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Community Organizations Are the Other First Responders During COVID-19
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Community Organizations Are the Other First Responders During COVID-19

Danny J. Bakewell, Jr. Executive EditorApril 16, 2020

While businesses around the city, state and nation close their doors and “Shelter in Place,” community-based organizations like Brotherhood Crusade, YWCA of Greater Los Angeles, the Jenesse Center for battered women, and other non-profits remain open, operating and serving a community that was already in desperate need of resources, long before COVID-19. Charisse Bremond-Weaver, president of the Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade, has been “Sheltered in Office” ever since Mayor Garcetti and Governor Newsom announced the “Stay at Home” order on March 19, 2020.  “Our doors remain open, providing the essential services that our community needs.  We have a responsibility to

Education Trust-West Held a Virtual Press Call to Discuss the California Parent Poll Regarding COVID-19 and School Closures
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Education Trust-West Held a Virtual Press Call to Discuss the California Parent Poll Regarding COVID-19 and School Closures

Saybin Roberson, Contributing WriterApril 16, 2020

As California practiced distanced learning due to coronavirus, many parents were left to teach their students and access behaviors without the help of teachers from home. Wednesday, April 8, 2020, Education Trust-West (ETW) released the results from a statewide poll of parents in response to COVID-19 related school closures since the change occurred. Following the poll, ETW held a virtual press call to share the survey findings. Speakers of the call included Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond, Executive Director of ETW and Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga. Other guests were Project Director of Parent Organization Network, Araceli Simeon, Chief Deputy

L.A. County Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby Hosts Coronavirus Q&A on Instagram Live
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L.A. County Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby Hosts Coronavirus Q&A on Instagram Live

Brittany K. Jackson, Contributing WriterApril 9, 2020

During that chat, he also formally announced the launch of a new program that will allow first responders in L.A. County to virtually correspond with healthcare providers and receive real-time advice on how a patient with mild symptoms of COVID-19 can treat at home. Referred to as the Telemedicine Program, the video-conferencing tool is being used to minimize exposure and alleviate the volume of responses to those with mild symptoms while providing at-home solutions for care and recovery.

Sentinel Exclusive: Coronavirus or Not, 2020 Census, Presidential Election Will Still Occur
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Sentinel Exclusive: Coronavirus or Not, 2020 Census, Presidential Election Will Still Occur

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Staff WriterApril 2, 2020

“The COVID-19 pandemic is changing our lives. We face a health crisis, an emerging economic crisis and more than ever, a crisis to our democracy. As we adapt to new norms to protect ourselves and our loved ones, we must adapt how we conduct our elections,” she wrote.  Her wide range of recommendations included expanded online voter registration, multi-lingual voter education campaign, prepaid postage on ballots and applying Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to polling locations.

Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson Leading Through Crisis
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Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson Leading Through Crisis

Sentinel News ServiceMarch 26, 2020

We are in uncharted territory locally and on a global scale. The coronavirus pandemic is already having a drastic impact within our communities and the local economy. Fresh into his second term as City Councilmember, Marqueece Harris Dawson is helping our community adapt and persevere through this Coronavirus pandemic.