Pacific Community Fund participa en el Simposio Charging Ahead de UCLA después de presentar un reclamo ante la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California

PASADENA, Calif. – 28 de abril, 2025 – El director ejecutivo de Pacific Community Fund, Filiberto González, la directora de operaciones María Bojórquez-Gómez, y la consultora de sostenibilidad Aura Vasquez recientemente participaron en un simposio perspicaz organizado por el Instituto Emmett sobre el Cambio Climático y el Medio Ambiente en la Facultad de Derecho de la UCLA llamado “Charging Ahead: cortando contaminación vehicular durante los nuevos años de Trump”. Se unieron a abogados actuales y aspirantes en derecho ambiental, activistas, miembros de la comunidad y funcionarios públicos, como el fiscal general de California Rob Bonta, quien se unió virtualmente y respondió preguntas en vivo. Las discusiones sobre enfoques innovadores por parte del gobierno local para reducir las emisiones de transporte fueron increíblemente perspicaces, especialmente en relación con la necesidad de garantizar acceso equitativo a la electrificación de transporte en comunidades históricamente desfavorecidas en toda California. El 12 de marzo de 2025, el abogado de PCF, Salomon Zavala, presentó una moción para obtener estatus de tercera parte ante la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California (CPUC) para garantizar que la CPUC cumpla con su compromiso de financiar la instalación de cargadores de vehículos eléctricos (EV) en comunidades de bajos ingresos. El 24 de marzo, el juez de derecho administrativo Marcelo Lins Poirier dictaminó que Pacific Community Fund había mostrado una buena causa y otorgó el estatus de tercera parte sobre este asunto. Durante los últimos años, PCF se ha asociado con Pacific Gas & Electric Company para crear conciencia entre diversas comunidades en todo el norte y centro de California de créditos fiscales estatales que están disponibles para la compra de EV usados. Gracias a este trabajo, PCF presenció de primera mano cómo comunidades de ingresos bajos y moderados a través de California no podían participar de estos beneficios públicos debido a la escasez de cargadores EV de acceso público en sus comunidades o complejos de apartamentos. Esta experiencia llevó a PCF a presentar el reclamo con la CPUC para garantizar que los recursos públicos que se han comprometido con la instalación de cargadores públicos de EV en comunidades desfavorecidas finalmente sean implementados. “Mientras le damos la bienvenida a los incentivos fiscales del gobierno estatal para promover la conversión a los EVs, CPUC está fallando a las comunidades desatendidas al no hacer más para garantizar el mismo acceso a los cargadores de EV para todos los californianos. Creemos que nuestro reclamo ayudará a mover al estado en la dirección correcta”, dijo el abogado de PCF Salomon Zavala. La consultora de sostenibilidad de PCF, Aura Vasquez, declaró: “Mientras navegamos la administración federal actual, California tiene un papel poderoso en abogar por la transición a los vehículos limpios en las comunidades más afectadas por la contaminación y el cambio climático. El trabajo esencial que PCF está liderando incorpora la justicia que las comunidades de color, a menudo pasadas por alto en esta transición, realmente merecen”. Sobre Pacific Community Fund Pacific Community Fund, una organización no lucrativa 501(c)(3) certificada por el Fondo CDFI del Departamento del Tesoro de EE. UU. y la Administración de Pequeñas Empresas (SBA) como intermediario de microcréditos, continúa aprovechando sus extensas redes comunitarias para brindar apoyo financiero crítico a comunidades de bajo ingreso a través de California. Aprenda más visitando https://pacific-fund.org. 

Pacific Community Fund Nakilahok sa UCLA Charging Ahead Symposium Matapos Maghain ng Reklamo sa California Public Utilities Commission

