Agustin Duran | Hispanic LA Algunos residentes del Sur Centro de Los Ángeles han propuesto diversas iniciativas para revitalizar el parque South LA Wetlands Park.
Carlos Aviles | Excelsior California María Llanos vive en el sur centro de Los Ángeles. Su parque más cercano está a 8 cuadras y para la zona en la que vive, eso es un lujo.
Oct 24 | Harvard scholar Gabrielle Oliveira explores how migrant families view children’s education as a “currency of love,” transforming classrooms into spaces of healing, identity, and hope amid hardship and displacement.
Oct 23 | Millions of Californians with Medi-Cal qualify for free dental and vision care but don’t use it. DHCS leaders share how CalAIM expands equitable, person-centered access to essential health services.
Oct 21 | Ahead of California’s 2025 Statewide Special Election, Secretary of State Shirley Weber outlines secure voting, registration updates, ballot tracking, and expanded “More Days, More Ways” options ensuring transparency and voter confidence statewide.
Oct 17 | As discrimination intensifies, Bad Bunny becomes a global voice for Latino pride and Puerto Rican resilience. His art, activism, and upcoming Super Bowl stage spotlight identity, resistance, and cultural empowerment.
Oct 16 | California’s Nov. 4 special election could reshape congressional power. With new district maps on the ballot, Common Cause experts explain how redistricting impacts voters and how to find nonpartisan election help.
Oct 10 | As the federal shutdown unfolds, millions face soaring ACA premiums, Medicaid restrictions, and loss of coverage. Experts from KFF, CBPP, and Families USA examine the human toll of America’s health crisis.
Oct 3 | Immigrant detention deaths surge, with overcrowding, missing detainees, and unsafe conditions worsening nationwide. Experts from #DetentionKills, Human Rights First, and AILA join ACoM to expose this growing humanitarian crisis.
Oct 2 | California Community Colleges, with ILRC and FoundationCCC, provide free immigration legal aid—including DACA renewals—to all students, advancing equity and support amid ongoing legal challenges shaping immigrant futures.
Sep 26 | ATIP’s new MMR, Hepatitis-B, and Covid-19 vaccine recommendations clashed with policy, prompting medical concern. Several states rejected the guidance, opting to develop independent protocols. Speakers to discuss.
Sep 19 | UCLA scholars and Million Dollar Hoods researchers unveil 130 years of deportation data, mapping patterns of enforcement and bias that continue shaping U.S. immigration policy today.
ACoM thanks all its sponsors for making this conference possible. Their support for ethnic and community media gives us the power to celebrate grassroots journalism.
Sep 12 | Immigrant survivors of domestic violence face growing barriers as visa protections, asylum rights, and federal funding safeguards erode. With rising scrutiny, anti-DEIA restrictions, and fear of ICE raids, many survivors remain silent. Experts will discuss urgent challenges and support pathways at this week’s briefing.
Due to Los Angeles' decline in the Trust for Public Land's national "ParkScore" rankings —from 49th place out of 100 major cities in 2020 to 88th in 2024 — the city announced this year that it would launch an equity initiative aimed at improving access to parks for low-income and racially diverse communities.
For years, South Central Los Angeles has been described as “park-poor” — a term that reflects both a lack of resources and a deeper, historic inequity. Today, that’s changing.
Sep 11 | Federal and state policy changes will reshape Medi-Cal from 2026 to 2028, impacting nearly 15 million Californians. Experts from DHCS will explain new requirements, budget effects, and which benefits remain unchanged to help families — especially immigrant and mixed-status households.
Isaac Ceja | La Opinión La ciudad de Los Ángeles está actualizando su evaluación de necesidades de parques con la meta de promover más equidad en las zonas verdes.
Nora Estrada | Kiosko News La mision de Norma E. García-González, directora del Departamento de Parques y Recreación del Condado de Los Ángeles, es "destacar el papel fundamental que desempeñan los parques para enriquecer la vida de todas las familias."
Joseph Fa’avae | Island Block Radio "You need a proper leader in the recreation department of the county or the city that has a vision. Someone that is pro-park."
Agustín Durán | Hispanic LA La apertura de dos nuevas áreas verdes en la ciudad de Bell promueve un acceso más equitativo a espacios recreativos de calidad en vecindarios históricamente marginados
Even though they have one of the most important jobs in America, many teachers face a crisis of affordability, even with gains at the bargaining table.
Live Fri | U.S. health care spending now equals 18% of GDP. As ACA subsidies expire, premiums rise, coverage drops, and costs surge, experts examine drivers of affordability and solutions to widening health care access gaps.
Italy is seeking to strike a balance with DC even as many in Europe see the newly articulated 'Donroe' Doctrine as an existential threat to the alliance.
For Mohamud Yussuf, founder of Runta News, Trump's verbal attacks on the Somali American community recall the language of violence in his home country.
