Posts Tagged: Blanca Rubio

Bridging the information gap between tribes and the rest of California

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by BY BRIAN JOSEPH posted 05.24.2023

California is home to about 100 Native American reservations, located from rural areas to highly populated cities like Sacramento and San Diego. To a lay person, there’s often very little to visually distinguish these territories from the rest of California. But practically and legally, these reservations often operate like islands or even totally separate countries.

Sparse state funding for rape crisis centers — again

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by SCOTT SORIANO posted 02.14.2020

Despite a continued rise in California’s cost of living and the increase in the centers’ operating expenses, the state’s general fund contribution to its 84 rape crisis centers remains at $45,000 and $1.7 million from the State Penalty Fund, far less than the funding from the federal government through Congressional appropriations.