Health and Human Service Network of California
On Thursday, July 22nd over 1,000 people gathered in Los Angeles under the Rebuild California campaign to march to Occidental Petroleum demanding that they pay taxes for drilling off California’s coast. While the state considers drastic cuts to programs for struggling families, further cuts to education, as well as massive lay-offs, oil companies are allowed [...]
By Molly Mather, Health Access Intern
Yesterday the HHS Network kicked off the first of four weekly Capitol Action Days (July 21, 28, August 2, August 11) with a bang, as a diverse group of seniors, parents, children, people with disabilities, Family Resource Centers and food banks gathered in Sacramento to urge legislators to hold out [...]
Reposted from Health Access WebLog
From Guest Blogger Molly Mather, Health Access Summer Intern
Today a boisterous crowd gathered in front of the State Building in downtown Oakland to protest the proposed state budget cuts to health care. There was a wide array of faces, both young and old, all urging legislators to [...]
Today at the State UN-Fair at the Capitol in Sacramento, kids stole the show! Whether it was spinning the Wheel of Misfortune, tossing Beanbags at the Big 5, playing the budget walk, or Ring-toss to the Republicans, kids had a great time parading and playing games that demonstrated that no-one wins with an UN Fair [...]
Evan LeVang, Independent Living Services of Northern California (ILSNC) reports:
I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone who showed up this morning at Dan Logue’s in Chico. Media coverage was excellent: TV channels 7 & 12/24, Chico Enterprise Record (writer and photographer) and KCHO 90.1 FM – so look for reports this evening and [...]
Sandy Hester, Volunteer with AARP in Claremont, CA reports:
Members of AARP, Planned Parenthood, California Partnership, Libreria del Pueblo, California School Employees Association and others met with Republican Assemblymember Adams of the 59th District (Hesperia, San Bernardino, parts of Los Angeles) today.
Twelve of us showed up at the office for a scheduled visit and we all [...]
On Friday, the HHS Network of California delivered copies of a new, groundbreaking report from the University of California Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education outlining the devastating economic impacts of the Governor’s proposed cuts to major health and human services programs.
The new report includes information on estimated jobs lost, reductions in economic output [...]
More than 800 PICO youth, parents and clergy from every corner of the the state converged on the State Capitol on June 23rd to call on legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger to make children a priority in the state budget.
The Governor’s current proposed budget, consisting of millions of dollars in devastating cuts to major health [...]