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Emergency Request to Halt California CDL Cancellations Denied
Thousands of immigrant truck drivers across California have lost their ability to work after the state canceled their commercial driver’s licenses.
Allensworth Hosts 1st Inaugural Black History Month Event
In celebration of Black History Month, the Allensworth Historic Cemetery Committee (AHCC) hosted its first inaugural l Black History event.
Health Screening Tool Helps Identify Environmental Challenges Across California
On February 17th, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHA), alongside the UC Merced Community and Labor Center, hosted a two-part session of the CalEnviroScreen and Valley Plan forum.
Advocates, Residents Sue California Over Cancer-Linked Pesticide
Farmworker advocates and residents have filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), accusing the agency of creating contradictory protections for a cancer-causing pesticide nearly a decade after a court ordered the state to strengthen its oversight.
Elsie Saldaña: Lifelong Advocate and Record-Long Drag King
For Elsie Saldaña, better known by her stage name ‘El Dana’, performing for a crowd eases the heavy weight of the past 81 years.
Op-ed: What Reporters Saw Inside California City’s Immigration Detention Center
On the outskirts of California City, an immigration detention center operates miles outside of public view.