For the Filipino-American community, voter turnout slightly increased during recent elections, but things slowed down during this year’s midterms. Analysts believe a non-competitive race for governor and the lack of controversial ballot initiatives—for instance, same-sex marriage—kept voters away from the polls. But despite the low turnout on Election Day, Southern California Fil-Am candidates remained hopeful…
ON Tuesday, Nov. 4, San Francisco voters approved Proposition J, a measure that will raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 by July 2018. More than 100,000 are expected to benefit from the measure. “Tonight, San Francisco voters sent a message loudly and clearly to the nation that we can take on the growing gap…
$36 million to be invested in workforce system LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled the new Vernon-Central WorkSource Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Located in South Los Angeles, the center will provide its residents with job training and referrals, interview preparation, career counselors, education…
While most people agree that texting and driving is dangerous, many admit to doing it anyway. In a survey of frequent drivers sponsored by AT&T, 98 percent said they were aware of the dangers of texting behind the wheel, but still text daily regardless of where they are. More than a quarter of those surveyed…
Bohol is a piece of art. Take its roads. To the left, you will see the blue skies and the green trees wonderfully blended; to the right, the heavens and the seas magically meeting in the horizon. All these elements are beautiful fragments of nature. They marry each other – and they make up Bohol….
IN most modern societies, politics depend on media for publicity, to encourage supporters and votes. On the other hand, journalists rely on politics to provide them with news to keep their industry alive. Both parties commit to such relationship because of a shared goal—to influence public opinion. But it is a complicated rapport. As observed…
ALL Saints’ and All Souls’ Days give us Christians the time to pause for a while, to be silent, and remember the people we love who have gone before us. This year included my beloved Daddy, who went back home to our Creator last July 27, 2014. In remembering my father’s life and legacy, I…
$36 million to be invested in workforce system LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti unveiled the new Vernon-Central WorkSource Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Located in South Los Angeles, the center will provide its residents with job training and referrals, interview preparation, career counselors, education…
A MAJORITY of Filipino-American candidates in the Bay Area are poised to win seats in their races based on unofficial election results released by the different County Election Divisions. Incumbent Rob Bonta (District 18) has garnered 85 percent of total votes as of press time, easily trumping his Republican opponent David Erlich. However, Republican challenger…
It was a month of passion, erudition, pastimes but mostly politics and government at every turn both here and across our country: in a trove of bemused reflection, of follies, tragedies and triumphs, a timeless thirty one days that intrigued me, enjoyed me, filling my days… some troubled my nights, but gave me pause, pleasure…
LOS ANGELES – According to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll, the statewide ban on plastic grocery bags has broad support among California voters. Sixty percent of the voters who participated in the survey said that they support the ban, signed recently by Gov. Jerry Brown, which applies to single-use plastic sacks at grocery stores and…
THIRTEEN years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the World Trade Center in New York City is once again open for business. On Monday, Nov. 3, the mass media publishing giant Condé Nast began moving into the new One World Trade Center, a 104-story, $3.9 billion steel skyscraper built at the same site where the decimated Twin Towers once…
POLICE announced the arrest of a 31-year-old on Monday, Nov. 3 in connection with a Halloween night hit-and-run that killed three teenage girls in Santa Ana, Calif. Jaquinn Bell was driving with his own two children, ages 14 and 17, on Oct. 31 around 6:45pm on East Fairhaven Avenue at Old Grand Street, in front…
IF YOU earned income in the last few years but didn’t file a tax return because your wages were below the filing requirement, the Internal Revenue Service may have some money for you. The IRS also has millions of dollars in checks that are mailed but returned each year as undeliverable. There are two types…
KINDRED Healthcare Incorporated, a healthcare services company that operates hospitals, nursing centers, and rehabilitation services nationwide, was sued by its health care employees in California. The employees alleged that Kindred violated labor laws by failing to pay the correct overtime rate, failing to provide meal periods, and failing to give accurate itemized wage statements to…
