• Senior Advocates Press Governor to Sign Housing Bill

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Senior advocates are asking Gov. Jerry Brown to do something about the housing crisis – and are pushing him to start by signing Senate Bill 2. The bill would increase the fee for recording certain types of real estate documents, excluding...
  • Defensores del adulto mayor presionan al Gobernador para que firme la “Ley de Vivienda”

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Mas de la mitad de californianos entre 30 y 70 anos de edad pagan tanto por su vivienda que no pueden ahorrar para el retiro, indica una nueva investigacion de la AARP. El grupo habla en apoyo de la Iniciativa Senatorial...
  • Health Advocates Urge Governor to Veto 5G Cell Tower Bill

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A bill that would lead to the proliferation of refrigerator-sized 5G cell tower boxes across the state is now on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk – and health advocates are pressing for a veto. SB 649 would allow telecom companies to install...
  • California Still Struggling with Nation’s Worst Poverty Rate

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Stubborn poverty continues to plague the Golden State, which maintains the worst poverty rate in the nation, with 14.3 percent of residents, and almost 20 percent of children, living below the federal poverty line. However, the new Census numbers on poverty...
  • Preventing sexual violence starts with what we teach our boys

    Child Trends Most girls and women in the United States are given advice about rape prevention: never let your drink out of your sight, don’t walk alone at night, don’t wear revealing outfits or high heels, and so on. We live in a society where violence against women—both in...
  • Could Multiracial Americans Ease Racial Tensions?

    Trimmel Gomes Public News Service TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – At a time of cultural and racial divide, multiracial Floridians find themselves caught in the middle – even as they offer a glimpse into the future of social and demographic changes in the U.S. The once-per-decade census shows America becoming more...
  • Registration is now open for the 2018 Santa Clara County Spelling Bee

    SAN JOSE – Registration is open for schools to participate in the 2018 Santa Clara County Spelling Bee. The event will take place on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE).  “Spelling Bees provide great opportunities to families to become involved in their child’s...
  • How to Help Our Neighbors in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Our Own Flood Victims

    Mexico City and its surrounding states (Morelos, Puebla, and Estado de México) were severely hit by an earthquake. This is the second quake in less than two weeks; the first was on September 7th (8.2-magnitude) and the second on the 19th (7.1-magnitude) There are hundreds of dead and missing people....
  • Todos somos hispanos

    Por José López Zamorano La Red Hispana Cada año se conmemora el Mes de la Herencia Hispana con eventos que exaltan a nuestros talentos, como expresión de los avances que hemos alcanzado los latinos en los Estados Unidos, a pesar de la hostilidad y las adversidades, y gracias a...
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