The Power of Art to Build Strong Youth and Heal Trauma
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April 11, 2016
| Huffington Post |
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Recently, I joined hundreds of arts advocates at Los Angeles City Hall as a guest speaker for ArtsDay, part of an annual celebration of Arts Week 2016 focused on continuing and expanding investment in the arts. This collaborative effort is led by Arts for LA and Councilman Mitch O’Farrell with support from both the City and County of Los Angeles.
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Leveling the Playing Field with Children's Defense Fund
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April 3, 2016
| Los Angeles Sentinel |
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The Children's Defense Fund gathered a panel of five women from different age groups and ethnicity at the California African American Museum to have an open conversation about what children need on Thursday, March 31.
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Alex Johnson: El bienestar de la niñez merece el primer lugar
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April 4, 2016
| La Opinion |
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Alex Johnson recuerda el día que llevó al estudiante de secundaria David Sánchez a una tienda por departamentos a comprarse un traje para celebrar que el muchacho había recibido una beca para ayudarlo en sus estudios.
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Minimum Wage Hike Passes Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature
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Apr 01, 2016
| Davis Vanguard |
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It was a different scene this week. The last two legislative sessions saw minimum wage efforts attempting to reach $13 by 2021 stall. Now, in less than a week’s time, both houses of the legislature passed minimum wage hikes along essentially party-line votes and now await the expected signature by Governor Brown on Monday.
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Probation Chiefs, Youth Advocates Support Bill Limiting Room Confinement Of Youth
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Mar 30, 2016
| Senator Mark Leno |
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The Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) and youth advocates announced today that they have joined forces to co-sponsor landmark legislation limiting the use of room confinement for youth in California’s juvenile facilities.
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California Legislature Approves $15 Minimum Wage, Bill Going To Governor Brown
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Mar 30, 2016
| KHTS AM 1220 |
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Senate Bill 3, which is is jointly authored by Senators Mark Leno, Kevin de León and Connie M. Leyva and designed to help lift California’s low-wage earners out of poverty, passed both houses of the Legislature on Thursday.
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An Army For Kids: Sf Nonprofit Vows To Boost Their Clout
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Mar 22, 2016
| San Francisco Chronicle |
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In a chaotic, hyper-partisan election year, there might be one constituency everybody can agree to rally behind: kids. The problem, as longtime child advocate Robert Fellmeth put it, is that “while everybody wants to be kissing babies, children are vastly underrepresented.”
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