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Reflections on Equity from Coachella
The community partnered with Kounkuey Design Initiative to co-design the five-acre park, Nuestro Lugar. (Photo credit: © Studio Los Feliz 2018) (Nov. 8, 2018)—I’m driving…
November 8, 2018Once Again, #Enough
AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Another mass shooting in California reminds us the gun violence epidemic is all too real. Last night, a man…
November 8, 2018Don’t Forsake the Golden Rule in Immigration Policy
Oct. 31, 2018 By Angelica Salas, Cal Wellness board member, and Lawrence Benito. This piece was first published in The Hill. What would drive…
October 31, 2018Hate Has No Place With Wellness
In the past week, another shocking wave of violence has devastated America – and we must refuse to accept this as “the new normal.” In Pittsburgh, 11 Jewish people were murdered in a place of worship. In Kentucky, two African-Americans were shot at a grocery store. And across the nation, pipe bombs were mailed that targeted people for their political beliefs. All these incidents have one thing in common: hate.
October 29, 2018How We Can Prevent Gun Violence
We can prevent gun violence when we tell different stories about why it happens.
October 25, 2018Running the Race for Social Justice
I view the work I do as a relay race—I’m running my leg of the race to advance civil rights and social justice while also seeing my work in terms of standing on the shoulders of those who came before us.
October 25, 2018The Theory and Practice of Disaster Grantmaking
(Oct. 16, 2018) Roughly a year ago, I participated in a funders meeting about the North Bay fires, hosted by our friends at Northern California…
October 16, 2018Honest Feedback: The Greatest Gift a Funder Can Receive
Through CEP survey, our community gave us valuable recommendations. Overall, we got great marks on the surveys. Our grantees said they feel heard and seen.
May 12, 2018Keeping a Healthy Smile
One in three older adults in California’s skilled nursing facilities have lost all their teeth ...and the numbers are highest among several of the typically underserved populations here in California.
April 13, 2018Now Is the Time to Advance and Defend
(April 4, 2018)—Like many of you, this isn’t the start to 2017 I imagined – certainly not in California, where this time last year health…
April 4, 2018