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Young cultural ambassadors from San Mateo County will bring art and poetry to the community

Seven area high school students will be San Mateo County's first youth cultural ambassadors.

The inaugural seven will seek to “build community through arts and culture with the goal of greater youth engagement in the community,” the county said in a statement.

The county's Office of Arts and Culture named the seven after a competitive application process. 

Photos: San Mateo County

The students are: Alejandro Carreon, a 17-year-old visual artist from Foster City; Amelia Lauren Chen, a 17-year-old ballet dancer from Daly City; Mikaela George, a 16-year-old classical vocalist from Foster City; Lauren Lin, a 17-year-old who is currently the Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate. Lin will be the inaugural Youth Poetry Ambassador; Claire Sonnenburg, a 17-year-old visual artist from Redwood City; Daniel Strebulaev, a 15-year-old pianist from Atherton; and Keiya Wada, a 15-year-old cellist from Foster City.

According to county information, each ambassador will develop and execute a community engagement project and help organize an ambassador meeting for middle and high school students in spring 2024.

As a Youth Poetry Ambassador, Lin will be invited to attend Board of Supervisors meetings to read poetry. Each Youth Cultural Ambassador will receive $500 for their participation.

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Redwood City gets $10,000 in support to expand its economic mobility

Redwood City gets $10,000 in support to expand its economic mobility

The City of Redwood City wins $10,000 in support to expand its efforts to drive equity and affordability for residents, helping them maintain stable employment and save for the future.

The city was one of the eight municipalities selected by the National League of Cities ‒NLC‒ to participate in the Rapid Grants program for the Promotion of Economic Mobility.

Following a competitive process, eight U.S. cities will receive a total of $100,000 to support local initiatives aimed at improving the economic mobility of their residents. 

The City will use the funds to support its Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Leadership (IDEAL) efforts, which aim to help create a fair and safe city, full of opportunities for all members of the community, regardless of their identity, background or income. 

Additionally, grant funds will strengthen the efforts of the Redwood City Together community collaborative and other community organizations to promote economic mobility and support partnerships with the City. 

Planned activities include job fairs, youth outreach activities related to employment needs, and initial research into a citywide economic mobility plan.

“This grant is a great example of the City’s creativity in funding programs that improve economic vitality in Redwood City,” said City Manager Melissa Stevenson Diaz. “The grants help us stretch the City’s funding, a critical effort as we face budget shortfalls. In order for all Redwood City residents to thrive, we need to increase economic mobility efforts.”

Each of the eight cities is receiving grants of up to $15,000 along with coaching and peer learning opportunities through NLC’s Economic Mobility Peer Network. 

The National League of Cities will present grant implementation updates from Redwood City, as well as Dallas, Gaithersburg, Honolulu, Nashua, New Haven, Redmond and South Bend, at an Economic Mobility Convention prior to the NLC Summit of Cities conference in Atlanta, Georgia, this November.

The funds awarded to cities will be used to launch or expand solutions in one of three key areas: creating quality employment opportunities for residents, providing equitable support to strengthen or start small businesses, or helping residents connect to public services or benefits. These funds have been made possible by the continued support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

 

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Redwood City Police Request Help Identifying Child Harassment Suspects

Redwood City Police Request Help Identifying Child Harassment Suspects

The Redwood City Police Department has requested the community's support in locating and identifying two adults suspected of child bullying near Sequoia High School and #1 James Study Centers.

Last week, authorities learned of two separate cases of young women being harassed by unidentified men. 

On August 18, they said, at around 3:40 p.m. at the bus stop located at #1 James, a 13-year-old girl was approached by a white adult of approximately 50 years old and with only one eye. The subject offered her candy and marijuana cigarettes. The minor got on the bus without further incident.

The other case occurred on August 23 at around 3:50 p.m. A 16-year-old female student at Sequoia High School was walking on the sidewalk in the 100 block of Arch Street when she was approached by a Hispanic adult in his late 20s or early 30s with a mid-length beard and paint-spattered clothing. 

The suspect was driving an older white minivan. The unidentified suspect asked the student for a massage in exchange for $150, then left the area and immediately went to Sequoia High School.

The Redwood City Police Department said in a statement that there does not appear to be any connection between the two cases at this time. 

Therefore, if you have information about any of the suspects, please contact the Redwood City Police Department at 650-780-7100.

