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Nicole Foy CalMatters As Fresno-area temperatures sizzled around 100 recently, a 59-year-old tomatillo field worker collapsed and died. The coroner listed the cause of death as cardiovascular disease caused by cholesterol buildup; the farmworkers’ union blamed it on working in such heat. “Elidio Hernández should not have died,” said...
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Hace poco, mi hija Ellie, de un año, celebró su doljabi, una tradición coreana que celebra el brillante futuro de un niño. Durante esta ceremonia tradicional de primer cumpleaños, los niños se colocan delante de muchos objetos especiales, cada uno de los cuales simboliza lo que su familia espera...
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Recently, my one-year-old Ellie celebrated her doljabi, a Korean tradition that celebrates a child’s bright future. During this traditional first birthday ceremony, children are placed in front of many special items, each symbolizing what their family hopes will be prosperous and healthy years to come. I’ll admit, as a...
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After making significant gains in recent years across California and the country, a movement to reimagine the role of prosecutors within the criminal justice system hit a snag Tuesday night with losses in key races around the state. The biggest setback came in a nationally-watched recall in San Francisco,...
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SAN DIEGO — Latinos make up 25% of the deaths from COVID-19, even though they’re only 18% of the population. So a new bilingual campaign is helping lay out end-of-life care options. The Mexican consulate’s Ventanillas De Salud, or Windows of Health, program is teaming up with American groups...
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SAN DIEGO – Los latinos representan el 25% de las muertes por COVID-19, a pesar de que solo representan el 18% de la población. Entonces, una nueva campaña bilingüe está ayudando a diseñar opciones de atención al final de la vida. El programa Ventanillas de Salud, o Windows of...
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EFE Washington – Detroit paid its last respects to Aretha Franklin this Friday with heart-wrenching cries, soul-music psalms and a funeral attended by notables from the worlds of politics and music. The 76-year-old Queen of Soul died Aug. 16 at her home in the Motor City after a battle...
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Shelly Palmer Net Neutrality rules were originally enacted to ensure that all Americans would have equal access to a free and open Internet. We can argue about what Net Neutrality rules did and did not accomplish in a moment, but now I want to explore the most sensational of...
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released the following statement upon news of the death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Tuesday December 11th, 2017. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of...
Nicole Foy CalMatters As Fresno-area temperatures sizzled around 100 recently, a 59-year-old tomatillo field worker collapsed and died. The coroner listed the cause of death as cardiovascular disease caused by cholesterol buildup; the farmworkers’ union blamed it on working in such heat. “Elidio Hernández should not have died,” said...
Hace poco, mi hija Ellie, de un año, celebró su doljabi, una tradición coreana que celebra el brillante futuro de un niño. Durante esta ceremonia tradicional de primer cumpleaños, los niños se colocan delante de muchos objetos especiales, cada uno de los cuales simboliza lo que su familia espera...
Recently, my one-year-old Ellie celebrated her doljabi, a Korean tradition that celebrates a child’s bright future. During this traditional first birthday ceremony, children are placed in front of many special items, each symbolizing what their family hopes will be prosperous and healthy years to come. I’ll admit, as a...
After making significant gains in recent years across California and the country, a movement to reimagine the role of prosecutors within the criminal justice system hit a snag Tuesday night with losses in key races around the state. The biggest setback came in a nationally-watched recall in San Francisco,...
SAN DIEGO — Latinos make up 25% of the deaths from COVID-19, even though they’re only 18% of the population. So a new bilingual campaign is helping lay out end-of-life care options. The Mexican consulate’s Ventanillas De Salud, or Windows of Health, program is teaming up with American groups...
SAN DIEGO – Los latinos representan el 25% de las muertes por COVID-19, a pesar de que solo representan el 18% de la población. Entonces, una nueva campaña bilingüe está ayudando a diseñar opciones de atención al final de la vida. El programa Ventanillas de Salud, o Windows of...
EFE Washington – Detroit paid its last respects to Aretha Franklin this Friday with heart-wrenching cries, soul-music psalms and a funeral attended by notables from the worlds of politics and music. The 76-year-old Queen of Soul died Aug. 16 at her home in the Motor City after a battle...
Shelly Palmer Net Neutrality rules were originally enacted to ensure that all Americans would have equal access to a free and open Internet. We can argue about what Net Neutrality rules did and did not accomplish in a moment, but now I want to explore the most sensational of...
WASHINGTON, DC — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released the following statement upon news of the death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Tuesday December 11th, 2017. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of...
