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East Palo Alto celebrates 40 years of becoming an independent city

East Palo Alto celebrates 40 years of becoming an independent city
East Palo Alto celebrates 40 years of becoming an independent city

On July 1, 1983, East Palo Alto succeeded in its long battle for incorporation, becoming an independent city that would determine its own destiny. 

In light of this, East Palo Alto will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a grand event, where everyone is invited.

This Friday night, singer Goapele will welcome attendees while the history of East Palo Alto is projected. 

On Saturday, everyone will be able to enjoy the sounds of La Sonora Dinamita, Rafa and Artelia Green & the Bandannas, among many others. 

"We hope you can join us at one or both events as we celebrate our city's pride and fight for independence," the city said in a statement.

This Friday evening's gala will allow you to take a trip through the history of East Palo Alto while enjoying a dining experience overlooking the incredible city. 

The appointment is at University Circle, at 1950 University Avenue in East Palo Alto, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

Meanwhile, this Saturday, July 1, there will be a parade and a popular festival.

Join the celebration by marching with city officials and employees through the streets of East Palo Alto. The parade will culminate at Pulgas/Bay Road where there will be an all-day party with music, games, vendors and more!

The parade will begin at 9:00 a.m. sharp and will depart from Westside at University Circle, 1950 University Ave.

To find out all the details and have more information for both events, those interested can visit the site www.cityofepa.org/celebrate40.

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Dog dies in house fire in Redwood City, 10 displaced

A dog was killed and 10 people displaced after a house fire in Redwood City Thursday afternoon.
Photo: P360P

By Bay City News.    

A dog was killed and 10 people displaced after a house fire in Redwood City Thursday afternoon.

The fire, in the 3300 block of Bay Road, was concentrated in the attic of a home. The fire was reported around 4 p.m.

A Redwood City Fire Department spokesman confirmed that a dog died in the fire.

An American Red Cross team arrived at the scene to assist displaced residents.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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They announce greater police deployment in SF to stop trafficking in fentanyl and other drugs

They announce greater police deployment in SF to stop the trafficking of fentanyl and other drugs
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he will double the number of California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers deployed in a joint operation in San Francisco, while authorizing targeted increases in police forces to improve public safety and stop fentanyl trafficking. 

The increase in officers will be aimed at conducting targeted surges with law enforcement partners to combat crime and further crack down on the fentanyl crisis affecting San Francisco. 

Personnel assigned to the expanded operation are expected to include some of the more than 100 new CHP officers scheduled to graduate from the CHP Academy this week, as well as active officers within the Golden Gate Division.

“The CHP’s recent results in San Francisco are nothing short of extraordinary: In just six weeks, agency workers seized enough fentanyl to potentially kill the city nearly three times over, multiple firearms, and stolen property,” Newsom said.

“Today, I am authorizing a 100 percent increase in staff to bolster the impact of this proven operation, as well as authorizing targeted surges to crack down on crime in the city. Working alongside our local, state, and federal partners, we are committed to cleaning up San Francisco’s streets,” he stressed.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed said that in order to be successful in the long term, this work must be sustained and expanded at the local, state and federal levels. 

For San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Chief Bill Scott, “Our residents, business owners and visitors to our city deserve to feel safe and we are making progress in disrupting the drug markets that are causing so much misery on our streets.”

He said that by working in collaboration with CHP, they have seized an unprecedented amount of fentanyl and other deadly narcotics in recent weeks, and he looks forward to building on that success.

In addition to doubling the number of uniformed officers assigned to this operation in the city, as part of today’s announcement, the Governor also authorized CHP to work with local law enforcement partners to conduct anti-crime surges in key crime hotspots across the city. 

The joint task force's operations, which will not be announced, are expected to target illicit drugs and weapons and lead to the arrest of drug traffickers and others involved in various types of criminal activities. 

Separately, Newsom ordered the California National Guard — CalGuard — to increase personnel in San Francisco to facilitate the development of the city’s strategic plan that will address the challenges of open-air drug markets and the broader effects those markets have on San Francisco. 

Additionally, CalGuard has been directed to identify ways to further increase staffing in San Francisco in support of the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program. 

Since the joint law enforcement operation began on May 1, 2023, the CHP has seized 8.1 kilograms of fentanyl and made 115 felony and misdemeanor arrests in and around the Tenderloin. 

