In today's Weekly Dispatch, @ehellerstein.bsky.social reflects on how the Fruitvale Día de los Muertos festival brought together thousands to honor their loved ones and celebrate heritage and culture—even amid fears of immigration enforcement. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/w...

Despite recent threats of an immigration enforcement “surge” in the Bay Area, thousands gathered at Sunday's festival in Oakland’s Fruitvale district. Festivalgoers participated in El Tímpano’s “altar comunitario,” sharing memories of their loved ones. www.eltimpano.org/english/crea...

In this week's Weekly Dispatch, @ehellerstein.bsky.social shares a postmortem on last week’s events—not only on what unfolded, but on what local orgs learned during what became, in effect, a dress rehearsal for the immigration crackdown that may still come. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/s...

Felicitas lost Medi-Cal health coverage after earning just above the eligibility limit and had to decide: earn less to regain coverage, or keep her pay & live uninsured. Now, as CA freezes Medi-Cal enrollments for undocumented immigrants, that choice may disappear. www.eltimpano.org/english/heal...

In our latest Weekly Dispatch: Amid an intensified immigration crackdown, Bay Area clinics are racing to keep immigrants enrolled in Medi‑Cal as fears and policy shifts threaten their access to care. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/a...

In today's Weekly Dispatch, @ehellerstein.bsky.social reports on the rise in scams targeting immigrants seeking legal help—where fraudsters pose as legitimate attorneys, make false promises and charge for services that may never be delivered. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/h...

ICYMI: This week's newsletter is all about @eltimpano.bsky.social's collab with Latino USA. It's the story of Pedro, a farmworker who survived Half Moon Bay's mass shooting. He lost his brother in the attack and was shot 5 times. Then he discovered the accordion. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/w...

A shooting at two farms. Seven immigrant workers killed. One survivor. How an unconventional music program is helping farmworkers heal from trauma through the keys and wails of the accordion. Listen to Latino USA's latest collaboration with @eltimpano.bsky.social

✨ Welcome Gabriela Calvillo Alvarez to El Tímpano! ✨Our new South Alameda County reporter is a proud Latine journalist, born and raised in the East Bay. As a daughter of Mexican immigrants, Gabriela hopes her work amplifies the voices within the communities she covers and cares about.

Thrilled to share the long-awaited collab btw @eltimpano.bsky.social + Latino USA! I spent months reporting on an accordion class helping the farmworker survivors of the Half Moon Bay shooting heal from their trauma. It's a piece abt grief, love, healing & culture. www.latinousa.org/2025/10/03/m...

Now available in your podcast feeds — @ehellerstein.bsky.social's Latino USA episode on an unconventional music program in Half Moon Bay that's helping farmworkers heal from trauma through the accordion. Ep will also air live on @kqednews.kqed.org tonight at 6 pm! www.latinousa.org/2025/10/03/m...

On Sept. 20, California passed new laws aimed at protecting immigrant communities against ICE and federal immigration enforcement. We spoke with Bay Area educators and health care workers about what these new laws mean for local schools, hospitals and clinics. www.eltimpano.org/english/immi...

In today's Weekly Dispatch, @ehellerstein.bsky.social highlights new state immigration bills and a regional Stand Together Bay Area Fund that will support immigrants facing financial insecurity due to the federal immigration crackdown. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/a...

As part of our ongoing reporting on youth gun violence in Oakland, El Tímpano invited community members to share their concerns and hopes for the young people in their lives. 🔊 Read and listen to their responses in our latest story. www.eltimpano.org/english/publ...

In today's Weekly Dispatch, @ehellerstein.bsky.social reports on how increased immigration enforcement is preventing immigrant families from accessing necessary health care, triggering delays, mental health crises, and worsened outcomes. 👇 www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/h...

🌿 Did you know Sausal Creek is one of East Oakland’s hidden biodiversity hotspots? Last weekend, we celebrated #LatinoConservationWeek by hosting a guided hike in Spanish of this vibrant local watershed.

