Mirna Arana was forced to vacate the apartment she was renting in Oakland, even though she paid on time. With the high cost of housing in the East Bay, the solution she found is not ideal.
Author Archives: Justo Robles
Justo was born and raised in Lima, Peru, and migrated to the United States in 2013. Since graduating from Rutgers University, he’s worked as a newsroom producer at Spanish-language television networks including Telemundo and Univision, earning Emmy awards in New York and California. As a bilingual reporter, he’s written from El Salvador, Mexico, and Northern California where he now lives. His work has been published in CBS News, NBC Latino, KQED, CNN, Universidad Portátil and Revista El Malpensante. As El Tímpano’s Community Voices Reporter, he works with community members to tell stories that shine light on the joys, struggles, and complexities of the immigrant experience.
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‘La renta es cada vez más cara’: la dura búsqueda de una casa asequible en East Bay
Mirna Arana tuvo que desalojar el apartamento que rentaba en Oakland, aunque pagaba a tiempo. Con los altos costos de la vivienda en East Bay, la solución que encontró no es ideal.
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Un padre de Oakland halla esperanzas en una nueva ley de inmigración de California
Pedro Ramírez trabajó duro para pagar la universidad de su hijo, quien soñaba con trabajar como policía y no podía por su estatus migratorio, pero un cambio en la ley de California podría darle una segunda oportunidad.
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An Oakland father finds hope in a new California immigration law
Pedro Ramírez worked hard to afford college for his son Esteban, who dreamed of serving in the military or as a policeman but was denied because of his immigration status.
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‘We want a seat at the table’: fast food workers fight for regulations
Two Latina workers from the fast food industry in the Bay Area talk about the precarious working conditions that led them to speak up in favor of the FAST Recovery Act.
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‘Todo se acumuló’: sobreviviendo al COVID-19 y la violencia en East Oakland
Francisca Sánchez emigró a California para que su hija Rosa cumpliera el sueño de ir a la universidad. Pero la pandemia y la violencia se interpusieron.
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‘Everything piled up’: surviving COVID-19 and violence in East Oakland
Francisca Sánchez emigrated to California so that her daughter could fulfill the dream of going to university. But the pandemic and the escalating violence got in their way.