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Alameda County Settles Lawsuit Over Bilingual Voter Help
ALAMEDA (KCBS)— The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a settlement over a lawsuit alleging Alameda County failed to provide adequate assistance for Spanish and Chinese-speaking voters. The...
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Alameda County Scrambles To Add Mandated Ballots In Tagalog, Vietnamese
OAKLAND (KCBS) – The growing number of Tagalog and Vietnamese speakers in Alameda County has elections officials scrambling to translate ballots, signage and other voter information in order to comply...
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PG&E To Offer Bills In Spanish, Chinese
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Pacific Gas and Electric will soon start sending out bills printed in Spanish or Chinese to customers who request it as part of a settlement reached with several consumer...
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SF Mission District Beer Billboard Promotes Public Urination
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A recent Spanish-language billboard advertising Tecate beer in San Francisco’s Mission District appears to endorse public urination. The advertisement reads simply “Baño” –...
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Chavez Biopic Shown To 1,000 California Farm Workers
DELANO, CA (CBS SF/AP) – In California’s fertile Central Valley, immigrant workers pick produce sold worldwide. They’re mostly Spanish speakers who work long hours in the dirt and sun – not your...
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San Francisco Needs Bilingual Poll Workers For June Election
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The San Francisco Department of Elections is looking for poll workers for the upcoming June election. The city hires about 2,500 poll workers to hold an election and is looking...
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SFPD Accused Of Wrongful Arrest Of Domestic Violence Victim Because Of...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A San Francisco resident, with the help of civil rights advocacy groups, filed a citizen complaint Thursday alleging the San Francisco Police Department failed to provide an...
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State Of The Union Spanish Translators Have Some Explaining To Do
(CBS SF) — You don’t have to speak Spanish to realize the subtitles for President Obama’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night went horribly wrong. Bloggers at Latino Rebels immediately noticed the...
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Why An Atheist Feels Guilty About His $100,000-Per-Year Bible App Business
(CBS SF) — A Salt Lake City businessman and self-proclaimed atheist is making six figures selling the Bible in Apple’s app store. What started as a small side project with the goal of paying rent...
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Spanish-Speaking Declines In Hispanic Households As English Proficiency...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A rising share of Hispanics in the United States speak proficient English and the percentage of those speaking Spanish at home has been declining, researchers said Tuesday. A report...
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FCC Looking To Close Digital Divide: 21 Percent Of Californians Either Have...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— California is slowly closing the digital divide, but a new survey shows millions of Californians still rely on dial-up Internet service or aren’t online at all. The federal...
View ArticleCalifornia Sues Forever 21 Over Alleged Discriminatory ‘English-Only’ Policy
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Clothing retailer Forever 21 violated state civil rights laws and discriminated against Spanish-speaking employees when it adopted an English-only policy at its flagship San...
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“It’s America”: Video Of Man’s Racist Tirade At NYC Restaurant Goes Viral
(CBS News) — A customer at the New York City restaurant Fresh Kitchen was caught on video in a racist tirade threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on some employees and...
View ArticleKids In San Francisco Bilingual Program Struggle Without Bilingual Teacher
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – The extended absence of a teacher for a San Francisco elementary school’s Spanish-English immersion program has left young students struggling to learn with substitute teachers...
View ArticleMarin Immersive Bilingual Education Program Teaches English And Spanish To...
NOVATO (KPIX) – The discussion about bilingual education has always been about how to teach English to Spanish-speaking kids. But at Lynwood Elementary School in Novato, they’ve completely flipped that...
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Marin County Sees Deluge of Volunteers At Polls, Less Voters
MARIN COUNTY (CBS SF) — Some say finding people willing to work the polls is a lot like trying to find people to serve on a Jury. But in Marin County, on the eve of the 2020 election, that’s not the...
View ArticleCOVID: Bilingual Outreach Teams Get Vital Information To More South Bay...
SAN JOSE (KPIX) — As COVID-19 case counts continue to drop and the vaccine rollout scales up, Santa Clara County is also ramping up its “Community Health And Business Engagement Teams,” bilingual...
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