🎉 We're thrilled to see El Tímpano's Strategic Partnerships Manager Malena Data Ernani join the new @aspendigital.bsky.social cohort! Over the next year, Malena will be exploring ways emerging technology can better serve our communities. Congrats, Malena!

In our latest Weekly Dispatch, @ehellerstein.bsky.social looks into a recent ruling that will disqualify asylum claims based on domestic violence. Advocates from orgs like @eastbaysanctuary.bsky.social warn this will severely limit protections for survivors. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/a...

Community orgs in Oakland are working to stop the cycle of gun violence by responding quickly to crises, offering mentorship and providing long-term healing. But these programs remain vulnerable to funding cuts, report Vanessa Flores & @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social.👇 www.eltimpano.org/english/publ...

The Medium Division winner of the Breaking Barriers Award is “Poisoned Pipes and Painted Walls: Oakland’s Pervasive Lead Problem” from @eltimpano.bsky.social.

After the murder of Oakland teen Derbing Alvarado, his loved ones face grief and systemic gaps in support. “We are sick from sadness," said Derbing Alvarado Sr., Derbing’s father. Full story by Vanessa Flores and @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social 👇 www.eltimpano.org/english/publ...

This year marks the 5th anniversary of the #COVID19 pandemic. We invited our community to reflect on their pandemic experiences through poetry workshops, text messages and oral histories. What resulted is a time capsule of stories of loss, strength and resilience. www.eltimpano.org/english/cult...

Modern Media Diets + Storytelling Tools for Turbulent Times + AI for Comms (for Good) + ComNet25 Keynotes + Jobs — Read our September Newsletter! @jonathancapehart.bsky.social @dianeyentel.bsky.social @madbair.bsky.social @eltimpano.bsky.social @moreincommonus.bsky.social @obi-belonging.bsky.social

In honor of #LaborDay, we've been looking into trades where immigrant labor is essential. @ehellerstein.bsky.social's last newsletter detailed how CA fast food workers are striking for safer conditions and calling on employers to protect them from ICE raids. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/c...

A project @cgaribay.bsky.social and I worked on for @eltimpano.bsky.social is a finalist for the Knight Award for Public Service by @journalists.org 💪 Wouldn't have been possible without @heathergilligan.bsky.social and the support of @pulitzercenter.org 🤝 awards.journalists.org/entries/pois...

💐 Welcome Vanessa G. Sánchez to El Tímpano! Our new Senior Health Reporter/Editor joins us from KFF Health News, where she covered Latino health and national immigration policy. She lives in SF with her cat, Fidel Cat-stro. 🐾

Last week, India Currents was on the radio! Community Reporter Tanay Gokhale was a part of @kqedforum.bsky.social with host Alexis Madrigal and a panel of ethnic media outlets including @eltimpano.bsky.social, @lataco.bsky.social, @amcommmedia.bsky.social and Nguoi Viet Daily News.

It was an honor to be part of of the selection panel for the Clarence B. Jones Impact Award -- and a pleasure to vote for El Timpano's great work. Do check them out.

ICYMI: A.I. Propaganda Has Arrived + Americans Are Tired of Division + Rebuilding Social Trust + Jobs — Read our August Newsletter! Special shoutouts to @eltimpano.bsky.social @moreincommonuk.bsky.social @greatergoodmag.bsky.social @kelliparker.com 🎉 #Comms4Good #Philanthropy #Nonprofits

We are absolutely honored to be named the 2025 Clarence B. Jones Impact Award winner from the @comnetwork.org, an award that honors the game-changing effects of smart, strategic communications. 💪 #JonesAward #Comms4Good

Our latest newsletter by @ehellerstein.bsky.social dives into immigration trauma and how migration, detention and separation shape families' mental health. It also highlights powerful cultural and arts-based healing work happening with farmworkers in Half Moon Bay. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/w...

