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Now, farmworkers in Contra Costa County look anxiously ahead to March.

El Tímpano staff speaks with Poynter about its new source protection guidelines that have three components: source protection and informed consent, limited identification policy and enhanced in-person...

As rumored raids fuel anxiety about mass deportations, outlets are offering resources and debunking falsehoods

Eight of the most common renter's rights questions that came up in El Tímpano's investigation on lead exposure.

Court challenges could slow executive actions, but also sow confusion. Here is what to remember about how quickly immigration policy will change beginning Jan. 20.

Immigrants confront uncertainty ahead of another Trump administration. / Los inmigrantes enfrentan incertidumbre ante otra administración de Trump.

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.

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

OAKLAND — In a bombshell court filing, Alameda County prosecutors have accused a powerful Bay Area family of supporting Sheng Thao’s successful run for mayor in 2022 with the expectation that they’d g...

Despite winning millions in settlement money from paint companies, the City of Oakland has stalled on using the funds to address its lead issues.

El Tímpano—Spanish for “eardrum”—informs, engages, and amplifies the voices of Latino and Mayan immigrants of Oakland and the wider Bay Area.

In a dire year for media, lessons learned on how an outlet serving low-income immigrants defied the odds

Despite the Bay Area’s vast diversity and the frequency of natural disasters, Alameda and Solano Counties only send out alerts in English, leaving more than one in ten local residents at risk of mis...

Five key lessons from our work designing and facilitating workshops and informing communities impacted by targeted disinformation

Indigenous communities with roots in Latin America have long gone unrecognized in California government datasets. SB435 attempted to change that, but was vetoed by the Governor. Here’s what happens ...