Latino Legislative caucus Identifies Its Priority Legislation for 2022
The California Latino Legislative Caucus signaled it will focus on legislation to help food vendors, undocumented students and low-income families when members outlined their legislative priorities in a Wednesday press conference in Sacramento that was also live-streamed. “This package of bills aims to address issues that our communities feel every day – economic inequity, environmental […]
“Housing First” Policy Needs an adjustment
Jackson is 4 years old. His little sister, Isabella, is 3. They live with their mother, Rachel, a recovering heroin addict at Saint John’s Program for Real Change, a shelter for formerly homeless women and children that I head. Rachel, like many of the mothers in our shelter, is a participant of a court-ordered reunification […]
California Bill Would Fund Scholarships for aspiring central valley doctors
FRENCH CAMP, Calif. —Stockton Assm. Carlos Villapudua wants to bring much-needed physicians to underserved areas of the Central Valley by offering full scholarships to aspiring doctors. According to his office, San Joaquin County has a dire need for more physicians. For every 100,000 residents in the county, there are only 39 primary care physicians, leading […]