Monthly Archives: May 2013

Merced Youth Reconnect Through Oral History Project

May. 17, 2013 / By
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Photo: Tyler Sano

by Deborah Juarez

On February 28, 2013 Merced High School showcased an Oral History Project; students interviewing family or friends, capturing their history...

Invisible Workforce: An Undocumented Immigrant Caregiver Shares Her Story

May. 17, 2013 / By
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PRI’s The World, Video, Monica Campbell

Nannies, housecleaners, caregivers—they are sometimes called the world’s most invisible workforce...

Finding Innovation, Inspiration and Hope in Washington, D.C.

May. 17, 2013 / By
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Editor’s note: Last month, Richmond Pulse contributor Yasmine Elsafy traveled to Washington, D.C., as a member of a youth delegation sponsored by The California Endowment, a private health foundation...

Health Reform Means Not Going to Mexicali for Care

May. 15, 2013 / By
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ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated

COACHELLA — Like a lot of other families living in the Eastern Coachella Valley, when one of our family members fell sick, it meant driving about a hundred miles across the border into Mexico, to the City of Mexicali, to get taken care of by a doctor...

Protestors Target Excessive Phone Rates for Immigrant Detainees

May. 15, 2013 / By
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Richmond Pulse/New America Media, News Report, Peter Schurmann and Donny Lumpkins

RICHMOND, Calif. – At the West County Detention Facility, inmates can pay upwards of $20 for a five-minute phone call to friends, relatives or lawyers...

L.A. Unified bans suspension for ‘willful defiance’

May. 15, 2013 / By
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By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times

In ground-breaking action, the Los Angeles Unified school board voted Tuesday to ban suspensionsof defiant students, directing officials to use alternative disciplinary practices instead.

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Covering Californians

May. 15, 2013 / By
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Covered California’s mission is to increase the number of Californians with health insurance, improve the quality of health care for all of us, reduce health care coverage costs and make sure California’s diverse population has fair and equal access to quality health care...

Third Annual Long Beach Asthma Resource Fair

May. 15, 2013 / By
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The Long Beach Asthma Resource Collaborative invites all Long Beach residents to celebrate Asthma Awareness Month by participating in the third annual Asthma Resource Fair at Admiral Kidd Park on May 18, 2013, from 10:00 a.m...

The Basics: What You Need to Know About the Affordable Care Act

May. 13, 2013 / By
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The city of Long Beach is expected to greatly benefit from the Affordable Care Act when the law goes into full effect next year...

Career Academies Baffle, Even as They Boost CVHS Grad Rates

May. 13, 2013 / By
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Ed. Note: In 2011, California’s legislature passed AB 790, a statewide initiative aimed at addressing the growing number of high school graduates unprepared or under-prepared for either college or a career...

Fresno Unified Board Votes for Restorative Justice

May. 13, 2013 / By
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From The kNOw

Three years ago, members of SUCCESS (Students United to Create a Climate of Engagement, Support and Safety) started working to make Fresno schools better through restorative justice...

Bike To Work Day 2013

May. 13, 2013 / By
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Photo Essay • Richmond Health and Environment

On Thursday, May 9th, nearly 400 Richmond riders joined the entire East Bay for the 19th annual Bike To Work Day...