Author Archives: By Alejandro JSM Chavez

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 19 and Nov. 3  is the deadline to vote in what may be the election of your lifetime. With a contentious President who is already proclaiming voter fraud if he doesn’t win a second term, a full blown pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives, civic unrest, […]

These days the future seems very uncertain for everyone – it’s especially stressful for renters who’ve lost their jobs due to the pandemic.  They worry about how they’ll catch up.    While eviction moratoriums were put in place, as they’re lifted, renters still without a steady paycheck are currently at a loss to figure out […]

A large population of immigrants currently still on- the- job performing essential services continue to fall between the cracks during the coronavirus emergency. Attorney Kerri Talbot, Director of Federal Advocacy for the Immigration Hub, an organization which seeks to help counter escalating anti-immigrant sentiment in this country and restrictive immigration policies voiced concern that immigrants […]

It’s been roughly one week since Americans were urged to self-quarantine and practice social distancing in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus. “Lockdown” hit me in the middle of what I’m praying was merely a particularly bad flu that unfortunately spread between me and my roommates — we all still have a lingering […]

Invitations and instructions for the 2020 census have been mailed to homes across the country. All residents are encouraged to respond by filling out a census form by mail, online or by phone. However, Census officials acknowledged this week that the urgency caused by the COVID-19 virus can overshadow the need for residents to participate […]

On Jan. 24, the Los Angeles County Fire Department held a press meeting led by Councilmember Janice Hahn and Fire Chief Dayrl Osby to discuss the upcoming Ballot Measure FD, which would authorize the district to levy an annual parcel tax of $0.06 per square foot of structural improvements on property up to 100,000 square […]

Artists both young and experienced flocked to the Pasadena Convention Center last weekend, sketchbooks, tablets, and bags of supplies and art books in tow. Moving in groups of their friends and peers, laughing and sharing stories from past and upcoming projects, or gushing with anticipation to meet with their idols, they made their way to […]