If you are a student and you are being harassed by a stranger, or if you are the parent of a child in such circumstances, authorities have requested that you notify law enforcement as soon as possible, as the sooner the information is received, the quicker investigators can be assigned to work on it.

 

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Two arrested for the theft of several bicycles in Redwood City

Two arrested for the theft of several bicycles in Redwood City

Two adult men were arrested for stealing several bicycles in Redwood City, after local police found enough evidence that they had stolen more than $50,000 worth of high-end bicycles.

Authorities said that on June 1, the Chain Reaction bike shop in Redwood City was robbed. Thieves made off with more than $50,000 worth of high-end bikes, but detectives were able to determine the involvement of two suspects.

The two arrested are Redwood City residents: José Guadalupe Gómez, 32, and Joe Rivera, 27. 

Both subjects were arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail.

The Redwood City Police Department is still investigating this crime as they believe there are additional suspects involved and most of the stolen bikes are still missing. 

They have asked anyone with information about this case to contact Detective Schneider at 650-780-7607.

For tips on any Redwood City case, residents can call 650-780-7110.

 

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Redwood City man arrested on suspicion of hate crime and assault with a deadly weapon

Redwood City man arrested on suspicion of hate crime and assault with a deadly weapon

By Bay City News.

Redwood City police arrested a man Monday on suspicion of a hate crime for violently assaulting a person while making homophobic slurs.  

At approximately 1:38 p.m., Cipriano Munoz, 43, of Redwood City, was allegedly loitering and drinking in the area of 4th Avenue and Spring Street when he swore homophobically at a man and then punched him in the face multiple times, then attacked him in the neck with an aluminum pipe. 

Police said the pipe was part of a crutch that belonged to another person.  

The man suffered minor injuries to his face and neck but refused medical attention, police said.  

Muñoz was arrested and jailed on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and a felony hate crime. 

 

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4 arrested in San Mateo on suspicion of theft of fragrances at Sephora

4 arrested in San Mateo on suspicion of theft of fragrances at Sephora

By Keith Burbank. Bay City News.

Four suspects, including two teenagers, were arrested Sunday after a fragrance robbery at Sephora in San Mateo that left more than $3,500 stolen, police said Monday.

The four were arrested at 2:35 p.m. on suspicion of robbery and conspiring to commit a crime.

A loss prevention officer called 911 Sunday to report that three people stole several bottles of fragrance and ran out of the store at the Hillsdale Mall.

The three got into a vehicle waiting in the mall parking lot before it left the area. The loss prevention officer was able to obtain the vehicle's license plate and a description, which he provided to police.

Officers located the suspects in the vehicle attempting to merge onto US Highway 101 and detained them.

They were arrested and officers located 26 bottles of fragrance valued at approximately $3,509. The two adult offenders were taken to the San Mateo County Jail.

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New respiratory syncytial virus vaccine recommended to help babies

New respiratory syncytial virus vaccine recommended to help babies

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ‒CDC, por sus siglas en inglés‒ están recomendando, a partir de este otoño, para ayudar a proteger a todos los bebés menores de 8 meses y a algunos de más edad en mayor riesgo de enfermarse gravemente, la vacuna contra el virus respiratorio sincitial ‒VRS o RSV, por sus siglas en inglés‒.

La directora de los CDC, Mandy Cohen, adoptó la recomendación del Comité Asesor sobre Prácticas de Vacunación ‒ACIP‒ para el uso del nirsevimab, cuya marca comercial es BeyfortusTM, un producto de anticuerpos monoclonales de acción prolongada, que se ha demostrado que reduce el riesgo de hospitalización, así como las visitas de atención médica debidas al VRS en bebés en aproximadamente un 80 por ciento.

Los anticuerpos son parte de nuestro sistema inmunitario y nos ayudan a luchar contra las infecciones. Sin embargo, los anticuerpos monoclonales son proteínas fabricadas por el ser humano que imitan a los anticuerpos que nuestro cuerpo produce de manera natural. 

Hacer que esta vacuna esté disponible significa que los bebés podrán recibir anticuerpos para prevenir la enfermedad grave por el VRS, lo que proporciona una herramienta crucial para proteger contra un virus que es la principal causa de hospitalización entre los bebés en EE. UU.

El VRS es una de las causas más comunes de enfermedades respiratorias infantiles y causa brotes anuales en todos los grupos de edad. 

