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By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer March 2, 2026 "Perhaps you are thinking, how does this affect me? What can I do about these things? And I say to you that, every day you live, you make some impact on the world and you can choose what sort of impact you make.” --...

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer February 26, 2026 First 5 LA’s Board of Commissioners convened in person on February 12 for its first meeting of 2026. Highlights include the annual election of officers, updates on Governor Newsom's new budget plan, a presentation...

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer February 26, 2026 “Movies may affect people’s lives. But they don’t have the long-lasting, profound effect of a home-visit program.”  Rob Reiner (LA Times, 2002)  Rob Reiner was an early childhood advocate as much as he was a...

By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer February 26, 2026 It's the first morning of the BlackECE Symposium, and poet Micah Bournes has the stage. The audience — ECE professionals, policymakers, researchers, advocates and more — listen quietly as Bournes speaks with...