Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed the nation’s homeless into California July 19 after signing the largest homeless investment bill in state history. “The state is roaring back, and I’m proud people from around the world looking to California again for opportunity,” Newsom said during a Sebastopol, Calif. news conference. “That should not just be for certain people. All people, I…
Newsom Invites Nation’s Homeless Population to Live the ‘California Dream’
July 22, 2021
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Blind Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Exposes CCP’s Lies About China’s Poverty Line
Chen Guangcheng, a legendary Chinese human rights activist and lawyer, in a recent interview with The Epoch Times Chinese edition, talked about the poverty situation in rural China today. He discussed some misconceptions about the data on poverty and its true meaning in China. According to Chen, poverty is handled differently in China, which doesn’t…
Blind Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Describes Difficult Life of China’s Rural Poor
Chen Guangcheng, a prominent Chinese human rights activist and lawyer, in a recent interview with The Epoch Times Chinese edition, talked about the poverty situation in rural China today. He discussed some misconceptions about the data on poverty and its true meaning in China. According to Chen, poverty is handled differently in China, which doesn’t…
Bogus Claims From the Poor People’s Campaign
July 14, 2021
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Commentary The Poor People’s Campaign has announced a “season of nonviolent, moral direct action,” targeting the U.S. Senate with disruptive activities every Monday, July 12 through Aug 2. According to the campaign’s co-chair, the Rev. William Barber II, “The Senate must end the filibuster, protect and expand voting rights, and pass a minimum wage of…
Retired Prison Doctor Saves Lives Mentoring Children of the Incarcerated
When Dr. Karen Gedney started mentoring the children of incarcerated parents ten years ago, she was surprised at how chaotic their lives were. “They were bouncing from one place to another,” Gedney said. “Their breakfast was soda and a Cheeto-like substance. They were sleeping in other people’s apartments under the kitchen table and they were…
New Study Debunks Xi Jinping’s ‘Miracle’: Extreme Poverty Exists in China
June 16, 2021
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A newly released Swiss-sponsored study reveals that China has not eradicated poverty, a “miracle” that Chinese leader Xi Jinping claims to have achieved. On Feb. 25, the Chinese regime organized an awards ceremony, in which Xi announced China had eradicated poverty, based on China’s poverty standards. “[China] created another miracle in the annals of history,”…
LA County Focuses on Homeless Women and Families on Skid Row
June 9, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted June 8 to seek more money to support an effort to house more than 600 women and families living on downtown’s Skid Row. Supervisors Hilda Solis and Holly Mitchell recommended stepping up to assist the Downtown Women’s Center with its “Every Woman Housed” plan for the…
Destroying Black Babies and Families With Federal Dollars
Commentary If there is one reason why problems associated with race in America persist, it is because we pretend to address problems caused by one sin by exchanging them with other sins. President Biden has just issued a proclamation recognizing 100 years since the race massacre that occurred in the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma,…
Renters Struggle to Find Shelter During Hot Housing Market
May 31, 2021
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California’s housing and rental markets have been soaring throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, creating competition for renters trying to secure an affordable home. The struggle to find shelter continues for some Orange County residents, who say tough competition and economic hardships are making it nearly impossible to nab a rental. “We’re going to be homeless,” Orange County…
Literacy Efforts Recognized With Congressional Award
May 27, 2021
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—The Literacy Project, headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., has been awarded special congressional recognition for its work battling illiteracy in the community. Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) presented the award May 26 to Literacy Project Foundation founder and volunteer chief executive Sue Grant during a ceremony held at The Mission Inn in Riverside. Founded…
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