• Fighting Car Scams with the CARS Rule

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services The risk of getting scammed when buying a car — the highest purchase many consumers make short of a house — can be as stressful as the risk of a pile-up commute. At a Friday, December 15 briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services and...
  • DMV Highlights New Laws in 2024

    Department of Motor Vehicles Sacramento – The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants Californians to be aware of several new laws taking effect in the new year. The laws listed below take effect on January 1, 2024, unless otherwise noted. Advancing Modernization and Customer Service Driver’s License Renewal...
  • Californian who joined hunger strike in ICE detention seeks $1 million in complaint

    Justo Robles CalMatters After 16 months in immigration detention facilities in California and Texas, Jose Ruben Hernandez Gomez returned to his family home in Lodi in April, walking with a cane and saying he suffers from neurological problems and persistent nightmares. The 33-year old Mexican-born man — who from...
  • Many California undocumented students are missing out on financial aid. An easier, new application could get them more money

    Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters Each year more than 35,000 undocumented students with dreams of earning a college degree in California apply for the state’s marquee financial aid program, the Cal Grant — but only about a third receive it. With no access to federal financial aid and few work opportunities, losing out on state dollars...
  • Survey finds rampant discrimination in health care

    In a new poll, 25% of voters say they have “personally experienced or witnessed discrimination in health care due to race, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion or sexual orientation.” The poll, sponsored by Compassion & Choices, an end-of-life care advocacy group, included more than 1,600 voters from California and across the...
  • Este nuevo año, asuma estos 10 propósitos de salud recomendados por los médicos

    El Año Nuevo es el momento perfecto para presionar el botón de reinicio de su salud y bienestar. ¿No sabe por dónde empezar? Según los médicos, puede lograr el mayor impacto con pequeños ajustes incrementales en su rutina. “Es bastante común después de las fiestas pensar en todo lo...
  • Latinos, votaciones y medio ambiente

    Durante el 2023, Estados Unidos fue testigo de devastadores fenómenos climáticos extremos. Como tormentas, huracanes, incendios forestales y calor extremo afectaron el país entero, sus efectos fueron desiguales y más perjudiciales para las comunidades de color. Hasta inicios de este mes, Estados Unidos ha experimentado 25 desastres meteorológicos y climáticos...
  • Q&A: Ana Saia and the ‘No Sabo’ Generation

    Arturo Hilario El Observador This is the story about how relatability, culture and humor amassed a large online following. When Ana Saia graduated from the University of Las Vegas with a degree in Journalism last December, in typical grad fashion she posted her photos from the ceremony in her...
  • High election worker turnover troubling sign as 2024 approaches

    High turnover rates are plaguing local elections offices across the West, which is causing concern as the 2024 election approaches. A recent study found about 40% of chief election officials in western states have left office since November 2020. Idaho and Washington saw the lowest turnover, each at 23%. Michael Beckel,...
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