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Sunday, September 24, 2017

A message from U S Senator Kamala D. Harris - DACA: What You Need To Know

A message from Senator Kamala D. Harris

DACA: What You Need To Know


Friend: 
In light of the recent DACA decision, here is some important information regarding what the changes mean for DACA recipients:
  • USCIS is not accepting any new applications for DACA. 
  • If you have DACA status, it is still valid until it expires.
  • Applications for DACA recipients to travel abroad and re-enter the US, also known as advance parole, are no longer accepted. If you travel outside of the United States, you will lose your DACA status.
  • If your DACA status expires before March 5, 2018, USCIS must receive your application by October 5, 2017. That gives these DACA recipients only 10 days to apply.
This is complicated and Senator Harris wants Dreamers to be as informed as possible. Ultimately, there is one simple solution the Senator has continuously affirmed, and that is to pass the DREAM Act. Check out the Senator’s op-ed in Univision to learn more about why we must pass the DREAM Act. 
This past Monday, Senator Harris's Los Angeles office partnered with O’Melveny & Myers, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), National Immigration Law Center (NILC), and other volunteer attorneys and helped process 44+ DACA renewal applications. 
 
In August, Senator Harris held a DACA Roundtable with Dreamers at the Downtown UCLA Labor Center
If you or a loved one needs assistance with DACA renewals, check out theGovernor's California Immigrant Guide.
Let's continue to support and protect the more than 800,000 young people, including more than 200,000 Californians, who have only ever known the United States of America as their home.
Thanks,
Julie
Julie Chávez Rodríguez  
State Director 
U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris

Monday, September 11, 2017

Slums of Beverly Hills [HD] (1998) - Carl Reiner - Natasha Lyonne, Marisa Tomei, Alan Arkin, Bryna Weiss - Rita Moreno - SDC Television


Slums of Beverly Hills [HD] (1998) - Carl Reiner - Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Bryna Weiss - Rita Moreno - SDC Television from brtiAmerica on Vimeo.


Vivian's family are penniless nomads, moving from one cheap flat to another in Beverly Hills so she and her brothers can attend the city's schools. 

Uncle Mickey sends them money to survive. When Mickey's daughter Rita runs away from an asylum, Vivian's dad offers shelter to her if Mickey will pay for a plush flat. 

Vivian must babysit her adult cousin, making sure she gets to nursing school and avoids pills and booze. But Vivian has her own problems: she's curious about sex, likes an older neighbor kid, has inherited her mother's ample breasts, and wants a family that doesn't embarrass her. 

Can she help Rita, keep Uncle Mickey happy, and feel OK about her body and her family?

Saturday, September 9, 2017

PLUTO's TV Live Games, Coverage & More!

PLUTO TV

Live Games, Coverage & More!

 
 
CH 207
 
Stadium
 
 
 
We know that following your favorite sports is a full-time passion. So, we’ve gone full-time with our newest channel, Stadium (Ch. 207). On Stadium, you’ll find original programming, in-depth coverage and analysis, and full live games! You no longer need an expensive cable subscription, or to go scrolling through an NFL team play book’s worth of websites to find your sports coverage.

Get inside analysis, opinion, and breaking news on The Rally, all the NFL coverage you could want on Inside the League, comprehensive coverage of college games on Campus Insiders and starting September 2nd, LIVE NCAA games!

All this plus special coverage of big events like NCAA Football kickoff weekend and the Mayweather-McGregor fight. Get your popcorn ready, Citizens! Stadium (Ch. 207) is kicking off today!
 
 
 
WATCH ON CH 207
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Billy Foster - I'd Rather Go Blind and Remembering Glenn Records in Palmdale CA

Beyonce Knowles and Billy Foster at Movie Opening of "Cadillac Records".





Billy Foster written "I'd Rather Go Blind" and was recorded by Rod Stewart, Etta James, Beyonce Knowles (for the film "Cadillac Records" starring Adrian Brody). He has performed with The Coasters with Dick Clark's Good Ole Days of Rock N Roll Shows and with his group, The Vernon Greene Medallions who recorded the original single, "The Letter".  Foster, still retains the crown as the only singer from the Antelope Valley to have had a song that has sold over 20 Million records to date.  However, there are several AV artists that are closing the gap.


On the celebration of Glenn Records of Palmade California, Foster remembers cutting several demos at the studio that he would put on the plane to Muscle Shoals Alabama for his wife to record when she was in and out of the studio.  Foster played many dates with Kenneth Howard Smith (Kenny Smith and Ricky Perrine, in their Purple Olive band from Rosamond.)  Foster is the first cousin of The Charles Graves Family who founded the town of Rosamond and donated all the land that all the public schools are built on.  Foster was raised in two cities, Los Angeles and the Antelope Valley.

There has been many popular people and groups that have come out of the Antelope Valley, including John Wayne, Judy Garland, Jane Reynolds, Frank Zappa, Don VanVliet (Captain Beefheart), Merrell Fankhauser, All 4 One, George Weston, Don Ramon G., The Others, Mallard, ? Mark and the Mysterians, The Dartells, The Chevels, HMS Bounty, The Bountys, Mothers of Invention, Chapter 17, Velvetones, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and the list goes on and on. . . from those golden days of the Antelope Valley.




Foster also is known for being the member of Vernon Greene and the Medallions with the hits "Buick 59" and "The Letter". Billy has recorded with the Medallions' since 1957. Billy's falsetto voice was one of the highest registered notes recorded in the song "Behind The Door", an original by the Medallions. He is currently the group's manager. 



In 1948, as a child actor, he performed in the motion picture musical "Carmen Jones". He attended Idyllwild School of Music & Arts, in California where he additionally has written and produced shows with artists such as The Drifters, The Coasters, John Lee Hooker, Etta James, Mary Wells and comedian/talk show host, Rosie McDonald. 

As the co-author of the hit song "I'd Rather Go Blind" recorded by previously mentioned world renown artists and many others. The most recent release of "I'd Rather Go Blind" will be released in the Sony Pictures release of "Cadillac Records" by Beyonce. 



Foster's song of "High Low Low Road" depicts his experience with drugs and alcohol, which has lead to his miraculous recovery, spiritually mentally, emotionally, financially and in his relationships.



As a recovered champion after his close bout with the illness, Billy has lived on to help others with inspiration for both men and women who have suffered and are still suffering from similar experiences. 

As the director of "Chains of Love" and Brother's Big House," Foster provides a drug and alcohol-free homes for men and women in Los Angeles.

Do you play live?
Yes. Japan, London, Germany, Korea and Thailand.