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"content": "\u003cp>The officer who Cassandra Quinto-Collins says knelt on her son’s neck for over four minutes assured her it was standard protocol for sedating a person experiencing a mental breakdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was there watching it the whole time,” Quinto-Collins told The Associated Press. “I just trusted that they knew what they were doing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Angelo Quinto’s sister had called 911 for help calming him down during an episode of paranoia on Dec. 23. 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Police deny putting pressure on his neck. Three days later, the 30-year-old Navy veteran and Filipino immigrant died at a hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='police-reform']It is the latest stark example of the perils of policing people with mental health issues. In response to several high-profile deaths of people with mental health issues in police custody, lawmakers in at least eight states are introducing legislation to change how law enforcement agencies respond to those in crisis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposals lean heavily on additional training for officers on how to interact with people with mental health problems. It’s a common response when lawmakers face widespread outcry over police brutality like the U.S. saw last year following the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/george-floyd\">death of George Floyd\u003c/a> in Minneapolis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But none of the proposals appear to address the root question: Should police be the ones responding when someone is mentally ill?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, lawmakers introduced legislation on Feb. 11 that, among other things, would require prospective officers to complete college courses that address mental health, social services and psychology, without requiring a degree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In New York, lawmakers in January proposed an effort to require law enforcement to complete a minimum of 32 credit hours of training that would include techniques on de-escalation and interacting with people who have mental health issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposal came nearly a year after Rochester, New York, officers put a spit hood over Daniel Prude’s head and pressed his naked body against the street until he stopped breathing. The victim’s family, like Quinto’s, said they had called 911 for help after Prude, who is Black, began having a mental health episode.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11866839\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11866839\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS48159_039_SanFrancisco_RiseUpRally_03262021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS48159_039_SanFrancisco_RiseUpRally_03262021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS48159_039_SanFrancisco_RiseUpRally_03262021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS48159_039_SanFrancisco_RiseUpRally_03262021-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS48159_039_SanFrancisco_RiseUpRally_03262021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS48159_039_SanFrancisco_RiseUpRally_03262021-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bella Collins, the sister of Angelo Quinto, speaks about the death of her brother while surrounded by family at the Embarcadero Plaza during a student-led rally to bring awareness to his death and show solidarity with the Asian American community, in San Francisco on March 26, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Similarly, in Utah, the mother of 13-year-old Linden Cameron called 911 in September because he was having a breakdown and she needed help from a crisis intervention officer. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just 15% of likely Democratic voters support the recall, compared with 79% of Republicans. And only 4% of voters who approve of Newsom's performance (and 11% of voters who approve of President Biden) would vote to remove Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"California voters are very divided politically and they very strongly take sides based on their partisanship,\" Baldassare added. \"For Newsom, the strong support that he has among Democrats today means a lot to his political survival this year.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The survey, conducted between March 14 and 23, presents a very different political landscape than former Gov. Gray Davis faced at the onset of the successful campaign to recall him from office in 2003.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has been updated.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#automatic\">The federal benefits you may receive automatically\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#applying\">What to know about reapplying for benefits\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#noui\">Options for people not on regular unemployment\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#reopening\">Reopening a claim vs. filing a new one\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>We’re over a year into \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/Newsroom/facts-and-stats/dashboard.htm#TotalUnemploymentClaims\">a deadly pandemic that has cost hundreds of thousands of Californians their jobs\u003c/a>, and caused claims for unemployment benefits to soar into the millions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Biden signed the \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/american-rescue-plan/\">American Rescue Plan\u003c/a> into law in March 2021 to get more direct relief to people hit hardest by the pandemic and to help the economy. In addition to direct stimulus payments, the bill also extends federal unemployment support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re claiming unemployment insurance through the \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/\">Employment Development Department\u003c/a> (EDD), the passing of this one-year milestone might mean you need to take action on your claim. But how do these pandemic federal benefits affect your California unemployment claims? And how can you make sure you’re getting the support you’re entitled to?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most recent change: EDD has announced that starting June 5, some applicants who have passed the one-year mark on their claim who previously needed to refile now may no longer have to. \u003ca href=\"#applying\">Read more about this change.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Please note that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11866438/after-a-string-of-bungled-tech-upgrades-california-tries-a-new-approach\">the EDD website has regularly been prone to glitches\u003c/a> for people trying to certify their claims for several months now. In addition, wait times for EDD’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.id.me/\">ID.me\u003c/a> identity verification platform can still be considerable. What’s more, the backlog of unemployment claims waiting on action from EDD continues to grow. These issues can mean that even if you do everything right, it still might be hard work to get your benefits.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"news_11870566\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll find \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/contact_edd.htm#:~:text=English%3A%201%2D800%2D480,480%2D3287)%20to%20the%20operator\">phone numbers to speak to EDD representatives here on their site.\u003c/a> But if you’re really struggling, you may find that contacting your legislator or a workers’ advocate group like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rightscenter.org/\">Center for Workers’ Rights\u003c/a> could be a better bet than trying to call EDD customer service and waiting on the phone. We also have a list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11860924/how-barriers-at-edd-keep-already-vulnerable-californians-from-their-benefits#resources\">multilingual resources for unemployment claimants.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/benefit-flowchart.pdf\">Consult EDD’s California Unemployment Benefits Flowchart to See Your Eligibility\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>What Unemployment Benefits Are You Entitled to?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/unemployment/\">Unemployment Insurance\u003c/a>, or “Regular UI”:\u003c/strong> The state program that supports Californians with W-2 income who are fully or partially unemployed because of no fault of their own (including COVID-19, school closures or an expired unemployment claim).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/pandemic-unemployment-assistance.htm\">Pandemic Unemployment Assistance\u003c/a>, or PUA:\u003c/strong> The federal program that supports business owners, independent contractors and self-employed workers. (If you only got a 1099 tax form, this is likely the program you’re on).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/cares-act.htm#PEUC\">Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation,\u003c/a> or PEUC:\u003c/strong> The federal program for people who were on regular unemployment but exhausted those funds. You can be put on PEUC more than once — but to qualify for a PEUC extension, your regular UI claim must have started on July 8, 2018 or after. Depending on when you filed your unemployment claim and if it has expired, you may need to reapply for unemployment.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"news_11862122\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/fed-ed.htm\">Federal-State Extended Duration\u003c/a>, or FED-ED:\u003c/strong> The federal program for people who’ve exhausted both regular UI and PEUC funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Biden’s American Rescue Plan does the following:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Continues the federal increase for all unemployment benefits, which adds $300 to each week of benefits through Sept. 4, 2021.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Extends Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) up to 29 weeks, through Sept. 4, 2021.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Continues the federally funded FED-ED through Sept. 11, 2021, providing up to 20 weeks of benefits.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"automatic\">\u003c/a>Will I Get Any Federal Benefits Automatically?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You might. For all applicants, for weeks of unemployment between Dec. 27, 2020 and Sept. 4, 2021, EDD will add $300 of federal Pandemic Additional Compensation (PAC) to benefit weeks, on top of the other benefits you certify for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This money should come through automatically; applicants shouldn’t need to make any adjustments on their claims to get it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"applying\">\u003c/a>How Do I Know If I Need to Reapply For Benefits?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/benefit-year-end.htm\">Your benefits year ends 12 months after you first filed your claim. \u003c/a>Refiling usually means EDD can assess whether you are eligible for a new UI claim and, if you aren’t, decide which program makes most sense for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But starting June 5, some applicants who have passed the one-year mark on their claim who previously needed to refile now may no longer have to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CA_EDD/status/1398763594788085760\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t made enough money in the last 18 months to warrant filing a new claim, \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/About_EDD/pdf/news-21-34.pdf\">EDD now says it will process benefits, add a federal extension to an expired claim or continue an existing extension\u003c/a>. This system will apply to regular UI, federal extensions and PUA applications.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"news_11866438\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EDD says this update to the reapplication process is in the name of “streamlining.” But Daniela Urban, executive director of the Center for Workers’ Rights, said she and other advocates are perplexed by this latest change, especially given that EDD had so recently released a video tutorial on how to reapply for unemployment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Urban also warned unemployed Californians to be prepared for more updates from EDD in the wake of this transition.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How Do I Know If I’m Eligible for a New Claim?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>According to Urban, in order to qualify for a new claim you have to have earned at least $1,300 in your \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/pdf_pub_ctr/de8714ab.pdf\">base period\u003c/a> and made at least $1,250 since your last unemployment application. This figure, says Urban, represents “what’s considered ‘reattaching to the workforce.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have earned enough in the last 18 months to warrant a new claim, you do need to refile, even if you are on an extension. Once you do, EDD says it will establish a new regular UI claim or a federal extension for you. EDD says you will be notified by email, text and on UI Online if you need to reapply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To figure out if you’ve made enough money that you’ll be required to reapply, log into UI Online and try to file a new claim. According to EDD, the new application process will only go forward if you need to refile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t worked at all throughout the pandemic, \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/benefit-flowchart.pdf\">EDD should automatically file a PEUC extension on your prior UI claim\u003c/a>, and you should be notified the agency has done this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though EDD suspended its work search requirement in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, from July 2021 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11878764/new-edd-requirement-may-clog-unemployment-claims-process-even-further-advocates-worry\">most unemployed Californians will need to show they are actively looking for work\u003c/a> to stay eligible for benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CA_EDD/status/1407112356421947401\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means applicants will need to answer “Yes” on the \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/Understanding_the_Continued_Claim_Certification_Questions.htm\">bi-weekly certification question\u003c/a> asking if they are looking for work. As one Twitter user succinctly put it, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/HetJayfield/status/1405649751022870533\">“Just put ‘yes’ for number three and that’s it.