El Centro de Oportunidad Economica de Pomona (PEOC) apoya y esta en solidaridad con los manifestantes en todo el país que exigen justicia para la comunidad negra. Denunciamos la pérdida de vidas negras – en las semanas pasadas, las vidas de George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arberry, Tony McDade- como resultado de la violencia sancionada […]
Originally Published in KPCC By Leslie Berestein Rojas | March 1, 2018 A vendor arrested in San Bernardino County last fall on a misdemeanor charge for selling corn in a park now faces deportation, her case now a rallying point for advocates pushing to decriminalize street vending. Marcelina Rios was arrested in Rancho Cucamonga in […]
Publicado por Hoy Los Angeles Escrito por Selene Rivera 1 de marzo, 2018 En medio de la frustración, tristeza y fe, varios activistas comunitarios y la familia de Marcelina Ríos, le piden a las autoridades de inmigración no expulsar de este país, a una madre de familia. Este jueves, una moción para reabrir el caso de […]
Publicado por Noticias Telemundo Escrito por Pilar Marrero / La Opinion MARZO 2, 2018 / 10:00 AM EDT Marcelina Ríos, madre de 5 hijos, lleva ya 4 meses detenida en Adelanto luego de su arresto por vender elotes en Rancho Cucamonga El pasado 13 de octubre, Marcelina Ríos fue arrestada en la ciudad […]
Originally Published in KTLA5 POSTED 2:47 PM, MARCH 1, 2018 BY ELIZABETH ESPINOSA Marcelina Rios, a street vendor and mother of five children, is fighting to stay in the U.S. after being detained by federal immigration authorities for months following her arrest in San Bernardino County. A YouCaring page has been set up to help […]
Originally Published in ABC7 By Miriam Hernandez and ABC7.com staff Thursday, March 01, 2018 01:27PM DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A group of demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday in support of a street vendor and mother of five who was being held at an immigration detention center near Victorville. Marcelina Rios, whose […]
POSTED BY CHRISTINA KELLEY ON FEBRUARY 2, 2018 Originally Published in My News LA With sidewalk vending illegal in many cities across California, Sen. Ricardo Lara said Friday that a bill he is introducing would decriminalize the act statewide. The Los Angeles City Council voted in February 2017 to stop making street vending a misdemeanor criminal charge, although […]
February 2, 2018 Originally Published in LA West Media With sidewalk vending illegal in many cities across California, Sen. Ricardo Lara said Friday that a bill he is introducing would decriminalize the act statewide. LA City To Implement Permit System The Los Angeles City Council voted in February 2017 to stop making street vending a misdemeanor […]
February 2, 2018 at 10:43 pm Originally Published in CBS Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Street vendors might be getting closer to going legit with the introduction in the state senate of a bill that would decriminalize their work across the state. State Sen. Ricardo Lara, whose District 33 includes the cities of Huntington Park, Paramount […]
By ABC7.com staff Friday, February 02, 2018 05:38PM Originally Published in ABC7 New proposed California legislation seeks to protect street vendors from arrest or deportation. New proposed California legislation seeks to protect street vendors from arrest or deportation.State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Long Beach, is introducing a bill that would decriminalize street vending statewide.He is concerned that […]