Monday, November 17, 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.

Older Adults Still At High Risk for COVID-19 — Beware Complacency

“We need your help in communicating the value of vaccines and boosters and testing-to-treatment for this population.”

California’s Youngest Kids at Acute Risk from Covid-19 — Vaccines Offer Best Protection Around

More than two years after Covid-19’s onset, there is finally a federally approved vaccine against it in the United States for children age 6 months to 4 years old.

White Terrorists Pose Top Safety Risk — Focus on Most Violent, Ex-FBI Expert Advises

Federal and state agencies continue to downplay the threat posed by white supremacist groups that are increasingly entering the mainstream.

Los Angeles County Dives Into L.A. River Work

Long-sought new plan sets table for 51 miles of possibilities.

California Will Pay College Students for Community Work

In a brand-new program, the first of its kind in the United States, California is offering college students $10,000 in pay and scholarship funding...

Lawsuits Hope to Extinguish Racist Gerrymandering in Multiple States

Voting rights advocates have brought an array of lawsuits in states across the country to stop what they say is an attempt to "rig democracy."

North Carolina Activists Make Redistricting an Ongoing Rallying Cry

The complexities of redistricting often mean certain communities are left unrepresented by the officials they elect to office.

There’s Gold in California for Strapped Renters, Homeowners, Landlords

A March 17 press briefing co-hosted by EMS housing advocates and experts laid out many ways the state is trying to keep Californians housed.

Los Angeles Launches Largest Guaranteed Income Program in US

The program is offering $1,000 a month for the next three years to 1,000 ​​people in LA County's poorest neighborhoods.
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County’s Safer at Work Program Saves L.A. Small Businesses Millions

In LA County, programs that have already saved small businesses millions during the pandemic are looking for ways to expand their outreach into underserved communities.

Housing, Hate, and Health Top Concerns for AAPI in LA

The agency will be translating all written materials into the 15 most-used languages in the state and adding more interpreters to its phone lines.

How to Ease L.A. Homeless Crisis – Voters See Coordination as Key, Not Taxation

With more than 65,000 people living on Los Angeles County’s streets, there’s desperation in the air. Despite all efforts to address it, the situation...

在加州 人民畫出為人民服務的選區

儘管全國政客都試圖利用這個系統,但在加州都是為了政治代表性

주민의 뜻에 따라 주민이 만든 캘리포니아 선거구 재조정

미국 전역에서 정치인들이 자신에게 유리하게 선거구를 확정하려 하지만, 캘리포니아주에서는 모든 주민들을 대변하려 한다.

En California la redistribución de los distritos electorales por el Pueblo funciona para el Pueblo

El recién terminado proceso de redistribución de los distritos electorales en California ofrece un modelo para el resto de Estados Unidos en cuanto al...
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In California Redistricting By the People Works for the People

While politicians nationwide try to game the system, in California, it’s all about representation.

낮은 백신 접종률로 고민하고 있는 버트 카운티

코로나19로 큰 타격을 입은 캘리포니아주 북부 버트 카운티 주민들은 보건의료당국의 부스터샷 접종 노력에도 불구하고 여전히 백신에 대한 불신을 감추지 못하고 있다.

布特縣對抗低疫苗接種率

試圖提高北加州布特縣(Butte County)新冠疫苗接種率的衛生官員,正在說服當地遭受野火重創、對政府抱持懷疑態度的人口。

El Condado de Butte lucha contra las bajas tasas de vacunación

Con apenas la mitad de sus 227,000 personas vacunadas, el condado está a más de 20 puntos porcentuales por detrás de la tasa de vacunación general del estado.
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Butte County Battles Low Vaccination Rate

With barely half of its 227,000 people vaccinated, the county is more than 20 percentage points behind the state’s overall vaccination rate.

L.A. 카운티, 코로나 시대 연말연시 우울증 방지 위한 정신건강 상담 제공

로스앤젤레스 카운티는 자원을 제공하고 정신 건강 문제에 대처하는 데 도움을 줄 것이라고 말했습니다.

在新冠疫情時代擊退節日憂鬱

洛杉磯縣提供精神健康援助 呼籲居民使用

Superar la Melancolía de las Fiestas en la Época de la COVID

El Condado de Los Ángeles brinda ayuda para la salud mental, anima su uso.

亞太裔加入反對德州「傑利蠑螈」行列 新選區地圖分裂少數族裔社區政治權力

一項反對德州最近通過的政治選區地圖的訴訟表示,新地圖蓄意、非法歧視德州增長最快的少數族裔人口,亞太裔。

Beating Holiday Blues in COVID Era

L.A. County offers mental health aid, urges trying it.

아시아 태평양계, 텍사스 개리맨더링에 함께 맞서 싸운다

텍사스주 선거구 재조정, 유색인종 정치력 ‘차별’한다.

投票權是我們這個時代的民權議題 維權人士要求制定國家標準

維權人士表示,投票權是「我們這個時代的民權議題」,但三個為了加強和制定國家投票權標準的不同提案,現在都被擱置在國會中。

AAPI Allies Join Chorus Against Texas Gerrymandering

New voting maps ‘crack’ political power of communities of color

투표권은 우리 시대의 민권 문제- 투표권 관련 전국적 기준 필요

투표권 보장 운동가들은 “투표권은 우리 시대의 민권 문제”라고 강조하고 있다. 그러나 전국 차원에서 투표권 기준을 제정하는 법안 3건은 현재 의회에서 잠자고 있는 상태다.

Voting Rights is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time

Three different proposals to strengthen and create nationwide standards on voting are all stalled in Congress.

Justice for Kevin Epps, San Francisco’s Native Son

The trial of Kevin Epps has nothing to do with the impartial pursuit of justice and everything to do with the background of structural injustice that defines prosecutions like this one. 

Who Cares? Caregivers Often Invisible But Central to our Lives

Live Wed | California relies on family and informal caregivers, yet many don’t recognize their role. This briefing explores caregiving, available resources, and how to better support older adults and people with disabilities.

Community Media Partnerships Are Driving On-the-Ground Change in California

Ethnic and community media are the trusted messengers helping California’s institutions reach the people they serve through on-the-ground partnerships.

Winners | ACoM Awards

California’s ethnic media have shone as trusted messengers of news throughout a year of polarization and fear for many of their communities.