Beyond Longbeach

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...

Bike To Work Day 2013

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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...

In Mexico, Families Hope Immigration Reform Will Trigger Reunions

May. 13, 2013 / By
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Fronteras Desk/PRI’s The World, News Feature, Jude Joffe-Block

TEPEAPULCO, Mexico — It’s a typical Sunday in the town of Tepeapulco, in Mexico’s central highlands...

Don’t Blame Hip Hop for Molly, We Got it from the Ravers

May. 8, 2013 / By
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The party drug Molly is all over hip hop. But commentator and rap artist Cola says the party drug did not come from hip hop culture, but rather seeped in from the mixing with other genres...

Berkeley Fourth-Graders Determined to Bring Classmate Back Home

May. 8, 2013 / By
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Ed Note: On January 10, 2013 nine-year-old Rodrigo Guzman was detained along with his family by Immigration and Customs Enformcement (ICE) along the Texas-Mexico border...

A Remembrance of the Past and a Look to Our Futures

May. 5, 2013 / By
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This week in Hip Hop is special for it signals the 2nd year anniversary our fellow SV De-bugger Yung Ghost (Demetrius Cambell) was taken from us...