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Genesis Chavez-Caro

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Genesis Chavez-Caro covers poverty and opportunity in the Inland Empire, an area encompassing Riverside and San Bernardino counties east of Los Angeles, for the California Divide project, a statewide media collaboration on this topic. She is a former editor and columnist for Spanish-language publication El Aviso Magazine, where she focused on topics regarding Latino millennial trends and interests. Previously, she was a reporter for the nonprofit organization Gladeo, where her reporting provided low-income high school students the resources they need to make informed career choices. Chavez-Caro was also a reporter for bilingual newspaper El Tecolote, covering San Francisco’s historic Mission District and its ever-changing cultural climate. She has a bachelor’s degree in Journalism with a minor in Race and Resistance Studies from San Francisco State University. Her hometown is Huntington Park, California.

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The entrance gates to White Park in downtown Riverside are open Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. The city has hired a security guard to patrol the park, but in January, a new program will put park and neighborhood specialists there and at other parks to address homelessness. Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG
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Riverside refuerza la seguridad en los parques para abordar la situación de las personas sin hogar
En resumen En respuesta a las quejas sobre la falta de vivienda, Riverside está aumentando la seguridad en sus parques. El departamento de policía asignará agentes no juramentados, conocidos como especialistas, para ayudar a las personas sin hogar a acceder a los servicios de salud mental. El programa costará $ 2.4 millones el primer año y $ […]
By • October 20, 2021
The entrance gates to White Park in downtown Riverside are open Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. The city has hired a security guard to patrol the park, but in January, a new program will put park and neighborhood specialists there and at other parks to address homelessness. Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG
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Riverside beefs up park security to address homelessness
Responding to complaints about homelessness, Riverside is stepping up security across its parks. The police department will assign non-sworn officers, known as specialists, to help the homeless access mental health services. The program will cost $2.4 million the first year and $2 million in future years.
By • October 20, 2021

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