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Letter from A Client
Once in a while, we get a letter from a client that reminds us of the real challenges that our community faces and reaffirms why we do what we do. Mr. Liang, a CAA employment client, came to us for job services and also help navigating through the complicated immigration process. Our staff members Michelle [...]
CAA Applauds Supervisors Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Mar, Maxwell, and Mirkarimi for Their Firm Commitment to Providing Language Access to City Residents (Press Release)
San Francisco, CA – Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) applauds Supervisors Avalos, Chiu, Maxwell, and Mirkarimi for approving $400,000 to improve citywide translation and interpretation services during yesterday’s Budget Committee meeting. CAA also commends Supervisors Carmen Chu and Eric Mar for including the translation budget in their “add-backs”, paving the way for the Budget Committee’s decision yesterday. Continue reading
SF Supervisors Approve $400,000 to Improve Translation and Interpretation Services in City
Good news!
Just last night, the Budget Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved $400,000 to improve citywide translation and interpretation services, based on recommendations made by CAA to increase language access in the City. CAA applauds Supervisors John Avalos, Carmen Chu, David Chiu, Eric Mar, Sophie Maxwell, and Ross Mirkarimi for their support.
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Community Urges BOS to Adopt Equal Access to Services Ordinance
In San Francisco, where nearly half the households speak a language other than English, government agencies cannot be run effectively unless they can communicate in multiple languages. Over the last year CAA has developed and ultimately helped secure passage of legislation from the Board of Supervisors that would strengthen existing City policies on language [...]
City Government Notices will Combine English, Chinese and Spanish (World Journal)
San Francisco Board of Supervisors president David Chiu and Rules Committee chair David Campos are serious about a bill that will be heard in the Rules Committee on the 30th which would provide language services to the City’s non-English speaking residents. The two not only publicized the legislation at a morning press conference on July 29th, but personally pointed out places in city hall where language services were insufficient. Continue reading
Supervisor David Chiu Pushes Legislation to Improve Language Services (World Journal)
Chinese for Affirmative Action Executive Director Vincent Pan, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors David Chiu, and chair of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee David Compos attended a press conference at City Hall on the morning of July 29th to promote a language access bill which would strengthen public services for non-English speakers in the City. Continue reading
Press conference announcing a City bill to amend the Equal Access to Services Ordinance
[ July 29, 2009; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] CAA, San Francisco Supervisors David Chiu and David Campos, and fellow language rights advocates will host a press conference announcing a City bill to amend the Equal Access to Services Ordinance (EAS) on Wednesday, July 29th at 10am at City Hall.
The Equal Access to Services Ordinance was enacted on June 15, 2001 to require certain [...]
Language Rights Advocates Join City Supervisors in Calling for Stronger Language Access Laws (Press Release)
City residents and community organizations are urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to adopt legislation which would strengthen existing City policies on language access and improve services for the City’s language minorities. Chinese for Affirmative Action and Mujeres Unidas y Activas joined Supervisors David Chiu and David Campos at City Hall this morning to ask the Rules Committee of the Board of Supervisors to pass the legislation when it’s voted on tomorrow. Continue reading
Language Access Progress at the SFPD: New Translated Brochures Spread Awareness of Residents’ Rights
Since 2006, a number of language access advocates including CAA have been working with the San Francisco Police Department to develop stronger language access policies and to increase community awareness around the right to interpretive and translation services when interacting with members of the SFPD.
Spurred to action by police shooting deaths involving limited-English proficient (LEP) [...]
Vincent Pan sworn in as new SF Police Commissioner
Vincent Pan, executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, was sworn in as a new San Francisco Police Commissioner on Friday to replace outgoing commissioner David Campos, who was elected to the Board of Supervisors last November. Vincent took the oath of office with Board President David Chiu officiating, and the ceremony was attended by [...]
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