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EDD spokesperson Loree Levy confirmed that applicants should start looking for work no later than July 11, and be prepared to declare that they are looking for work on their certification form starting July 18.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/EmEffHarvin/status/1408506689125425154\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What qualifies as “searching for work” will vary for those on regular unemployment or extensions versus those on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA.) That’s because PUA applicants are often self-employed and contract workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EDD says it will be sending notices to inform applicants what this reinstatement means for them, but \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/unemployment/return-to-work.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://edd.ca.gov/unemployment/return-to-work.htm\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">a brief rundown can also be found on the agency’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"noui\">\u003c/a>I’m Not on Regular UI. What Federal Support Does My Program Qualify Me for, and What Do I Need to Do to Get It?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Existing and Exhausted PUA Claims \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you still had a balance remaining on your PUA claim on March 14, EDD says you should continue to get benefits without delays. EDD says around 95% of PUA recipients should be able to keep certifying without a break.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>On a media call on March 26, EDD said everyone on existing PUA claims should have been able to start certifying for these benefits on Sunday, March 28.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For the around 5% of PUA recipients who exhausted all PUA benefits, EDD says you should be getting texts, UI Online notifications or mailed notices by April 10, 2021 — if not sooner — about when to certify for other benefits.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID=\"news_11860924\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Existing and Exhausted PEUC claims\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Still had a balance remaining on your PEUC claim on March 14? EDD says you should also continue to get benefits without delays. Around half of people with existing PEUC claims should be able to keep certifying without a break, says EDD.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For the other half of applicants who’ve exhausted all PEUC extensions, you could be eligible for another 20 weeks of benefits under FED-ED Extension. If you are, EDD will automatically file a FED-ED extension on your claim. EDD says it will phase in these benefits between April 10 and April 30, and will notify you in your UI online account when it does. Not everyone is eligible, though, so take a look at \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/benefit-flowchart.pdf\">EDD’s Unemployment Benefit Programs flowchart\u003c/a> to work out if you are.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Regular UI and Existing FED-ED claims\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you have \u003cem>not\u003c/em> reached the end of your benefits year, you should continue to be able to continue to certify, in addition to receiving the $300 federal PAC bump without interruption.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. New PUA Claims\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Need to file a new PUA claim? You should be able to do so, but you will currently only be paid at the minimum level of $167 per week, plus the extra $300 federal payment.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>By April 10, applicants may become eligible for a higher weekly benefit amount based on income information reported on their application, and any shift in benefit amount will be applied retroactively.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>How Many Weeks Will These New Benefits Carry Me Over for?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>EDD has a breakdown of how long these federal benefits will extend your support for, and how many weeks of benefits you can ultimately receive. \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/unemployment-benefits-chart.pdf\">See the breakdown of benefit lengths\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"reopening\">\u003c/a>Reopening a Claim vs. Filing a New One\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>According to Daniela Urban, applicants should be on the lookout on their own for the ability to file a new claim, even if their old claim is allowing them to recertify. Some peoples’ accounts just say pending for a long time, when really, it’s time for \u003cem>them\u003c/em> to refile. Even though that option may have already popped up on their account, they may be overlooking it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The option to “Reopen Claim” online is supposed to appear if it’s been more than 30 days since you last certified for benefits. If your benefit year hasn’t expired, EDD will put your account into a semi-dormant mode, instead of closing out your account. (Think of it like your computer going into sleep mode, instead of shutting down.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CA_EDD/status/1366909465040220160\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, there \u003cem>have\u003c/em> been glitches in the past and people have gotten this notification when they shouldn’t have. So if you get this “Reopen Claim” notice, but you have been certifying regularly, don’t click on that option until you’ve gotten more information about why you’re getting this notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CA_EDD/status/1350208664699891715\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you \u003cem>do\u003c/em> actually need to reopen your claim, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XbPUBshbyI\">EDD has a step-by-step video guide\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XbPUBshbyI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll find \u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/contact_edd.htm#:~:text=English%3A%201%2D800%2D480,480%2D3287)%20to%20the%20operator\">phone numbers to speak to EDD representatives here on their site.\u003c/a> But if you’re really struggling, you may find that contacting your legislator or a workers’ advocate group like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.rightscenter.org/\">Center for Workers’ Rights\u003c/a> could be a better bet than trying to call EDD customer service and waiting on the phone. We also have a list of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11860924/how-barriers-at-edd-keep-already-vulnerable-californians-from-their-benefits#resources\">multilingual resources for unemployment claimants.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/benefit-flowchart.pdf\">Consult EDD’s California Unemployment Benefits Flowchart to See Your Eligibility\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>What Unemployment Benefits Are You Entitled to?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/unemployment/\">Unemployment Insurance\u003c/a>, or “Regular UI”:\u003c/strong> The state program that supports Californians with W-2 income who are fully or partially unemployed because of no fault of their own (including COVID-19, school closures or an expired unemployment claim).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/pandemic-unemployment-assistance.htm\">Pandemic Unemployment Assistance\u003c/a>, or PUA:\u003c/strong> The federal program that supports business owners, independent contractors and self-employed workers. (If you only got a 1099 tax form, this is likely the program you’re on).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/cares-act.htm#PEUC\">Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation,\u003c/a> or PEUC:\u003c/strong> The federal program for people who were on regular unemployment but exhausted those funds. You can be put on PEUC more than once — but to qualify for a PEUC extension, your regular UI claim must have started on July 8, 2018 or after. Depending on when you filed your unemployment claim and if it has expired, you may need to reapply for unemployment.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/fed-ed.htm\">Federal-State Extended Duration\u003c/a>, or FED-ED:\u003c/strong> The federal program for people who’ve exhausted both regular UI and PEUC funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>President Biden’s American Rescue Plan does the following:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Continues the federal increase for all unemployment benefits, which adds $300 to each week of benefits through Sept. 4, 2021.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Extends Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) up to 29 weeks, through Sept. 4, 2021.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Continues the federally funded FED-ED through Sept. 11, 2021, providing up to 20 weeks of benefits.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"automatic\">\u003c/a>Will I Get Any Federal Benefits Automatically?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>You might. For all applicants, for weeks of unemployment between Dec. 27, 2020 and Sept. 4, 2021, EDD will add $300 of federal Pandemic Additional Compensation (PAC) to benefit weeks, on top of the other benefits you certify for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This money should come through automatically; applicants shouldn’t need to make any adjustments on their claims to get it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"applying\">\u003c/a>How Do I Know If I Need to Reapply For Benefits?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019/benefit-year-end.htm\">Your benefits year ends 12 months after you first filed your claim. \u003c/a>Refiling usually means EDD can assess whether you are eligible for a new UI claim and, if you aren’t, decide which program makes most sense for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But starting June 5, some applicants who have passed the one-year mark on their claim who previously needed to refile now may no longer have to:\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EDD says this update to the reapplication process is in the name of “streamlining.” But Daniela Urban, executive director of the Center for Workers’ Rights, said she and other advocates are perplexed by this latest change, especially given that EDD had so recently released a video tutorial on how to reapply for unemployment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Urban also warned unemployed Californians to be prepared for more updates from EDD in the wake of this transition.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How Do I Know If I’m Eligible for a New Claim?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>According to Urban, in order to qualify for a new claim you have to have earned at least $1,300 in your \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/pdf_pub_ctr/de8714ab.pdf\">base period\u003c/a> and made at least $1,250 since your last unemployment application. This figure, says Urban, represents “what’s considered ‘reattaching to the workforce.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have earned enough in the last 18 months to warrant a new claim, you do need to refile, even if you are on an extension. Once you do, EDD says it will establish a new regular UI claim or a federal extension for you. EDD says you will be notified by email, text and on UI Online if you need to reapply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To figure out if you’ve made enough money that you’ll be required to reapply, log into UI Online and try to file a new claim. According to EDD, the new application process will only go forward if you need to refile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you haven’t worked at all throughout the pandemic, \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/benefit-flowchart.pdf\">EDD should automatically file a PEUC extension on your prior UI claim\u003c/a>, and you should be notified the agency has done this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though EDD suspended its work search requirement in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, from July 2021 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/coronavirusliveupdates/news/11878764/new-edd-requirement-may-clog-unemployment-claims-process-even-further-advocates-worry\">most unemployed Californians will need to show they are actively looking for work\u003c/a> to stay eligible for benefits.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>What qualifies as “searching for work” will vary for those on regular unemployment or extensions versus those on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA.) That’s because PUA applicants are often self-employed and contract workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>EDD says it will be sending notices to inform applicants what this reinstatement means for them, but \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://edd.ca.gov/unemployment/return-to-work.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://edd.ca.gov/unemployment/return-to-work.htm\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">a brief rundown can also be found on the agency’s website\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"noui\">\u003c/a>I’m Not on Regular UI. What Federal Support Does My Program Qualify Me for, and What Do I Need to Do to Get It?