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Becoming History

Oct 6, 2025

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer October 6, 2025 "What we have yet to grasp is that identity is not something to which we can go back; that it is what we have become, what we are at the moment. Identity is not a being but a becoming, a process." -Nick Joaquin,...

Juntos somos más fuertes: Celebrating Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month

Sep 10, 2025

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer Septemeber 15, 2025 September 15 marks the beginning of Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month, a monthlong celebration of the vibrant histories, cultures and contributions of the Hispanic and Latino communities indelibly woven into...

Child & Family Progress Project Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

Aug 20, 2025

POSTING DATE: AUGUST 20, 2025 DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) UPDATE(S): September 4, 2025 – the following has been posted under the Questions and Answers section: Child & Family Progress Project RFQ - Questions and Answers August 27,...

First 5 LA August Board Meeting: Navigating the Shifting Landscape

Aug 19, 2025

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer August 19, 2025 First 5 LA’s Board of Commissioners met on August 14, 2025, for an information-only session centered on the urgency of planning for the future in the midst of a rapidly changing policy landscape. Commissioners heard...

Subject to Change: An Analysis of California’s Finalized 2025-26 State Budget

Aug 19, 2025

Ofelia Medina | Senior Policy Strategist August 20, 2025 On June 27, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law California's state budget for FY 2025-26. The enacted budget includes $321.1 billion in spending — up 3.3% over last year's budget — and will be covered by $228...

It Takes All of Us: Talking Community Power at the Best Start Learning Agenda Summit

Aug 12, 2025

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer August 12, 2025 The illustration, much like the conversation it tries to capture, is packed with images, ideas, and movement. Values and declarations share space with actions and goals. Our participatory learning process. Not just...

First 5 LA Board Approves Budget for FY 2025-26

Aug 5, 2025

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer August 5, 2025 First 5 LA's Board of Commissioners convened in person for its monthly meeting on June 12, 2025. Highlights of the meeting included the approval of the FY 2025-26 Budget and Long-Term Fiscal Plan, as well as several...

Through Transgender History Month, California continues to forge a culture of inclusivity

Jul 31, 2025

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer August 1, 2025 "I couldn't find myself in history. No one like me seemed to have ever existed." Leslie Feinberg, author of Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman This August, First 5 LA joins...

SCOTUS Ruling (June 27) on Birthright Citizenship: First 5 LA Public Statement

Jul 2, 2025

Los Angeles, CA (July 2, 2025) - First 5 LA is deeply dismayed by the Trump Administration’s Executive Order which undermines the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution—the provision that guarantees citizenship to all individuals born on U.S. soil. This action...

Enacted State Budget for Fiscal Year 25-26: Statement from First 5 LA President & CEO, Karla Pleitéz Howell

Jul 1, 2025

Los Angeles, CA (July 1, 2025) - First 5 LA President and CEO, Karla Pleitéz Howell released the following statement in response to the enacted Fiscal Year 2025-2026 California state budget signed by Governor Newsom: “First 5 LA recognizes the complex and constrained...