By Semantha Raquel NorrisSpecial to San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol This week marks Computer Science Education Week, an annual call to action to inspire students to learn computer science and […]
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Boycott Against Home Depot Presses On During Holiday Shopping Season
The holiday season is here, and Cyntia Aviña wants shoppers to buy their Christmas tree and other decorations anywhere but at Home Depot. On Black Friday, she protested at the […]
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A Noise Within Presents ‘A Christmas Carol’ for Neurodivergent Patrons
“A Christmas Carol” is a timeless holiday classic. Many are familiar with the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old miser who hates Christmas, but after being visited by three […]
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Northridge Seniors Rally Against Cuts to Federal Programs
A coalition of seniors that hopes to gain momentum as a movement to educate communities and increase civic engagement gathered in Northridge during a rainy Sunday morning to protest the […]
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City of San Fernando to Hold Community Forum in the Wake of Continued ICE Activity
Semantha Raquel NorrisSpecial to San Fernando Valley Sun/el Sol Community members have stepped up to take turns providing food for jornaleros (day laborers), sharing information and resources with them and […]
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Still in ICE Custody, Valley Teen Wants to Return to School
On a bright summer morning, Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz took a casual stroll with his dog in Van Nuys, just days before the start of his senior year in high school. […]
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Ancient Custom of ‘Day of the Dead’ Celebrated in Classic Cars
The centuries-old tradition of the Day of the Dead lives on in Rick Flores’ extended familia and other households of Mexican descent in the San Fernando Valley. Typically, families create […]
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Contractor Speaks Out After His Worker is Taken by ICE in the City of San Fernando
A little more than a week after federal immigration agents swooped in on the Home Depot in the City of San Fernando and detained one person, Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
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Gov. Newsom Signs STOP Act to Protect Artificial Stone Workers from Silicosis
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Tuesday, Oct. 14, that aims to protect artificial stone workers from silicosis, a fatal long-term lung disease caused by breathing in respirable crystalline silica […]
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Casandra Rauser is the New CEO of TreePeople
Casandra “Cassie” Rauser has been named as the new CEO of TreePeople. The decision to hire Rauser, a climate and sustainability strategist with over 13 years of experience and a […]