Reporting
‘I’ll never get this time back.’ Bay Area immigrant parents long to reunite with the kids they left behind
These Bay Area parents fled their home countries in Central America in the past decade. As they explore family reunification options, years of separation from their children has taken a heavy toll.
Health Equity
Community workers fan out to persuade immigrant seniors to get covered by Medi-Cal
California has enrolled into Medi-Cal more than 300,000 older immigrant lacking legal residency since 2022, but the state doesn’t know how many more might be eligible.
‘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.
How one Oakland school is investing in mental health support
California is investing billions in student mental health. Here’s how one school is supporting the needs of Maya Mam students.
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Housing
‘Rent is getting more expensive’: A family’s quest for affordable housing
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…
Undocumented and unhoused
Evictions went down in California during the pandemic, thanks to an eviction moratorium that protected tenants. But the housing struggles of undocumented communities aren’t being captured by authorities.
The immigrant renters the eviction moratorium didn’t protect
For many immigrant renters, protections on paper haven’t necessarily added up to protections in practice.
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Labor & Economics
‘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.
Oakland’s undocumented community struggles to keep up with rent and bills
As the pandemic drags on, many undocumented Latino immigrants—barred from receiving government benefits—are feeling the strain.
More Oaklanders left sick and in the dark as COVID surges and county says it can’t keep up
After Maria González got sick, she expected a follow-up call from county health workers. Why didn’t it come?
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Mi historia
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.
In a year of job loss and debt, one Oaklander found silver linings
Emilia Zarate shares the struggles and the upsides of her year out of work and home with her two young children.
Oakland Latinos excited about the possibility of immigration reform
With Trump gone, a path to citizenship is back on the table. Latino immigrants say it’s a chance “to feel like a normal human.”
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En español
‘Nunca voy a recuperar el tiempo que he perdido’. Padres inmigrantes anhelan ver a los hijos que dejaron atrás
Estos padres del Área de la Bahía dejaron sus países de origen en América Central en la última década. Mientras exploran opciones para la reunificación familiar, los años de separación de sus…
‘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.
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…
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