Advisory: Air quality unhealthy in parts of LA County
Individuals are advised to stay indoors on Wednesday, September 30 as the air quality will be unhealthy in certain parts of Los Angeles County, according to the South Coast Air…
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Covering the week’s most noteworthy news stories impacting the lives of the Filipino-American community in Southern California.
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‘Filipinos for Trump’ group organizes caravan to raise support for president’s re-election
Car parades will take place on Oct. 4 in the greater Los Angeles, San Francisco areas AS the 2020 election enters its final, most crucial stage, Filipino American political leaders…
‘It feels like the end of the world’: SoCal Filipino evacuees respond to Bobcat Fire
Residents in the San Gabriel Valley lament a disastrous fire season in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic AS of Tuesday, Sept. 22, the Bobcat Fire that was first sparked…
LA County advises against trick-or-treating, other social Halloween festivities
AS the beloved holiday that embraces the horrific unusual, it’s fitting that Halloween will be celebrated against the norm this year. The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health on…
Historic Filipinotown event encourages community to respond to 2020 Census, get tested for COVID-19
HISTORIC Filipinotown in Los Angeles has experienced a disproportionately high rate of COVID-19 infections, yet when it comes to responding to the 2020 Census, the neighborhood’s response rate remains low….
439 positive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths in LA County
LOS Angeles County recorded 7 new deaths and 439 positive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, September 8. Tuesday’s latest reports bring the total county cases to 249,241 and 6,036 deaths….
Bebot Filipino Soul Food in Long Beach, CA to continue community kitchen efforts despite destructive fire
The past few months have brought numerous hurdles for Filipino American chef AC Boral and his Long Beach restaurant Bebot Filipino Soul Food — from the closure of indoor dining…
69% of Tagalog-speaking households in LA County have filled out 2020 Census, but lag behind response rates of some Asian groups
With the 2020 Census response rate for Tagalog-speaking households in Los Angeles County at 69.6%, Filipino American community members are still encouraged to fill out their questionnaires before the deadline…
Fil-Am hairdressers discuss LA County’s new reopening orders, safety protocols for salons
THIS week, Los Angeles County began allowing certain hair salons and barber shops to operate indoors. Effective Wednesday, Sept. 2, hair salons and barber shops may resume indoor services as…
Known as a mother figure, 62-year-old Filipina dies of COVID-19 in Southern California
Fondly called “Mama Teng,” Maria Teresa Banson was revered as a mother figure to students and colleagues. Before migrating to Southern California in April 2005, she taught computer science and…
Census, COVID-19 testing pop-up event comes to Historic Filipinotown
With less than 30 days until the 2020 census response deadline, an upcoming event in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown neighborhood is part of the final push to have community members…
Ahead of Labor Day weekend, LA County officials warn against large gatherings
AMID the public’s frustration over lockdown measures, Los Angeles County officials are advising the public against Labor Day weekend celebrations outside of the home in order to avoid another increase…
Fil-Am nonprofit SIPA partners with housing firm to develop new headquarters, residential building in Historic Filipinotown
The project is expected to be completed by early 2022 A new chapter for a long-standing organization in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown is underway. Nonprofit organization Search to Involve Pilipino…
LAUSD board votes to include ethnic studies classes in K-12 curriculum
Joining the CSU, the LAUSD will now implement an ethnic studies requirement for its students STUDENTS in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) would now have to take an…
Acclaimed Fil-Am restaurant Ma’am Sir has closed
Los Angeles just lost one of its beloved modern Filipino American restaurants with the closure of Ma’am Sir along Sunset Boulevard, its chef and owner Charles Olalia announced on Friday,…
From egg sandwiches to burgers: Chef Alvin Cailan returns to LA with new meat shop, releases first cookbook on upbringing as an American-born Filipino
LAST December, Alvin Cailan put a down payment on the former Chego spot inside Far East Plaza in Los Angeles’ Chinatown without the immediacy, or a defined concept, to occupy…
Mayor Garcetti extends relaxed parking enforcement until Oct 1.
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Garcetti recently extended relaxed parking enforcement across the City of Los Angeles until October 1, making it easier for Angelenos to stay home whenever possible without…
Cooling centers available at Cerritos Park East amid heat wave
To provide the community with a free, indoor air-conditioned location during the current extreme heat weather conditions, the City of Cerritos is opening a cooling center at Cerritos Park East…
LA County rent relief program to launch on August 17 for income-eligible renters
$100 million to go towards rent assistance as pandemic continues THE latest Los Angeles County Rent Relief program created to help county renters who have been heavily impacted by the…
Mojave Desert resort allegedly targeted California’s immigrant communities in a decades-long land sales promotion
By Emily Guerin and Gabriel Dunatov | KPCC/LAist For decades, salespeople at a remote resort in the Mojave Desert have allegedly used high pressure sales tactics to sell land to…
[COLUMN] Census 2020 will bring billions for health care services in the Inland Empire
Victoria S. Clamor is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine licensed to practice in California. A majority of her patients at Trinity Medical Clinic in Ontario are on health…
Small business grant program launched for LA’s 13th District
Small business owners in Los Angeles’ 13th council district can apply for a grant program starting this week. Led by Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and the city’s Economic and Workforce Development…
Fil-Am Susana Reyes elected vice president of LA Board of Water and Power Commissioners
SUSANA Reyes was recently elected to serve as vice president of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)’s board of commissioners. “This is a tremendous honor and responsibility…
LAX now offers personal protective equipment via touch-free-pay vending machines
Those traveling out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) now have access to personal protective equipment (PPE), such as hand sanitizer, face coverings and gloves via convenient vending machines located…
No more parties in LA: County Public Health to issue ‘legally binding’ order to ban large parties during pandemic
Existing recommendations include avoiding contact and interaction with folks outside their households If you were planning on hosting a house party sometime soon, it might be a good idea to…
57 deaths, 1,901 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in LA County
FIFTY-SEVEN new deaths and 1,901 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Friday, August 7. The State has determined under…
As Filipinos in the US, let us be counted and make a difference!
Contributed by Nicole Dumaguindin, Bobby Halili and Naida Castro / NEFFCON-IE Filipinos/Filipino-Americans/Pilipinx make up the largest Asian population (33%) in the Inland Empire, numbering close to 118,000 as of Census…
Filipino-Mexican teen among 9 service members killed in training accident off California coast
Since childhood, Bryan Juan-Carlos Baltierra had set his sights on a military career and enlisted a month after graduating from high school. On Wednesday, July 29, the 18-year-old private first…
‘BalikBAHAY’ COVID-19 care packages bring LA Filipino community together
by Antonio Moya, MD, MPH, Melanie Sabado-Liwag, PhD, MPH, and Yey Coronel LOS ANGELES – Essential workers of the Filipino Community in Los Angeles recently received a bit of the…
LA County’s COVID-19 fatalities jump as CA continues to set alarming records
The City of Los Angeles may begin issuing fines to people who disobey mask mandate After a month of record highs in cases and deaths associated with the coronavirus in…