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US Supreme Court Sets Back College Education, Eliminates “Affirmative Action”

US Supreme Court Sets Back College Education, Eliminates “Affirmative Action”

Este jueves la Suprema Corte de EE. UU. dio un revés a la educación universitaria, especialmente para estudiantes de color. Ello luego de que eliminara la «acción afirmativa», con lo cual sentenciara que los colegios y universidades del país ya no deberán tener en cuenta la raza del solicitante como base para conceder una admisión.

John Roberts, presidente de la Corte Suprema, señaló que los programas de admisión de Harvard y la Universidad de Carolina del Norte ‒UNC, por sus siglas en inglés‒ violaban la Cláusula de Igual Protección porque no ofrecían objetivos «medibles» para justificar el uso de la raza. 

En ese sentido, aseguró que el programa implica estereotipos raciales sin un punto final específico.

La decisión histórica de que las universidades tengan en cuenta la raza como criterio específico para la admisión de estudiantes pondrá en jaque la diversidad en población estudiantil, haciéndola especialmente difícil para las personas afrodescendientes y latinas, han señalado defensores de derechos civiles y de la educación.

Ante ello, el presidente Joseph Biden, aseguró poco después del fallo que EE. UU. no debe abandonar su búsqueda de un sistema de educación superior más igualitario.

«El Tribunal ha puesto fin a la discriminación positiva en las admisiones universitarias. Y estoy muy, muy en desacuerdo con la decisión del Tribunal. Mucha gente cree erróneamente que la discriminación positiva permite que estudiantes no cualificados sean admitidos antes que estudiantes cualificados. No es así, no es así como funcionan las admisiones universitarias», señaló.

El mandatario estadounidense precisó que una de las mayores fortalezas de EE. UU. es su diversidad, y que ejemplo de ello es el ejército estadounidense, el cual se ha convertido en un modelo de pluralidad, «y creo que lo mismo puede decirse de nuestras escuelas».

«Siempre he creído que la promesa de Estados Unidos es lo suficientemente grande como para que todo el mundo tenga éxito y que cada generación de estadounidenses se ha beneficiado de abrir las puertas de las oportunidades un poco más para incluir a los que se han quedado atrás. Creo que nuestras universidades son más fuertes cuando son racialmente diversas. Nuestra nación es más fuerte porque aprovechamos todo el talento que hay en ella», subrayó.

Y es que, refirió, aunque el Tribunal pueda tomar una decisión, no debe cambiar lo que América representa.

«No podemos permitir que esta decisión sea la última palabra», dijo Biden. «Estados Unidos es una idea, una idea, única en el mundo, una idea de esperanza y oportunidad, de posibilidades, de dar a todos una oportunidad justa, de no dejar a nadie atrás. Nunca la hemos cumplido del todo, pero tampoco nos hemos alejado de ella. Ahora no nos alejaremos de ella».

En ese sentido, el mandatario estadounidense hizo un llamado a las universidades del país, para que revisen sus sistemas de admisión tras la decisión de hoy, «orientaciones que sean coherentes con la decisión de hoy».

«No deben abandonar su compromiso de garantizar un alumnado de orígenes y experiencias diversas que refleje toda América», abundó.

Además, propuso que las universidades y colegios consideren la adversidad que ha superado un estudiante a la hora de seleccionar entre los solicitantes cualificados.

«Con esta nueva norma, al igual que con la anterior, los estudiantes tienen que ser primero solicitantes cualificados. Necesitan el GPA y los resultados de los exámenes para cumplir con los estándares de la escuela. Una vez superada esa prueba, debe tenerse en cuenta la adversidad, incluida -incluida su carencia- la falta de medios económicos de un estudiante, porque sabemos que son demasiado pocos los estudiantes de familias con bajos ingresos, ya sea en grandes ciudades o en comunidades rurales, que tienen la oportunidad de ir a la universidad», puntualizó.

Lo anterior, dijo, significa comprender las dificultades particulares a las que cada estudiante se ha enfrentado en la vida, incluida la discriminación racial.

«La discriminación sigue existiendo en América. La discriminación sigue existiendo en Estados Unidos. La decisión de hoy no cambia eso. Es un simple hecho. Si un estudiante ha tenido que superar la adversidad en su camino hacia la educación, una universidad debe reconocer y valorar eso. Las universidades de nuestro país deberían ser motores de expansión de oportunidades a través de la movilidad ascendente. Pero hoy en día, con demasiada frecuencia no es así».

