Health plan shake-up could disrupt coverage for low-income Californians
Almost 2 million of California’s poorest and most medically fragile residents may have to switch health insurers as a result of a new strategy by the state to improve care…
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Health plan shake-up could disrupt coverage for low-income Californians
Almost 2 million of California’s poorest and most medically fragile residents may have to switch health insurers as a result of a new strategy by the state to improve care…
Loan window opens for California small businesses
Small business entrepreneurs in California have new access to billions of dollars’ worth of funding to be offered with an explicit eye toward reaching communities too often shortchanged by the financial…
Gov. Newsom approves measures that further address anti-AAPI hate
Another bill seeks to incentivize pro-equality practices in businesses, retail spaces AS anti-Asian hate continues to be one of the nation’s most pressing race concerns, California Governor Gavin Newsom last…
‘He stood his ground’: California state senator will leave office as champion of tough vaccine laws
By Angela Hart/Kaiser Health News SACRAMENTO — A California lawmaker who rose to national prominence by muscling through some of the country’s strongest vaccination laws is leaving the state legislature…
Commissioner Lara issues PSAs on unlicensed insurance scams, ‘vehicle warranties
Commissioner-sponsored bill for restitution for victims of insurance scams passed state legislature SACRAMENTO — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday, August 18 issued Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to warn California consumers and…
More communities are giving flavored tobacco the boot. Will California follow?
By Zinnia Finn/Kaiser Health SAN JOSE — California’s third-largest city banished flavored tobacco products from store shelves this summer, joining scores of other cities and counties in the state in…
REAL ID enforcement date now 9 months away
Californians whose licenses expire this month can upgrade to a REAL ID NEARLY a half million California drivers will need to renew their driver’s licenses this month, and the California…
Lawmakers, advocates call on CA legislature to pass bill expanding ID access
Estimated 1.6 million undocumented residents will benefit CALIFORNIA lawmakers and a coalition of advocates are rallying behind a bill that will expand access to state-issued identification cards to undocumented nondriver residents….
California declares state of emergency over monkeypox
AS part of California’s ongoing response to the monkeypox outbreak, Governor Gavin Newsom on August 1 declared a State of Emergency to bolster the state’s vaccination efforts. The proclamation supports…
‘I was not allowed to have my own thoughts’: CA Courts start penalizing domestic abuse
A JUDGE in Southern California embraced a new state law allowing victims to claim coercive control, that was designed to tip the balance in favor of women seeking child custody…
Immigration advocate, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas appointed to CSU Board of Trustees
FILIPINO journalist and immigration advocate Jose Antonio Vargas was appointed to the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees, the Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday, July 22…
AG Bonta: Anti-Asian hate incidents jumped 177.5% in California
AMID the rise in anti-Asian hate and discrimination across the United States, California reported a 177.5% increase in anti-Asian hate incidents from 2020 to 2022, according to Attorney General Rob…
New proposal may grant most Californians with stipend amid rising gas prices
Relief checks will start from $350, depending on marital status and dependents ANYBODY who has had to commute by car over the last five months knows that the skyrocketing price…
AG Bonta affirms support for commonsense gun laws following Supreme Court decision
Other conceal and carry restrictions remain in effect in CA CALIFORNIA Attorney General Rob Bonta is reaffirming his support for commonsense gun laws in response to an opinion issued by the…
California to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5
CHILDREN under the age of 5 years old will now be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This comes after an independent panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for…
California mortgage relief program expands eligibility for homeowners amid COVID hardships
THE California Mortgage Relief Program announced that it is significantly expanding eligibility requirements to offer funding to a greater number of California homeowners who have fallen behind on housing payments…
California officials call for more funding for Asian-language teachers
DESPITE the growing Asian community in California and nationwide, the Golden State does not have enough accredited Asian-language teachers and instructors, statewide officials say. For the 2020-2021 school year, almost…
CA Attorney General Rob Bonta advances to Nov. general election
CALIFORNIA Attorney General Rob Bonta is advancing to the general election in November after being the top vote-getter in the state’s primary on Tuesday, June 7. Bonta, who was appointed…
California will pay college students for community work
In a brand-new program, the first of its kind in the United States, California is offering college students $10,000 in pay and scholarship funding in exchange for 450 hours of…
CA lawmakers push to tighten licensing at nursing homes
By Samantha Young/Kaiser Health News SACRAMENTO — When Johanna Trenerry found a nursing home for her husband after his stroke, she expected his stay would be temporary. He never came home….
California offers $10K to college students for a year of public service
SAN FRANCISCO – Fernando Martinez never owned a computer until he left high school. Today the 22-year-old Kansas native is teaching computer programming to Bay Area youth while he studies…
California Joint AAPI Legislative Caucus to celebrate APIA Heritage Month, honor leaders
THE California Joint Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Legislative Caucus will celebrate May as Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Heritage Month and recognize distinguished AAPI leaders through this year’s…
California health officials call for older adults to stay vaccinated, rejoin communities
By Natalie Hanson/Ethnic Media Services PUBLIC health experts are pushing for California’s senior adults to stay up to date on their vaccine boosters against COVID-19, in order to join their…
Several Filipinos in California charged in sham marriage, fraudulent green card operation
Eleven individuals in total have been charged for illegally circumventing immigration laws from 2016 to 2022 ELEVEN individuals attached to a California-based “marriage fraud ‘agency’” have been charged for allegedly…
California ends vaccination, test proof mandate for indoor mega-events
The Golden State — once one of the nation’s strictest states in terms of COVID mandates — eases many pandemic-related mandates AS COVID-19 metrics continue to trend downward, California is…
CA COVID 19 rent relief program still accepting applications until March 31
THE State of California COVID-19 Rent Relief program is accepting new applications and additional funds requests until March 31. Eligible renters and landlords impacted by COVID-19 may apply for financial…
California EDD adds 15 languages, expands access to unemployment insurance
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Services Settling a complaint brought about by several civil rights organizations, California’s Employment Development Department will expand language access for its unemployment insurance program by translating…
California governor’s big promises on drug prices are slow to materialize
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Gov. Gavin Newsom took office in 2019, he promised to lower prescription drug costs for all Californians. But now, as Newsom nears the end of his…
California drops indoor mask mandate for unvaxxed, schools
CALIFORNIA this week announced that it is dropping indoor mask mandate requirements, including for unvaccinated residents and in schools. Governor Gavin Newsom announced that on March 1, masks will no longer…