María Brenes' first name has an accent on the letter “í” — but you wouldn't know that by looking at the Los Angeles resident's government documents. Since 1986, when Californians voted to make English ...

A bill in the California Assembly, known as CA Assembly Bill 77, seeks to allow residents of California to use diacritical marks — like accents— and the Spanish-language letter "ñ" on ...

A push at the State Capitol to include accents and other marks on vital records, like birth certificates in California has taken a solid step forward. And it goes beyond grammar."Being able to ...

Since 1986, when California voted to make English its official language, residents have not been able to include diacritic marks like accents and tildes in official documents — like drivers’ licenses ...

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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – There’s a Southern accent, a Boston accent and a Jersey accent, but is there a California accent? That may be the wrong question to ask, says one linguist. “Everyone has an ...