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Existing and Exhausted PUA Claims \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you still had a balance remaining on your PUA claim on March 14, EDD says you should continue to get benefits without delays. EDD says around 95% of PUA recipients should be able to keep certifying without a break.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>On a media call on March 26, EDD said everyone on existing PUA claims should have been able to start certifying for these benefits on Sunday, March 28.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For the around 5% of PUA recipients who exhausted all PUA benefits, EDD says you should be getting texts, UI Online notifications or mailed notices by April 10, 2021 — if not sooner — about when to certify for other benefits.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Existing and Exhausted PEUC claims\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Still had a balance remaining on your PEUC claim on March 14? EDD says you should also continue to get benefits without delays. Around half of people with existing PEUC claims should be able to keep certifying without a break, says EDD.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>For the other half of applicants who’ve exhausted all PEUC extensions, you could be eligible for another 20 weeks of benefits under FED-ED Extension. If you are, EDD will automatically file a FED-ED extension on your claim. EDD says it will phase in these benefits between April 10 and April 30, and will notify you in your UI online account when it does. Not everyone is eligible, though, so take a look at \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/benefit-flowchart.pdf\">EDD’s Unemployment Benefit Programs flowchart\u003c/a> to work out if you are.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. Regular UI and Existing FED-ED claims\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>If you have \u003cem>not\u003c/em> reached the end of your benefits year, you should continue to be able to continue to certify, in addition to receiving the $300 federal PAC bump without interruption.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. New PUA Claims\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Need to file a new PUA claim? You should be able to do so, but you will currently only be paid at the minimum level of $167 per week, plus the extra $300 federal payment.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>By April 10, applicants may become eligible for a higher weekly benefit amount based on income information reported on their application, and any shift in benefit amount will be applied retroactively.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>How Many Weeks Will These New Benefits Carry Me Over for?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>EDD has a breakdown of how long these federal benefits will extend your support for, and how many weeks of benefits you can ultimately receive. \u003ca href=\"https://www.edd.ca.gov/unemployment/pdf/unemployment-benefits-chart.pdf\">See the breakdown of benefit lengths\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Dressed in a white gown and hooked to an IV pump, Tina Jones was sitting on a hospital bed when nursing student Erin Abille greeted her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glancing at Jones’ chart, Abille saw that the patient came into the hospital for a foot infection and had a penicillin allergy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Are you in any pain?” Abille asked.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oh, OK,” Jones responded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bizarre response wasn’t the only unusual thing, Abille noted. The patient also had stilted facial and hand movements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But those symptoms weren’t due to a medical condition — they were because Jones is not a real patient but a computer avatar in Shadow Health, a virtual simulation that has been widely adopted by nursing education programs across California since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pandemic has restricted the number of clinical placements available to nursing students in hospitals, forcing them to practice their skills instead on mannequins, virtual patients like Jones, or at home with relatives and even stuffed animals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has relaxed regulations to allow for more virtual education, but some nursing students say they feel less confident in their skills, and others have had their graduation delayed, at a time when the state arguably needs nurses more than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hospitals have been reluctant to place nursing students at risk by having them enter a workplace filled with COVID patients, and more experienced nurses have been too busy with patient care to supervise them, said Loretta Melby, president of the California Board of Registered Nursing, a state agency that regulates nursing education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was really difficult for all of our students when the facilities that they’ve relied on for years to do their clinical practice said, ‘We can’t have you here anymore,’ ” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What Practicing at Home Means\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11866000\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 768px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11866000\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/012321_NursingStudent_AB_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/012321_NursingStudent_AB_10.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/012321_NursingStudent_AB_10-160x240.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nursing student Erin Abille finds new ways to learn medicine by practicing techniques on a stuffed animal in Mulberry Park in Chula Vista on Jan. 23, 2021. \u003ccite>(Arlene Banuelos for CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Prior to the pandemic, nursing students were required to spend at least 75% of their clinical time providing direct care to patients in hospitals. 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There, she had emotional conversations with elderly patients on the geriatrics floor, many of whom were reflecting on the choices they’d made in life as they neared its end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abille wasn’t able to do that with Jones. “I couldn’t pry into her personal life, I couldn’t pry into her worries, I couldn’t pry even into her pain,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the pandemic, Abille would have received one-on-one mentorship from a senior nurse on how to do sensitive procedures, such as inserting a catheter into a patient’s urethra. Now, with her college’s skills lab closed and even mannequins unavailable, she practices at home. A unicorn Pillow Pet stands in as her patient and she uses a water bottle to replicate the urethra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abille said she worries that she might accidentally reinforce mistakes because she doesn’t have her instructor to immediately correct her. Having a catheter inserted is a scary procedure for many patients, who often wonder whether the procedure will hurt. That’s not a conversation she can have with her unicorn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In person, nursing students can use all of their senses when caring for patients, but with simulations, they miss out on the physical cues that patients give to signify pain or discomfort, said Melby of the BRN.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I worked in the ICU, I could smell various things like a gastrointestinal bleed,” she said. In a simulation, “you’re not getting that kind of input. 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He likened it to soldiers learning warfare on simulators, which has been linked to significant increases in post-traumatic stress disorder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Union members are also concerned that colleges will rely heavily on virtual simulations even after the pandemic because software is cheaper than staff, Brogan said. Instruction that doesn’t prepare students to connect with patients on a human level, he said, threatens to compromise safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You cannot simulate the fear and dread of some people,” Brogan said. “And frankly, we’re worried about the attempt to do so.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say the availability of clinical placements has recently begun to increase in California as \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2021/03/california-milestone-reopening-today/\">more vaccines are distributed\u003c/a> and coronavirus cases decline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Waxman, of the nonprofit California Simulation Alliance, agreed that the state is likely to see an expanded use of technology in nurse training post-pandemic, including a wider adoption of virtual reality that will replace some clinical experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though cost has limited the use of virtual reality in nursing programs — each headset costs around $300, not including the price of the software — it overcomes some of the shortcomings of the 2D virtual simulations that colleges currently use, Waxman said, because it is immersive and students can use their sense of touch when practicing physical assessments and hands-on skills such as immunization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once the pandemic is over, I believe that students will need to get back into the hands-on skills lab. 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The patient also had stilted facial and hand movements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But those symptoms weren’t due to a medical condition — they were because Jones is not a real patient but a computer avatar in Shadow Health, a virtual simulation that has been widely adopted by nursing education programs across California since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pandemic has restricted the number of clinical placements available to nursing students in hospitals, forcing them to practice their skills instead on mannequins, virtual patients like Jones, or at home with relatives and even stuffed animals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has relaxed regulations to allow for more virtual education, but some nursing students say they feel less confident in their skills, and others have had their graduation delayed, at a time when the state arguably needs nurses more than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hospitals have been reluctant to place nursing students at risk by having them enter a workplace filled with COVID patients, and more experienced nurses have been too busy with patient care to supervise them, said Loretta Melby, president of the California Board of Registered Nursing, a state agency that regulates nursing education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was really difficult for all of our students when the facilities that they’ve relied on for years to do their clinical practice said, ‘We can’t have you here anymore,’ ” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>What Practicing at Home Means\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11866000\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 768px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11866000\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/012321_NursingStudent_AB_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/012321_NursingStudent_AB_10.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/012321_NursingStudent_AB_10-160x240.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nursing student Erin Abille finds new ways to learn medicine by practicing techniques on a stuffed animal in Mulberry Park in Chula Vista on Jan. 23, 2021. \u003ccite>(Arlene Banuelos for CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Prior to the pandemic, nursing students were required to spend at least 75% of their clinical time providing direct care to patients in hospitals. 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There, she had emotional conversations with elderly patients on the geriatrics floor, many of whom were reflecting on the choices they’d made in life as they neared its end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abille wasn’t able to do that with Jones. “I couldn’t pry into her personal life, I couldn’t pry into her worries, I couldn’t pry even into her pain,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the pandemic, Abille would have received one-on-one mentorship from a senior nurse on how to do sensitive procedures, such as inserting a catheter into a patient’s urethra. Now, with her college’s skills lab closed and even mannequins unavailable, she practices at home. A unicorn Pillow Pet stands in as her patient and she uses a water bottle to replicate the urethra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abille said she worries that she might accidentally reinforce mistakes because she doesn’t have her instructor to immediately correct her. Having a catheter inserted is a scary procedure for many patients, who often wonder whether the procedure will hurt. That’s not a conversation she can have with her unicorn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In person, nursing students can use all of their senses when caring for patients, but with simulations, they miss out on the physical cues that patients give to signify pain or discomfort, said Melby of the BRN.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I worked in the ICU, I could smell various things like a gastrointestinal bleed,” she said. In a simulation, “you’re not getting that kind of input. 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"content": "\u003cp>Following \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/16/978024380/8-women-shot-to-death-at-atlanta-massage-parlors-man-arrested\">the shooting deaths of eight people Tuesday at spas in and near Atlanta, Georgia\u003c/a> – six of whom were women of Asian descent – Bay Area public officials and Asian American community leaders expressed feelings of heartbreak and outrage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When I saw it last night, it broke my heart. It just simply broke my heart,\" said Malcolm Yeung, executive director of the Chinese Community Development Center, which owns and operates low-income housing in San Francisco's Chinatown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am horrified by the murder of API women in Georgia,\" said Assemblymember David Chiu, D-San Francisco, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DavidChiu/status/1372213199764779008?s=20\">on Twitter\u003c/a>. \"Make no mistake — this crime was driven by hate, fueled by racism that has festered during this pandemic. ... This must be an inflection point. Enough is enough.