Monthly Archives: September 2013

Re-Imagining Diversity In Long Beach Pt. 1

Sep. 29, 2013 / By
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VoiceWaves, in partnership with Palacio de Long Beach Magazine and the Public Access Digital Network (PADNET), produced a one-hour special which premiered on September 26, 7-8pm...

Paved Roads Mean Cleaner Air for Rural ECV Residents

Sep. 28, 2013 / By

ALEJANDRA ALARCON and BRENDA RINCON/Coachella Uninc

THERMAL – Residents scored a major victory in their 16-year fight for clean air when Riverside County was awarded the funding to pave roads at 31 trailer parks in the unincorporated communities of the eastern Coachella Valley...

Healthy Richmond Initiative Launches Website

Sep. 28, 2013 / By
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News Feature, Edgardo Cervano-Soto

There’s a 21st Century saying that goes, “if you don’t exist in social media…you don’t exist!”..

Obamacare Myths: Falsehoods about the Affordable Care Act are still swirling..

Sep. 28, 2013 / By
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Editor: While both sides of the issue have sometimes inflated claims to back up their arguments, some of the “facts” are just plain wrong...

It’s Here. The Affordable Care Act

Sep. 28, 2013 / By
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Get real information at Covered California..

Our Community: Building Healthy Communities LB

Sep. 22, 2013 / By
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“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event being showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...

“Obamacare” brings hope of medical coverage to Boyle Heights

Sep. 22, 2013 / By
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José García gripped an envelope in a plastic bag as he and his wife sat in a crowded waiting room at the AltaMed Health Clinic on Whittier Boulevard at Rowan Avenue in East Los Angeles...

Digital Elders Upgrade for Work, Family and Peace of Mind

Sep. 22, 2013 / By
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Los Angeles Sentinel/New America Media , News Feature, Thandisizwe Chimurenga

Photo: Digital Elders Denise Davidson, 53 (left), with Peggy Powell, 76, comparing notes on smart phone use...

Learning Center Opens Doors in Rural ECV

Sep. 21, 2013 / By
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JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Uninc

THERMAL — After six years and $600,000 in contributions, the San Jose Community Learning Center has finally opened its doors in rural Eastern Coachella Valley...

Q&A: 63-Year-Old CSUB Professor Walks 285 Miles for his DREAMER Students

Sep. 21, 2013 / By
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By Daniel Jimenez for South Kern Sol

On Labor Day, thousands of activists came together in Bakersfield to welcome 15 individuals, who walked 285 miles in 21 days from Sacramento to Bakersfield to advocate for immigration reform for the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country...

What is the Housing Element and Why Should We Care?

Sep. 21, 2013 / By
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Housing Long Beach is a community organization working to improve, preserve and increase the supply of affordable housing for the well-being of Long Beach residents through community organizing, policy work and systems change...