Y es que, los estudiantes del 1 por ciento de las familias con mayores ingresos de Estados Unidos tienen 77 veces más probabilidades de acceder a una universidad de élite que los del 20 por ciento de las familias con menores ingresos. 

«Hoy en día, en demasiadas universidades, los únicos que se benefician del sistema son los ricos y los bien conectados. Las probabilidades han estado en contra de los trabajadores durante demasiado tiempo. Necesitamos un sistema de educación superior que funcione para todos, desde los Apalaches hasta Atlanta y mucho más allá», explicó.

Por su parte, el gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, apuntó que la mayoría conservadora de la Corte Suprema se volcó una vez más un precedente de larga data, cambiando la ley simplemente porque ahora tiene los votos para hacerlo, sin preocuparse por los costos para la sociedad y los estudiantes de todo el país. 

«Los activistas de derecha, incluidos los que se ponen túnicas, están tratando de llevarnos de vuelta a la era de las prohibiciones de libros y los campus segregados. Como lo expresaron contundentemente los jueces Sotomayor y Jackson, nadie se beneficia de la ignorancia: las escuelas diversas son un componente esencial del tejido de nuestra sociedad democrática», precisó.

Newsom subrayó que, «si bien el camino hacia la igualdad de oportunidades ahora se ha reducido para millones de estudiantes, ningún caso judicial romperá el Sueño de California».

«as puertas de nuestro campus permanecen abiertas para todos los que quieran trabajar duro, y nuestro compromiso con la diversidad, la equidad y la igualdad de oportunidades nunca ha sido tan fuerte».

This publication was supported in whole or part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

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29 objects of pre-Hispanic origin located in the San Francisco Bay return to Mexico

29 pre-Hispanic objects located in the San Francisco Bay return to Mexico
29 pre-Hispanic objects located in San Francisco Bay were returned to Mexico. Photo: Twitter Consulate of Mexico in San Francisco

The Mexican Consulate in San Francisco reported that, as a result of its efforts, it was able to recover various objects of pre-Hispanic origin, which were located in San Francisco Bay.

In a statement, the consulate explained that the archaeological pieces that will return to Mexico are mostly artifacts made of modeled, smoothed and polished clay, originating from the Mexican Central Plateau and dating from the Postclassic period (900 to 1521 AD). 

The Mexican government considered that these anthropomorphic clay objects are archaeological monuments owned by the Mexican nation as defined in the Federal Law on Archaeological, Artistic and Historical Monuments and Zones.

During the ceremony of delivery by Mrs. Susan and Melanie Gunn, commissioned by John and Sandra Gunn, the Consul General of Mexico in San Francisco, Remedios Gómez Arnau, thanked the return of the objects and reiterated the importance of respecting the national cultural heritage.

29 pre-Hispanic objects located in the San Francisco Bay were returned to Mexico.
Photo: Consulate of Mexico in San Francisco

Arnau also stressed that these artifacts must remain in Mexico for study, conservation and dissemination.

Finally, the Mexican authorities said that the repatriation of these pieces underlines the importance of the voluntary restitution to Mexico of heritage assets that are located outside of national territory.

Photo: Consulate of Mexico in San Francisco

Since 2018, until March of this year, the Mexican government has recovered more than 11,500 pieces that have been illegally stolen or trafficked from the country, according to the head of the Mexican Ministry of Culture, Alejandra Frausto, a fact that marked a historic milestone.

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Volunteers wanted to help with new mural on Fifth Avenue in North Fair Oaks

Volunteers wanted to help with new mural on Fifth Avenue in North Fair Oaks
Credit: NFO Cultural Collective

The San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture is looking for volunteers to help paint a series of panels along the crosswalk for the new mural on Fifth Avenue in North Fair Oaks under the Caltrain tracks. 

Families and children ages 8 and older are welcome to attend the five-week event. The artwork has been designed by local artist Emily Fromm, with the theme “Healthy Community.” 

Fromm and a team of artist assistants will be on site to guide volunteers through a fun day of outdoor painting, referencing printed “maps” of the artworks. 

