A county first – affordable housing opens on excess land
THE county reached a milestone in efforts to address the region’s housing crisis. Officials celebrated the grand opening of the Levant Senior Cottages in Linda Vista on Thursday, May 30….
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The Library’s Summer Learning Challenge is back
DO you like to read? Do you like to learn? How about, do you like to earn prizes? Well, this summer you can do all three. The County Library Summer…
USPS hosting job fairs near you
SONORA — The U.S. Postal Service is hosting several free hiring events to help future employees create their online profile and immediately start applying for jobs. As part our innovative…
Contest gets middle school students thinking about fire safety
STUDENTS at a local middle school are helping their families prepare for an emergency by creating home fire safety escape plans. Borrego Springs Middle School students created the plans as…
Filipino pride shines at Manhattan’s Annual PH Independence Day parade
Over 130 groups march in the largest Philippine Independence Day event outside Manila THE Philippine Consulate General in New York, in partnership with the Philippine Independence Day Council Incorporated (PIDCI),…
PCGNY announces exciting lineup of events for summer
Consul General Senen T. Mangalile hosted a luncheon for members of the Filipino-American Press Club during the quarterly Media Hour, where he announced a series of upcoming events for June…
California expands summer meal access for children
SACRAMENTO – On Tuesday, June 4, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is launching SUN Bucks in California, a new federal food program designed to ensure that…
FILIPINO FIESTA OF SACRAMENTO CELEBRATES PH INDEPENDENCE DAY IN CALIFORNIA’S CAPITAL.
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Consul Jed Llona and Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, joined the 27th Annual Filipino Fiesta of Sacramento, held in celebration of the 126th…
FILIPINO LOLOS AND LOLAS RELIVE TRADITIONS AT ANNUAL FLORES DE MAYO, SANTACRUZAN IN SAN FRANCISCO.
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco joined the 26th annual Flores de Mayo and Santacruzan of the Canon Kip Senior Center, held in partnership with SOMA Pilipinas at the…
‘Bagong Liwanag’ world premiere, Whang-od docu screening at closing event of baybayin tattoos exhibit at PH consulate
SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco wrapped up its celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the United States with the closing…
Park happenings for June
THE East Bay Regional Park District is the largest regional park system in the nation, comprising 73 parks, 55 miles of shoreline, and over 1,330 miles of trails for hiking, biking, horseback…
New poll: Majority of Californians want clean energy neighborhoods
A new poll released for the Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) finds that a healthy 62% majority of California voters would support a pilot program to upgrade their neighborhoods to run…
The next human pandemic could be bird flu
by Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services The next major pandemic of Covid-like proportions will likely be avian flu, a respiratory disease already killing millions of poultry and waterfowl, and infecting…
Vaccinations may not prevent infections from new COVID sub-variant
The new KP.2 subvariant shows an amazing ability to evade immunity, and will likely spur on a summer surge of COVID-19 infections. “This is one of the more aggressive versions…
LA County launches new grant program to combat widespread food insecurity
The $10 million grant program will fund 46 local organizations fighting food inequity COMPTON, Calif. — To tackle the widespread food crisis in the Southland, Los Angeles County has unveiled…
LA County rent relief deadline on June 4
$68M in financial support to be distributed to qualified landlords LOS ANGELES – As the June 4 deadline approaches, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) urges…
Presidential election could decide fate of extra Obamacare subsidies
by Andy Miller KFF Health News When Cassie Cox ended up in the emergency room in January, the Bainbridge, Georgia, resident was grateful for the Obamacare insurance policy she had…
Vaccinations may not prevent infections from new COVID sub-variant
The new KP.2 subvariant shows an amazing ability to evade immunity, and will likely spur on a summer surge of COVID-19 infections. “This is one of the more aggressive versions…
Search for first ever Miss World Phils USA is on
Los Angeles – The first ever search for Miss World Philippines USA is officially on, after the recent kick off event hosted by McLelland Entertainment Production, the sole franchise holder…
CONSUL GENERAL FERRER ATTENDS U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR SAN FRANCISCO’S CHANGE OF COM-MAND CEREMONY
Philippine Consul General to San Francisco Neil Ferrer attended the United States Coast Guard Sector San Francisco’s Change of Command Ceremony on May 24, 2024 at Yerba Buena Island in…
PH Consulate hails PSMNC on its 52nd anniversary
OAKLAND – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco, represented by Vice Consul Adrian Baccay, joined the 52nd anniversary gala of the Philippine Medical Society of Northern California (PMSNC) at the…
PH consul general visits Meta’s Silicon Valley HQ, explores collaboration opportunities
MENLO PARK – Consul General Neil Ferrer met with executives of Facebook’s parent company Meta at its Silicon Valley headquarters in Menlo Park, California on May 15, 2024, as part of the Philippine Consulate General…
San Francisco’s Museums for All program returns this summer
SAN FRANCISCO – On Friday, May 24, Mayor London N. Breed, Treasurer José Cisneros, and the San Francisco Human Services Agency together celebrated five years since the launch of San…
New help for dealing with aggression in people with dementia
Caring for older adults with dementia is stressful, especially when they become physically or verbally aggressive, wander away from home, develop paranoia or hallucinations, engage in inappropriate or repetitive behaviors,…
4 ways vaccine skeptics mislead you on measles and more
by Amy Maxmen and Céline Gounder KFF Health News Measles is on the rise in the United States. In the first quarter of this year, the number of cases was…
Disaggregated data is America’s super power: It’s crucial to be counted
Disaggregated data could play a major role in resolving the U.S.’s health care inequities, revealing information about diverse populations that have not previously been counted. Standards for federal data collection…
MoTHER confers IMMA Recognition to 13 moms on Mother’s Day in Historic Filipinotown
by MoTHER Staff Emotions soared at the community celebration of Mother’s Day organized by the International MoTHER Movement on Saturday, May 18th at the Pilipino Workers Center Larry Itiliong Village…
Medi-Cal expands access to mental health, substance use treatment
by Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services California is on the national front lines of making mental health and substance use disorder care easier to access for patients of Medi-Cal, its…
Los Angeles County launches ambitious plan to tackle medical debt
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has launched one of the most ambitious efforts in the nation to tackle medical debt, targeting hospitals for their role in feeding a $2.9…
Has California moved the needle on hate?
SACRAMENTO — In the first year after its launch, the California vs. Hate initiative has provided support services to 1,020 victims of hate crimes and incidents. At a press briefing…
