Oct 16 | Explore how Asian American and Pacific Islander voters’ priorities are shifting ahead of the 2026 midterms, including new survey findings, Gen Z engagement, voting barriers, and perspectives from battleground states.
Oct 15 | Explore California’s Proposition 3 and its proposed permanent extension of an existing high-income tax, including potential effects on public schools, staffing, student services, health care, and communities across the state.
Oct 13 | California voters will weigh Proposition 1, an $11.25 billion housing bond funding affordable housing, homeownership, farmworker housing and veterans’ programs amid the state’s deep housing affordability crisis this November election.
Native voters head into the 2026 midterms focused on sovereignty, representation, voting access and political power as Indigenous communities navigate distinct priorities across reservations, rural areas and cities.
CA Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber briefs on voter registration, early voting, ballot access, and key information ahead of the November 3, 2026 Statewide General Election in California.
ACoM’s 2026 Impact Report highlights its extensive ethnic media network reach through news briefings, local journalism, reporting fellowships, community partnerships and advocacy for the sector.
Nominations open: Monday, October 12
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Awards celebration: Tuesday, January 12, The California Endowment, Los Angeles
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As midterms approach, will Black voters turn frustration into turnout and translate their enduring Democratic loyalty into meaningful political power and representation?
Voting rights advocates examine barriers facing ethnic communities in the 2026 midterms, including redistricting, voter identification, language access, rural voting challenges and concerns about intimidation at polling places.
California officials discuss lawsuits challenging the new Public Charge rule, its impact on Californians and immigrant communities, and where residents can find trusted resources, information, and support.
Voting rights advocates explain the Supreme Court’s Sept. 14 mail-in voting decision, the coalition strategy behind the legal victory, and what it means for voters and future election challenges nationwide.
Rural Americans face rising healthcare costs, coverage losses, hospital closures, and longer travel for urgent care as experts examine affordability, access, and solutions for communities nationwide under growing financial pressure.
state’s agriculture industry.
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.
California experts explain the new public charge rule taking effect Sept. 18, who may be affected, and what immigrant and mixed-status families should know about accessing public benefits.
Latino voters are emerging as a key swing bloc ahead of the 2026 midterms, reshaping America’s electorate as economic concerns, immigration enforcement, and political uncertainty drive shifting allegiances nationwide.
Climate scientist Daniel Swain will be a special guest of this week's Friday Zoom news briefing to explain what is shaping up to be an historic El Nino that he predicts will change weather patterns across California and the U.S.
California experts explain the growing threat of invasive fruit flies, ongoing quarantines and eradication efforts, and simple steps residents can take to protect farms, gardens, and the state’s agriculture industry.
Federal immigration crackdowns are reshaping small-town America, affecting immigrant families, local businesses, schools, employers, and rural economies that have increasingly relied on immigrant communities.
California Medi-Cal changes will bring new work requirements, eligibility checks, premiums, immigration rules and benefit updates. Learn what’s changing and how members can maintain coverage.
Experts explain the Trump administration’s expanded public charge rule, its impact on immigrant families and children, and the growing fear driving disenrollment from food, housing, and healthcare programs nationwide.
Dr. Rosa Vasquez Espinoza explores how Indigenous Amazonian knowledge and modern science unite to combat deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change while advancing conservation, biomedical discovery, and protection of the world’s largest rainforest ecosystem.
Experts examine the promise, risks, long-term effects, and unequal access surrounding GLP-1 medications as their use expands across children, adults, and older Americans nationwide.
Oct 16 | Explore how Asian American and Pacific Islander voters’ priorities are shifting ahead of the 2026 midterms, including new survey findings, Gen Z engagement, voting barriers, and perspectives from battleground states.