No experience is necessary to participate. All painting materials and instructions will be provided for participants. Attendees only need to bring water, sunscreen, some snacks and arrive in comfortable shoes and clothing that they don't mind getting paint on.

Volunteers are currently being recruited for the following Saturdays: July 8, July 15, August 5, August 19, and September 2, all between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 

Credit: NFO Cultural Collective

To register as a volunteer, it is necessary to fill out a form.

The goals of this project include bringing culturally significant public art to the North Fair Oaks community and enhancing community beautification, specifically at the 5th Avenue Underpass. The underpass is a heavily traveled pedestrian and bicycle path used by residents and visitors.

For more information about this project, interested parties can visit the website Healthy Community Mural Project.

To help support the project, organizers have asked residents and passersby to respect the artist's work and time and not to deface the project with graffiti or tags.

Those who have questions about the project can send an email to artsandculture@smcgov.org.

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Officers Arrest Lodi Shooting Suspect

By Bay City News.

A Lodi man suspected of shooting was arrested Tuesday by San Mateo County police.

San Mateo County sheriff's deputies arrested Peter Sim Jr., 20, on a warrant after a license plate reader notification alerted them to the location of the wanted vehicle around 6:30 p.m. Deputies stopped Sim and arrested him with the assistance of Burlingame police.

Sim is suspected of a shooting on Oro Way in Lodi around 11:15 p.m. Monday, Lodi police said.

Police said a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was hospitalized and has survived.

 

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San Mateo County approves biennial budget close to 1TP4Q8 billion

Approve biannual budget for San Mateo close to $8 billion

County supervisors unanimously approved a $7.7 billion two-year budget for San Mateo over the next fiscal years, spanning 2023 through 2025, that will prioritize ending homelessness in the area, among other things.

"This budget delivers on the promise of addressing some of the most important issues facing our region today," he said. Dave Pine, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.

The local official stressed that “taxpayer dollars are being invested in programs and services that help homeless people find permanent housing, support children and families, and continue the transformation of mental health care.”

After three days of public hearings, supervisors approved the recommended budget, however, the Board will hold hearings in September on a revised final budget based on emerging needs and changing economic conditions.

Guided by priorities set by the Board of Supervisors, the plan emphasizes investments in maintaining existing initiatives rather than launching new programs. 

Highlights of the plan include supporting operations at the County’s first Navigation Center, which opened last May as a state-of-the-art, short-term, low-barrier interim housing program for adults experiencing homelessness with medical, dental, substance use counseling and housing-focused case management to help clients move into a permanent home.

Additionally, it will allow for increased outreach and engagement services to many more unsheltered individuals residing in the county with the goal of connecting them to services and ultimately more permanent housing.

It will also help build the County's Affordable Housing Fund to finance the development and preserve affordable housing for low-income families and individuals, seniors on fixed incomes, and the homeless.

This is in addition to investing in housing for low-income farmworkers, including 18 households displaced by the January mass shooting in Half Moon Bay; and expanding equity training across the organization to improve decision-making and customer services.

It will also make County parks more accessible to children and families with low incomes or other barriers by providing new opportunities for field trips, camping and other activities; and it will continue to modernize park facilities, including replacing old playground slides and other equipment, and improving restrooms and picnic areas.

Mitigating the threat of wildfires to communities near county parks and identifying, classifying and removing hazardous trees, as well as adding an equity manager to the Probation Department to lead Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, will be other priorities.

As well as implementing an electronic health record for patients and clients across County Health, including San Mateo Medical Center’s many clinical sites and services through Behavioral Health and Recovery Services and Correctional Health; and expanding access to housing for clients with mental illness and addictions, along with services and care navigation to support them.

It will also help combat climate change and build resilience with investments to reduce stormwater runoff and greenhouse gas emissions and help communities meet the challenges of excessive heat, poor air quality and power outages.

It will expand treatment options and services for San Mateo County residents with opioid or fentanyl addictions; bolster emergency management staffing to focus on earthquake preparedness; and commit funds to support the County’s Housing Voucher Program to subsidize rents for 200 homeless households in the County. 

Finally, it will increase adult literacy and outreach services and support the expansion of makerspaces; allow for the purchase of a new bookmobile to provide essential library programs and services to residents across the county; and implement improvements to Tunitas Creek Beach and Flood County Park, among other county parks.

