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08/06/2025

Ari Freilich, Director, California Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the Department of Justice, gives an overview of California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order (GRVO) and how it is helping to protect the states’ residents from gun violence. More at https://buff.ly/H5nPXgw |

08/04/2025

Tae Heung Kim, a doctoral student who has lived legally in the US for over 35 years, has been held in ICE custody for almost 2 weeks. Customs and Border Protection has released no information about why the researcher has been detained for a prolonged period.

Tae Heung Kim, a doctoral student who has lived legally in the US for over 35 years, has been held in ICE custody for almost 2 weeks.

08/01/2025

As gun violence surges nationwide, many Californians still don’t know that powerful tools already exist to help prevent gun violence. In response, has launched a new campaign focused on protection orders. Read more:

As gun violence surges nationwide, California has launched a new campaign focused on protection orders.

07/31/2025

For our latest episode of SoundOnSight, Journalist and photographer Manuel Ortiz speaks with ACoM’s Peter Schurmann about his current reporting mission in El Salvador. According to Ortiz, conditions have grown more dire. President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gang violence has resulted in a police state targeting the nation’s poorest people.

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07/30/2025

This media briefing will focus on how increasing public awareness of these laws can improve safety and save lives, especially in communities that have been hit hardest by gun violence.

07/25/2025

ACoM News Briefing | Why Gen Z Grapples with Loneliness, Depression and a Sense of Rejection

The declining mental health of children and young adults is the ‘crisis of our time,’ says former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. More than 22% of Gen Z young adults reported having a major depressive episode in 2023, according to data from the National Institute of Mental Health. 4 out of 10 children report persistent feelings of sadness.

Depression rates are highest among Latino youth, while young Black men have the highest rates of su***de. In 2022, su***de was the leading cause of death for Asian Americans ages 15-24.

Speakers this week will discuss the many drivers of poor mental health in children and young adults, including poverty, racism, rejection, and the many uncertainties of contemporary American life. They will also discuss novel treatment models.

Guest Speakers
- Dr. Kiara Álvarez, Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Joint appointment, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Dr. Ovsanna Leyfer, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and licensed clinical psychologist, Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University
- Two young adults from Beloved Village will share their stories of struggling with depression and anxiety

07/24/2025

Asian Americans are the only major racial or ethnic group that is majority immigrant, yet their concerns remain largely unheard as ICE raids continue across the country. A conversation with Connie Chung Joe, executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California

Asian Americans are the only major racial or ethnic group that is majority immigrant, yet their concerns remain largely unheard as ICE raids continue across the country.

07/23/2025

Our interview with Manuel Oritz of Península 360 Press on his recent reporting trip to , what he saw, heard and learned from interviews with residents, experts, professionals and those recently deported from the U.S.

In El Salvador, conditions for the nation’s poorest have grown more dire as mass arrests continue and people struggle to meet their most basic needs.

07/17/2025

“In a moment when Trump is pledging mass , has chosen to flatline legal defense funding... Families are already being left defenseless," says Sup. Jackie Fielder.

Critics say the mayor and SFPD are policing protestors while protecting federal immigration agents in a city that celebrates its sanctuary status.

07/16/2025

Great reporting from our friends at Point Reyes Light on the uncertainty confronting as historic ranches along the begin to shut down.

Historic farms in Pt. Reyes National Seashore are shutting down after a settlement phased out agriculture. The path forward for farm workers is uncertain.

07/15/2025

Según la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Shasta, un individuo se acercó a la casa de la familia latina y disparó varias veces con una escopeta contra la residencia mientras gritaba insultos racistas.

Una víctima del presunto crimen de odio dijo que recibió ayuda rápidamente cuando ocurrió el incidente por primera vez, pero que desde entonces no ha tenido ningún contacto con la policía ni con la oficina del fiscal de distrito, lo que le hace temer por su seguridad.

07/15/2025

Exploiting loopholes in the Privacy Act, the Trump Admin is rapidly tearing down the firewalls that protect our data to more efficiently and cheaply target immigrants... and political enemies.

In our information-rich environment the war over access to data will be as or more impactful than increased funding for in-the-field ICE operations.