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Suzanne Potter Public News Service JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Civil rights and immigrants’ groups are celebrating a ruling by a federal judge in New York that removes a question from the 2020 Census that would ask people about their citizenship status. However, the issue isn’t settled. The question is controversial because...
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EFE Atlanta – Las compañías de comida rápida estadounidenses dirigen cada vez más publicidad de comida “no saludable” hacia los jóvenes y niños de minorías como los latinos y los afroamericanos, de acuerdo con un reporte divulgado esta semana. “Hemos visto que muchos de los anuncios de productos que...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The State of California would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to improve access to healthcare and health insurance under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first budget, released on Thursday. The budget includes $200 million to allow undocumented low-income adults ages 18 to 26...
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Potential Owners Qualifying for Refund Must File Claims by February 28, 2019 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.—Today, the County of Santa Clara Department of Tax and Collections (DTAC) published a name list of approximately 4,900 taxpayers who are potential owners of over $3.5 million in unclaimed property tax money...
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Public Health Department urges flu vaccination and hand washing County of Santa Clara, CA. – The first person under the age of 65 years to die of the flu during this 2018-2019 flu season in Santa Clara County was 39 years old with unknown flu vaccination status. Dr. Sara...
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Office of the Mayor San Jose, Calif. – On January 1, 2019, the minimum wage within San Jose rose to $15 per hour – the culmination of an effort initiated more than three years ago to reach the minimum wage in cities throughout Santa Clara County at a rate faster...
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Camp Fire’s toxin runoff poses threat to prized salmon, but in general wildlife expected to benefit David Waddell Chico Sol/Ethnic Media Services Obscured by the staggering human losses in last month’s Camp Fire devastation are the potential consequences of the disaster for Butte Creek’s highly valued Chinook salmon. During...
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Santa Clara County Public Affairs SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.— On Tuesday December 11, the County of Santa Clara announced the appointment of Don Rocha as the new director of the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department. Rocha, who has served as Interim Director since July 2018, joined...
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Eric Tegethoff Public News Service PORTLAND, Ore. — Hunger-fighting groups thought a work requirement for food stamp recipients was dead after it was taken out of the Farm Bill. But the Trump administration has revived it. The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed to undo states’ ability to issue waivers on the...
Suzanne Potter Public News Service JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Civil rights and immigrants’ groups are celebrating a ruling by a federal judge in New York that removes a question from the 2020 Census that would ask people about their citizenship status. However, the issue isn’t settled. The question is controversial because...
EFE Atlanta – Las compañías de comida rápida estadounidenses dirigen cada vez más publicidad de comida “no saludable” hacia los jóvenes y niños de minorías como los latinos y los afroamericanos, de acuerdo con un reporte divulgado esta semana. “Hemos visto que muchos de los anuncios de productos que...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The State of California would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to improve access to healthcare and health insurance under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first budget, released on Thursday. The budget includes $200 million to allow undocumented low-income adults ages 18 to 26...
Potential Owners Qualifying for Refund Must File Claims by February 28, 2019 SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.—Today, the County of Santa Clara Department of Tax and Collections (DTAC) published a name list of approximately 4,900 taxpayers who are potential owners of over $3.5 million in unclaimed property tax money...
Public Health Department urges flu vaccination and hand washing County of Santa Clara, CA. – The first person under the age of 65 years to die of the flu during this 2018-2019 flu season in Santa Clara County was 39 years old with unknown flu vaccination status. Dr. Sara...
Office of the Mayor San Jose, Calif. – On January 1, 2019, the minimum wage within San Jose rose to $15 per hour – the culmination of an effort initiated more than three years ago to reach the minimum wage in cities throughout Santa Clara County at a rate faster...
Camp Fire’s toxin runoff poses threat to prized salmon, but in general wildlife expected to benefit David Waddell Chico Sol/Ethnic Media Services Obscured by the staggering human losses in last month’s Camp Fire devastation are the potential consequences of the disaster for Butte Creek’s highly valued Chinook salmon. During...
Santa Clara County Public Affairs SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.— On Tuesday December 11, the County of Santa Clara announced the appointment of Don Rocha as the new director of the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department. Rocha, who has served as Interim Director since July 2018, joined...
Eric Tegethoff Public News Service PORTLAND, Ore. — Hunger-fighting groups thought a work requirement for food stamp recipients was dead after it was taken out of the Farm Bill. But the Trump administration has revived it. The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed to undo states’ ability to issue waivers on the...