This budget recommends the net addition of 120 general fund positions, primarily in County Health, in FY 2023-24 for a total of 5,768 positions for All County Funds. Two additional positions are added in FY 2024-25. Approximately 40 percent of the added positions were the result of converting limited-term and additional-help positions to permanent positions.

In presenting the Recommended Budget to the Board, County Executive Mike Callagy emphasized the importance of taking a measured approach.

“This is the longest anticipated recession in history,” said County Executive Mike Callagy, who presented the recommended budget to the Board. “That’s why I propose we take this measured approach that allows us more time to understand both the need for services and the fiscal outlook. We remain dedicated to providing the services our residents rely on.”

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California Gets Nearly 1TP4Q2 Billion to Boost High-Speed Internet Access

Nearly 1TP4Q2 Billion Awarded to Boost High-Speed Internet Access in California

$1.86 billion in funding will be provided to boost high-speed internet access in California through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act of 2021. president biden.

The funding will help provide all families in California with reliable, affordable, high-speed Internet access, building on the $6 billion the state has allocated to build out its broadband infrastructure network.

“Billions of dollars are headed our way, fueling our efforts to provide all Californians, regardless of zip code, with internet access,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom.

He added that this injection of funds will help build on the work done in recent years with the Legislature to cut red tape around broadband infrastructure projects and provide high-speed Internet access to more Californians, “which will help make the digital divide a thing of the past.”

This allocation nearly doubles the amount of funding available for “last mile” broadband infrastructure in California. In 2021, the Governor signed landmark legislation allocating $6 billion to achieve broadband for all, including $2 billion for similar projects and $3.25 billion for the middle-mile network, while last year’s budget allocated an additional $550 million to the project as it progresses through construction.

Last year, California began construction on the nearly $4 billion statewide broadband “middle mile” initiative, which will be the largest broadband infrastructure backbone in the country. 

Approximately one in five Californians does not have access to reliable, affordable high-speed Internet. However, once completed, funding for “last mile” efforts will support Internet connections from “middle mile” lines to homes and businesses, as well as efforts to ensure people can afford broadband service where it already exists.

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He/La Para TransLatinas supports the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area

The organization The For TransLatinas con sede en San Francisco, lleva desde 1993 abogando por los derechos humanos de las diversas comunidades que representa. Su subdirectora, Sofía S. Ríos Dorantes, relató a Península 360 Press cómo mediante su experiencia, espera que gente transgénero, intersex, y de género diversa, adquieran los servicios que necesitan y sobresalgan en lo que se propongan.

Los programas de TransLatinas están enfocados a la comunidad transgénero, intersex y género diversa, latinx de San francisco y el área de la Bahía. Cuentan con manejo de caso individual, acompañamientos, vinculación y referencias para recursos médicos y legales. Asimismo, promueven la salud, el uso de PrEP y programas de desarrollo profesional y liderazgo.

Ríos empezó en TransLatinas como participante, luego voluntaria, y actualmente es la subdirectora.

Sofía S. Ríos Dorantes, subdirectora de la organización El/La Para TransLatinas

«Me dijeron en estos días: “Sofía tu eres la semilla y la visión que Translatinas siembra en cada participante”», recordó.

Sofía nació en 1979 el pueblito de San Gabriel, Chillax, Puebla en México. Cursó hasta la preparatoria y un poco de la universidad ahí mismo. A los 22 años emigró a Estados Unidos para apoyar a sus papás y darles una mejor calidad de vida.

Vivió en Carolina del Norte por 15 años, hasta el 2016, para luego mudarse a San Francisco y unirse como participante en TransLatinas.

«Vine ‒a San Francisco‒ buscando mi seguridad y el de poder cambiar mi nombre y genero legalmente, ya que sabía que en California lo podía hacer porque en Carolina del Norte no era posible», comentó.

En el 2018 fue seleccionada al puesto como primera administradora de datos de TransLatinas. También se le dio la oportunidad y entrenamiento para usar el programa de administración de datos Salesforce, del que se certificó en 2020.

«Fui aprovechando los programas de desarrollo profesional, clases de inglés, y cursos de GED que se les brindan a todes les participantes», compartió Ríos.   

Antes, los participantes podían llegar a la oficina y esperar a que una manejadora de casos estuviese disponible para ser atendidos. Sin embargo, con la pandemia y porque se mudaron a un espacio más pequeño, tuvieron que cambiar la modalidad de sus servicios. 

