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Hernández introduces bill to establish Dr. Dionne Espinoza to collection of health data costs speak to East Los Angeless s e m b l y m e m b e r significantly and many fami- bly negotiate any discounts Montebello BPW about RogerA Hernández (D – West lies do not have the expertise that may apply. All-payer Covina) announced today or knowledge on the cost of Claims Databases have been gender studies at the introduction of AB 1558. any health procedure.” stat- established in several states This bill would ensure pub- ed Hernández. including: Maine, Colorado, lic access to comprehensive AB 1558 addresses the Massachusetts, Connecticut CalState, LA and uniform information on need for price transparency and Kansas.
Dr. Dionne Espinoza, Director of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), will give an update to the East Los Angeles-Montebello BPW on gender studies at California State University, Los Angeles. Also with Dr. Espinoza will be students from the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, who are in the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program and who will speak about the need for a Major and a Department in WGSS at CSULA. The dinner meeting will be Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the DoubleTree Hotel Restaurant, 888 Montebello Blvd., Rosemead (Networking starts at 4:30 P.M. with dinner to be selected from the menu to start before 5:00 P.M. Price depends on what the person orders from the menu). The program and dinner is open to all
interested people. Call or E-mail Linda Wilson (626) 307-5650 or lindalwilson@ juno.com to make a reservation or for questions. Dr. Espinoza was raised in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles. She is currently Coordinator of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cal State University, Los Angeles. She has served on the board of director’s of the East Los Angeles Women’s Center and California Latinas for Reproductive Justice and as the Director of CSULA’s Center for the Study of Genders and Sexualities (20042008). She has published on the topic of Chicana activism and feminism in the social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Her current areas of research and teaching interest center on contemporary feminist theories, the activism of young feminists of color and reproductive justice.
healthcare costs and prices via a website while protecting patient confidentiality and respecting providers of care. “It is very crucial and of the utmost importance that Californians have access to health-care cost data across the state. In recent years, the cost of health care has risen
for consumers on health related expenses. This bill makes readily available information on costs of medical procedures and what consumers can expect to pay for those services. With access to this information, consumers are able to get a better assessment of their health care need and possi-
“Families are in need. They are in need of opportunities to negotiate better pricing for procedures that would otherwise hinder their financial situation. This bill provides consumers with the necessary tools to find out actual pricing and discounts applied to health related services,” said Hernández.
CASA 0101Theater - A cat named Mercy
With the topic of health care on the minds of millions of Americans around the country, CASA 0101 Theater, 2102 East First Street (at St. Louis Street), Boyle Heights will kick off the new year through February 23, 2014 with a world premiere play written by awardwinning playwright and screenwriter, Josefina López entitled A CAT NAMED MERCY, a dark comedy about Catalina Rodriguez, a
Latina Licensed Vocational Nurse working at Elysian Estates Nursing Home who gets her hours cut, becomes uninsured and is in desperate need of an emergency operation. With the help of a cat she names Mercy, she is divinely guided to do the unthinkable to save her life. Director Hector Rodriguez said: “A CAT NAMED MERCY is a dark comedy about health care. I hope to illustrate how, in our
country, our health depends on having insurance and the dire consequences of not having health insurance. I also plan to personalize the struggle people confront when trying to care for a loved one suffering from a serious illness who doesn’t have health insurance. My goal is to use comedy to present such a serious and profound issue that will affect everyone in an entertaining way.”
Burbank Bikeway community survey Continued from page 1
pleted in 2011 and extends from Alameda Avenue to Victory Boulevard. The City of Burbank is currently in the design phase of the project and needs your input! The project design team has prepared a survey to get input on project design elements. To take the survey, please visit the project website located on the
Community Development Department page of www. burbankca.gov. If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact Ross Young, Real Estate and Project Manager, Community Development Department at (818) 238-5180 or ryoung@burbankca.gov.
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way Patrol is conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. The Glendale Fire Depart-
ment encourages drivers to take caution when operating a motor vehicle, and be sure to always wear a safety belt.
A new California Appellate case just published August 8, 2013, “Glaski v. Bank of America”, holds that a homeowner can challenge his lender’s right to foreclose by showing that the Deed of Trust never made it into the securitized trust until after the trust’s closing date. This is the case in most loans made in the last 12 years. If the bank foreclosed we should be able to get the homeowner money damages and/or the house back. Or a lawsuit could be filed and a court ruling obtained preventing the court from foreclosing. Recently enacted Sections 2924(a)(6) and 2924.19 of California Civil Code provide the same relief to homeowners. It is highly suggested that homeowners take this window of opportunity to get relief before the banks get Congress to close this door with national legislation. Contact us so we can help you.
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