Our 2024 elections reporting, fueled through a community ballot box, was shaped by more than 500 testimonials and survey responses from East Bay Latino and Mayan immigrants. Check out our community-powered coverage here:

In our latest #mihistoria💬, Skyline High School students Lorena Mendoza and Miguel Ortiz reflect on what it’s been like to be storytellers and guardians of the Maya-Mam language and Oakland’s Mam history.

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To mark five years since the start of the #COVID19 pandemic, we partnered with Bay Area poet Arnoldo Garcia on a series of writing workshops for Latino immigrants. The result: powerful poems on life, loss and resilience. 🔊 Read and listen to them here:.

Our latest Weekly Dispatch newsletter shares more about our recent Oakland listening session that brought together state leaders, service providers, and Indigenous Mam residents to envision a more inclusive and equitable California.

Last night, an East Oakland interfaith vigil urged action, unity, and continued resistance in defense of the Bay Area’s immigrant communities. El Tímpano captured the event in photos and spoke with participants about what motivated them to show up.

What do the Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrants want to see change in their communities?. As part of our first annual community survey, we posed this question, and heard from more than 170 people, from Oakland to Hayward, Brentwood, SF and beyond.

Andrea Martinez was 16, undocumented and hopeful when she submitted her DACA application—proof of a life built in the U.S. since age 3. Then DACA froze. In her #mihistoria💬, Andrea reflects on her journey, & what it took to eventually get a work permit.

“I felt like my status was something to be ashamed of.”. In our latest #mihistoria💬, Valentina C. reflects on what it means to belong in a country that sees her in dehumanizing terms—and her dream of becoming a lawyer to give people like herself a voice.

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RT @MikeWoitalla: This morning I'm off to referee a couple @soccerwoborders games. Thank you @KQED for publishing this @el_timpano article….

For migrant youth in the Bay Area, soccer is providing an emotional lifeline as immigration fears intensify. 👇.

Since January 20, the Trump administration has issued numerous policies aimed at migrant youth. Our latest story explores how soccer has become a refuge for newcomers in an increasingly hostile political climate.

RT @SFSU: An SFSU alumna is fighting disinformation by leading workshops in Spanish-speaking communities. Thank you, Etel Calles, for your….

Cultural stigma, language access, and policy gaps have kept many Latinas out of addiction treatment in Contra Costa County. A new facility opening this summer aims to flip the script with culturally appropriate care.

El Tímpano conducted our first ever community survey to learn about the more than 5,500 individuals who subscribe to our Spanish-language SMS platform, thru which we provide news and info, and facilitate participatory reporting. Here's what we learned. 👇.

🚨 JOB ALERT🚨.We are hiring a Sr. Health Reporter/Editor to produce original in-depth coverage on the issues that impact Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrants. Apply by May 12th!.

📢 El Tímpano is hiring a full-time Senior Health Reporter/Editor to produce original in-depth coverage of inequities, systems, and solutions of health issues that impact Bay Area’s Latino and Mayan immigrants. 📅 Deadline: May 12 #journojobs .

RT @KQEDnews: ‘It May Be Too Late’: How Oakland Addresses Lead Contamination Puts Children at Risk, Medical Experts Say .

RT @KQEDnews: Soaring Housing Costs Make Life Even More Challenging for Oakland’s Unaccompanied Minors

In the latest story in our lead series, Jasmine Aguilera reports on the shortcomings of Oakland’s current lead abatement system, and a new proactive inspection model that could identify lead in homes before, not after, children suffer from lead poisoning.

In our latest #MiHistoria💬, produced by @ximenaspeaks, Venezuelan immigrant Alisa Domingo reflects on new motherhood, the tragic loss of her partner Alex, and her uncertain future under Trump’s immigration policies.