Redemption and rehabilitation for formerly incarcerated individuals is best achieved when they are able to reintegrate back into the community as productive members.

An accurate census is critical to our democracy and to our economy. It underpins fair representation in government and allows us to ensure that our communities receive equitable funding for schools, roads, health care, and much more.

My parents, Santos and Lupe Padilla, immigrated separately from Mexico and met in Los Angeles in the late 1960s. It was love at first sight and the young couple decided to get married, apply for green cards, and start a family.

It is important that we honor and remember the sacrifices of countless families in the mobilization to defeat fascism during World War II.

We all have a right for our voices to be heard, not stifled.

Accountability for police officers should be an expectation, not an aberration.