Archive for January, 2012
City Approves Contested Downtown Plan
Written by Jesus Hernandez, VoiceWaves Journalist. Residents of Long Beach address City Council regarding the Downtown Plan. Photo by Jesus Hernandez. Despite the pleas of many Long Beach residents, with a vote of 7 to 2, the Downtown Plan will go forward as written. As Councilmembers from all nine districts of Long Beach took their [...]
The Soul of a Community
Video by VoiceWaves Youth Journalist Daniel Tevai. Interview by Antonio Ruiz, Community Engagement Coordinator. Why do residents continue to live in Long Beach? What attracts people to visit and stay? These were some of the questions asked and answered in a three-year study from the Knight Foundation called “Soul of the Community”. The study explored [...]
Bakersfield Pride an opportunity for advocacy
BAKERSFIELD–The Bakersfield Pride Festival was filled with booths, people, and of course, a sea of the rainbow from flags hanging or waving and products with the rainbow print on them. Booths varied from left to right. Some were of art, some had information, some were about advocacy and others to simply to sell their products. [...]
Why Budget Cuts are Bad For Your Health, Part II
Iexaminer.org, News Report, Nan Nan Liu, Posted: Jan 23, 2012 Seattle, Wa – In 2001, a sudden car crash shattered the wonderful life Wing Tse shared with his wife and two daughters. After months in a coma, years of painful surgeries and therapy, losing his career, and enduring deep depression, Tse finally feels happy again – all thanks [...]
