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In California’s Central Valley, Farmworkers Confront Rising Hunger Amid Immigration Crackdown

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With fewer jobs and fears of immigration raids, farmworkers in the Central Valley are increasingly reliant on food aid and other support services.
Community

Amid Federal Cuts, California CBOs Look for Ways to Connect Communities and Services

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Dozens of civic leaders, activists and volunteers took part in the California Connects convening in Oxnard, along California’s Central Coast.
Community

‘There is Hunger in Our Community’ — CBOs in San Diego Share Resources Amid Stories of Hardship

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Over 150 civic leaders, activists, and community volunteers gathered Nov. 5 in San Diego for a Cal Connects convening.
Stop the Hate

California State Funding for Stop the Hate Program Must Continue

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Amid a hostile environment for immigrants and people of color, the state of California is concluding its funding for its Stop the Hate initiative. Community leaders say the funding must be restored.
Stop the Hate

With Heightened Hate Crimes, Funding Cut for Ethnic Media

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As hate crimes reach their highest curve in recent years, California ethnic media face an end to critical state funding.

News

Op-Ed

Gov. Newsom Could Make History for Local News Outlets Nationwide

AB 2222 would provide help ensure baseline workforce stability especially critical for smaller local news outlets facing financial headwinds.

News Briefings

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The Expanding Surveillance Dragnet

Sep 10 | Explore the implications of surveillance in the US. Join our media briefing to learn about technology used in mass detentions. Register to attend in San Francisco.

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Community

Op-Ed

Pissing on the President: Ordinary Fascism in America

A urinal at an upscale grocery store in Naples, Florida, bears the image of former President Joe Biden.

Contributors

Environment

Record-Breaking El Niño Could Bring California a Winter of Floods, Extreme Weather

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This year's El Niño is forecast to intensify into what could be the strongest event ever observed, bringing rising seas, elevated flood risk and a wet winter to California in the months ahead.