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"Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes represents California’s 58^th Assembly District, which includes much of the Inland Empire. She’s also Chair of the Latino legislative Caucus, which celebrates its 50^th anniversary. The caucus has spearheaded significant and extensive legislation over the last five decades, and she told KVCR’s Jessica Greenwell about plans for a busy 2023 legislative session as well."

En 1973 se fundó el Caucus Legislativo Latino de California con el objetivo de promover y luchar por los intereses educativos, sociales, políticos y culturales de la comunidad latina en el estado. La senadora estatal Monique Limón afirma que “una de las cosas más difíciles ha sido que, al principio, hace 50 años, no teníamos tantos miembros de la bancada latina aquí en el estado de California”, aunque el panorama ha cambiado en este tiempo.

By: Matthew Miranda

Latinos, mostly Democrats, continue to make gains in the Legislature, pushing them closer to equal representation with California’s population.

With midterm results finalizing, the Legislature is on track for its largest class of Latinos in history, increasing from 32 to 39 lawmakers. All but five of them are Democrats.

Latinos will now make up 32.5% of the California Legislature, which consists of 80 Assembly seats and 40 Senate seats.

By: Kim Bojorquez 

At a small gathering in mid-June, Monse Villarreal celebrated her college graduation at her family’s Sacramento home. The graduation ceremony had gone virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the first person in her household to graduate from college, it was important for the 22-year-old to mark the milestone with her loved ones.

But more than two weeks after the gathering, her grandmother, Hermelinda Ruiz, had trouble breathing and chest pain.