With SB 54, California Would Be My Sanctuary
The California Values Act (SB 54) being proposed in California would be a game changer for undocumented immigrants like me. ...
14
Jul
04
Jul
Richmond Could Increase Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
The Richmond City Council could increase the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by January 2019. Council members recently voted to draft the ordinance, which they will review at...
13
Jun
Beyond Reducing Prison Population, Can Prop. 47 Reduce Crime?
The question now: how to go beyond sentencing reform and do the work of making communities safer and the families within them stronger....
22
May
California Bill Would Add Media Arts Education to Schools
A California state bill could change the lives of inner-city youth. Assembly Bill 37, introduced last December by Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell, D-Long Beach, would establish state standards for instruction in...
08
May
Chronically Ill People Say Repeal Vote is a Death Sentence
The passage yesterday of the American Health Care Act in the House of Representatives is viewed by many, especially the very sick, as a death sentence....
27
Apr
Richmond Launches Task Force on Homelessness
Richmond will soon have a new task force charged with addressing the needs of the city’s homeless population. In a unanimous vote, the City Council on April 18 approved an...
05
Apr
‘There are no Do-Overs’ – Advocates Sound Alarm on 2020 Census
Civil rights groups and census experts are warning that pending actions by the Trump administration could severely hamper an accurate census count of all communities....
31
Mar
Richmond Challenges White House Threat to Defund Sanctuary Cities
The City of Richmond has filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump challenging an executive order that would deny federal funding to sanctuary cities....
27
Mar
4 Tips to Survive the Trump Era
We are only in the third month of the Trump administration, but it already feels like a lifetime....
13
Mar
Back to the ER — Poor Families Will Be Hardest Hit by Republican Health Bill
The healthcare bill introduced by House Republicans on Monday will cause millions of people to lose their health insurance, experts say....
20
Feb
Contra Costa Board of Supervisors Approves Controversial Jail Expansion
After years of opposition by Richmond residents, a proposal to expand West County Detention Facility was approved by the County Board of Supervisors in a vote of 4-1. Supervisor John...
Backlash Against Muslim Ban Offers Hope, But Immigrants Still Vulnerable
The same week the Ninth Circuit decision was announced in San Francisco, ICE arrested approximately 160 people in Southern California....
03
Feb
Trump’s Definition of Deportable ‘Broad’ and ‘Vague’
Under the expanded definition, nearly any undocumented immigrant could be considered a target....
30
Jan
Diverse Communities Condemn ‘Muslim Ban’
Today, President Trump issued an executive order banning immigrants and refugees from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States....
27
Jan
Voices from the Oakland Women’s March: ‘We Are Beginning a Revolution’
Oakland police estimate that 100,000 people participated in the Oakland Women’s March on Saturday, one of hundreds of marches that took place around the world in response to the inauguration...
