Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in the State of California.
The Labor Day tragedy becomes one of California’s worst maritime disasters AFTER the tragic Labor Day fire on the diving vessel Conception that claimed 34 victims, a joint investigation conducted…
34 dead, names of 9 victims have been released SANTA Barbara County authorities on Friday, September 6 have identified 18 victims and released the names of nine who perished in…
by Ana B. Ibarra CALIFORNIA lawmakers dropped this year’s most controversial public health bill into Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lap on Wednesday, but it’s not clear whether he will sign the…
by Laura Ungar and Trudy Lieberman SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the neighborhoods around San Jose, more than 1 in 9 seniors struggle to get enough to eat. They are…
A Filipino American family was among the dozens of people aboard a boat that erupted in flames near Santa Barbara, California over the Labor Day weekend. Twenty-five bodies have been…
California this week announced that it will join other states in providing the first two years of community college tuition-free for first-time, full-time students. This move comes after Governor Gavin…
by Mark Kreidler Denise Herrmann was only a few months into her new job as principal of a Palo Alto, Calif., high school in fall 2014 when a student took…
Law will allow reusable containers and food ware to be used at temporary events, concerts, fairs, and restaurants SACRAMENTO — A bill authored by Assembly member David Chiu (D-San Francisco)…
SACRAMENTO – THE National Asian American Coalition (NAAC), the National Diversity Coalition (NDC), pastors, housing advocates and members of the state legislature’s Senate and Assembly Republican Caucuses celebrated the recent…
National advocacy organizations that sought the return of $331 million to a fund for struggling homeowners attended a victory rally in Sacramento on Wednesday, August 14. The National Asian American…
Earlier court ruling ordered state to divert funds from 2012 lawsuit AFTER the California Supreme Court ordered the state to return funds from a 2012 settlement to a legal fund…
Filipinos are one of the largest Asian populations in the United States with a population exceeding four million. In California alone, 1.6 million Filipino Amercans all the state home, making…
AFTER a California court found that the state was misappropriating funds from a past settlement with a housing counseling organization, state Republicans are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to restore the…
THE California Supreme Court denied review of a lower court ruling on Thursday, July 18, ordering the return of $331 million to a fund for struggling homeowners. Led by the…
AB 1482 guarantees and expands rent control to more rental units CALIFORNIA is now closer to having statewide rent control after the California Senate Judiciary Committee approved AB 1482 on…
THIS year, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is expected to allow customers to make transactions via credit card but will charge a fee. Currently, the DMV does accept…
Under AB 392 the state would establish one of the strongest police use of force laws in the country SACRAMENTO — On Monday, July 8, the California Senate passed landmark…
Caltech seismologist and county officials urge residents to stay calm amid predicted aftershocks in the weeks to follow Mississippi has hurricanes, Kansas has tornadoes and California, as we in the…
Those who hit the road for the July 4 holiday in California may have noticed an increase in gas prices resulting from a new gas tax that went into effect…
by Barbara Feder Ostrov THE California agency that regulates doctors is investigating at least four physicians for issuing questionable medical exemptions to children whose parents did not want them immunized….
The California Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus led a Philippine Independence Day celebration at the state Capitol on Monday, June 24. The reception was attended by Assemblymember Rob…
Bill limits the medical exemptions to avoid immunizing children before school enrollment Despite hundreds of parents’ emotional opposition to proposed changes to California’s immunization requirements in a five-hour hearing, a…
SACRAMENTO – A Filipino American community leader was recently elected as the new president of the California Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists at its commissioners meeting in…
$214.8 billion budget inches state towards universal health care plan, includes expanding health care for undocumented immigrants Over the weekend, the California State Assembly met the deadline for a new…
California is closer to becoming the first state to guarantee health coverage for eligible undocumented immigrants after state Democrats on Sunday, June 9 agreed to the plan first proposed by…
Among the state’s many concerns, California Governor Gavin Newsom this week detailed the state’s plans for two of the most pressing issues plaguing the state: the cost of health care…
by Ana B. Ibarra CALIFORNIA has some of the nation’s strongest protections against surprise medical bills. But many Californians still get slammed with huge out-of-network charges. State lawmakers are now…
Police use of force, housing, worker rights, data privacy, and healthcare rates among considerations THE California Legislature has until Friday, May 31, to decide whether to pass or reject bills…
By Jennifer Gollan, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting Across California, at least 20 companies providing care for the elderly, disabled and mentally ill continue to operate illegally after…
By Jennifer Gollan, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting She alights from a black Ferrari convertible, her Christian Louboutin stilettos glinting in the sunlight. The lid of her black…