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Sheng Thao, Oakland councilmember\"]'For far too long our culture has belittled, fetishized, and dehumanized API women, especially poorer, southeast Asian women. This was not only a hate act directed at the API community but at women everywhere who constantly face sexual violence in our country.'[/pullquote]In the wake of the Atlanta killings and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11859965/700-anti-asian-hate-incidents-reported-in-bay-area-during-pandemic-true-figures-might-be-even-worse\">numerous other attacks\u003c/a> against AAPI community members in the Bay Area and across the nation, Chiu, alongside California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, state Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, and other politicians, called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint a state attorney general who will make stopping anti-AAPI hate \"a top priority\" in a press conference on Wednesday. Ma pointed to Assemblymember Rob Bonta, D-Oakland, as a voice for the AAPI community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to a \u003ca href=\"https://secureservercdn.net/104.238.69.231/a1w.90d.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/210312-Stop-AAPI-Hate-National-Report-.pdf\">report\u003c/a> released Tuesday by \u003ca href=\"https://stopaapihate.org/\">Stop AAPI Hate\u003c/a> – a project based out of San Francisco State University that asks members of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to self-report acts of hate and discrimination – between March 19, 2020 and Feb. 28, 2021, there were at least 3,795 incidents of anti-Asian hate across the nation, ranging from physical assault and verbal harassment to various civil rights violations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 700 of those incidents occurred in the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11859965/700-anti-asian-hate-incidents-reported-in-bay-area-during-pandemic-true-figures-might-be-even-worse\">according to an earlier Stop AAPI Hate report\u003c/a> last month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Jian Zhang, CEO of Chinese Hospital, which first opened its doors in San Francisco in 1925, said many in her community are \"afraid to go out. It's terrible.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The hate crimes against Chinese and Asians need to stop,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Oakland, Councilmember Sheng Thao said in a statement, \"For far too long our culture has belittled, fetishized, and dehumanized API women, especially poorer, southeast Asian women. This was not only a hate act directed at the API community but at women everywhere who constantly face sexual violence in our country.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the state level, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said the California Department of Education would double down on its effort to address bias and acts of hate. The state’s “Education to End Hate” Initiative that began last year has provided grants to schools for anti-racism and bias training for educators, Thurmond said. The department will host roundtables in the upcoming months to discuss solutions with the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I just have to reiterate our sadness at seeing these deplorable acts being carried out. And we want to offer as much support as we can to our schools and work with them,\" Thurmond said Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nationally, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will work with the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus to \"continue our work\" to end violence and bigotry across the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These shootings are a vicious and vile act that compounds the fear and pain that Asian-Americans face each day. It is a profound and cruel injustice that, amid the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, the AAPI community also faces the surging threat of violent and deadly attack,\" Pelosi said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Speaking to host Mina Kim on KQED's Forum on Wednesday, Cynthia Choi, co-director of Chinese for Affirmative Action and co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate, put the Atlanta shootings into personal terms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It has been a difficult evening and today has been especially hard learning about more of the facts around the case and connecting with community leaders across the country,\" Choi said. \"The days ahead, I think, are going to continue to be really difficult for our community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'There Is a Pattern ... And We Can't Ignore That'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While Georgia police said the Atlanta shooter \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/17/978141138/atlanta-shooting-suspect-is-believed-to-have-visited-spas-he-targeted\">denied\u003c/a> his crimes were racially motivated, AAPI community members have responded, in myriad ways, that it remains impossible to separate his actions from the current rise of anti-Asian hate and increased attacks in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"While anti-Asian violence is woven throughout our nation's history, the Trump administration's relentless scapegoating of Asians for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has increased [those incidents],\" said the advocacy group Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta in a statement on Wednesday. \"We're calling on our allies across communities of color to stand with us in grief and solidarity against racist violence in all its forms,\" said Stephanie Cho, the Atlanta group's executive director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101882555/after-murder-of-eight-asian-americans-in-georgia-fears-of-anti-asian-racism-and-violence-intensify\">On KQED's Forum Wednesday\u003c/a>, sociologist and author Nancy Wang Yuen told Mina Kim that hate crimes are often multilayered when it comes to women of color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They're not saying 'I'm a racist' or 'I'm only targeting Asians,' but they want to limit it to the gender or the roles of all the jobs,\" she said. \"But, of course, we know that six Asian women are dead. And these are from three different businesses. So there is a targeting. There is a pattern. And we can't ignore that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11860549 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/AAPI-1038x576.jpg']Yeung, the head of the Chinatown Community Development Center, said that while the shooter \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/17/978141138/atlanta-shooting-suspect-is-believed-to-have-visited-spas-he-targeted\">connected his actions to sex addiction\u003c/a>, there are many other places to find similar activities, instead of targeting spas where Asian women were working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What brought that about, versus any number of areas in and around the sex trade? You've got to wonder what context was created by the anti-Asian sentiment catalyzed by Trump. You've got to wonder what that causes people to think and feel,\" Yeung said. \"I can't get away from that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11860549/tip-of-the-iceberg-how-effects-of-anti-asian-attacks-run-deep\">climate of anti-AAPI sentiment has clouded San Francisco's Chinese community with fear\u003c/a>, said Zhang, CEO of Chinese Hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When we have late meetings, I wouldn't let [my staff] take a bus home. I would drop them off myself,\" Zhang said. \"After the attack, it takes people a long time to recover. They're scared. The impact is huge. Also for the family, too, not just the victims. And the community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is so tragic and horrifying to the community,\" said Rev. Norman Fong, the former director of the Chinatown Community Development Center and a community leader in his own right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fong likened the shooting to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/who-vincent-chin-history-relevance-1982-killing-n771291\">1982 beating death of Vincent Chin\u003c/a> in Detroit, an act of hate by white autoworkers who were angry at joblessness they blamed on Japanese Americans (though Chin was Chinese). Fong recalled the solidarity from Rev. Jesse Jackson and other members of the Black community who joined hands with the AAPI community across the country in the wake of that hateful act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11865265\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11865265\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mourner with a sign reading 'Black and Asian Solidarity #StopAsianHate' stands at the site of two shootings that occurred yesterday at spas across the street from one another, in memorial for the lives lost, on March 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Suspect Robert Aaron Long, 21, was arrested after a series of shootings at three Atlanta-area spas left eight people dead on Tuesday night, including six Asian women. \u003ccite>(Megan Varner/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We all need to pull together to overcome this anti-Asian hate,\" Fong said. \"We also need to educate ourselves on each other's history otherwise it's too easy to scapegoat and hate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again on KQED's Forum, Choi of Stop AAPI Hate noted that impacted communities have a second layer of mental health crises ongoing right now: first, with the pandemic, and secondly, with rising racist hate, which compounds other trauma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When violence against the AAPI community emerges, \"what we're experiencing is re-traumatizing,\" Choi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wang Yuen suggested taking a break from social media to ease that mental health crisis, and for Asian women in particular to seek safe spaces where they can share their traumatic experiences to heal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Making a Safer Community for All\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As attacks against the Asian American community garner more attention, a split has emerged from different voices calling for two approaches: more police and prosecution, or alternatives to policing that can bring safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed has asked the police to increase patrols in “areas with a high number of Asian residents, visitors, and businesses immediately,” she announced on Twitter Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“More long-term efforts will also be announced shortly. No one should have to live in fear that their race or ethnicity could make them a victim,” Breed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rev. Fong noted that some people want to defund police over issues of brutality, but said “we have to be practical, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love community cops that walk the beat,” Fong said. “I may not be popular for saying that, but I think the brutality and the training definitely we have to address. But practically for the seniors, what they would say was they would like more foot cops, but more Chinese-speaking. That's the problem. There aren’t that many.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though, Fong added, “I’m from a different generation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calls for enforcement were also echoed by Ma, the state treasurer, in arguing for Bonta to become the state’s next attorney general. On Wednesday, Ma argued for an attorney general who will “put resources to these crimes” and “to convict those people perpetrating crimes against the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeung, the executive director of Chinatown CCDC, said he’s seen police become part of the Chinatown community. A few years back, police were assigned to public housing that his organization operates, which Yeung was grateful for. He called it “transformative” for people living there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On some occasions, officers were so embedded in the community of people living there, that one officer once noticed when a Chinatown family was missing from a community barbeque, and called them up themselves to invite them to eat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That level of intimacy with people living there made them feel safe, Yeung said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It moved me in a way that’s hard to describe,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1372232626237370368\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, some in the AAPI community are calling for unity with the Black community in not demanding more policing, fearing conflict and death that have come in those interactions. From George Floyd to Oscar Grant, there is a fear that the Black community may see a rising risk from increased police enforcement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In February, in response to deadly attacks in the Bay Area, dozens of Asian American organizations from the Bay Area banded together to issue a joint statement calling for a non-police response, like patrols by volunteers, tailored support for victims and mental health resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On KQED’s Forum, Choi told Mina Kim that policing wasn’t necessarily the answer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are pushing for more community-based and community-led safety initiatives that really get at the different forms of violence and assaults,” Choi said. “And so this has been a time for our community to look at all forms of violence that we have been subjected to. And that includes working with other communities who are also affected by systemic racism. