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Suzanne Potter California News Service SAN DIEGO – Grassroots groups such as the Sunrise Movement and 350.org are mobilizing across California and the nation this week and next to promote the “Green New Deal,” a 10-year-plan to fight climate change by weaning the country off of oil and gas....
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National Hispanic Leadership Agenda WASHINGTON, DC — The board of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, a coalition of 45 of the nation’s most preeminent Latino advocacy organizations, adopted a resolution last Monday condemning attempts to deter naturalized citizens from voting in Texas. The action was passed in response to...
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EL OBSERVADOR It was Betty Rose who encouraged her husband, Hilbert Morales, to do something about the level of ignorance with respect to access to education and health care services in the Latino community way back then during the early 1980’s. When Hilbert and Betty Morales acquired El Observador...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On any given night 134,000 people in California are homeless, and millions more are at risk of losing the roof over their heads. So, several California mayors looking for innovative solutions joined a national roundtable discussion in DC on Thursday. Oakland...
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City Officials and Conservation Groups Gather to Emphasize Support for the Coyote Valley Arturo Hilario El Observador On Tuesday January 22, 2019, just one day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, supporters of the efforts to protect the Coyote Valley region of the city gathered at San Jose City...
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SJC Partners with Second Harvest Food Bank to Feed CBP, FAA and TSA Employees Impacted by the Partial Government Shutdown Mineta San José International Airport San Jose, Calif. – Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) teamed up with Second Harvest Food Bank (SHFB) today to distribute food and goods...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Good-government groups are speaking out on this ninth anniversary of the Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2010, the court upheld the idea that corporations have the same rights as individuals, and that money they spend on political campaigns is...
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SPM Wire Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be commemorated on January 21. If you are planning how to best spend the time off from work or school, consider volunteering. To honor the life and legacy of King, many communities offer service events that are easy to join for...
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Soundbite Services WASHINGTON – Visitors at national parks across the country are witnessing mountains of trash, overflowing toilets and damaged property as several sites remain open during the government shutdown. Two groups are calling for an investigation of the U.S. Department of the Interior by the Office of the...