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David Bacon American Community Media FRESNO, California – Según Sarait Martínez, preservar la cultura es algo más que mantener la tradición, la lengua o las costumbres. Es “un medio de supervivencia”. Martínez dirige el Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño, una organización sin ánimo de lucro con sede...
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David Bacon American Community Media FRESNO, Calif. — According to Sarait Martinez, preserving culture is more than just continuing tradition, language, or custom. It is “a means of survival.” Martinez heads the Fresno-based non-profit Centro Binacional para el Desarollo Indigena Oaxaqueña, which advocates for Indigenous Mexican communities in and...
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Bay Area shelters are overwhelmed, families are struggling with rising veterinary costs, and cat populations keep climbing. In response to this regional crisis, Nine Lives Foundation is building a bold solution: a new state-of-the-art adoption and veterinary center in Redwood City. Through its $2.5 million Furever Home Campaign, Nine...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters El gobernador Gavin Newsom firmó el domingo 12 de octubre un proyecto de ley que permite ampliar la lista de familiares que pueden asumir el cuidado de los niños si sus padres son deportados, una medida que había provocado una tormenta de críticas conservadoras. El Proyecto...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday October 12 allowing a broad range of relatives to step in as children’s caregivers if their parents are deported, a measure that had provoked a firestorm of conservative criticism. Assembly Bill 495 will also bar daycare providers from collecting...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Por encima de varios ríos y a través de aún más bosques, las banderas que abogan por la secesión de California ondean sobre colinas salpicadas de ganado, que sextuplica al menos en número a las personas. Esta región ganadera con una vena libertaria podría tener más...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Over several rivers and through even more woods, flags advocating secession from California flutter above hills dotted with cattle, which outnumber people at least sixfold. This ranching region with a libertarian streak might have more in common with Texas than the San Francisco Bay Area. But...
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Community health workers, promotoras and representatives are reaching out to Medi-Cal beneficiaries across the state, including immigrants. As confusion and fear spread about immigration raids, they’re working to provide comfort and information on health care rights. According to Cal Matters, immigration agents are showing up at medical facilities more...
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Manuel Ortiz American Community Media At Echo Park Lake, a young woman sits on the grass, watching geese glide across the water as the sun sets. Nearby, a family pedals duck boats, laughing and soaking in a rare moment of quiet. Across the city, from Grand Park to Marsh...