Se estima que, entre 58 y 80 mil niños menores de 5 años, la mayoría de ellos bebés, son hospitalizados cada año a nivel nacional debido a la infección por el VRS, y algunos requieren oxígeno, líquidos intravenosos o ventilación mecánica ‒una máquina que ayuda con la respiración‒. 

Cada año, se estima que entre 100 y 300 niños menores de 5 años mueren debido al VRS.

«Esta nueva vacuna contra el VRS les proporciona a los padres una herramienta poderosa para proteger a sus hijos contra la amenaza», dijo la doctora Cohen. «El VRS es la principal causa de hospitalizaciones para los bebés más pequeños y los de más edad en mayor riesgo, y hoy hemos dado un paso importante para hacer que este producto que salva vidas esté disponible», agregó.

Los CDC recomiendan una dosis de nirsevimab para todos los bebés menores de 8 meses, nacidos durante —o que estén pasando por— su primera temporada de VRS, y para un pequeño grupo de niños de entre 8 y 19 meses que estén en mayor riesgo de enfermedad grave por el VRS, como los niños que estén gravemente inmunodeprimidos, se recomienda una dosis en su segunda temporada.

El nirsevimab, que fue aprobado el mes pasado por la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE. UU. ‒FDA‒, se administra como una inyección y les proporciona anticuerpos a los bebés y niños pequeños para protegerlos contra la enfermedad grave por el VRS. 

Los CDC señalaron que está previsto que el nirsevimab esté disponible este otoño. Los padres que estén esperando el nacimiento de su bebé y los padres de bebés menores de 8 meses, así como los que tienen bebés de más edad, deberían hablar con los proveedores de atención médica y pedir esta capa adicional de protección contra el VRS esta temporada.

«A medida que nos aproximamos a la temporada de virus respiratorios este otoño, es importante usar estas nuevas herramientas disponibles para ayudar a prevenir la enfermedad grave por el VRS”», puntualizó Cohen. «Aliento a los padres de bebés a que hablen con los pediatras sobre esta nueva vacuna y la importancia de prevenir el VRS grave», afirmó.

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Entertainment industry seeks greater diversity and representation

Entertainment industry seeks greater diversity and representation

La industria del entretenimiento en Hollywood busca romper las barreras presentes en el cine y la televisión, así como en los trabajos creativos de interpretación, escritura, dirección, producción y contenidos, pero principalmente en la forma de cómo se cuentan las historias, pues más allá de lo que vemos en la pantalla existe un mundo de personas que buscan ser representadas y valoradas.

En muchas ocasiones no se toma en cuenta a la comunidad latina, asiática o afrodescendiente por la idea de no ser un buen mercado para invertir en proyectos que terminarán en pérdidas económicas,señaló Michael Tran, coautor del Informe sobre la Diversidad en Hollywood durante una conferencia organizada por Ethnic Media Services.

Los estudios señalan que si se debe considerar la diversidad, porque genera ventas y ganancias, sin embargo, para Tran, la industria del entretenimiento está lejos de la diversidad, no por temas económicos sino por falta de oportunidades.

«Hemos visto más cambios frente de la cámara que detrás, vimos que los actores étnicos si se incrementan, pero los que realmente cuentan las historias, los que entregan los proyectos, son lo que están detrás de las cámaras y no tenemos un cambio verdadero. Si hay un crecimiento visible, pero hay menos diversidad donde se toman las decisiones, eso está cambiando lentamente y estamos en el proceso", he said.

Si bien en la industria del entretenimiento se quedo parada debido a la pandemia y se tuvo que adaptar a la nueva forma de vida, otro tema que comenzó a preocupar es la inteligencia artificial, pues representa una gran revolución en la manera de hacer y pensar los proyectos de cine y televisión, explicó.

Fanny Grande, directora general de Avenida Productions, es una cineasta y actriz que ha vivido dentro de esta industria, por lo que sabe las fallas y los puntos clave para abrir los espacios que están faltando.

Ella explica que los latinos representan el 20 por ciento de la población de Estados Unidos, pero solo reciben el 2.3 por ciento de representación en la televisión y muchos de los espacios solo muestran estereotipos.

Para la cineasta esto no es justo, ya que también venden esos espacios a la comunidad latina y la industria genera ganancias. Los latinos son los mayores consumidores de medios por lo que deberían ser considerados en sus contenidos.

