COVID-19 Impacting Immigration, Migration, World Hunger
Migration around the world has essentially ground to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic....
12
May
07
May
Kaiser Employees Hold Demonstration Over Reusing N95 Masks
Thirty nurses from the California Nurses Union rallied in front of Richmond’s Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Tuesday afternoon to direct the public’s attention to their concerns over staff and their...
04
May
Essential Workers and Their Kids “Unsafe” As States Reopen
As several U.S. states reopen their economies, a panel of health and policy experts caution that certain ethnic groups will continue to be at greater risk for catching and dying...
04
May
Asians Face Increasing Harassment During Pandemic
A surge in racism across the nation in recent months directed at Asians was documented Thursday in a national media teleconference presented by the Chinese for Affirmative Action organization....
24
Apr
Insurance Protections Cover Immigrants, Commissioner Says
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said Wednesday a major goal of his office is to ensure that immigrants are fully protected as the state deals with the impacts of the...
21
Apr
Newsom: Cities Blocking Hotels for Homeless Will Be ‘Judged’ By History
As California scrambles to protect more than 150,000 homeless residents from contracting and spreading novel coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom had some harsh words Saturday for cities he accused of blocking...
18
Apr
Police Fatally Shoot Alleged Armed Suspect Following Chase
Authorities are investigating a series of incidents Thursday that involved an alleged abduction, a police chase, and a deadly officer-involved shooting....
10
Apr
Funerals Fall Victim to the Coronavirus
Families experiencing loss during the pandemic are urged by health officials to withhold from kissing and touching their deceased. Funerals, largely absent physical presence, are instead attended by people who sit behind...
10
Apr
Wear a Mask, Stay Home and Remember the U.S. Census
Medical doctors, government funding experts and activists offered an avalanche of information and recommendations Wednesday during a national media teleconference on accessing health care and public services during the COVID-19...
02
Apr
COVID-19 Provides Extra Challenge For California Census 2020
COVID-19 has added an extra challenge to the California Census, the director of California Complete Count - Census 2020 said. In a teleconference with reporters, Ditas Katague said because people are...
14
Mar
Coronavirus Likely to Affect U.S. Census
The novel coronavirus is expected to make getting an accurate count of residents even more difficult, as it was declared a global pandemic just as the 2020 U.S. Census began...
12
Mar
California Tribes Hold Festive Launch For 2020 Census
A kickoff event for getting a full count of California’s Native American population in the 2020 Census featured heaps of swag, a free feast, a live band, dance performance, bingo...
05
Mar
Civil Rights Groups Offer Toll-Free Multilingual Census Hotlines For Questions, Concerns
As the 2020 Census gets underway, a group of four civil rights organizations is providing telephone hotlines in a range of languages to give people information and, when needed, legal...
02
Mar
FTC Says Everyone Needs to be Alert for Scams
Anyone, anywhere can find themselves victimized by a scam, a representative of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said....
12
Feb
4-Year-Old Killed in Hit-and-Run in Richmond
A 4-year-old boy was killed in a hit and run Friday at Coalinga Avenue near 23rd Street in Richmond....
