California

SAN JOSE, CA — It has been over 20 years since the Philippine Ballet Theatre, or PBT, performed in the US. Here at the Hammer Theatre Center in San Jose, they begin a three-stop tour across California....

CARSON, CALIF. — The community in Carson celebrated Philippine Independence Day over the weekend, with food, fun, and festival-like entertainment. Artists such as Jocelyn Enriquez, The Filharmonic, and Inigo Pascual came out to entertain the crowd....Read More

It was a historic 14-day teacher’s strike in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it finally ended with a new contract that raises teachers’ salaries. Close to 600 teachers and school staff of the New Haven...

FONTANA, CA —  Residents of the Inland Empire in Southern California are coping from rattled nerves and shocking jolts lately, from over 600 quakes in just a few days. The undersea swarm began with two magnitude...

VALLEJO, CA — Filipino tenants and their neighbors gathered in front of Vallejo City Hall, requesting help from their elected leaders. In late May, these residents of the Strawberry Hill apartments were informed that their rent...

California Fil-Am Democrats young and old gathered in San Francisco to take part in their party’s convention last weekend, committed to work together to make sure their goals are achieved come 2020. The Filipino American Democratic...

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco saw 14 Democratic presidential candidates attempting to make their case to represent their party in the upcoming 2020 election in this year’s California Democratic Convention. The 2019 California Democratic convention saw...

California Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier re-introduces a bill that aims to restore full benefits to Filipino World War II veterans and their families. These aged war heroes are hoping against hope that this finally gets passed....

Memorial Day marks the start of the vacation season for many. If you plan on visiting the Hoover Dam in Nevada, BA’s Steve Angeles took a special tour to see what makes this popular destination vital...

OAKLAND, CA — Filipino healthcare workers joined hundreds of coworkers in demanding Kaiser for better contracts and affordable healthcare for all. Hundreds of healthcare workers protested in front of Kaiser Permanente Center in Oakland on Wednesday...