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En una nación que se enorgullece de su progreso médico, una crisis silenciosa ha estado afectando a millones de personas, especialmente a las comunidades latinas. La salud de nuestras familias, de nuestros jóvenes y de nuestras madres está en riesgo, y las estadísticas no mienten. La mortalidad materna entre...
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Leslie Layton ChicoSol / American Community Media In the second verse of “Frontera,” the lead single on the newly-released album “Entremundos,” a fisherman makes the harrowing journey from his village in Sonora, Mexico, to the United States seeking work. The fisherman’s story is the kind of story that the...
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Para nadie es un secreto que, vivimos en tiempos complicados, donde coexisten situaciones adversas de todo tipo. Muy pronto ocurrirán más embates de la naturaleza, septiembre será un mes en el que ocurrirán sismos, inundaciones, incendios, y más accidentes aéreos. Durante situaciones complicadas, no está de más rezar oraciones,...
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A new study showed vehicle emissions from the Los Angeles area are degrading air quality in nearby national parks but plans to scuttle Environmental Protection Agency regulations to reduce carbon emissions could make the air quality even worse. Called “Driving Dirty Air,” the study identified the Los Angeles and Southern California...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media As youth suicide rates climb and depression deepens across the United States, mental health experts are pushing for action that centers both evidence-based treatment and cultural belonging. At a recent news briefing hosted by American Community Media, speakers noted that effective care remains out...
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Maya C. Miller CalMatters Democrats since 2020 have dreamed of ousting Republican Rep. Young Kim from her Orange County seat, only to watch their candidates get trounced by near double digits. But that hasn’t deterred Lisa Ramirez, an immigration attorney, best known for helping free a detained migrant father of three U.S....
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media Surrounded by community leaders and Democratic politicians, California Governor Gavin Newsom Aug. 14 announced the ‘Election Rigging Response Act,’ which would allow legislators in the state to redraw Congressional district maps, bypassing the independent Citizens’ Redistricting Commission. Newsom has proposed a special election Nov....
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Mikhail Zinshteyn and Cayla Mihalovich CalMatters Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday August 18 filed California’s 39th lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging new immigration enforcement requirements it placed on federal funding for crime victims. States were set to receive more than $1.2 billion in federal crime victim funding this year, with California...
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Wendy Fry CalMatters For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S. immigrant population is declining, with foreign-born residents either choosing to leave the country or being deported, according to the latest data from the Pew Research Center. In January 2025, the immigrant population in the United...