«Existe una percepción de que somos migrantes permanentes y eso no es verdad, estamos siendo representados como él otro o la otra,y cada vez que exigimos representación en Estados Unidos nos dicen que ya tenemos a Televisa, cuando es de otro país».

Los productores que no tienen apoyo se ven obligados a probar suerte por si solos, pues ellos quieren mostrar a las diversas comunidades que viven en Estados Unidos tal cual son, y de esa manera poder conectar la parte creativa con la comunidad, pero el apoyo mutuo se vuelve la única opción.

«Entre los mismos latinos nos apoyamos para hacer crecer la industria del entretenimiento con historias que sí nos representan», puntualizó Fanny Grande.  

Takashi Cheng, director ejecutivo de Chime TV, la única cadena de entretenimiento AAPI en inglés de Estados Unidos, explicó que el progreso es muy lento, pero ya está presente, por eso tomó la oportunidad de crear ese espacio para poder abrir las puertas a la diversidad y que su comunidad sea realmente representada, con sus problemas y sus carencias, con sus esperanzas y sus sueños. 

«Our commitment is to work with each community to highlight their creators, their stories and bring these stories to American platforms, we will cross these communities and help them work together»he said.

Takashi Cheng habló de las barreras que tiene Estados Unidos por el idioma, si bien la lengua que se habla mayormente es inglés, existen muchas comunidades que aún hablan sus propios idiomas, por eso los contenidos en la industria del entretenimiento no conectan con otras comunidades. Es un tema que aún se debe de abordar para encontrar la manera de generar proyectos disponibles en más idiomas. 

Adargiza de los Santos, an Afro-Latin actress and director, seeks to represent Latinos and Afro-Americans. She works hard to show a different reality than the one that they have tried to impose on her.

Para la actriz, hoy se está revolucionando la manera de entretener, se pone la mesa para las generaciones que vienen, se están abriendo las oportunidades para hacer un cambio revolucionario y poder mostrar a las comunidades como realmente son, de esa manera ser comprendidos, representados y escuchados.

Los expertos coinciden en que el apoyo de todas las comunidades será fundamental para impulsar una representación real y abrir los espacios en toda la industria del entretenimiento para mentes nuevas y creativas.

Poner una persona afroamericana, latina o asiática como un objeto visible no es suficiente para hablar de diversidad, debemos mirar a través de sus ojos y sentir a través de su corazón de una manera empática para poder comprender su mundo frente a una pantalla y ese, es el verdadero reto. 

 

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1 in 5 women have been abused while receiving maternity care

1 in 5 women have suffered abuse during pregnancy and childbirth care

A report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The CDC reported that, according to a survey, 20 percent of women reported experiences of mistreatment during pregnancy and childbirth.

According to a new CDC Vital Signs report, mistreatment during maternity care was highest among black women (30 percent), Hispanic women (29 percent), and multiracial women (27 percent).

“Every mother deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Maternal care is a critical component of this nation’s health care, and the Biden-Harris administration is committed to improving maternal health outcomes,” said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. “Bias, stigma and mistreatment have no place in our health care systems,” he added.

Women without insurance (28 percent) or with public insurance (26 percent) at the time of delivery are more likely to experience mistreatment during maternity care than women with private insurance (16 percent).

The most common types of mistreatment reported were: failure to respond to requests for help, yelling or scolding, failure to protect physical privacy, and threats to withhold treatment or to accept unwanted treatment.

CDC analyzed data from the Porter Novelli View Mothers Survey conducted in English from April 24-30, 2023, to examine the components of respectful care. While the majority of the 2,402 mothers surveyed reported overall satisfaction with the maternity care they received, satisfaction was lower among those who experienced mistreatment.

It is important to note that improving the quality of maternity care is one approach that can prevent pregnancy-related deaths, and all women deserve respectful maternity care that maintains their dignity, privacy and confidentiality, ensures they are free from harm and abuse, includes their participation in decision-making, and provides ongoing support.

“As a health care community, we need to do everything we can to ensure we are providing equitable and respectful care to women during pregnancy and childbirth,” said CDC Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry. 

“Health systems, hospitals and providers can take steps to improve care and reduce the risk of pregnancy-related complications and death for all women. These data show that we need to do a better job of supporting moms,” she added.

Additionally, the survey revealed that 29 percent of women reported discrimination during maternity care. 

The most common reasons for reported discrimination were age, weight, and income, and varied by race or ethnicity.

