December 2017

A new study ranking each California county by racial disparity was recently released by the Advancement Project, a multiracial civil rights organization. The study examined seven specific measures — economic opportunity, healthcare access, education, housing, democracy, crime and justice, and environment — and tracked publicly accessible data to show how Caucasians, Latinos, Asians and African Americans fared in each category. Here’s a look at what the study says about Southern California.

Even before the smoke cleared, people were talking about rebuilding Sonoma County. “What does it look like?” “Who will make the decisions?” “How can we all become stronger together?” These are the questions nagging at nearly two dozen Sonoma County residents from Santa Rosa and beyond who wanted to do more than wait for an answer. They wanted to be part of the answer and more importantly, enable and empower the community to be a part of the answer, too. “Post-fire, so much discussion was...

SONOMA COUNTY CA written by Marcy Cooper I want to thank our community groups, the Fire Department, Sheriff’s Department, CHP, the selection committee, and the full Homeless Task Force . It has been voted and recommended that the Patrick McCaffrey Foundation receive $300,000 for building tiny houses, buying land, having an outreach team, and transporting folks as needed - thus saving vital services for locals living between Sea Ranch and Forestville. Here is a short synopsis of one part that...

Despite making up the majority of California’s public school students, Latinos are still facing major challenges to achieving in school and graduating from college, a new report finds. But the report also highlights five bright spots in the LA County area — schools, districts, and programs that are helping Latinos succeed. In Los Angeles County, two school districts, a high school, and an early education center are modeling what needs to be done to close the achievement gap for Latino...

REDDING, Calif. - The Northstate is a concentrated area of opioid use, but there have been improvements in Shasta County. "What disturbs me the most, especially in our community is that you see young people who needlessly die tragically," said Shasta County Chief Deputy Coroner Gene Randall. The drug epidemic doesn't just mean illegal drugs. "In 2013, we had about 1,300 to 1,400 opioid prescriptions every 1,000 people here in a year, which means more than one opioid prescription for every...