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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media El 10 de abril, con una votación de 220 a 208, la Cámara de Representantes aprobó la Ley de Protección de la Elegibilidad del Votante Estadounidense (SAVE, por sus siglas en inglés), que podría quitarle la capacidad de votar a al menos 40 millones...
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Sunita Sohrabji American Community Media On a 220-208 vote April 10, the House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act — SAVE — potentially stripping away the ability to vote for at least 40 million Americans. All House Republicans, along with 4 Democrats, voted for the bill — HR...
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Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services FREMONT, California — Shortly before midnight Feb. 11, the Fremont City Council passed an ordinance which criminalizes homelessness as a misdemeanor offense with penalties of up to 6 months in jail and fines of $1000. The new ordinance is one of the harshest such...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters With California’s fund for school repairs on empty, voters approved a $10 billion bond to pay for much-needed upgrades at K-12 schools and community colleges. “This is very good news for all students,” said Adam Clark, superintendent of Mt. Diablo Unified in Contra Costa County. “In our district,...
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Felicia Mello CalMatters If Californians vote to approve a rent control measure on the ballot, thousands of Berkeley tenants could immediately see new limits on how much their landlords can raise their rent each year. “Families who are living in units that aren’t right for them will have a...
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Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services Following 90 minutes of public comments from passionate speakers on both sides of the issue, the Seattle, Washington City Council Feb. 21 made history as it passed the first law in the nation banning caste discrimination. The measure passed on a 6-1 vote, with...