Monthly Archives: July 2013

Investing in Our Food: Looking at Local Food Networks

Jul. 30, 2013 / By
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[Ed. Note: On July 18, local residents and leaders came together to discuss community-supported agriculture in Long Beach...

Greenfield Youth and Families Want Their Parks Back

Jul. 27, 2013 / By
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South Kern Sol, Reyna Olaguez

BAKERSFIELD – Residents of Greenfield, a neighborhood in southeast Bakersfield, are becoming increasingly disturbed by the amounts of broken glass, and cigarette and cigar butts, that are littering play areas in Rexland Acres Park. ..

How does the Affordable Care Act help people like me?

Jul. 27, 2013 / By
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If you need coverage, you can use the Marketplace. If you have coverage, you gain new protections...

Anti-Obamacare Ad Gets The Smackdown By An Actual Doctor

Jul. 27, 2013 / By
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Americans For Prosperity, funded by the Koch Brothers, is funding a series of anti-Obamacare ads that are full of innuendo, falsehoods, and proven lies. ..

For The Colored Boys in The Black Hoodies

Jul. 27, 2013 / By
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By Monet Boyd, 16, Richmond Pulse

The first time I found out that “justice” was just a word was about three days ago...

Youth Radio Podcast: Growing Up Black, Watching Your Back

Jul. 27, 2013 / By
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Posted by Devonte Swag

Youth Radio’s Myles Bess is an African American teenager who’s the same age as Trayvon Martin was when he was killed...

Forgotten & Underserved: Pacific Islanders Fight for Academic Success

Jul. 25, 2013 / By
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Kulia I Ka Nu’u. Strive for the summit.

This was the motto of Hawaii’s Queen Kapi’olani...

Breaking My Family’s Teen Mom Tradition

Jul. 24, 2013 / By
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Karla Martinez/COACHELLA UNINCORPORATED

While there are many family traditions I hope to pass down to my children one day, there is one tradition I hope ends with me...

Police Newsletter Promotes “Letter of Apology” Tactic to Beat Claims of Coercion

Jul. 24, 2013 / By
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Silicon Valley De-Bug

In the July edition of the Vanguard, a magazine that identifies itself as the “official publication of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association,” is a step by step guide on how and why police should get a letter of apology during interviews in order to impact how cases are later adjudicated in the courts...

Covered California: The Basics

Jul. 24, 2013 / By
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Contrary to what you might hear in the echo chamber of 24-hour news and social media, the Affordable Care Act is really here...

Girls Rising in Long Beach and Beyond

Jul. 24, 2013 / By
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[Ed. Note: On July 13, the Long Beach Public Library hosted a screening of “Girls Rising,” a film that raised questions about the fight for education for girls across the globe...

Alejandra Hits Thrift Stores with $20 in Pocket

Jul. 21, 2013 / By
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ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Uninc

COACHELLA – Going to thrift shops is always fun, whether you are looking for something to wear or random knick-knacks...