Culver City is One Step Ahead on Fracking Ban
By Suzanne Potter State lawmakers proposed a bill, Senate Bill 467, to ban fracking last week, but one city, Culver City, has already taken a big step in…
Rep. Ruiz Calls on Promises for Legalization in COVID Relief Legislation
Immigration advocates joined a press call on February 16th, to stress the critical need for the Biden administration to continue on their promises of sweeping legislative proposals that would ensure…
How California Farmworkers Battle COVID-19
By Jenny Manrique In addition to high risk exposure to COVID-19, farmworkers in California have borne the brunt of setbacks caused by the pandemic: loss of income and employment,…
Advocates Press to Include Undocumented Seniors in Medi-Cal
By Suzanne Potter The push is on to expand Medi-Cal to include more undocumented residents. The Health4All coalition kicked off its 2021 efforts in support of Senate Bill…
Advocates Press to Include Undocumented Seniors in Medi-Cal
By Suzanne Potter The push is on to expand Medi-Cal to include more undocumented residents. The Health4All coalition kicked off its 2021 efforts in support of Senate Bill 56,…
‘They´re Openly Advocating Violence’
by Pilar Marrero Grassroots activists from the districts of seven California Republican Congressmen who last week objected to the certification of the Presidential elections results called for their…
Rep’s Barragán and Carter Reintroduce Bill to Fund Research of Minority Health Disparities
Reps. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.) and Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) this week reintroduced the John Lewis National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Endowment Revitalization Act. The legislation would…
‘Devastating Effects’ of California’s Prop. 22
By Kenny Stancil Unionized grocery delivery drivers with full-time benefits at California stores owned by Albertsons are set to be fired this month and replaced with “independent contractors” working under…
Demand for Adult-Education Programs Surges in Pandemic
By Suzanne Potter Educators of adults in California are pressing lawmakers to prioritize short-term retraining programs when the new session kicks off in January. Budgets for adult-education programs were…
Padilla Selected as California’s Next U.S. Senator
Governor Gavin Newsom announced on December 22, the selection of California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to be California’s next United States Senator, filling the term being vacated by Vice…