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  • Working-Class Community Wants to See Clean Energy Promise Fulfilled

    Logan Pollard California News Service OXNARD, Calif. – Community groups from Oxnard showed up at a California Energy Commission hearing this week to voice their concerns about a proposal to build a fourth gas-fired power plant in their city. Despite its accolades for developing energy-efficient jobs and policies, California’s...
  • San Jose to Provide More Resources for Fearful Immigrants

    Estephany Haro El Observador As the days get closer for President Obama to pass on the Oval Office to president-elect Donald Trump, some cities are preparing to bring protection to immigrants. San Jose presented a plan on Tuesday at the City Hall to provide “safe spaces” for immigrants in...
  • El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos

    El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos 19va Celebración Anual en el Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose Enero 14 y 15, 2017 QUE:           Celebración de día de Reyes Los Reyes Magos son celebrados por muchas culturas alrededor del mundo. El Children’s Discovery Museum revive las tradiciones y...
  • New CA Law Seeks to Right a Wrong for Young Victims of Sex Trafficking

    Logan Pollard California News Service  SACRAMENTO, Calif. – This week, a new state law is in effect aimed at protecting children who are victims of sexual abuse.  Law enforcement officers in California no longer can arrest youth suspects for prostitution.  Maheen Kaleem, a staff attorney with Rights4Girls, which advocated...
  • Don’t Answer, Don’t Update

    Drivers’ handheld cell use now illegal Logan Pollard California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – There’s a new reality for morning commuters, no more multitasking behind the wheel when you’re stuck in one of California’s legendary traffic jams. As of this week, it’s now the law that if you use...
  • Minimum Wage, Both A Positive and Negative Effect in the Bay Area

    Estephany Haro El Observador Cities across the Bay Area received the year 2017 with an increase on their minimum wage.  This has been a victory for the thousands of minimum wage workers across the Bay Area who have been fighting for an increase. This will be positive for the...
  • Environmentalists are using social media to further their causes

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk  Environmental advocates and organizations have embraced the revolution in online networking in no small way to raise awareness about climate change and the need for conservation of wild lands and animals—and to generate support for specific campaigns and the green movement in general. ...
  • Calif. Immigrants Scramble to File Documents by Jan. 20

    Logan Pollard Public News Service  LOS ANGELES – Some people in California are scrambling to get their identification and work documents in order by January. They are immigrants, concerned about President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to deport some 11 million undocumented people. Some experts think worker roundups are unlikely,...
  • El DMV les recuerda a los automovilistas las nuevas leyes del 2017

    Sacramento – Con el inminente inicio del Año Nuevo, el Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de California (DMV) desea informar al público sobre varias leyes nuevas o cambios a las leyes existentes que entrarán en vigor el 1o de enero de 2017, a menos que se especifique lo contrario. Los...
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