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‘Two Sexes Only!’: Executive Order Sparks Backlash Over Attack on Transgender Rights
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On January 31, 2025, a briefing held by Ethnic Media Services provided insight into the impact of a newly signed executive order that mandates government agencies to recognize only two sexes—male and female—based strictly on biological definitions at birth. The order, signed by President Trump, has been widely criticized as an attack on the…
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Rohnert Park’s ExecBloom Selected by The WMarketplace to Facilitate California Export Training Program Workshops for Women Entrepreneurs
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The WMarketplace has selected Rohnert Park Leadership Consultancy, ExecBloom, to facilitate statewide export workshops, empowering women-owned small businesses to expand into global markets. The workshops are part of the partnership between The WMarketplace and California’s Office of Business and Economic Development, GO-Biz, to bring a new free-of-charge export training program to women-owned small businesses. Interested women…
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As LA Rebuilds, What Happens to Immigrants in the Crosshairs of Deportation?
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In the bustling heart of Los Angeles, a city of immigrants and innovation, a new vision for the future is slowly taking shape. The idea is radical: rebuilding LA to address a host of social, economic, and infrastructural issues that have been decades in the making. This article, written with information shared during a…
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From Exclusion to Empowerment: Combating Hate in California’s Rural Heartland
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In the quiet expanses of rural California, nestled between vast agricultural fields and picturesque mountain ranges, a complex and often painful narrative unfolds for minority communities. Insights for this article were gathered during a briefing held by Ethnic Media Services on January 24, 2025, where experts and community advocates shed light on the unique…
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Meeting Light
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By Raphael Block Through the windshield, light gleams on the fields, the light green willow leaves running along the creeks seem brighter set against the just beginning greening hills dotted with oaks, cows, sheep, small clumps of shy-hoofed deer. All chomp in well-manured pastures as I, too, stand richly fed. Vultures wing soundless…
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AÑO FISCAL 2025/2026 PROCESO DE SOLICITUD Y ADJUDICACIÓN DE CONTRATO DE SERVICIOS PÚBLICOS
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(English version below) CIUDAD DE SANTA ROSA AVISO DE REUNIÓN PÚBLICA PROCESO DEL PLAN DE ACCIÓN 2025/2026 Por la presente se notifica que el Departamento de Vivienda y Servicios Comunitarios de la Ciudad de Santa Rosa llevará a cabo una reunión pública el miércoles 5 de febrero del 2025 a las 2:00 pm a…
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Request for Proposals for SonomaWORKS Employment Services
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Sonoma County Human Services Department is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to administer the SonomaWORKS Employment Services. All interested parties are encouraged to apply. The RFP is be available on the Sonoma County Supplier Portal at https://esupplier.sonomacounty.ca.gov/psp/FNPRD/SUPPLIER/ERP/h/?tab=DEFAULT A Bidders’ Conference will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2024, at 11:00…
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From Viruses to Climate: Public Health at a Crossroads in 2025
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As the world emerges from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts are warning that the battle against health crises is far from over. In 2025, global and regional challenges continue to strain healthcare systems, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations and testing the resilience of public health infrastructure. For the United States—and California…
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Santa Rosa City Schools realizará juntas en distintas municipalidades para escuchar las preocupaciones y proporcionar información sobre el cierre de escuelas
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Esta nota fue publicada originalmente en The Press Democrat por Adriana Gutierrez. Puedes leerla aquí. Al menos cuatro escuelas podrían cerrar al final del año escolar en el distrito de Santa Rosa City Schools en un esfuerzo por ahorrar $ 11 millones al año durante los próximos dos años y compensar un déficit de…
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California aumenta los beneficios del Permiso Familiar Pagado y del Seguro de Incapacidad a niveles récord para las nuevas solicitudes presentadas en 2025
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Lo que necesita saber: California aumentó los beneficios del Permiso Familiar Pagado y del Seguro de Incapacidad hasta en un 90 por ciento del salario para muchos trabajadores—un incremento sin precedentes que facilitará a los californianos ausentarse del trabajo por una enfermedad, lesión o para cuidar de seres queridos. El Departamento del Desarrollo del…
