The year 2010 represented a huge opportunity for California and the U.S. to move closer to health for all – something Greenlining always supported, though we’d had only limited involvement in advocacy around access to healthcare. Passage of the Affordable…
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At this point, we shouldn’t be surprised. Without thinking twice, I can list dozens of examples of moral bankruptcy: Charlottesville, Muslim ban(s), Keystone XL Pipeline, the ban on transgender military personnel, Trumpcare… need I say more? But after President Trump… Continue reading 
I guess I’m lucky. I won’t personally be hurt if the recent ICE raids on undocumented immigrants continue, or if the courts validate the president’s attempt to ban refugees from certain Muslim countries. I’m a citizen. I’m white. I don’t… Continue reading 
“We can’t be afraid. We go on and do what we always do and ‘echale ganas’ (give it your all). That’s all we can do.” This is what my mom told me after California voters approved Prop. 187, a draconian… Continue reading 
On June 10, 2016, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 10, authored by Sen. Ricardo Lara (D – Bell Gardens), which would allow undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance through Covered California. In my short time as a Health Equity Fellow,… Continue reading Continue reading 
Since September 2014 I have attended meeting after meeting to understand the health impact of the city’s general plan, convince our elected officials that providing health care access to all Californians, regardless of immigration status via Health4All is both economically… Continue reading Continue reading 
Over two million Californians have gained health coverage due to the Affordable Care Act, but the ACA specifically excludes more than one million undocumented Californians. To help ensure that this population gets treated as human beings and not just a… Continue reading Continue reading 
