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San Jose, Calif. The City of San Jose announced Tuesday April 17 that it had filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction prohibiting the U.S. Census Bureau from including a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s March 26 decision to include a...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. – The issue of childhood lead poisoning is getting fresh attention after the recent release of an investigative series by KALW Radio in San Francisco. Reuters data shows about 2 percent of California’s children have high rates of lead in their blood...
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Collaborative of Community Agencies and Volunteers are Preparing to Provide Legal Assistance to Thousands of Immigrants Eligible for U.S. Citizenship The Santa Clara County Citizenship Collaborative will host its 28th Citizenship Day event on Saturday, April 21, 2018, to offer permanent residents initial legal assessment and citizenship application assistance...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Labor unions and consumer advocates are throwing their support behind a bold new bill in California to control health-care costs by creating a commission to set limits on what providers can charge. Supporters held a rally Monday April 9 in Sacramento...
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League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties Report encourages communities to replicate innovative model locally SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Bay Area homeless services provider Downtown Streets Team (DST) has been recognized by the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Joint...
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Raoul Lowery Contreras Special to El Observador On a sunny February day in 2007 in Tijuana, Mexico, I was standing on world-famous Revolution Avenue among countless stores and stands selling tourist merchandise the street had sold to millions of Americans over the years, smoking a Cuban cigar that was...
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Report Claims 4Cs “Disadvantaged Some Families and Misused State Funds” SEIU San Jose, Calif. – California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle released a report on April 5, 2018, detailing questionable and unfair practices by the Community Child Care Council of Santa Clara County (4Cs). 4Cs is the largest non-profit agency that serves as...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service LOS ANGELES – Thousands of people were improperly removed from California voting rolls in 2017, possibly due to an administrative error, says a California coalition for people who are or have been in prison. On Wednesday, the “All of Us or None” coalition sent...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Hundreds of leaders in the LGBTQ community are gathering for a conference in Los Angeles this Friday – to continue the fight against discriminatory policies coming from the Trump administration and improve state laws on equality. The fourth annual conference put...
San Jose, Calif. The City of San Jose announced Tuesday April 17 that it had filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction prohibiting the U.S. Census Bureau from including a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s March 26 decision to include a...
Suzanne Potter California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. – The issue of childhood lead poisoning is getting fresh attention after the recent release of an investigative series by KALW Radio in San Francisco. Reuters data shows about 2 percent of California’s children have high rates of lead in their blood...
Collaborative of Community Agencies and Volunteers are Preparing to Provide Legal Assistance to Thousands of Immigrants Eligible for U.S. Citizenship The Santa Clara County Citizenship Collaborative will host its 28th Citizenship Day event on Saturday, April 21, 2018, to offer permanent residents initial legal assessment and citizenship application assistance...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Labor unions and consumer advocates are throwing their support behind a bold new bill in California to control health-care costs by creating a commission to set limits on what providers can charge. Supporters held a rally Monday April 9 in Sacramento...
League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties Report encourages communities to replicate innovative model locally SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Bay Area homeless services provider Downtown Streets Team (DST) has been recognized by the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Joint...
Raoul Lowery Contreras Special to El Observador On a sunny February day in 2007 in Tijuana, Mexico, I was standing on world-famous Revolution Avenue among countless stores and stands selling tourist merchandise the street had sold to millions of Americans over the years, smoking a Cuban cigar that was...
Report Claims 4Cs “Disadvantaged Some Families and Misused State Funds” SEIU San Jose, Calif. – California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle released a report on April 5, 2018, detailing questionable and unfair practices by the Community Child Care Council of Santa Clara County (4Cs). 4Cs is the largest non-profit agency that serves as...
Suzanne Potter California News Service LOS ANGELES – Thousands of people were improperly removed from California voting rolls in 2017, possibly due to an administrative error, says a California coalition for people who are or have been in prison. On Wednesday, the “All of Us or None” coalition sent...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Hundreds of leaders in the LGBTQ community are gathering for a conference in Los Angeles this Friday – to continue the fight against discriminatory policies coming from the Trump administration and improve state laws on equality. The fourth annual conference put...