By Linda Nguy Joy turned to concern shortly after Humberto Cruz and his wife welcomed their firstborn child into the world in 2010. Their baby required emergency services and an… The post Sho...
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Advocates working to house California’s homeless population exhaled last week when a bill designed to criminalize poverty, SB 1011, didn’t make it out of committee and onto the Legislature’...
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Celebrating Women’s History Month and Cesar Chavez Day This month we pause to celebrate and recommit ourselves to centering racial and gender justice. We remain inspired by the life and… Th...
In 2019, the problem of electronic theft of EBT funds became a front and center issue for many California officials. At the time it was estimated that monthly losses increased… The post Elect...
“Slavery was Legal. Colonialism was Legal. Jim Crow was Legal. Apartheid was Legal. Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice” Western Center on Law & Poverty for over 55… The post Celeb...
March 22, 2024 The Community Benefits Fund from Valley Children’s Hospital falls short of other children’s hospitals. A year after the executive team received more than $20 million in pay,…...
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Updated Feb 22, 2024 2:45 PM Published Feb 14, 2024 3:33 PM Fruit and hot dog vendor Edgar Suy, center, protests on Hollywood Boulevard against the city’s no-vending zones. His sign reads… ...
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UPDATED FEBRUARY 29, 2024 1:47 PM Too often, conversations over reparations jump straight to the bottom line: Who should be compensated? How much should they be paid? And who pays?… The post ...
February 16, 2024 During a public meeting last November, a top elected official asked the San Diego Housing Commission to explain the findings of an inewsource investigation. The Housing Commis...
FEB. 14, 2024 3 AM PT Millions of Medi-Cal beneficiaries can now save for a rainy day, keep an inheritance, or hold on to a modest nest egg without losing coverage, thanks to… The post New...