Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories in the United States for the Filipino-American and Global Filipino community.
A CALIFORNIA appeals court on Friday, April 3, upheld a lower court ruling that incorporating yoga into physical education at a San Diego County school district does not violate the…
WHO doesn’t like free college? If you’re an accepted, incoming student at Stanford University whose parents make less than $125,000 a year, you’re in luck. For the first time in…
THE Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday, April 1, agreed to spend more than $1 billion to repair the city’s sidewalks as part of a lawsuit settlement filed by residents…
Starbucks will now offer four years of free college tuition to its employees, up from its previous tuition plan of two years, the coffee company announced on Monday, April 6,…
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled a citywide sustainability plan on Wednesday, April 8 that seeks to reduce the amount of imported water used by Angelenos, improve overall air quality…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty of all 30 charges in deadly attack Almost two years after two pressure-cooker bombs exploded through a crowd of spectators near the finish line of the…
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled a citywide sustainability plan on Wednesday, April 8 that seeks to reduce the amount of imported water used by Angelenos, improve overall air quality…
PRESIDENT Barack Obama has declared a “national emergency” against cyberattacks. The President signed an executive order on Wednesday, April 1 to authorize sanctions against criminals who engage in “significant malicious”…
LABOR organizers dissatisfied with McDonald’s Corp’s announcement on Wednesday, April 1, to boost the minimum hourly wage for about 90,000 employees to $10 by July 1, conducted nationwide demonstrations Thursday,…
SAN Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr recommended that several officers allegedly involved in the exchange of “reprehensible” text messages about lynching Blacks and burning crosses, among other topics, be fired….
State and city leaders file a joint legal brief LEADERS from more than 70 cities and counties nationwide joined a legal brief filed Monday, April 6, asking the US District…
A NEW report released by the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPCD) indicates a growing financial vulnerability among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), despite being…
Gov. Brown issues executive order combating water waste THE balmy, arid weather in California has officially become so dry that Governor Jerry Brown made a decision Wednesday to make the…
The Obama administration on Tuesday, March 31, pledged to take further steps in addressing climate change by cutting United States greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent, based on…
LOS ANGELES – A business development center focused on meeting the financial needs of small business owners in Chinatown held its grand opening on Thursday, March 26. The Chinatown Neighborhood…
LOS ANGELES – A business development center focused on meeting the financial needs of small business owners in Chinatown held its grand opening on Thursday, March 26. The Chinatown Neighborhood…
Prosecution shows victims’ gruesome autopsies PROSECUTORS rested their case on Monday, March 30 in the Boston Marathon bombing trial, after a morning full of grisly testimony from physicians who conducted…
NSA crash attempt failed TWO people tried to ram the main entrance gate of the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., on Monday, March 30. An NSA…
CARSON Mayor Pro Tem Elito Santarina was re-elected to the Carson City Council and sworn-in Tuesday, March 24, at a swearing-in ceremony at the city’s community center. Santarina’s new four-year…
CARSON Mayor Pro Tem Elito Santarina was re-elected to the Carson City Council and sworn-in Tuesday, March 24, at a swearing-in ceremony at the city’s community center. Santarina’s new four-year…
OFFICIALS announced Thursday, March 26 that the California government would stop enforcing a key provision of a voter-approved law prohibiting all registered sex offenders from living close to schools. The…
THE California Department of Public Health released two television ads on Monday, March 23 to inform the public of risks associated with e-cigarettes. “California has been a world leader in…
A trade group and broadband provider on Monday, March 23, sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) due to new net neutrality rules, claiming they overstep the government’s authority. The U.S….
A FEDERAL judge on Thursday, March 19, threatened to sanction the Justice Department if it is found that government lawyers misled him about the implementation of President Barack Obama’s executive…
In corporate America, life can get hectic. But for 20 years, Allison Kim, thrived in that work environment as a civil engineer in transportation. She would arrive at her office…
LOS ANGELES – Community leaders, activists and political leaders in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and Los Angeles County on Thursday, March 19, gathered in Downtown LA’s Chinatown…
State water board approves new conservation regulations AS California enters its fourth year of drought, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders on Thursday, March 19 proposed legislation to accelerate more…
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) held its 43rd anniversary awards and benefit dinner on Thursday, March 12 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. A Filipino-owned restaurant called the Park’s Finest…
Automaker Honda announced Thursday, March 19, the addition of nearly 105,000 vehicles to its increasing number of recalls due to defective driver’s side air bags. Vehicles added to the list…
Retail giant Target will raise the minimum wage next month for all its employees to $9 per hour. Target’s announcement signifies the growing competition for lower paid workers, as unemployment has declined…
