When a loved one dies, in addition to facing the loss, we must make decisions about which we often lack sufficient information. What options and rights do we have when preparing a funeral? If death is the only inevitable and universal fact, why don't we have this sovereignty? "Death used to be part of everyday life. You used to see obituaries on the street, and now it no longer occupies a public space. Because it's taboo, we've lost all knowledge, and a distancing has occurred," points out Alba Calvo, from the Som Provisionals cooperative, which advocates precisely for this pairing of sovereignty and death. Núria Puigdevall, another of its members, attributes it to urgency. "Death is seen as a problem for capitalism because it's an unproductive situation," and therefore, "the faster it happens, the sooner we can go back to work." They argue that, nevertheless, we can adapt by taking care of the moment of dying, and this involves making prior plans and including death within life. So, beyond cremation or burial, what can we decide and what can't we?

The burying of the Gran Via, as it passes through L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, takes another step forward. The construction project was approved five years ago And work was due to begin imminently the following year, in 2021, but it wasn't until this Monday morning that the project was unblocked. The Generalitat (Catalan Government) and the Hospitalet City Council have reached an agreement to begin repairing this section of land between the Rambla Marina and the Llobregat River. If all goes well, the new schedule indicates that work will finally begin during the second half of next year. This is a significant project, both in terms of its economic volume and its social impact, as it aims to transform the entire Bellvitge Hospital area into the largest biomedical hub in southern Europe.

First year of bittersweet balance in Montcada i Reixac compared to the already Historic underground railway tracks. After decades of waiting for the start of these works, the local council reported at the end of January the appearance of significant cracks in some floors of up to three different buildings in the Can Sant Joan neighbourhood, which is located within the area affected by the R2 underground works. These are gaps in the ceiling, floor and walls that in some cases even allow a glimpse of the street or adjacent neighbours.