Thursday, April 3, 2025

Mark Hedin

Mark Hedin is a reporter for Ethnic Media Services. He has previously written for the San Francisco Examiner, the San Francisco Chronicle, the East Bay Times, Central City Extra, and SF State’s Golden Gater, as well as other papers.

‘We Want to be Visible’ — Tulare County Aims to Reverse Census Undercount

Community stakeholders and local reporters came out in force March 15 to discuss Tulare County’s risk of once more being undercounted in the 2020 Census.

Governor Explains Death Penalty Moratorium: ‘I Cannot Do This’

CA Governor Newsom described the reasoning behind his recent decision to impose a moratorium on the death penalty during his tenure.

Could Congress Ban Citizenship Question from 2020 Census?

Congress may hold the key to stopping the Census Bureau from adding the highly controversial question about citizenship status to the 2020 Census.

San Jose Makes its Plans for Coyote Valley – Voters OK’d Millions for Green Space, Water Quality

Under the watchful eyes of dozens of community activists, San Jose’s City Council held a study session Jan. 22 to discuss plans for Coyote Valley.

Census Confidentiality Concerns Worry Activists

As the Census Bureau prepares for its 2020 count, concerns about new plans to question respondents about their citizenship status have taken center stage.

Watershed and Community Restoration Go Hand in Hand in North Richmond

If watersheds are not a community resource, people are less inclined to protect it.

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