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A Model for Police Reform

January 20, 2015 / By
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Richmond Pulse, News Report, Brett Murphy, Posted: Jan 14, 2015 Image: Officer Brandon Ruffin chats with a group of locals barbecuing in the Veteran’s Memorial Hall parking lot.

Farmworker Women Speaking Up on Domestic Violence

January 15, 2015 / By
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New America Media, News Feature, Brenda Rincon, Posted: Jan 15, 2015 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.

Napolitano: What is the Priority for Public Higher Education in CA?

January 5, 2015 / By
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New America Media, Question & Answer, Peter Schurmann, Posted: Dec 19, 2014 Ed. Note: In November, the University of California Board of Regents approved a plan to raise tuition for all students by 5 percent each year over the next five years.

Border Keeps Family Apart During Holidays

December 24, 2014 / By
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KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Unincorporated While most students count down the days until winter break, I’ve come to dread the holiday season.

Hard Winter for California Farmworkers

December 23, 2014 / By
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New America Media, Photo Essay, David Bacon, Posted: Dec 22, 2014 Above: Vidal Cota is an immigrant farm worker from Los Mochis, Sinaloa.

Water Stations Filling a Huge Need in East Valley

December 22, 2014 / By
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This additional water bottle refilling station has been installed in the learning center at the San Jose Community Center in Thermal, Calif.

Virgen de Guadalupe Processional Highlights Environmental Injustices in the Eastern Coachella Valley

December 13, 2014 / By
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AMBER AMAYA/ Coachella Uninc. THERMAL—Residents from Thermal, Mecca, Coachella and Oasis gathered Friday night at the San Jose Community Center in Thermal, Calif.

Hernandez Is Sworn In As Coachella’s New Mayor

December 5, 2014 / By
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COACHELLA—Residents gathered in the Coachella City Council Chambers Thursday night to witness Steven Hernandez get sworn in as the city’s newest mayor.

Police Relations — Not Just a Black, Urban Issue

December 4, 2014 / By

New America Media, First Person, Various Authors, Posted: Dec 04, 2014 Above: Residents of Bakersfield protested last May on the one-year anniversary of the death of David Silva.