Monthly Archives: January 2014

A “Path to Health” for Uninsured ECV Residents

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Ivan Valenzuela/COACHELLA UNINC

 

INDIO — The Coachella Valley is eclectic in its array of residents and lifestyles...

Support Youth, Support Bus Transit In Fresno

Jan. 31, 2014 / By
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Editor’s Note:  Today, Fresno City Council will be voting to decide the fate of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit project...

Local Youth Become Journalists With American Teenager Project

Jan. 31, 2014 / By
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By Luis Cubas

Robin Bowman, a New York-based photojournalist, set out on a quest in 2001 to capture and narrate the lives of teenagers all over the United States...

Feb 4th, Tuesday at 5PM Living Wage Vote at City Council

Jan. 31, 2014 / By
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Editor’s Note: From the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs  & a Healthy Community Newsletter

On Tuesday, the Long Beach City Council will decide whether or not to vote YES on a living wage policy that would ensure companies with new contracts with the city would pay their food-service and retail workers at the Long Beach Airport & Convention Center a livable wage ($13/hour, 5 paid sick days, and 100% tip protection). 
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Beneficial or Scary: Weighing the Pros & Cons Of Having Older Parents

Jan. 31, 2014 / By and
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As life expectancy continues to lengthen and people are choosing to become parents at much later times in their lives, we’re seeing more couples successfully raising children to adulthood...

Seven Mayoral Candidates Face-Off in Live, Televised Debate

Jan. 29, 2014 / By
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At the last week’s debate, seven of ten mayoral candidates, fought for one chance to lead the City of Long Beach for the next four years...

ICE Stops Arresting Immigrants at Kern County Courthouses

Jan. 28, 2014 / By
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By Reyna Olaguez for South Kern Sol

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) will no longer arrest immigrants at Kern County Courthouses, announced a top ICE official on January 10...

Richard Sherman, Race and Coded Language

Jan. 28, 2014 / By
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Editor’s Note: Following the NFC Championship on January 19th, where the Seattle Seahawks defeated the San Francisco 49ers, much attention was paid to Richard Sherman, a player from Seattle...

Q&A: Reverend Michael McBride on the Drop in Bay Area Homicides

Jan. 28, 2014 / By
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Dr. Joseph Marshall, Street Soldiers Radio

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following conversation took place on Street Soldiers Radio between Dr...

Get Off Your Cell Phone…Dad!

Jan. 28, 2014 / By
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by  Youth Radio

 

According to the Pew Research Center on Technology and American Life, 91 percent of adults report owning a mobile phone compared to just 78 percent of teens...