In this regard, black women (40 percent), multiracial women (39 percent), and Hispanic women (37 percent) reported the highest rates of discrimination. Experiences of racial discrimination have previously been associated with pregnancy complications.

Nearly half—45 percent—of women reported refraining from asking questions and discussing concerns with their provider during maternity care because they believed what they were feeling was normal, didn't want to make a big deal out of it or felt embarrassed to talk about it, believed the doctor would think they were being disruptive, thought their doctor seemed rushed, or didn't feel confident they knew what they were talking about.

“As a physician, a mother, and a Black woman, I am disheartened to hear how common mistreatment is, and to see the disparities in mistreatment and discrimination during maternity care based on things like race and insurance coverage,” said Wanda Barfield, director of CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health. 

“We know that racism and discrimination can lead to delays in treatment and sometimes tragic and preventable deaths. Training on unconscious bias and culturally appropriate care can be a first step in understanding how to provide respectful maternity care to all women,” she stressed.

CDC noted that respectful maternity care can be part of steps taken at many levels to reduce pregnancy-related deaths, so health care systems can promote respectful maternity care by recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce and training all health care personnel to recognize unconscious bias and stigma.

She also recommended that health care systems can promote quality improvement measures with a focus on increasing respectful maternity care for all women equally, while health care professionals can take steps to make patients feel respected, understood and valued while caring for them.

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Racism: main motivator of attack in Jacksonville that left three people dead

Racism: main motivator of attack in Jacksonville that left three people dead
Image: Facebook Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

Uno más. Un ataque en Jacksonville impulsado por el racismo, arranca la vida de personas inocentes en EE. UU. Este sábado 26 de agosto, poco después de las 13:00 horas, un hombre blanco de 21 años de edad, abrió fuego en una tienda de conveniencia en Jacksonville, Florida, matando a tres personas afrodescendientes, para luego suicidarse.

Image: Facebook Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

El perpetrador, identificado como Ryan Christopher Palmerer, realizó el ataque en una tienda Dollar General en una nueva zona de la ciudad de Jacksonville. Portaba un chaleco táctico, guantes de latex y estaba armado con una pistola Glock y un rifle estilo AR-15, disparó contra tres personas afroamericanas y luego giro el arma en su contra para dispararse a sí mismo, señaló el alguacil de la ciudad.

Palmerer dejó diversas cartas manifiesto con ideología de odio, entre ellas, a sus padres y a los medios de comunicación, precisó el sheriff T.K. Waters, en conferencia de prensa.

De igual manera, detalló que el pistolero usó insultos raciales y dibujó esvásticas en su arma de fuego.

«Este tiroteo fue motivado por el racismo. Odiaba a la gente negra. Quería matar negros. Es la única vez que usaré esa palabra», dijo el alguacil.

A su vez, aclaró que no hay absolutamente ninguna evidencia de que el tirador sea parte de algún grupo grande, y que actuó completamente solo.

  1. K. Waters aseguró que la tragedia se seguirá investigando pese a que el tirador está muerto, hasta tener una comprensión completa de lo sucedido.

«Este es un día oscuro en la historia de Jacksonville. Cualquier pérdida de vidas es trágica, pero el odio que motivó al tirador añade una capa adicional de angustia. No hay lugar para el odio en nuestra comunidad y esto no es Jacksonville».

Las víctimas fueron identificadas como Angela Michelle Carr, de 52 años; Jerrald Gallion, 29 años; y Anolt Joseph «AJ» Laguerre Jr., de 19 años.

De acuerdo con las autoridades, Palmerer compró una pistola en abril y un rifle estilo AR-15 en junio, y «no había nada ilegal en que él fuera propietario de armas de fuego», dijo el sheriff.

«No hay razón que pueda explicar las decisiones y acciones de los tiradores, su ideología enfermiza no es representativa de los valores de esta comunidad de Jacksonville que todos amamos tanto, no somos una comunidad de odio. Estamos unidos con gente buena y decente. En esta ciudad rechazamos esta violencia inexcusable, y esta agencia no descansará hasta que esta investigación esté completa y la rendición de cuentas se haya agotado». 

Por su parte, el Departamento de Justicia está investigando el tiroteo como un crimen de odio y un acto de extremismo violento por motivos raciales, dijo el domingo el fiscal general Merrick Garland.

With information from CNN.

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

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