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LPPI celebrates student accomplishments at end-of-year celebration

Sophia Pu

LPPI celebrated the 2025-26 policy fellows, field fellows, student workers, volunteers, and graduating class. This yearโ€™s cohort included a total of 28 students, whose contributions to the institute spanned the academic year. Hotel Angelenoโ€™s poolside was buzzing with chatter and mariachi music as attendees โ€“ including LPPI staff, LPPI Advisory Board member Xochitl Castaรฑeda, and…

Lessons from AltaMed on Advocacy and Systems Changes

Natalie Gonzalez

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 nationโ€™s largest Federally Qualified Health Center networks is redefining the role of a healthcare provider, from patient care to…

LPPI hosts its 2nd annual Latino Policy Day

Sophia Pu

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

Recovery Starts Here: Margarita “Maggie” Cortez

Julia Silver

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…

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