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Yeung, the head of the Chinatown Community Development Center, said that while the shooter \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/03/17/978141138/atlanta-shooting-suspect-is-believed-to-have-visited-spas-he-targeted\">connected his actions to sex addiction\u003c/a>, there are many other places to find similar activities, instead of targeting spas where Asian women were working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What brought that about, versus any number of areas in and around the sex trade? You've got to wonder what context was created by the anti-Asian sentiment catalyzed by Trump. You've got to wonder what that causes people to think and feel,\" Yeung said. \"I can't get away from that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11860549/tip-of-the-iceberg-how-effects-of-anti-asian-attacks-run-deep\">climate of anti-AAPI sentiment has clouded San Francisco's Chinese community with fear\u003c/a>, said Zhang, CEO of Chinese Hospital.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When we have late meetings, I wouldn't let [my staff] take a bus home. I would drop them off myself,\" Zhang said. \"After the attack, it takes people a long time to recover. They're scared. The impact is huge. Also for the family, too, not just the victims. And the community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is so tragic and horrifying to the community,\" said Rev. Norman Fong, the former director of the Chinatown Community Development Center and a community leader in his own right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fong likened the shooting to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/who-vincent-chin-history-relevance-1982-killing-n771291\">1982 beating death of Vincent Chin\u003c/a> in Detroit, an act of hate by white autoworkers who were angry at joblessness they blamed on Japanese Americans (though Chin was Chinese). Fong recalled the solidarity from Rev. Jesse Jackson and other members of the Black community who joined hands with the AAPI community across the country in the wake of that hateful act.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11865265\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11865265\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231773498-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mourner with a sign reading 'Black and Asian Solidarity #StopAsianHate' stands at the site of two shootings that occurred yesterday at spas across the street from one another, in memorial for the lives lost, on March 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. Suspect Robert Aaron Long, 21, was arrested after a series of shootings at three Atlanta-area spas left eight people dead on Tuesday night, including six Asian women. \u003ccite>(Megan Varner/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We all need to pull together to overcome this anti-Asian hate,\" Fong said. \"We also need to educate ourselves on each other's history otherwise it's too easy to scapegoat and hate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Again on KQED's Forum, Choi of Stop AAPI Hate noted that impacted communities have a second layer of mental health crises ongoing right now: first, with the pandemic, and secondly, with rising racist hate, which compounds other trauma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When violence against the AAPI community emerges, \"what we're experiencing is re-traumatizing,\" Choi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wang Yuen suggested taking a break from social media to ease that mental health crisis, and for Asian women in particular to seek safe spaces where they can share their traumatic experiences to heal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Making a Safer Community for All\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>As attacks against the Asian American community garner more attention, a split has emerged from different voices calling for two approaches: more police and prosecution, or alternatives to policing that can bring safety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed has asked the police to increase patrols in “areas with a high number of Asian residents, visitors, and businesses immediately,” she announced on Twitter Wednesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“More long-term efforts will also be announced shortly. No one should have to live in fear that their race or ethnicity could make them a victim,” Breed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rev. Fong noted that some people want to defund police over issues of brutality, but said “we have to be practical, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love community cops that walk the beat,” Fong said. “I may not be popular for saying that, but I think the brutality and the training definitely we have to address. But practically for the seniors, what they would say was they would like more foot cops, but more Chinese-speaking. That's the problem. There aren’t that many.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though, Fong added, “I’m from a different generation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Calls for enforcement were also echoed by Ma, the state treasurer, in arguing for Bonta to become the state’s next attorney general. On Wednesday, Ma argued for an attorney general who will “put resources to these crimes” and “to convict those people perpetrating crimes against the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeung, the executive director of Chinatown CCDC, said he’s seen police become part of the Chinatown community. A few years back, police were assigned to public housing that his organization operates, which Yeung was grateful for. He called it “transformative” for people living there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On some occasions, officers were so embedded in the community of people living there, that one officer once noticed when a Chinatown family was missing from a community barbeque, and called them up themselves to invite them to eat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That level of intimacy with people living there made them feel safe, Yeung said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It moved me in a way that’s hard to describe,” he said.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>In Los Angeles County, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has trickled down to some of the most vulnerable residents: kids in the child welfare system. The number of kids in the system rose dramatically during 2020, according to \u003ca href=\"https://dcfs.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Factsheet-CY-2020.pdf\">data\u003c/a> released by the county’s Department of Children and Family Services. At the end of 2020, there were 3,535 more children in the system \u003ca href=\"https://dcfs.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Factsheet-CY-2019.pdf\">than in 2019\u003c/a>, a spike of 10% over the previous year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To put that increase in context, consider the numbers from the past five years: In 2015 there were 34,881 children in the system. That number crept upward most years, but never by more than a few hundred kids per year. 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Instead they attribute the increase to many cases not closing due to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11807392/what-happens-when-courthouses-where-abuse-cases-are-heard-shut-down\">pandemic shuttering the courts\u003c/a>, which led to an overall slowdown in the processing of cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Leslie Heimov, executive director, Children’s Law Center of California\"]‘We know that there’s been a significant increase in mental health distress … So a parent who’s already fragile or a child who’s already fragile who has an interruption in their services or an interruption in their mental health treatment, that’s compounded by the stress of the pandemic and by the separation.’[/pullquote]Still, ascertaining if a child is being abused got infinitely harder after the COVID-19 pandemic hit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent afternoon, a teacher who called the department’s Child Protection Hotline told social worker Katherine Rossi that during a Zoom class, she noticed one of her first graders had a black eye.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Is this the first time you see something like this, or do you think it might be the way it looks on the screen?” Rossi asked the teacher. “Did [the child] share anything that may help in regards to figuring out if he did have a black eye or not?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rossi determined that the teacher should do more follow up with the child and his parents — there was just too little to go on from what the teacher reported. She then walked the teacher through how to follow up, also a tricky process in the virtual world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DCFS Director Bobby Cagle said a teacher’s job of probing into the circumstances of a bruise is much harder over Zoom than simply being able to have a conversation with a child in the classroom. Over Zoom, teachers and social workers are “limited in what [they] can do because the child is at home … And you never know who is just off-screen,” Cagle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When shelter-in-place orders sent everyone home, calls to the hotline dropped dramatically. But as the year went on they crept back up, according to Carlos Torres, division chief of the Child Protection Hotline.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now we’re getting 600 calls and online reports a day. 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The net result was that many children who would have had their cases closed did not — and they remain in an already overburdened system.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Isolation for Kids and Parents — Swelling Caseloads for Lawyers\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>“The impact on the children has been significant,” said Leslie Heimov, executive director of the Children’s Law Center of California, which provides an attorney to every child who is removed from their parents due to issues of abuse or neglect. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11859436/el-arduo-camino-de-una-abogada-hondurena-para-reunir-a-las-familias-separadas-en-la-frontera-sur-de-los-ee-uu\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and 42-year-old Dora Melara is packing a bag. She grabs some clothes and important documents, and then makes some sandwiches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the morning, she will begin her search for a Honduran father who was separated from his teenage son at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018. Their names are being withheld because the case is sensitive and still in legal limbo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s unclear how long Melara may be away from home — one night, perhaps more. She has learned that this work is unpredictable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11831289/how-covid-19-has-impacted-the-search-for-separated-families\">Melara\u003c/a> is an attorney working for \u003ca href=\"https://www.guidestar.org/profile/72-1597864\">Justice in Motion\u003c/a>, a U.S.-based nonprofit that has been tasked with trying to find and reunify families. They work in tandem with the American Civil Liberties Union and other immigrant advocacy organizations as part of a \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/ms-l-v-ice-complaint\">class-action lawsuit\u003c/a> filed against the federal government in response to the Trump administration’s family separation policy. This week, the ACLU and the Biden administration agreed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11864249/family-separations-lawsuit-u-s-and-aclu-start-settlement-talks\">enter settlement negotiations\u003c/a> in the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, much of the burden of finding the parents of separated children has been on nonprofits and lawyers coordinating across borders, particularly in Honduras and Guatemala, the home countries of many of the families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, President Biden signed an executive order to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858316/biden-signs-immigration-executive-orders-establishes-task-force-to-reunite-separated-families\">establish a task force\u003c/a> focused on reunifying families separated by the Trump administration. But the details are still being worked out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a press briefing on March 1, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that parents may be able to choose to reunite with their children either in their country of origin or in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If in fact, they seek to reunite here in the United States, we will explore lawful pathways for them to remain in the United States and to address the family needs,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But so far, federal officials have not laid out concrete policy changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until they act, it’s up to people like Melara to make these trips, looking for people who were separated from their children and then deported by the U.S. government. Melara focuses on cases close to home, in Honduras.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Day One\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It’s 5 a.m. Monday, and Melara and a colleague who usually accompanies her on these searches head out. Their destination is a mountain town near the border with Guatemala. The drive should take four hours, on a good day. But today, it’s rainy and cold, and the traffic is piling up with everyone heading to work. It’s slowing things down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is Melara’s second time making this trip in the past four months. Since 2019, she has performed more than three dozen searches, many of them successful. She said the harm done to people who sought asylum in the U.S. motivates her to do this work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11858652\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11858652\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-5.jpeg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-5-160x284.