A coalition of immigrant rights proponents rallied at the Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting on August 17 to explain why undocumented immigrants should be given access to health care.

Community members, media and activists packed Clinica Sierra Vista’s Elm Dental Center to hear Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) discuss and celebrate the progress of the Health for All bill (SB 4) as part of his state-wide #Health4All campaign tour.

Boyle Heights Beat is an initiative of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism and Hoy. <br/> <br/> A recently settled lawsuit will force LA to spend $31 to $63 million dollars annually over three decades to mend broken sidewalks. The lawsuit claimed the city was in violation of the American With Disabilities Act (ADA).

Rosa Garay is a mother of 8-year-old twins and like tens of thousands of Californians, she’s uninsured and worried about her health. Garay was one of nearly a thousand people who attended a recent WEConnect fair in Richmond to learn more about healthcare options and get questions answered in person.

Merced resident Pa Ya, part of Merced's sizable Hmong community, spoke of her “back-breaking” job as a field worker and her inability to see a doctor despite the constant pain she suffers, at a community dialogue on the Health For All campaign to expand health coverage to all Californians, including undocumented immigrants.

Hundreds of organizers, activists, and advocates rallied the Capitol in a show of support for SB 4, otherwise known as Health 4 All. The bill, which passed the Senate Health Committee in a unanimous vote, would provide health insurance to all Californians, including undocumented residents.

Local youth survey access to their community of a new transportation project. CVLink is a proposed 50-mile active transportation trail that would stretch from Palm Springs/Desert Hot Springs to Coachella.