For Immediate Release: 73% OF CALIFORNIA LATINOS CERTAIN TO VOTE, MOTIVATED BY RACIAL INJUSTICE AND INSPIRED BY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS SAN FRANCISCO, CA — September 2, 2020 — In a webinar with California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and MALDEF President and General Counsel Tom
When I vote, it is an act that spans generations. During World War II, my grandfather Salvador García was an army soldier from Texas. In France, he fought to defeat the Nazis. When he returned after the war, his five children were still forced to
It has been six months since COVID-19 first arrived in the United States and it’s clear that not all Americans have been impacted equally. Latinos make up 18.5 percent of the U.S. population, yet they account for 34 percent of all coronavirus cases. In fact,
Four years ago this week, we launched the Yo Voy A Votar ¿Y Tú? Campaign. In less than eight weeks, the Latino Community Foundation worked with our community partners to reach 8 million Latinos in 2016. Together, we registered nearly 7,000 voters. In 2020, the
I was lucky to grow up with a great education. I went to a well-funded public school in Westford, Massachusetts, where 96% of students graduated. That education led me to Stanford University, which has opened doors for me in my adult life. But not everyone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Over 500 Latino Leaders Across California Urge Governor Newsom to Appoint a Latino United States Senator for California San Francisco, CA — August 19, 2020 — Today, the Latino Community Foundation, and over 500 Latino leaders across the state, released an open
Why am I urging you to vote this year? There are less than 80 days until Election Day. We must remember that when the 19th Amendment was passed 100 years ago giving women the right to vote, that not all women were included. Black, Native
Written by Natasha Cougoule, SF Latina Giving Circle Member 42 years ago, Prop 13 positioned itself as a means to protect homeowners and businesses from excessive taxation. Today, it’s entrenching wealth inequality and strangling state and local budgets, where education is the first to
This week Governor Newsom signed the 2020-21 Budget after weeks of negotiations with state lawmakers over how to address $54 billion deficit caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The Budget maintains funding for California’s K-12 school districts and community colleges and allocates $5.3 billion to mitigate
Shared by: Nicole Giles, Strategic Initiatives Associate, Northern California Grantmakers This moment has brought an enormous amount of anger. I am angry that last week, just an hour away, in Palmdale, Robert Fuller, a young Black man, was found hanging from a tree. I am