Sacramento is a city that produces much of the state’s fresh produce. But nearly half of the city is considered a food desert, and lacking easy access to healthy produce. Sacramento’s low-income communities are hit the hardest. Read more from Access Local TV.
Read More Half Of The Farm To Fork City Is A Food DesertUndocumented people in the Central Valley are too often marginalized and erased from their own communities. But an art exhibit in Fresno is drawing attention to their struggles and humanizing them in the process. Read more at The kNOw.
Read More Undocuneighbors: A Night To Honor Our Undocumented NeighborsFollowing multiple mass shootings across the nation in the last few weeks, President Trump has once again shifted blame to violence in video games, an argument that’s been made since the school shooting in Columbine in the 90s. Hear from young gamers as they give their perspective at Richmond Pulse.
Read More Video Games Blamed For Mass Shootings Yet AgainThe mass shootings in Texas and Ohio left the nation reeling. But how easy would it be to purchase a gun today in either state? YR Media‘s Emiliano Villa finds out.
Read More A Close Look At Gun Laws In Texas And OhioIn this economy, knowing how to manage your money is essential. Richmond Pulse reports on one program teaching financial literacy to young people and stressing the importance of saving for the future. Read more at Richmond Pulse.
Read More Benefitting From Mad City MoneyResearch has shown that childhood trauma can lead to risky health choices and chronic illness later in life. And this trauma isn’t equal — black and brown kids face trauma at much higher rates than white kids. Now some schools are taking steps to stop it. Read more at Access Local TV.
Read More The Shift From Disciplined To Trauma-Informed SchoolsYR Media journalists and commentators are trying to change the conversation about mental health as a shared experience and human right. Just because something is “all in your head” doesn’t mean it’s not real or worth talking about. YR Media’s young creators have developed a unique and powerful collection of reporting, personal essays, Q+As, resources, […]
Read More Me, Myself And My Mental HealthYears ago, art galleries and other businesses began moving into the Boyle Heights neighborhood in LA, bringing in outsiders, raising rents, and displacing longtime residents. Now, they’re being pushed out too. To hear from both sides of the issue, read more at Boyle Heights Beat.
Read More Target Of Anti-Gentrification Protests, Nicodim Gallery Is Being Gentrified Out Of Boyle HeightsFor some teens, summer means no school, no work and fun in the sun. But for Carlito and countless others across the Central Valley, it means long hours under the scorching heat, working in the fields for little pay, pushed by necessity. Read about some of the struggles that teen farm workers go through at […]
Read More ‘It’s Just What I Have To Do’: Teen Toils In Fields To Help Keep Food On His Family’s TableAn estimated 2,000 people are currently homeless in the city of Fresno. Despite steps to address the problem, many aren’t getting the help they need to get off the streets. The kNOw reports on the reality of what it’s like to live without a regular home in Fresno.
Read More Invisible Population: A Look At Homelessness In Fresno (Series II)
