Cutting School Buses Would Spell Disaster for CA’s Desert Communities

Governor Jerry Brown recently announced that midyear budget cuts could include a reduction of school…

Urban Youth Ask: Are We Married to Facebook for Life?

Ed. Note: Low-income young people in the San Francisco Bay Area write about how they…

Komen Reversal a Victory for Latina Fight Against Breast Cancer

NEW YORK--When I was 16, a health educator came to my high-school gym class, corralled…

Study: California Women “Falling Behind”—and Held Back by Budget Cuts

 SAN FRANCISCO--Women are recovering from the recession at a slower rate than men according to…

Filipino Veterans Got $214 Million from U.S. Last Year

MANILA--Thousands of Filipino World War II veterans or their family members last year received $214.4…

School Nurses Become Medical Safety Net

 NEWMAN, Calif.--When Bernice Arnett accepted a school nurse position with the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School…