeds to do so. But his chronicle of that heist expands into a saga of psychological suspense spanning nearly two decades and following half a dozen characters whose lives are twisted into grotesque shapes by their addictive compulsions.
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The Slow Horses Run Once More
The Wall Street Journal | September 05, 2025 Things, as always, are both vexing and boring for the recurring characters in "Clown Town." It is the English author Mick Herron's ninth novel to chronicle the doings of the misbegotten British secret-service agents—known as "slow horses"—who have been banished to Slough House, a down-at-heels building in a drab neighborhood far from MI5's upscale headquarters.
"If you pick up a guitar and start copying Eddie Van Halen, you're going down a cul-de-sac…" How U2's The Edge ripped up the rule book
40 years ago, Guitar Player sat down with one of the world's hottest guitarists, who quickly told us: "I don't play proper guitar." "It would be no contest to put me against a fast player like Gary Moore," said The Edge. "I could not even begin to do anything like that." At the time, U2 were on a roll. Their performance at Live Aid had helped break them in the US and returned all their albums to the top 40 in the UK.
"If you pick up a guitar and start copying Eddie Van Halen, you're going down a cul-de-sac…" How U2's The Edge ripped up the rule book
"If you pick up a guitar and start copying Eddie Van Halen, you're going down a cul-de-sac…" How U2's The Edge ripped up the rule book 40 years ago, Guitar Player sat down with one of the world's hottest guitarists, who quickly told us: "I don't play proper guitar." "It would be no …
过去25年的25部最佳悬疑小说
过去25年是犯罪小说的黄金时代，吸引了更多的读者，新锐作家崭露头角，创作出日后有望成为经典的优秀作品。我们这份榜单更倾向于近二十多年来脱颖而出的作家，而不是比较资深的作家（尽管一些资深作家在21世纪也创作了出色的作品）。以下每部书的文体风格各不相同，但都以令人特别难忘的方式讲述了精彩的故事。 《万物皆消逝》(All Things Cease to Appear)（2016年） Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Mysteries: ‘Pariah’ by Dan Fesperman
Plus Ruth Ware’s ‘The Woman in Suite 11’ and Sally Smith’s ‘A Case of Mice and Murder.’ Hal Knight, a 47-year-old comedian-turned-congressman, is the title character in Dan Fesperman’s 13th novel, “Pariah.” In the wake of a #MeToo-era scandal over his behavior on a film set, Hal is out of politics and the entertainment world. He’s been dropped by his fiancée and is no longer welcome in polite U.S. society.
25 Years of Fictional Mayhem
Try GOLD - Free The Wall Street Journal | July 19, 2025 Our mystery columnist names his favorites from more than two decades on the beat CRIME fiction has thrived in the past 25 years, gaining more readers, introducing new writers and producing works likely to become future classics. This list favors writers who have come to the fore in recent decades over more seasoned authors (so This story is from the July 19, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.
The 25 Best Mystery Novels of the Past 25 Years
In Ari Aster’s dark comedy, Joaquin Phoenix plays the sheriff of a New Mexico town riven by political clashes and pandemic anxieties. “Eddington” is a slog, but a slog with ambitions—and its director and screenwriter, Ari Aster, is savvy enough to cultivate an air of mystery about what those …
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