Join our discussion on Pomona's developmental center
Marie McIntoshCalifornia Watch invites you to share your insights and experiences regarding the Lanterman Developmental Center in Pomona. On April 3, reporter Ryan Gabrielson, who has covered the state’s developmental centers in his seriesBroken Shield, will participate in a discussion on topics ranging from the closure of the Lanterman Developmental Center to soaring overtime pay for the centers' police force.What does this development mean for the city of Pomona, the developmental center and its patients, and the people who live in surrounding communities?We invite stakeholders to discu...
Source: http://californiawatch.org/topic/health-and-welfare/feed - March 26, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Marie McIntosh Tags: Health and Welfare Daily Report Department of Developmental Services Office of Protective Services patient abuse Broken Shield Source Type: news
For East African women, moving from Cheetos to mushmush
Patricia Leigh BrownCarlos A. Moreno/California WatchThe gatherings are meant to help daughters of East African women to understand their heritage and to encourage mothers to adapt healthy versions of American favorites like quiche and pizza.SAN DIEGO– For many daughters, the kitchen contains their mother’s secrets. In the tumult of pots and pans, the pinches of sugar and salt, reside recipes perfected over time without cookbooks, experience and intuition the only guides.For East African daughters in City Heights, a neighborhood that is a major West Coast portal for refugees, the opportunity to cook twice a mon...
Source: California Watch - March 25, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Patricia Leigh Brown Tags: Health and Welfare Daily Report cooking East Africa food San Diego traditional arts Source Type: news
For East African women, moving from Cheetos to mushmush
Patricia Leigh BrownCarlos A. Moreno/California WatchThe gatherings are meant to help daughters of East African women to understand their heritage and to encourage mothers to adapt healthy versions of American favorites like quiche and pizza.SAN DIEGO– For many daughters, the kitchen contains their mother’s secrets. In the tumult of pots and pans, the pinches of sugar and salt, reside recipes perfected over time without cookbooks, experience and intuition the only guides.For East African daughters in City Heights, a neighborhood that is a major West Coast portal for refugees, the opportunity to cook twice a mon...
Source: http://californiawatch.org/topic/health-and-welfare/feed - March 25, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Patricia Leigh Brown Tags: Health and Welfare Daily Report cooking East Africa food San Diego traditional arts Source Type: news
Who Owns the Fish?
Ariane Wu,Arthur Jones andSusanne RustAny commercial fisherman used to be able to fish in U.S. seas. Not anymore. Today, the right to fish belongs to a number of private individuals who have traded, bought and sold these rights in unregulated markets. This system, called"catch shares," favors large fishing fleets and has cut out thousands of smaller-scale fishermen. How did this happen? (Source: California Watch)
Source: California Watch - March 12, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Ariane Wu Arthur Jones Susanne Rust Tags: Health and Welfare Environment catch shares fish fisheries Source Type: news
System turns US fishing rights into commodity, squeezes small fishermen
Susanne Rust Sweeping across the globe is a system that slowly and steadily hands over a $400 billion ocean fishing industry to corporations. (Source: http://californiawatch.org/topic/health-and-welfare/feed)
Source: http://californiawatch.org/topic/health-and-welfare/feed - March 12, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Susanne Rust Tags: Health and Welfare Environment Source Type: news
Who Owns the Fish?
Ariane Wu,Arthur Jones andSusanne RustAny commercial fisherman used to be able to fish in U.S. seas. Not anymore. Today, the right to fish belongs to a number of private individuals who have traded, bought and sold these rights in unregulated markets. This system, called"catch shares," favors large fishing fleets and has cut out thousands of smaller-scale fishermen. How did this happen? (Source: http://californiawatch.org/topic/health-and-welfare/feed)
Source: http://californiawatch.org/topic/health-and-welfare/feed - March 12, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Ariane Wu Arthur Jones Susanne Rust Tags: Health and Welfare Environment catch shares fish fisheries Source Type: news
