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  • Immigrants’ Advocates Rally at Calif. Capitol for “Sanctuary State”

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Advocates for immigrants promoted the idea of making California a “sanctuary state,” with a big rally which occurred on the morning of Monday May 15th, on the steps of the Capitol building in Sacramento. Monday was the 21st annual California Immigrant...
  • A Perfect Mother’s Day in Three Simple Steps

    StatePoint It’s the things that she seems to do so effortlessly that make a Mom special: the encouraging words at the perfect time, the small affectionate gesture when you need it most, the thoughtful advice that only she could provide. This Mother’s Day, follow these three simple steps to...
  • Report: Juvenile-Justice Fees Forcing Some CA Families Into Bankruptcy

    Suzanne Potter California News Service BERKELEY, Calif. – A new report finds that some California families are losing their homes and being driven into bankruptcy by the fees counties charge when kids get arrested – fees that nonetheless generate little to no profit for taxpayers. Researchers from the UC...
  • Battle Over Sanctuary City Ban Moves from TX Capitol to the Courts

    Mark Richardson Public News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The ink was barely dry on Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature on Senate Bill 4, the Texas Sanctuary Cities bill, when the battle over it moved from the state Capitol to the courts. Opponents such as the ACLU and MALDEF are preparing...
  • Mother’s Day, Everyday

    A Look in the Life of Mindy Jazmine Turner Estephany Haro El Observador Mother’s Day has been celebrated in different forms across the timespan of humanity, but throughout that time the meaning of being a mother has changed; nowadays a mother has more responsibility and more work when it...
  • MTC Recruits for New Policy Advisory Council Term

    The Metropolitan Transportation Commission – the Bay Area’s transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency – is recruiting Bay Area residents for its 27-member Policy Advisory Council. The Policy Advisory Council is a citizen advisory committee created by the Commission to advise MTC on a range of topics including regional...
  • Fake News Not Swaying Elections

    Eric Galatas Public News Service DENVER – Despite claims by some politicians, fake news, social media and search algorithms don’t sway public opinion, according to a study by a group of international researchers. William Dutton, the report’s lead author, says if search engines did help create so-called filter bubbles...
  • El Líder del Senado de California Presenta Medida para un 100 Por Ciento de Energías Limpias

    SACRAMENTO – El Presidente Pro Tempore del Senado de California, Kevin de León (D-Los Ángeles), presentó el 9 de martes el Proyecto de Ley Senatorial SB 100 , El Acta de Energías Limpias de California de 2017, que pone al estado rumbo al 100 por ciento en la utilización de...
  • 100% Clean Energy Bill Clears Senate Committee

    Pro Tem’s SB 100 Accelerates and Expands California’s Existing Clean Energy Goals  SACRAMENTO – The Senate Energy Committee passed a measure by California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) on Tuesday, May 9th to set California on a path to 100% renewable energy by the year...
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