Amazing!! And so well deserved @cgaribay.bsky.social!!!!

So amazing to see our work recognized for the @journalists.org Knight Award for Public Service! Feeling really grateful to have worked with @jas-aguilera.bsky.social @hiramaduran.bsky.social and @heathergilligan.bsky.social to make it happen!!🎉 #OJA25

Thrilled for you @jas-aguilera.bsky.social!!! Congratulations!

Congratulations @jas-aguilera.bsky.social! So happy to see your hard work win such an amazing recognition!!

Such a pleasure to work with you on this @cgaribay.bsky.social and thrilled for the well-deserved recognition of all your work!

Amid worry and concern from immigrant communities, agencies and organizations double down on knowledge as power Community-powered immigration news from the Bay Area.

In our latest Weekly Dispatch by @heathergilligan.bsky.social, we share the work of organizations across the Bay Area trying to tamp down fear and panic with information, including Know Your Rights training and hotlines that investigate reported sightings of ICE.

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As safe spaces shrink, immigrant youth find solace in “the beautiful game” Amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, soccer provides a refuge for young newcomers.

Since January 20, the Trump administration has issued numerous policies aimed at migrant youth. @ehellerstein.bsky.social explores how soccer has become a refuge for newcomers in an increasingly hostile political climate. www.eltimpano.org/reporting/as...

Apply to be El Tímpano’s Sr. Health Reporter/Editor Report and edit in-depth coverage of inequities, systems, and solutions of issues facing the Bay Area’s Latino & Mayan immigrants.

📢 Just a few days left to apply to our Senior Health Reporter/Editor role! This person will produce original in-depth coverage of inequities, systems, and solutions of health issues that impact Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrants.

📆 Deadline: May 12th

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Join us on Feb 20th at Oakstop in downtown Oakland to learn about the extent and impact of Oakland's ongoing lead crisis and how to fix it. Tickets are free.

Check out the Bay Area's @eltimpano.bsky.social talking about new protocols to protect immigrant sources

"We don’t want to terrify people, or make them more afraid than they necessarily are,” she said. “But we more want to convey, what are best practices for you to keep yourself safe?”

after months of reporting, new story is out!! bilingual educators are on a downturn and Spanish speaking families are being affected.

Next Tuesday, @ehellerstein.bsky.social will be moderating a live @kalwradio.bsky.social panel convo on how Bay Area orgs are adapting and organizing in response to rapidly changing immigration policies. Bring your questions, concerns, and hopes!

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Do you have questions about why Oakland's lead contamination crisis has lasted so long and affected so many residents? Come to our panel discussion and ask the experts.

Cultural healing in the fields of Half Moon Bay In Half Moon Bay, an innovative music class led by the son of music royalty helps farmworkers cope with trauma.

Check out her @eltimpano.bsky.social feature here www.eltimpano.org/labor/cultur...

Pedro Perez, who is featured in @ehellerstein.bsky.social’s beautiful story about culturally competent mental health care, chose tonight’s song and is front and center performing at tonight’s Half Moon Bay memorial

2 years after a mass shooting of farm workers in Half Moon Bay, CA, community members gather in remembrance. Supervisor Ray Mueller acknowledges that some people may not have come out tonight out of fear, but promises the county will step up to support undocumented farm workers

How do we best use the power of journalism in service of our community while protecting our sources from harm? We grappled with that question as a newsroom serving immigrants. Here’s the policy we created as a result.

Protecting immigrant sources How El Tímpano’s newsroom will protect our immigrant sources in 2025.

Trust is the fuel that powers El Tímpano's work—trust with the thousands of immigrants we inform, cover, and serve. As we report on how Trump's policies will impact immigrant communities, these are new newsroom policies we're implementing to protect our community.
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@eltimpano.bsky.social newsroom captures a tumult of feelings days after immigration raids in Bakersfield and ahead of Trump’s second term.

How El Tímpano plans to meet this moment With immigrant communities and the free press under attack, El Tímpano’s work is more important than ever. This is how we plan to meet the moment.

Do not underestimate the vital role of immigrant media, as well as the immense challenges we are confronting at this time.
This is how @eltimpano.bsky.social plans to meet this moment.
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"Strength" and "Uncertainty" / "Fortaleza" y "Incertidumbre" Immigrants confront uncertainty ahead of another Trump administration. / Los inmigrantes enfrentan incertidumbre ante otra administración de Trump.

Amid fear sparked by recent Border Patrol raids in Bakersfield, El Tímpano joined a recent immigration forum in Byron. Attendees shared powerful emotions about how they're feeling right now—scared, uncertain, hopeful. Listen to their testimonies in our latest story.
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Deportation at ‘light speed’: How Trump’s crackdown could unfold Trump has said he would like to deport everyone living illegally in the United States, though he has not set a specific numerical target. Who is most at risk?

President-elect Donald Trump will face considerable logistical and financial hurdles if he attempts to sharply increase the number of people arrested, jailed and removed from the country by ICE.

So, what would a mass deportation campaign really look like?

Oof. Not good.

“Making a complaint can feel dangerous.” Oakland's slow moves on inspections puts the onus on tenants Despite high rates of dilapidated housing and an ongoing lead crisis, a proactive approach to rental inspections still doesn't have a launch date.

Despite high rates of dilapidated housing and an ongoing lead crisis in Oakland, a proactive approach to rental inspections still doesn't have a launch date. El Tímpano Senior Housing Reporter @cgaribay.bsky.social looked into why. 👇 www.eltimpano.org/housing/maki...

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Oakland's Lead Funding Sits Untouched as Residents Face Exposure | KQED Despite winning millions in settlement money from paint companies, the City of Oakland has stalled on using the funds to address its lead issues.

🔊On today's episode of @kqednews.bsky.social's The Bay, our reporters @cgaribay.bsky.social and @jas-aguilera.bsky.social spoke about their recent investigation into Oakland's lead crisis, and why the city of Oakland has still not used millions of lead settlement funds. www.kqed.org/news/1201609...

Officials from around Alameda County call Oakland's inaction on lead a "dereliction of duty” County officials urge Oakland to use lead settlement funds to remedy lead contamination in Oakland schools’ water.

Alameda County officials tasked with overseeing lead poisoning prevention once again urged Oakland city officials to use a multimillion-dollar lead settlement to help Oakland schools struggling with lead contamination in their water.
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Thank you so much for the kind words!! We were thrilled with the win!

Thank you @alexip718.bsky.social we really appreciate you!

Thank you so much to @thexylom.com for all your work putting together these amazing lists featuring @eltimpano.bsky.social and hundreds of our fellow INN members! Follow them for the best of independent nonprofit news!! bsky.app/start/did:pl... bsky.app/start/did:pl...