Monthly Archives: August 2012

Park Expansion to Offer Much Needed Rec Area for Youth

Aug. 13, 2012 / By
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By Johnny Flores, Jr.
Coachella Unincorporated

COACHELLA, Calif.  – In this Eastern Coachella Valley city with over 2,000 registered soccer players there are only three regulation-size soccer fields...

The Story of Byron Wilson

Aug. 13, 2012 / By
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Rico Blevins, Long Beach, CA., is a member of Men Making A Change at Long Beach Community Action Partnership and was a participant in a Media Boot Camp in San Diego as part of VoiceWaves...

Health Matters: Building Healthy Communities

Aug. 10, 2012 / By
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Our panel “Building Healthy Communities” was moderated by Karolee Sowle, CEO, Desert Regional Medical Center with panelists, Susan Dell, Founder, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation: Lakeysha Sowunmi, Mom & Wellness Community Leader: Notah Begay III, Health & Wellness Advocate: Annika Sorenstam, Founder, Annika Foundation & Goldie Hawn, The Hawn Foundation...

Free or Low-Cost Care

Aug. 10, 2012 / By
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If you don’t have and are unable to afford health insurance, you have options that may provide free or low-cost care...

Long Beach Hears About, Comments On 710 Corridor Expansion Plans

Aug. 10, 2012 / By
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By Harry Saltzgaver
Executive Editor, Gazettes.com

A series of meetings and public hearings have taken place this week as outreach to the public for the Environmental Impact Report being prepared for the I-710 Corridor project.

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Tennis Courts Keep Youth Away from Dangers

Aug. 9, 2012 / By
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“Let’s hit DeForest today at 7,” reads a text message received by David Rodriguez, 16, Long Beach Jordan High School...

Living Next to a Killer

Aug. 9, 2012 / By
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Dasire’e Pangelinan-Norman, Long Beach, CA., is a graduate of the Youth Institute, Long Beach Y and was a participant in a Media Boot Camp in San Diego as part of VoiceWaves. ..

Richmond Mayor Seeks Full Transparency in Determining Cause of Refinery Fire

Aug. 9, 2012 / By
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From the Richmond Pulse

News from City Hall

Residents in Richmond and the surrounding area were reminded last night of the ongoing risk of living in close proximity to a major oil refinery...

Cornerstone Theater: Bracero Alberto

Aug. 9, 2012 / By
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LAMONT–Last winter South Kern Sol partnered up with Cornerstone Theater to conduct story circles. These circles’ main focus was to discuss migration and each person’s ‘arrival.’..

Final San Diego Boot Camp Youth Projects

Aug. 5, 2012 / By
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2012 YOUTH MEDIA BOOT CAMP: SAN DIEGO

In July 2012 the Media Arts Center San Diego, with funding from The California Endowment, hosted a three-day boot camp to train Southern California youth journalists how to effectively tell individual stories within a community context.

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End Harsh School Discipline: Virtual Youth Rally

Aug. 5, 2012 / By
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During the National Week of Action on School Discipline in 2011, youth from throughout the state came together in a virtual rally to tell their stories about the overuse of harsh school discipline and advocate for more positive and healthy school environments...

Services to Keep Women Healthy

Aug. 5, 2012 / By
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It’s a new day for women under the Affordable Care Act:
Eight prevention-related health services will be covered without cost sharing in new health plans starting August 1, 2012...