Monthly Archives: January 2015

Indigenous Leaders Call for Driving Test in Their Own Language

January 28, 2015 / By

La Opinion, News Report, Araceli Martínez Ortega, Translated by Elena Shore

Leaders of the Mixtec community of Oxnard, Calif.

Life Lessons for Farmworker’s Son at Community College

January 26, 2015 / By

By LEONEL MARTINEZ

More than 30 years ago, I became the first member in my farmworker family to go to college.

The College Myth: Why Most Students Need More Than Four Years

January 22, 2015 / By

Richmond Pulse, Commentary, Joanna Pulido

The teacher smiled and held a hat as a line of about a dozen students looked at each other nervously.

Farmworker Women Speaking Up on Domestic Violence

January 16, 2015 / By

New America Media, News Feature, Brenda Rincon Editor’s Note: This article was produced as part of the California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, a program of USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Children of the Drought

January 16, 2015 / By

New America Media/South Kern Sol, First Person, Reyna Olaguez

Ed. Note: Last summer we sent young reporters from New America Media’s youth-led community projects out on assignment to capture, in photographs, how the drought has affected their Central Valley communities.

A Model for Police Reform

January 14, 2015 / By

Richmond Pulse, News Report, Brett Murphy

Image: Officer Brandon Ruffin chats with a group of locals barbecuing in the Veteran’s Memorial Hall parking lot.

Cuban Healthcare System Impresses South Kern Delegation

January 13, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, Question and Answer, Reyna Olaguez

Above: (from left to right) Debbie Wood, Dr.

Recology Looks For Community Input Pending Takeover of Troubled Composting Facility, Jan. 8

January 5, 2015 / By

South Kern Sol, News Report, Alfredo Camacho

Lamont, Calif. — Community Recycling and Resource Center (CRRR), is in the process of changing ownership.