Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in the State of California.
By Jenny Gold/California Healthline IN September 2020, Congress passed bipartisan legislation creating a three-digit national suicide hotline: 988. Think of it as an alternative to 911 for mental health emergencies….
By Mark Hedin/Ethnic Media Services TWO members of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission joined a press briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services on Oct. 11 to discuss the process of drawing…
FILIPINO American labor activist Larry Itliong is among the six notable individuals posthumously inducted into the California Hall of Fame. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom…
The requirement will be included in curricula starting with the class of 2030 IN order to graduate high school, students in California will now be required to complete an ethnic…
By Dr. Dali Fan of UC Davis Health Governor Gavin Newsom is directing the California Department of Public Health to add the COVID-19 vaccine to other vaccinations required for in-person…
THE City of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 6 signed off on a mandate that requires proof of the COVID-19 vaccine for everyone entering most public spaces. The measure — which…
WORKERS in adult and senior care facilities and in-home aides have been added to the list of California health workers who must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Those who…
SAN FRANCISCO – At a school in San Francisco, Governor Newsom announced plans to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccinations required to attend school in-person when the…
CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom has signed eight new bills into law that advocate police reform, including one that bans law enforcement from strangulation restraint tactics that cause asphyxia. Assembly Bill…
Demographic surveys released over the last year continue to unanimously reveal a new reality: California is more diverse than ever, and that diversity continues to expand. This is particularly evident…
The mandate applies to all children attending school who are eligible for the vaccine, pending FDA approval Schoolchildren in California who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine will now be…
SACRAMENTO – The California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program marked another significant milestone with $650 million paid out to 55,000 households as the state prepares to transition to new eviction protections that take effect…
SACRAMENTO – With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for boosters for those over the age of 65 and high-risk individuals, Governor Gavin Newsom…
CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom signed a suite of bills on September 24 expanding the state’s humane immigration policies by providing protections and support for immigrants, including a new law to…
CALIFORNIA officially has the lowest COVID-19 case rate in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The latest data from the CDC posted…
THIS month millions of Californians are losing federal unemployment benefits made available to them because of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of others will lose federal…
CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom will remain in office after voters overwhelmingly voted “no” on the Republican-led recall effort. Results from the gubernatorial recall election, which took place on Tuesday, September…
IN an effort to address hate crimes in California, Filipino American Attorney General Rob Bonta has kicked off a series of roundtable discussions aimed at looking for better ways to…
Measure heads to Newsom’s desk for signature CALIFORNIA is one step closer to banning law enforcement from strangulation restraint tactics that cause asphyxia under a measure headed to Governor Gavin…
By Mark Hedin/Ethnic Media Services TIME is running out for small businesses and nonprofits to apply for $1.5 billion of state funding remaining for grants – not loans — through…
WITH two days until California’s gubernatorial recall election, Governor Gavin Newsom made a final pitch to Filipino American voters in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown on Sunday, September 12. A crowd…
AS gubernatorial candidates for the California recall election make last-ditch efforts to appeal to voters, the highly anticipated vote on whether or not to recall and replace Governor Gavin Newsom…
Do you have questions about REAL ID? The DMV has answers! Changes to the deadline, limited-time fee waivers, and a simplified application process have all been recently announced. Read below…
By Mark Hedin/Ethnic Media Services California voters have less than two weeks to decide if Gov. Gavin Newsom should be kicked out of office and, if so, which of 46…
CALIFORNIANS have begun receiving the second round of Golden State Stimulus payments under the program to provide direct relief as the state recovers from the pandemic. Beginning last Friday, August…
NEARLY two weeks ahead of the crucial gubernatorial recall election in California, community leaders in Los Angeles County are ramping up efforts to mobilize and inform its diverse communities to…
SACRAMENTO – To encourage more people to get vaccinated, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has joined forces with the popular 626 Night Market to offer vaccinations at two…
By Jenny Manrique / Ethnic Media Services MORE than 450,000 students from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) returned to school in mid-August, amid fears from parents and teachers about…
WILDFIRE season is upon us now, and more than ever Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) would like to prepare everyone in its service area to be prepared for any…
The first Filipino American attorney general of California backs Newsom in recall election, cites governor’s unprecedented vaccine efforts AS California voters start to receive their recall election ballots in the…