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. www.eltimpano.org/mi-historia/...

We’re thrilled to celebrate INN member @eltimpano.bsky.social‬ for winning the 2025 #JonesAward from @comnetwork.org‬. Their community-first approach to journalism is reshaping how newsrooms engage, inform, and build trust. Congratulations to El Tímpano on this well-deserved recognition!

California is reversing its expansion of Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants due to state and federal budget cuts. “I think that this population was in many ways sacrificed,” says Ronald Coleman Baeza of @cpehn.bsky.social. www.eltimpano.org/english/heal...

Congratulations to DF grantee @eltimpano.bsky.social for winning the 2025 #JonesAward for their community-centered reporting. They provide creative in-person engagements, communicate with readers via text, and partner with public agencies to get critical information to hard-to-reach communities.

The Jones Award celebrates #Comms4Good that made a difference. Congrats to @eltimpano.bsky.social on winning the 2025 #JonesAward for creating a sustainable newsroom model that fills representation gaps and pioneering new approaches to civic partnership and community organizing. #Comms4Good

🎧 Listen to the podcast! @eltimpano.bsky.social's @madbair.bsky.social, @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social, India Currents' Tanay Gokhale, @amcommmedia.bsky.social's Julian Do and Nguoi Viet Daily News' Dzung Do on how ethnic news outlets are handling immigration reporting. 🔗:

TUE at 9AM: @eltimpano.bsky.social founder @madbair.bsky.social, @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social, India Currents reporter Tanay Gokhale, @amcommmedia.bsky.social's Julian Do & Nguoi Viet Daily News editor Dzung Do on how ethnic news outlets are handling immigration reporting.

🎙️ ON AIR: We're speaking with @eltimpano.bsky.social's @madbair.bsky.social, @lataco.bsky.social's @eltragon.bsky.social, India Currents' Tanay Gokhale, @amcommmedia.bsky.social's Julian Do & Nguoi Viet Daily News' Dzung Do on how ethnic news outlets are handling immigration reporting. 📻 Listen:

If you know me, you know I love reading, talking & writing (when I can!) abt history, memory & identity. It was such a pleasure to write this piece for @eltimpano.bsky.social abt how the memory of Japanese American incarceration fueled last week's ICE protest in CA www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/h...

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: www.eltimpano.org/english/cult...

Big news! 🎉 El Tímpano has teamed up w/ peers across the country— @documentedny.bsky.social, @conectaarizona.bsky.social, and @sahanjournal.bsky.social—as well as @lpostcollective.bsky.social to launch the Immigrant News Coalition. Read more about the partnership 👇 www.eltimpano.org/inside-el-ti...

Big news! 🎉 Four immigrant serving newsrooms—@documentedny.bsky.social, @conectaarizona.bsky.social, @eltimpano.bsky.social and @sahanjournal.bsky.social—are teaming up with LPC to launch the Immigrant News Coalition. Read more about the launch here👇 listeningpostcollective.org/immigrant-ne...

California faces nearly $1 billion in federal education cuts—threatening vital support for Latino and low-income students in the Bay Area, reports @ximenaspeaks.bsky.social. www.eltimpano.org/english/educ...

Our latest Weekly Dispatch newsletter by @heathergilligan.bsky.social 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. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/i...

The US Supreme Court’s decision on injunctions could affect immigrants in California and nationwide, beyond birthright citizenship. We spoke with legal experts on what to expect. www.eltimpano.org/english/what...

On June 21, El Tímpano and the California Racial Equity Commission brought together members of Oakland’s Mam community and the advocates who support them for a milestone gathering.

In our latest Weekly Dispatch by @heathergilligan.bsky.social, we share the work of organizations across the Bay Area trying to tamp down fear and panic with information, including Know Your Rights training and hotlines that investigate reported sightings of ICE. www.eltimpano.org/newsletter/a...