On May 1, LPPI policy fellows and student leaders visited AltaMed Corporate Headquarters in Commerce, CA, for the leadership programming on advocacy and systems changes. The visit offered a close look at how one of the nation’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center networks is redefining the role of a healthcare provider, from patient care to…

LPPI hosted its 2nd annual Latino Policy Day on May 14, bringing students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members together to discuss “Building Systems for the New Normal: Data-Driven Solutions When Crisis Becomes Constant.” The event kicked off with lunch and a panel of LPPI policy fellow program alumni. Current policy fellows Denisse Rodriguez and…

Margarita “Maggie” Cortez is a single mother of three and the owner of El Patron Mexican Food Restaurant, a 15-year fixture on Lake Avenue in Altadena. There was no Mexican restaurant on that stretch of the street when Maggie opened El Patron. For a decade and a half, it became something more than a restaurant…