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08/22/2025

ACoM News Briefing | Medicaid Turns 60 — The Road Ahead for Health Care Justice
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As Medicaid marks its 60th anniversary, this media briefing examines how the program has expanded access for millions and explores how rollback threats could shake that foundation. Experts discuss California’s efforts to protect Medi-Cal expansions—and whether the state can set a nationwide precedent.
Thank You Guest Speakers:
Dr. Ilan Shapiro Strygler, SVP, Chief Health Correspondent & Medical Affairs Officer, AltaMed Health Services
Cary Sanders, Senior Policy Director, California Pan‑Ethnic Health Network
Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Families USA

Aug 1 | As the U.S. now faces the largest federal subsidy rollback in history, experts discuss how can Americans keep the struggle for health care justice moving forward.

08/19/2025

can take many forms. “A lot of people will come to a Debajito show just to dance and have fun... And that joy is in itself a form of resistance." Great story from our friends ChicoSol.org

Changemaker is an occasional ChicoSol series that profiles local people or groups contributing diversity or humanitarian work to the community. In the second verse of “Frontera,” the lead single on the newly-released album “Entremundos,” a fisherman makes the harrowing journey from his villa...

08/19/2025

“We’re not everything the president says we are. We’re not murderers, drug traffickers, criminals. None of that. We just want to work and have your support to harvest the crops that come to your tables.” Farm workers in Oxnard, California say fear haunts families here one month after ICE raids targeted area farms. Reporting via La Opinión

One month after the largest ICE raid in California history, farm workers in Oxnard say they live in constant fear of being detained.

08/14/2025

In the heart of Redding, Calif, there’s a building surrounded by 8-foot-tall fences and large shrubs. Seemingly unbeknownst to many — even city officials — this building is an sub-field office. Great reporting from our friends Shasta Scout

Seemingly unbeknownst to many — even city officials — a building in the heart of Redding is an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sub-field office.

08/12/2025

The takeover of will be a crucial milestone in the rise of an authoritarian regime and the decline of the , argues Gabriel Lerner of
HispanicLA.com

The takeover of the nation's capital could be a crucial milestone in the rise of an authoritarian regime and the decline of the American dream.

08/12/2025

Like other GOP reps, CA congressman Doug LaMalfa decided to meet with constituents -- his first town hall in eight years -- after passing the . He got an earful. Via
ChicoSol.org

District 1 Congressman Doug LaMalfa defended his support for the One Big Beautiful Act as members of his audience jeered and heckled him.

08/12/2025

Corporate America’s stereotypes ignore booming ethnic markets worth trillions. Immigrants prize authenticity, not token “diversity.” Brands like Weee! win through cultural nuance, while AI erases tech moats. Ethnic entrepreneurs hold the real advantage—uniting communities authentically for loyalty, pricing power, and billion-dollar potential. The ethnic economy is the main event.

Read the story by Vansh Gupta, Siliconeer - https://americancommunitymedia.org/oped/beyond-the-e-word-americas-ignored-market/

08/11/2025

"While everyone’s chasing the next unicorn, the next billion-dollar venture will be the first to authentically capture multiple ethnic markets under one brand without losing cultural specificity," says Vansh Gupta of Siliconeer.

The next billion-dollar venture will be the first to authentically capture multiple ethnic markets under one brand without losing cultural specificity.

08/08/2025

Driving the American West reveals an immense , both geographic and cultural, that is a deeply enmeshed part of the nation's democratic spirit.

Driving the American West reveals an immense diversity, both geographic and cultural, that is a deeply enmeshed part of the nation's democratic spirit.

08/08/2025

ACoM News Briefing | California’s Gun Safety Laws Save Lives — Few People Know About Them

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A new media briefing highlights California’s leading role in gun safety—with the strongest laws nationally helping to reduce firearm deaths. Yet awareness of critical tools like Gun Violence Protection Orders (GVPOs) remains surprisingly low across the state. Experts unpack how making these safeguards more visible can help communities stay safer.


Thank You Guest Speakers:

Dr. Amy Barnhorst, Associate Director, UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program & Professor of Psychiatry, Davis School of Medicine
Ari Freilich, Director, California Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Department of Justice
Sergeant Kyle Ikeuchi, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office
Chris Dargan, Senior Public Information Officer, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Gabriella Gonzales, Member, Reduce The Risk Youth Advisory Council

This briefing focuses 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.

08/07/2025

When you flee state violence in your home country, seek in the US, and then have to hide from agents while waiting for your court date, where you might also be arrested and . Península 360 Press

For one Bay Area mother, fleeing El Salvador meant leaving behind criminal extortion and arbitrary arrest by police. Now she fears she may have to return.

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 |