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dora Melara stops to get gas during her trip. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dora Melara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There were people who were humiliated, who had their rights violated,” Melara said. “They have the opportunity to know that they can have justice for everything they’ve lived through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also a parent herself. The work can be personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every interview and story I hear from the parents is sad, and it moves me,” she said. “As parents, we want to protect [our children].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/family-separations-biden-trump-honduras/2021/01/31/f6b815cc-6198-11eb-9430-e7c77b5b0297_story.html\">separated more than 5,500 children from their parents\u003c/a>. And while a majority of families have been reunited, hundreds of parents are still unaccounted for. That’s in part because the administration did not keep track of where the parents went. And contact information for them is often outdated or incomplete.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Melara begins these searches, she usually has very little information — a name, maybe a location. Often, she finds that families have moved, or the information was inaccurate, and searching through government documents and online can only take her so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has to rely on the kindness of strangers — family members of the parent, or their neighbors — to point her in the right direction. But getting this information requires building trust, in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why she drives long distances for even the slimmest chance of finding parents, despite any challenges — and there have been many. She has performed searches during the coronavirus pandemic. Later, government-enforced curfews prevented her from traveling. It was only in August that she was able to restart the searches in person, but fears of contracting the coronavirus have made building trust more challenging.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, in November, two deadly hurricanes — Eta and Iota — swept through Honduras, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/world/americas/guatemala-hurricanes-mudslide-migration.html\">leaving more than 150,000 people displaced and hundreds dead\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The damage from the hurricanes has touched Melara directly. Her home in San Pedro Sula was hit by heavy floods, and while it wasn’t destroyed, nearly everything inside of it was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The house can’t be entered right now — it’s filled with mud,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, she has stayed with relatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just two hours into her drive, Melara has already counted four rockslides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are warnings on the road that the roads are damaged and that we must drive with caution,” she said. “There are homemade signs that people have put up themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They brake often to avoid large potholes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11858654\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11858654\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6.jpeg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6-160x90.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the numerous rockslides Melara has to navigate around on her journey. They were caused in part by hurricanes that devastated parts of Honduras in 2020. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dora Melara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Around noon, she finally arrives at the first town. With the bad weather and damaged roads, Melara’s trying to make this trip go quickly since driving can be dangerous after dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/honduras#34b6ed\">2021 report from Human Rights Watch\u003c/a> found that “violent organized crime continues to disrupt Honduran society,” and has pushed many to attempt to leave the country. According to a \u003ca href=\"https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G19/005/53/PDF/G1900553.pdf?OpenElement\">2018 report\u003c/a> from a United Nations special rapporteur, human rights defenders and lawyers are some of the most at-risk of that violence, with the vast majority “unable to work in a safe, supportive environment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mindful that night will fall soon, she meets with local community leaders. She tells them the father’s name and explains why she is looking for him. They say the only people they know with that surname are in another town, about 40 minutes away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet she has no address or contact there. So, once she arrives at the next town, she tracks down local leaders, once again. They tell her to go check yet another town, two hours away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, the sun is getting low and the weather is bad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to need to stay the night here,” she said. “The rain won’t stop, and the fog is thick. The road isn’t good right now, parts of it have washed away because of the hurricanes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s nothing left to do but sleep and hope for more luck in the morning..\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Day Two\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Melara wakes up early, checks out of the hotel and hits the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she gets to the new town — the third in two days — she, again, meets with local officials to explain her mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this time, she’s in luck: Someone knows the area the father is living in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have an address!” Melara said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the final road is steep and covered with mud. Eventually, Melara has to ditch her car and continue by foot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she gets to the top of the hill, there’s a cluster of small homes. A young boy runs up to greet her. He’s curious about why she’s there, and Melara explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, finally — after two days of searching — a man steps out of one of the homes. It’s the father.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11858659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11858659\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10.jpeg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10-160x90.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The weather is bad on her trip, with dense fog and rain. Making the drive even more dangerous. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dora Melara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Lost and Found\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>At first, when she meets the father, he’s surprised to see her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was completely unaware that we were looking for him,” Melara said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Dora Melara\"]‘There are parents who’ve told me, ‘I felt the desire to die. I felt a desire not to return to my land. I was ashamed to see my wife and know that I took my son and returned without him.”[/pullquote]After a while, and some explanation, he relaxes and invites her to sit. She asks if he knows where his son is and if he has any contact with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He has an idea of where his son is, but he is not in contact with him,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Melara, that’s not uncommon. Parents might not have a phone, or have to walk long distances to get a cell signal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the end, Melara and the father talk for more than an hour. She listens to his story, they talk about his son and exchange information. She hopes they will remain in touch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few days later, Melara reflects on what parents have told her about being turned back at the U.S.-Mexico border without their kids. She says some parents feel shame. Some don’t want to go home at all to face their spouses without their children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are parents who’ve told me, ‘I felt the desire to die. I felt a desire not to return to my land. I was ashamed to see my wife and know that I took my son and returned without him. What will my wife think of me?’ ” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if she cannot change anything right away, Melara said that meeting the parents, listening to them, can be meaningful. When they talk, she said, parents know that someone cares about their family, perhaps brings them some hope — and acknowledgment — of what happened to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t feel so alone,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11858657\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11858657\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8.jpeg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-800x599.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-1020x763.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-632x474.jpeg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-536x402.jpeg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A church stands in one of the areas that Dora Melara searched for the father. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dora Melara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>‘He Needs Me With Him’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One father said that when lawyers from Justice in Motion found him, it came as a surprise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man, whose name we’re not using due to threats against this life, fled to the United States in April 2018, seeking asylum with his 5-year-old son. Gangs in the area had recently killed someone close to him and were targeting him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[I fled] because of fear,” he said through a translator. “I was very scared because they had killed my cousin, he was like my brother, and my friend. So, I didn’t want that to happen to us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he crossed over into the U.S., border agents took him and his son to the hielera, a cold room where people seeking asylum were often held. The man said immigration officials told him they would take him to court and that he would likely be deported, but his son would be staying behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I asked him, ‘Please, deport me with my child.’ The officer said, ‘No, your child will stay here in this country and you’ll be deported,’ ” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The officer told the man that his son would make it to his sister’s, where the two intended to stay, but that he would not be able to join him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His son was taken from him while he appeared in court. The father said he never got a chance to say goodbye. It was 20 days before he knew where his son was, and it wasn’t until he was deported back to Central America that he was able to make contact with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys said that when the boy’s mother found out he had been taken from his father, she was so desperate to get him back that she journeyed to the border and crossed into the U.S. herself, to be with her child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The boy is now 7 years old and living with his mother and an aunt. The father said when they talk on the phone, his son often asks why he isn’t there with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He misses me a lot,” he said. “He talks to me, and he is always asking me when I’m going to get there, and he has told me that I’m a bad father because I abandoned him in the U.S.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And sometimes, the father thinks so, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11831289 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/09/child-separations4-1038x576.jpg']Despite the fact that the U.S. government is responsible for the conditions of their separation, and that he did everything he could to prevent it, the man still feels like it’s his fault.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“To be honest, I felt and I still feel sometimes like I failed as a father,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He tried to adjust to this new life, with the pain of loss in the backdrop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, a little more than a year ago, an attorney called.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was not expecting anything. I really did not know what was happening,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The attorney explained who they were working with and his possible options. They helped put him in touch with Justice in Motion and Melara who has been working on his case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was very, very great to hear from her because it’s only, really, a few people helping and I am still very thankful to her,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was because of this meeting that the man eventually got connected to \u003ca href=\"https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/jobs/item.9742-Staff_Attorney_Al_Otro_Lado#:~:text=Al%20Otro%20Lado%20is%20a,violate%20the%20rights%20of%20migrants.&text=Current%20litigation%20includes%20Al%20Otro%20Lado%20v.