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Elderly tenant on the verge of being displaced during the pandemic
Advocates for tenants rights have said the government has to step up and treat the pandemic as a health crisis.
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Workers in the San Joaquin Valley ask the attorney general for support
Feeling unsafe after a COVID-19 outbreak, employees of the Primex pistachio plant are calling for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to investigate the company.
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Dozens of pistachio plant workers infected with COVID-19
The Primex plant waited 16 days before shutting down for only five days. Employees still feel unsafe after 112 workers and family members, including a baby, have been sickened.
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Sin trabajo, sin pruebas, sin ahorros: el condado del sudeste de Los Ángeles se ve muy afectado por la pandemia
Según el estudio, alrededor del 41% son trabajadores esenciales, pero carecen de acceso a las pruebas.
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No jobs, no tests, no savings: Southeast LA County hit hard by pandemic
Lee este artículo en español. Seven of every ten residents of southeast Los Angeles County have lost their jobs or had their wages cut during the pandemic, and 40% have less than $500 in savings to help them survive the economic devastation, according to a survey released today. The survey was conducted for a Los Angeles […]
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Las estampillas de comida disponibles debido a la pandemia ofrecen hasta $365 por niño
California emite vales de comida únicos de hasta $365 por niño a las familias con niños que califican para recibir comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido en las escuelas.
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Pandemic food program offers up to $365 per child
California is issuing one-time food stamps up to $365 per child to families with children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school to get through the coronavirus outbreak.
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Financial help for California’s undocumented immigrants starts Monday
Financial relief will be available to California's undocumented workers. Applications are approved on a first-come, first-served basis until the money runs out.
CalMatters en Español
Ayuda financiera para los inmigrantes indocumentados de California
Las solicitudes se aprueban por orden de llegada hasta que se agoten los 75 millones de dólares de fondos estatales.
California Divide
People in poor areas of L.A. are infected and dying at twice the rate of wealthier neighborhoods
Dalia was working in a clothing factory in South Los Angeles for about five months when the COVID-19 outbreak hit in mid-March. The workload got heavy when the factory started receiving orders to make face masks. Dalia, who was in charge of trimming the masks, sometimes would take extra work home. Like many other undocumented […]