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Pelosi to Introduce Bill on Violence Against Women
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Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress are reintroducing a bill aimed at combating violence against women. A press conference originally scheduled for Tuesday has been rescheduled for Wednesday. A previous version of the bill expired, as CNN reports: Supporters … Continue reading
Local Jails May Limit Immigration Holds to Convicts
In the next year, many of California’s local jails might limit federal immigration “holds” to detainees with felony convictions, greatly reducing the number of people deported from the state solely for entering the country without permission. Gov. Jerry Brown met … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Alameda DA Changes Deportation Policy; Prof. Says Sandy Could Happen Here; Jobless Rate Falls in Calif.; Parade Cost a Mystery
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Some immigrants charged in Alameda County courts could avoid deportation under DA's new guidelines (Oakland Tribune) In a new strategy to stop minor crimes from triggering deportations, Alameda County's district attorney has instructed prosecutors to allow some immigrants to avoid … Continue reading
Special Visas for Crime Victims Surge in Oakland
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Shoshana Walter, The Bay Citizen Linda Mendoza says her life began changing for the better the day she was robbed at gunpoint. In 2010, Mendoza had just opened her beauty salon on International Boulevard in East Oakland when three men … Continue reading
Gay 'Conversion,' Vaccination Opt Out, Immigration and More: California Gets 191 New Laws
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Parents who don’t get their kids vaccinated will need permission from their doctor’s office before enrolling them in school. Psychotherapists can’t try to convert gay teenagers into straight ones. And some undocumented immigrants can get driver’s licenses. These changes in … Continue reading
Brown Signs Drivers License Bill for Undocumented Immigrants, Vetoes Deportation Limits
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Some illegal immigrants could get California drivers licenses under a bill that Gov. Jerry Brown announced he signed into law late Sunday. AB2189 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, will let the Department of Motor Vehicles … Continue reading
Undocumented or Illegal? Immigrant Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas Makes a Case
If you come to the United States — or stay here — without the permission of the government, are you an illegal immigrant, an illegal alien, or an undocumented immigrant? Jose Antonio Vargas took on the long-simmering controversy over this … Continue reading
Immigrant Integration Varies Across California
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Joanna Lin, California Watch When a change to federal law meant many immigrants would lose access to certain welfare benefits, Santa Clara County faced having to absorb thousands of residents in local safety net programs. So the county pursued a … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Yahoo Fires Newscaster Over GOP Remark; Teachers Fight for Softer Evaluations; Report Warns of Peril for Community College
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Yahoo fires David Chalian over GOP remark (SF Chronicle) Yahoo said Wednesday that it had fired David Chalian, the website's Washington bureau chief, after he was recorded at the Republican National Convention saying convention officials were "happy to have a … Continue reading
'Deferred Action' Program Offers Hope for Some Young Immigrants
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By Amy Isackson Starting Wednesday, an estimated 1.2 million undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children will be able to apply to live and work in the U.S. legally for at least the next two years. Up … Continue reading
