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  • Why Community Service Matters on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    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...
  • Groups Call National Park Shutdown Staffing Dangerous, Illegal

    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...
  • Groups Applaud Ruling to Keep Citizenship Question Off 2020 Census

    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...
  • Firmas de comida rápida dirigen más publicidad a jóvenes de minorías en EEUU

    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...
  • Governor’s Budget Aims to Lower Premiums, Expand Medi-Cal

    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...
  • County Reports Over $3.5 Million in Unclaimed Property Tax Money

    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...
  • FIRST PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 65 YEARS HAS DIED FROM THE FLU THIS SEASON

    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...
  • San Jose Minimum Wage Rises to $15 Today

    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...
  • WILDLIFE WINNERS AND LOSERS IN CALIFORNIA’S DEADLIEST FIRE  

    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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