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Some essential workers, teachers eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in L.A. County beginning March 1

Certain essential workers in Los Angeles County, including teachers, will become eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 1, but will probably face competition as supplies are expected to remain limited.

New York Times: What Defines Domestic Abuse? Survivors Say It’s More Than Assault

The Congresswoman Cori Bush and the musician FKA twigs describe how manipulative, isolating conduct known as “coercive control” helped trap them in abusive relationships. Lawmakers are starting to listen.

Op-Ed: To be Forgotten — Domestic Violence In the Age of Catastrophes

After talking to hundreds of Domestic Violence victims and their families, the stories I hear are uniquely heartbreaking and yet alike in so many devastating ways. Someone saw the violence. Someone saw the abuser’s manipulation. Everyone kept believing that it would get better. It never did. Sometimes a victim is able to escape. Sometimes they are murdered.

New York Times: Wildfires Hasten Another Climate Crisis: Homeowners Who Can’t Get Insurance

As wildfires burn homes across California, the state is also grappling with a different kind of climate predicament: How to stop insurers from abandoning fire-prone areas, leaving countless homeowners at risk.

NBC4: Senator Susan Rubio's Coercive Control Bill Could Have Prevented San Gabriel Valley Tragedy

It's been three years since 5-year-old Aramazd "Piqui" Andressian Jr. was murdered by his own father.

Coercive Control Bill Reflects Reality of Domestic Violence, Says Senator Susan Rubio

The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed domestic violence to hide behind closed doors and slowly be forgotten. Many of us – survivors and supporters – have worked hard for years to push this issue out of the shadows, asking policymakers to hear uncomfortable stories and truths. This lasting damage tears at the fabric of our society in subtle and obvious ways, and affects generations.

Conoce el proyecto de ley que busca beneficiar a víctimas de la llamada 'porno venganza' en California

La senadora Susan Rubio da detalles de la ley SB894, la cual permite a las personas afectadas por la difusión de sus imágenes íntimas en las redes sociales...

A pesar de haber vivido una deportación, dos hermanas inmigrantes son parte del gobierno de California

Les llaman 'Las Rubio' y representan a la comunidad latina en la legislatura de California. Susan y Blanca Rubio fueron deportadas junto a su familia cuando era niñas, pero las injusticias las motivaron a luchar por los derechos de los hispanos.