What a silly ‘Latinos Por Pratt’ salsa video says about L.A.’s mayor race
You know the political silly season is upon us when campaigns start to make fools of themselves trying…
California Latinos remain underpaid despite education gains
A new study by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute released Thursday found that despite Latinos being…
Corn tortillas in California now must contain folic acid. More states are looking at it – The Mercury News
By JONEL ALECCIA and AMY TAXIN, Associated Press Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a…
LA County Fentanyl-related overdose deaths decline
While drug overdose deaths significantly dropped in Los Angeles County from 2023 to 2024, race and income disparities…
Why I’m not taking down my César Chávez photo
The framed photo of César Chávez and Dolores Huerta sits in my personal office on a bookshelf crammed…
Don’t clear out diversity in governor’s race
By Katharine Pichardo, Special for CalMatters Tulare County community members attend a voter registration event hosted by The…
Cesar Chavez’s Mayfair neighborhood in San Jose struggling with identity now that legend is tainted – The Mercury News
Blanca Alvarado is 94 and struggles to catch her breath. But she still remembers the early days alongside…
Commentary: And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured. What’s next?
An eerie silence had settled. As word evidently reached activists in the last few weeks that disturbing allegations…
Local education leaders join march and celebrate César Chávez
What’s at stake? At an event celebrating César Chávez, a labor leader who helped organize farm workers alongside…
The USPS unveiled a lowrider stamp in Logan Heights
A pair wearing “Brown Image” car club shirts hold a commemorative lowrider stamp set on March 13, 2026…
Too many Democrats in California governor’s race? That’s a great thing
After months of fretting, California Democratic leaders are now truly freaking out about too many of their own…
Hollywood still undervalues Latinas. “Real Women Have Curves” author gives them the spotlight
LIFE Film Festival (Latina Independent Film Extravaganza) returns to Los Angeles this week for its 13th year. Founded…