On Aug. 28, Mayor London Breed announced in a press conference a new tiered system for reopening services, businesses and activities in San Francisco that aims to move from reopening low-risk outdoor activities to low-risk indoor activities in September. Dr. Grant Colfax, head of the Department of Health, took the mic after her. Stepping up […]
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California Prepares for Election 2020 During Unprecedented Times
With Nov. 3 quickly approaching, officials are scrambling to face the many challenges for the upcoming 2020 election—a global pandemic, a surge of wildfires across the state and a turbulent political environment. California Secretary of State Alex Padilla addressed these issues—including voter access and safety issues—during a special virtual video news briefing hosted by Ethnic […]
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Photo Essay: Climate Change, Extreme Fires, and Orange Skies
Residents across the Bay Area awoke Wednesday morning, September 9, 2020, to smoky red skies, a result of fires raging all over the state. Climate change has, among other things, made California’s fire season more extreme.
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The time to fill out the 2020 Census is now
Everyone living in the United States counts. But only if you submit your 2020 census form by September 30. The census is the once a decade effort to count everyone in this country—from infants to great grandparents. But you cannot be counted if you don’t complete the census form. The stakes are high. By […]
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A Census undercount of immigrant communities could devastate Bay Area’s already struggling network of childcare
The Trump administration’s continuous attack on the 2020 Census has many advocacy groups concerned about how a potential undercount will impact funding for community services and programs. But with the census deadline looming, an undercount of immigrants and other hard-to-reach communities across the U.S. could crush an already struggling patchwork of childcare services that many […]
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For immigrant and unhoused communities, fear of participating in Census is real
The 2020 Census is crucial to our democracy and is vital to state and city funding; however, accounting for unhoused communities has historically required trusted allies to advocate in the field. But with social distancing regulations in place due to the pandemic, many of those relationships have been compromised. “I think when it comes to […]
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Please Be Counted: Lives Depend On The Census
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau is required to count every person living in the United States. Census data is used to determine funding allocations for a wide variety of government programs, as well as political representation in Congress and other levels of government. During these unprecedented times, it is absolutely critical that everyone […]
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Poetry: Mama
Mama where are you?Do you know I pray for you?I know you’re not happy but you can be.I miss the times we had, the memories we created.I know our relationship has been rocky for some time nowbut I’m still your Crystal.Don’t you see, you can see right through me?Open your eyes and look how far […]
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Mayor and Supes disappoint again: No change to policing as we know it
The unconscionable execution of George Floyd by Minneapolis police on May 25th caused a sea change in support to end the racist and brutal legacy of policing that impacts Black lives the most. Defund, dismantle and abolish police departments was the rallying call across the country. On June 3rd—despite an escalating Covid-19 pandemic and a […]