ON October7, 2014, at Avenal State Prison, a panel of Commissioners of the CA Board of Parole Hearings granted parole to a Filipino lifer, who has been an inmate in the California Department of Corrections since April 24 1992. The panel was composed of Presiding Commissioner Marisela Montes and Deputy Commissioner Pat Cassidy. The Board…
THE US Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act’s (DOMA) limitation of the definition of “marriage” as a union between male and female spouses in Windsor v. US last year. Since then, all Federal agencies administering immigration benefits are required to recognize same-sex unions as legal marriages for US immigration purposes. On July…
Child Support Services Department (CSSD) are often sought by the custodial parent to obtain and or enforce child support order against the non-custodial parent. If the non-custodial parent has not been paying the child support order or has not sought modification of the child support order, then the child support accumulates as arrears and compounds…
Do you want to get out of debt but are afraid that filing bankruptcy may only make things worse for you? Facing difficult financial times can be a frightening thing for a lot of people. When bill collectors are calling day and night, at some point, you realize that something must be done but you…
POLICE announced the arrest of a 31-year-old on Monday, Nov. 3 in connection with a Halloween night hit-and-run that killed three teenage girls in Santa Ana, Calif. Jaquinn Bell was driving with his own two children, ages 14 and 17, on Oct. 31 around 6:45pm on East Fairhaven Avenue at Old Grand Street, in front…
LOS ANGELES – According to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll, the statewide ban on plastic grocery bags has broad support among California voters. Sixty percent of the voters who participated in the survey said that they support the ban, signed recently by Gov. Jerry Brown, which applies to single-use plastic sacks at grocery stores and…
A quiet Monday evening in South Seattle suddenly turned tragic with a horrific double murder and suicide incident that occurred in a Pinoy family’s home. The suspect, Filipino grandfather Honorario Yango, 78, reportedly killed his daughter and granddaughter before turning a gun on himself on the night of Oct. 27, after a confrontation about an…
Do you look closely at your electricity bill? If you don’t, you might have missed something important. California’s policies to clean our air and combat climate change literally put money in the pockets of millions of families. In fact, they’ve already done it, but we worry that many in the Filipino community don’t know it’s…
JUST one week heading to the November 4 midterm elections, a new CNN/ORC international poll revealed that 70 percent of Americans are angry with the country’s direction, and 53 percent disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance. Despite this, however, it seems many Americans, including kababayans eligible to vote, do not feel compelled to cast…
In a few days, voters in California will exercise their democratic rights. This year, in addition to selecting political leaders, Californians will decide on no fewer than six statewide propositions and more than 100 local ballot measures. As a co-founder and board member of a California business group representing Asians and Pacific Islanders, I’m urging…
A 63-YEAR-old former teacher is facing federal sex tourism charges after police uncovered that he traveled to the Philippines to have sex with a minor. Robert Ruben Ornelas, a schoolteacher and girls softball coach from Santa Ana, Calif., was taken into custody by the federal authorities because of charges involving his alleged involvement in sexual…
MOST Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (47.1 percent) support keeping the death penalty, according to the National Asian American Survey of registered voters in California. The survey also concluded that 55.9 percent of Californians — 57.3 percent of non-Hispanic whites, 57.5 percent of Latinos, and 46.4 percent of African Americans — were all in favor of keeping…
Study shows AAPI voters hold progressive stance on key policy issues LOS ANGELES – As populations and communities continue to increase, the influence of Asian Americans is steadily growing across the US. In the state of California, it is estimated that Asian Americans will make up nearly 11 percent of voters by the 2016 presidential…
Study shows AAPI voters hold progressive stance on key policy issues LOS ANGELES – As populations and communities continue to increase, the influence of Asian Americans is steadily growing across the US. In the state of California, it is estimated that Asian Americans will make up nearly 11 percent of voters by the 2016 presidential…
LOS ANGELES — An Asian American is vying to represent California’s 33rd Congressional District, considered one of the most liberal and wealthiest areas in the United States. State Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) sought the opportunity to run on the federal level after the seat, which covers the city’s Westside up until the South Bay, opened…