\">Al Otro Lado,\u003c/a> a California-based binational advocacy and legal organization that is currently helping him pursue asylum. While he waits, he is in hiding in Central America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biden’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/02/02/executive-order-the-establishment-of-interagency-task-force-on-the-reunification-of-families/\">executive order aims\u003c/a> to address some of the harm caused by separating families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Related Coverage' tag='family-separation']But advocates say the order \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/biden-effort-reunite-migrant-families-separated-under-trump-not-enough-n1256495\">doesn’t go far enough\u003c/a>. The order focuses mainly on reunifying families who are still separated. It doesn’t specifically address remedies for parents who were pressured to accept deportation with their child rather than being separated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, they say, some families may be wary of interacting again with the U.S. government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t have any reason to believe the U.S. government is going to do anything to help them. Why should they, right?” said Cathleen Caron, founder and executive director of Justice in Motion. She says the government should rely on people like Melara, who’ve already established connections and trust in the communities, and make sure they take the family’s preferences into account.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biden’s order also does not guarantee any legal immigration status for those affected or ensure social services will be provided, though it does recommend the task force look into these issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to the father’s case that Melara is working on — the issue of legal status is especially pressing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melissa Flores, communications manager at Al Otro Lado, said that without a guarantee of protection, the father could risk applying for asylum and being turned away again, “resulting in a doubly traumatic re-separation from his child.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, the father said — with the help he now has from Al Otro Lado and others — he can imagine a future where his family is together again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I hope to be able to reunify with my son because he’s so little, and he needs me with him,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The World’s Monica Campbell contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was updated March 12. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, much of the burden of finding the parents of separated children has been on nonprofits and lawyers coordinating across borders, particularly in Honduras and Guatemala, the home countries of many of the families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, President Biden signed an executive order to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858316/biden-signs-immigration-executive-orders-establishes-task-force-to-reunite-separated-families\">establish a task force\u003c/a> focused on reunifying families separated by the Trump administration. But the details are still being worked out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a press briefing on March 1, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that parents may be able to choose to reunite with their children either in their country of origin or in the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If in fact, they seek to reunite here in the United States, we will explore lawful pathways for them to remain in the United States and to address the family needs,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But so far, federal officials have not laid out concrete policy changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until they act, it’s up to people like Melara to make these trips, looking for people who were separated from their children and then deported by the U.S. government. Melara focuses on cases close to home, in Honduras.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Day One\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>It’s 5 a.m. Monday, and Melara and a colleague who usually accompanies her on these searches head out. Their destination is a mountain town near the border with Guatemala. The drive should take four hours, on a good day. But today, it’s rainy and cold, and the traffic is piling up with everyone heading to work. It’s slowing things down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is Melara’s second time making this trip in the past four months. Since 2019, she has performed more than three dozen searches, many of them successful. She said the harm done to people who sought asylum in the U.S. motivates her to do this work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11858652\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11858652\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-5.jpeg 720w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-5-160x284.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dora Melara stops to get gas during her trip. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dora Melara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There were people who were humiliated, who had their rights violated,” Melara said. “They have the opportunity to know that they can have justice for everything they’ve lived through.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also a parent herself. The work can be personal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every interview and story I hear from the parents is sad, and it moves me,” she said. “As parents, we want to protect [our children].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/family-separations-biden-trump-honduras/2021/01/31/f6b815cc-6198-11eb-9430-e7c77b5b0297_story.html\">separated more than 5,500 children from their parents\u003c/a>. And while a majority of families have been reunited, hundreds of parents are still unaccounted for. That’s in part because the administration did not keep track of where the parents went. And contact information for them is often outdated or incomplete.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Melara begins these searches, she usually has very little information — a name, maybe a location. Often, she finds that families have moved, or the information was inaccurate, and searching through government documents and online can only take her so far.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has to rely on the kindness of strangers — family members of the parent, or their neighbors — to point her in the right direction. But getting this information requires building trust, in person.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s why she drives long distances for even the slimmest chance of finding parents, despite any challenges — and there have been many. She has performed searches during the coronavirus pandemic. Later, government-enforced curfews prevented her from traveling. It was only in August that she was able to restart the searches in person, but fears of contracting the coronavirus have made building trust more challenging.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, in November, two deadly hurricanes — Eta and Iota — swept through Honduras, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/world/americas/guatemala-hurricanes-mudslide-migration.html\">leaving more than 150,000 people displaced and hundreds dead\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The damage from the hurricanes has touched Melara directly. Her home in San Pedro Sula was hit by heavy floods, and while it wasn’t destroyed, nearly everything inside of it was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The house can’t be entered right now — it’s filled with mud,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, she has stayed with relatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just two hours into her drive, Melara has already counted four rockslides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are warnings on the road that the roads are damaged and that we must drive with caution,” she said. “There are homemade signs that people have put up themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They brake often to avoid large potholes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11858654\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11858654\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6.jpeg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-6-160x90.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the numerous rockslides Melara has to navigate around on her journey. They were caused in part by hurricanes that devastated parts of Honduras in 2020. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dora Melara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Around noon, she finally arrives at the first town. With the bad weather and damaged roads, Melara’s trying to make this trip go quickly since driving can be dangerous after dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/honduras#34b6ed\">2021 report from Human Rights Watch\u003c/a> found that “violent organized crime continues to disrupt Honduran society,” and has pushed many to attempt to leave the country. According to a \u003ca href=\"https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G19/005/53/PDF/G1900553.pdf?OpenElement\">2018 report\u003c/a> from a United Nations special rapporteur, human rights defenders and lawyers are some of the most at-risk of that violence, with the vast majority “unable to work in a safe, supportive environment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mindful that night will fall soon, she meets with local community leaders. She tells them the father’s name and explains why she is looking for him. They say the only people they know with that surname are in another town, about 40 minutes away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet she has no address or contact there. So, once she arrives at the next town, she tracks down local leaders, once again. They tell her to go check yet another town, two hours away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, the sun is getting low and the weather is bad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to need to stay the night here,” she said. “The rain won’t stop, and the fog is thick. The road isn’t good right now, parts of it have washed away because of the hurricanes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s nothing left to do but sleep and hope for more luck in the morning..\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Day Two\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Melara wakes up early, checks out of the hotel and hits the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she gets to the new town — the third in two days — she, again, meets with local officials to explain her mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this time, she’s in luck: Someone knows the area the father is living in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have an address!” Melara said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the final road is steep and covered with mud. Eventually, Melara has to ditch her car and continue by foot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she gets to the top of the hill, there’s a cluster of small homes. A young boy runs up to greet her. He’s curious about why she’s there, and Melara explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, finally — after two days of searching — a man steps out of one of the homes. It’s the father.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11858659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11858659\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10.jpeg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-10-160x90.jpeg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The weather is bad on her trip, with dense fog and rain. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>After a while, and some explanation, he relaxes and invites her to sit. She asks if he knows where his son is and if he has any contact with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He has an idea of where his son is, but he is not in contact with him,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to Melara, that’s not uncommon. Parents might not have a phone, or have to walk long distances to get a cell signal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the end, Melara and the father talk for more than an hour. She listens to his story, they talk about his son and exchange information. She hopes they will remain in touch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few days later, Melara reflects on what parents have told her about being turned back at the U.S.-Mexico border without their kids. She says some parents feel shame. Some don’t want to go home at all to face their spouses without their children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are parents who’ve told me, ‘I felt the desire to die. I felt a desire not to return to my land. I was ashamed to see my wife and know that I took my son and returned without him. What will my wife think of me?’ ” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if she cannot change anything right away, Melara said that meeting the parents, listening to them, can be meaningful. When they talk, she said, parents know that someone cares about their family, perhaps brings them some hope — and acknowledgment — of what happened to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They don’t feel so alone,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11858657\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11858657\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"958\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8.jpeg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-800x599.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-1020x763.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-632x474.jpeg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/02/Photo-8-536x402.jpeg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A church stands in one of the areas that Dora Melara searched for the father. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Dora Melara)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>‘He Needs Me With Him’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One father said that when lawyers from Justice in Motion found him, it came as a surprise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The man, whose name we’re not using due to threats against this life, fled to the United States in April 2018, seeking asylum with his 5-year-old son. Gangs in the area had recently killed someone close to him and were targeting him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[I fled] because of fear,” he said through a translator. “I was very scared because they had killed my cousin, he was like my brother, and my friend. So, I didn’t want that to happen to us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When he crossed over into the U.S., border agents took him and his son to the hielera, a cold room where people seeking asylum were often held. The man said immigration officials told him they would take him to court and that he would likely be deported, but his son would be staying behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I asked him, ‘Please, deport me with my child.’ The officer said, ‘No, your child will stay here in this country and you’ll be deported,’ ” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The officer told the man that his son would make it to his sister’s, where the two intended to stay, but that he would not be able to join him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His son was taken from him while he appeared in court. The father said he never got a chance to say goodbye. It was 20 days before he knew where his son was, and it wasn’t until he was deported back to Central America that he was able to make contact with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorneys said that when the boy’s mother found out he had been taken from his father, she was so desperate to get him back that she journeyed to the border and crossed into the U.S. herself, to be with her child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The boy is now 7 years old and living with his mother and an aunt. The father said when they talk on the phone, his son often asks why he isn’t there with him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He misses me a lot,” he said. “He talks to me, and he is always asking me when I’m going to get there, and he has told me that I’m a bad father because I abandoned him in the U.S.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And sometimes, the father thinks so, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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And $26 billion will go directly to state government for services impacted by the pandemic. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Toni Atkins, Democratic president pro tempore of the California Senate, called it the state's \"fair share.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"California has been a 'donor state' for decades, paying more to the federal government than we receive in federal services and investments,\" said Atkins, who represents the San Diego area. \"We're fortunate that our budget is healthy and balanced, but it's because we prioritized responsible fiscal planning.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11864120 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231635017-1-1020x761.jpg']Like most states, California budget forecasters predicted a steep drop-off in revenue during the pandemic as businesses were forced to close and millions of people lost their jobs. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom and the Legislature reacted quickly by raising taxes, cutting spending and pulling from the state's savings accounts to cover what they expected to be a $54.3 billion shortfall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, California's revenues went up, buoyed by taxes paid by a wealthy population that made a lot of money from the surging stock market. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In January, Newsom announced the state had a $15 billion one-time surplus. The state has already spent $7.6 billion of that via a state stimulus package that will, among other things, send $600 payments to millions of low- to moderate-income Californians. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers also set aside $6.6 billion to help schools return students to classrooms. And they are preparing another bill that would give $2.3 billion in tax breaks to businesses, bringing the state's total aid package to more than $16 billion. Despite that, Atkins said \"the need is still much greater than the resources we have.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, state leaders are preparing for $26 billion in aid from the federal government with few limits on how they can spend it. State Department of Finance spokesman H.D. Palmer said Newsom will announce his plans for the money in May when the state updates its budget projections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Democrat-dominated Legislature will have to approve whatever Newsom proposes. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Lakewood, said lawmakers are interested in using the federal money to continue direct relief to families and small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11862122 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/RS47577_iStock-915488206-qut-1020x538.jpg']He also suggested using some of the money to increase access to high-speed internet and to make up shortfalls in the state's cap and trade program that requires big polluters to purchase credits to let them pollute. 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Gavin Newsom delivered his annual State of the State address on Tuesday, speaking of “brighter days ahead” for the state, after a pandemic year that reshaped life for millions of Californians — and left the governor on shaky political footing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his speech, Newsom made plain his priorities for the year ahead: “Getting kids back to school, getting shots in arms and getting the economy back on its feet.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those three goals will go a long way in determining whether the governor can rebound from a dip in public approval and survive a potential recall election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s address, delivered in prime time from a nearly empty Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, broke format with the traditional remarks made to a crowded chamber of legislators in the state Assembly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The choice of venue was as much about symbolism as safety: The state’s death toll from COVID-19 nearly matches the ballpark’s capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“54,395 Californians we now mourn with broken hearts,” Newsom said. “That’s almost the same number of empty seats behind me, marking a silent tribute to loved ones who live forever in our memories.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11864065\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11864065\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. 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Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As one of the state’s mass vaccination centers, Dodger Stadium also represents the pathway for California to emerge from the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 10 million doses have been administered in California, the most of any state, leading Newsom to boast in his speech of “the most robust vaccination program in America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11856356/california-considers-prioritizing-speed-over-equity-in-vaccine-distribution-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">after a rocky start\u003c/a> to the state’s vaccine rollout, California \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/28/960901166/how-is-the-covid-19-vaccination-campaign-going-in-your-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">still only ranks 34th out of 50 states\u003c/a> in the percentage of its supply that has been administered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom began his address by reflecting on the toll the pandemic has taken on Californians in the last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“COVID was no one’s fault — but it quickly became everyone’s burden,” Newsom said. “It magnified daily worries about feeding your kids, paying rent and keeping loved ones safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mid-March of 2020, Newsom imposed the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order, shuttering schools, restaurants and small businesses as the rate of infections rose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Kevin_Faulconer/status/1369451556471517187\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday, he vowed to “fight” for the “millions of Californians pushed out of the workforce and essential workers with no choice but to keep showing up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That job will be made easier with California’s surprising, rosy budget outlook. Despite a recession and a 5% jump in the state’s unemployment rate, the rising wealth of the state’s top earners has resulted in billions of dollars in unexpected revenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom touted the two massive spending bills he has already enacted this year with the Legislature to revive the state’s economy and reopen public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11861667/gov-newsom-signs-7-6-billion-stimulus-package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$7.6 billion plan\u003c/a> dubbed the Golden State Stimulus will send $600 checks to millions of residents and dole out grants to small businesses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And just last week, Newsom signed Assembly Bill 86, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11863208/california-legislature-approves-plan-to-reopen-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sending $6.6 billion to California school districts\u003c/a> if they reopen classrooms for the state’s youngest students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But neither initiative has quelled criticism of the governor, particularly among California Republicans, who have united behind an effort to remove Newsom from office through a recall election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom made only passing reference to what he labeled “a partisan power grab,” but the recall campaign says it will soon submit enough signatures to force an election later this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Gov. 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Fraud at the state’s Employment Development Department — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858814/edd-and-bank-of-america-make-millions-on-california-unemployment\">which may total $31 billion\u003c/a> — along with prolonged school closures and a slow start to the state’s inoculation program contributed to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11858273/another-poll-finds-better-news-for-governor-gavin-newsom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dragging down\u003c/a> Newsom’s previously sky-high approval rating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know our progress hasn’t always felt fast enough,” Newsom said. “And look, we’ve made mistakes. I’ve made mistakes. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s address, delivered in prime time from a nearly empty Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, broke format with the traditional remarks made to a crowded chamber of legislators in the state Assembly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The choice of venue was as much about symbolism as safety: The state’s death toll from COVID-19 nearly matches the ballpark’s capacity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“54,395 Californians we now mourn with broken hearts,” Newsom said. “That’s almost the same number of empty seats behind me, marking a silent tribute to loved ones who live forever in our memories.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11864065\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11864065\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/GettyImages-1231619854-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers the State of the State address at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on March 9, 2021. \u003ccite>(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As one of the state’s mass vaccination centers, Dodger Stadium also represents the pathway for California to emerge from the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 10 million doses have been administered in California, the most of any state, leading Newsom to boast in his speech of “the most robust vaccination program in America.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11856356/california-considers-prioritizing-speed-over-equity-in-vaccine-distribution-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">after a rocky start\u003c/a> to the state’s vaccine rollout, California \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/28/960901166/how-is-the-covid-19-vaccination-campaign-going-in-your-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">still only ranks 34th out of 50 states\u003c/a> in the percentage of its supply that has been administered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom began his address by reflecting on the toll the pandemic has taken on Californians in the last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“COVID was no one’s fault — but it quickly became everyone’s burden,” Newsom said. “It magnified daily worries about feeding your kids, paying rent and keeping loved ones safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In mid-March of 2020, Newsom imposed the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order, shuttering schools, restaurants and small businesses as the rate of infections rose.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On a blustery day in Los Angeles, Mimi Newman unlocks her front door to take the dogs outside. For Newman, “outside” is a relative term — she’s been in strict quarantine since March 6, 2020. She’s only gone past her front gate three times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newman is severely immunocompromised. To a small degree, her medical history prepared her for the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have had periods of my life — years and years and years — where I had to be either in bed the whole time, or just not able to leave the house ’cause I had been so sick,” she says. “But it’s so different when anyone that could walk through the door could essentially kill you with their breath.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So for the past year she’s been nannying a 9-year-old over Zoom, supervising cake baking and attending Morning Sing from bed. “We have done sewing. We have done making paper flowers out of tissue paper. 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