Marilyn Bechtel
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California cities, counties, school boards act to defend immigrants
February 9, 2017Oakland, California, could become the first in the nation to boycott firms helping to build the wall President Trump plans along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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U.S.
Defying Trump’s threats, cities, states move to lock in sanctuary status
February 3, 2017Lawmakers in certain cities and states are taking steps to ensure that immigrants can live without fear of being detained or deported.
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Politics
In San Francisco Bay Area, over 300,000 participate in Women’s Marches
January 25, 2017Among participants were the young and old and everyone in between, marchers with disabilities, people of all colors, among them many men.
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U.S.
Californians act to uphold Obamacare
January 17, 2017In California the emphasis is on how to keep and improve the Affordable Care Act.
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U.S.
California health care advocates discuss new challenges
December 19, 2016“If Congress can rip away the health care for 30 million people without a pushback, it will just keep going.”
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California legislators challenge Trump anti-immigrant agenda
December 8, 2016California’s state Senate and Assembly are moving quickly to protect and uphold the rights of the state’s undocumented immigrants.
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Politics
Californians say their state stands against Trump agenda
November 16, 2016Californians refuse to give in to racism, anti-immigrant actions, and bigotry.
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Culture
Musical honors Americans who fought in Spanish Civil War
October 25, 2016Eighty years ago an epic struggle began, largely to be overwritten in public memory by World War II.
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