Ahora, sólo tienen que llamar al teléfono de la oficina para que se les asigne una cita en la cual las manejadoras de caso procederán haciendo un formulario para saber cuáles son las necesidades por el momento. Después, elles les harán las referencias correspondientes para los servicios que les participantes requieren o busquen.

 «Ahora estamos recibiendo a más chicas que están emigrando por la violencia que está pasando en sus países y también porque muchas internamente se están mudando a California por leyes anti LGBTQ+ que están surgiendo en otros estados», dijo.

En los últimos años, estados como Texas, Florida, y Tennessee,  han pasado por sus Congresos leyes que criminalizan el adquirir servicios de salud especializados para comunidades transgénero, intersexuales y género diversas.

TransLatinas recibe múltiples mensajes por su Facebook e Instagram  de personas alrededor del mundo, pidiendo ayuda. Si están en otros estados de EE. UU., Translatinas hace referencias a organizaciones con las que tengan contacto o conozcan de otros estados que trabajen por las mismas causas. De no ser así, no les es posible brindar ningún servicio.

«Nos encontramos en un clima político que nos está atacando doblemente a la comunidad trans, intersex, y género diversa latinx migrante», recalcó Ríos. «Digo doblemente, porque no solamente se nos están atacando nuestras identidades de género diversas, sino que también se nos atacan nuestros estatus migratorios, y estos ataques toman la forma de políticas anti-derechos que se quieren implementar a nivel nacional».

Las políticas que se refiere Ríos no han llegado a California. Sin embargo, señala que, si siente que en comparación a otros lugares, hay más libertad en San Francisco. Por ejemplo, dijo, existe más libertad para vivir acorde a sus identidades, hay servicios que no existen en Latinoamérica y en otras ciudades de EE. UU., como acceso a cirugías y a médicos en cuidado de comunidades transgénero. 

Sin embargo, no todo es color de rosa, y a pesar de que San Francisco es un lugar donde es más común que se les respeten sus identidades, sigue habiendo obstáculos que TransLatinas confrontan en su día a día. 

«Los obstáculos más grandes han sido y siguen siendo la xenofobia y transfobia combinadas. Hemos podido sentir ambos de primera mano en todos los espacios de servicios públicos, teniendo dificultades para acceder a fondos; hemos navegado y servido, y a su vez cuidando a nuestra comunidad con muy bajo presupuesto, en comparación a otras organizaciones de comunidades que no son migrantes».

También Ríos comenta que, aunque San Francisco es abiertamente una ciudad diversa, hay entidades federativas sin educación hacia las comunidades trans, intersexuales y género diversas, como consulados de Latinoamérica en la ciudad.

Pero, aunque se les presenten dichos obstáculos, los objetivos de TransLatinas van a seguir en pie, tal es el caso de garantizar un espacio seguro que proporcione los servicios necesarios a la comunidad trans, intersexual y género diversa latina/e/x migrante.

Cuando el COVID-19 empezó a afectar el área de la Bahía de San Francisco, TransLatinas entregó en ayuda económica directa a sus participantes más de 450 mil dólares durante dos años y nueve meses. 

«Nunca abandonamos a nuestra comunidad cuando nadie más velo por las trans latinas», enfatizó Ríos.

Ahora que está por terminar el mes del orgullo LGBTQ+, Ríos comenta que fue vital este mes para celebrar, mantenerse firmes y apoyarse entre estas comunidades y sus aliades ante las políticas que atentan contra la vida de estas comunidades. 

Igualmente, refirió que la educación hacia el público no debe detenerse para seguir construyendo una sociedad más inclusiva.

«La educación es parte fundamental para erradicar ideas falsas de nuestras identidades», sugirió Ríos. «Pueden buscar una amistad que sea parte de la diversidad para aprender de nuestra experiencia de vida y de esa manera poder abrir caminos de educación y entendimiento».

Aunque junio termine, Ríos espera que se siga celebrando la vida, respetando los derechos humanos y promoviendo políticas públicas que protejan a estas comunidades.

«Debemos de recordar la historia para no repetir una llena de violencia que nuestres ancenstres vivieron, para abrir caminos que en esta época se nos quieren cerrar».

This publication was supported in whole or part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

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