PASADENA, Calif. – Abril 25, 2025 – Sina Filiberto Gonzalez (CEO ng Pacific Community Fund), Maria Bojorquez-Gomez (Director of Operations), at sustainability consultant na si Aura Vasquez ay kamakailan lang lumahok sa Charging Ahead: Cutting Vehicle Pollution During the New Trump Years — isang makabuluhang symposium na inorganisa ng Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment sa UCLA School of Law. Kasama nila ang mga abogado, estudyante ng environmental law, aktibista, miyembro ng komunidad, at mga opisyal ng gobyerno — kabilang si California Attorney General Rob Bonta na sumali online para sa live Q&A. Napag-usapan dito ang mga bagong paraan kung paano binabawasan ng mga lokal na gobyerno ang polusyon sa transportasyon, lalo na tungkol sa pagbibigay ng patas na access sa mga electric vehicle (EV) sa mga disadvantaged communities sa California. Noong Marso 12, 2025, ang abogado ng PCF na si Salomon Zavala ay naghain ng motion for party status sa isang kaso sa California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Layunin nitong bantayan ang pangako ng CPUC na pondohan ang pag-install ng mga public EV charger sa mga low-income communities. Noong Marso 24, pinayagan ni Administrative Law Judge Marcelo Lins Poirier ang PCF na maging opisyal na party sa usaping ito matapos ipakita ng PCF na may sapat silang dahilan. Sa nakalipas na ilang taon, nakipag-partner ang PCF sa Pacific Gas & Electric Company para ipakalat ang impormasyon sa mga tax credit na pwede makuha ng mga pamilyang bibili ng secondhand na EVs sa Northern at Central California. Sa aktwal na karanasan nila, nakita nila kung paano nahihirapan ang mga low- to moderate-income communities na makinabang dito dahil kulang ang mga pampublikong EV charger sa kanilang lugar o apartment complexes. Dahil dito, nagdesisyon ang PCF na maghain ng reklamo sa CPUC para matiyak na maibibigay na ang mga nakalaang pondo para sa disadvantaged communities. “Okay ang mga fiscal incentives mula sa state government para mag-promote ng EVs, pero hindi sapat kung hindi naman pinapalawak ang access sa chargers, lalo na sa mga underserved communities. Naniniwala kami na makakatulong ang reklamo namin para itulak ang estado sa tamang direksyon,” pahayag ni Salomon Zavala. Dagdag pa ni Aura Vasquez, sustainability consultant ng PCF: “Habang pinagdadaanan natin ang mga hamon sa kasalukuyang administrasyon, mahalaga ang papel ng California sa pagtulak para sa malinis na transportasyon lalo na sa mga komunidad na matagal nang apektado ng polusyon at climate change. Ang ginagawa ng PCF ay tunay na naglalaban para sa hustisya ng mga komunidad na kadalasang napapabayaan.” Tungkol sa Pacific Community Fund Ang Pacific Community Fund ay isang 501(c)(3) nonprofit na certified ng U.S. Department of Treasury CDFI Fund at ng Small Business Administration (SBA) bilang isang Microlending Intermediary. Layunin nilang magbigay ng importanteng pinansyal na suporta sa mga low-income communities sa buong California. Alamin pa sa https://pacific-fund.org.

Pacific Community Fund Participates at UCLA’s Charging Ahead Symposium after Filing a Claim with the California Public Utilities Commission

PASADENA, Calif. – April 28, 2025 – Pacific Community Fund (PCF) CEO Filiberto Gonzalez, Director of Operations Maria Bojorquez-Gomez, and sustainability consultant Aura Vasquez recently participated in Charging Ahead: Cutting Vehicle Pollution During the New Trump Years, an insightful symposium hosted by the Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment at the UCLA School of Law. They joined current and aspiring attorneys in environmental law, activists, community members, and public officials, such as California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who joined virtually and participated in a live Q&A. The discussions on innovative approaches by local government to reduce transportation emissions were incredibly insightful, especially concerning the need to ensure equitable access to transportation electrification in historically disadvantaged communities throughout California. On March 12, 2025, PCF attorney Salomon Zavala filed a motion for party status with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to ensure the CPUC fulfills its commitment to fund the installation of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers in low-income communities. On March 24, Administrative Law Judge Marcelo Lins Poirier ruled that Pacific Community Fund had shown good cause and granted PCF party status on this matter. For the last several years, PCF has partnered with Pacific Gas & Electric Company to raise awareness among diverse communities throughout Northern and Central California of state tax credits that are available for the purchase of used EVs. Thanks to this work, PCF witnessed first-hand how low to moderate-income communities throughout California could not participate in these public benefits because of the dearth of publicly accessible EV chargers in their neighborhoods or apartment complexes. This experience led PCF to file the claim with the CPUC to ensure public resources that have been committed to the installation of public EV chargers in disadvantaged communities are finally released. “While we welcome fiscal incentives by the state government to promote the conversion to EVs, CPUC is failing underserved communities by not doing more to ensure equal access to EV chargers for all Californians. We believe our claim will help move the State in the right direction,” said PCF attorney Salomon Zavala. PCF sustainability consultant, Aura Vasquez, stated “As we navigate the current federal administration, California has a powerful role in championing the transition to clean vehicles in communities most impacted by pollution and climate change. The essential work PCF is leading on embodies the justice that communities of color, often overlooked in this transition, truly deserve.” About Pacific Community Fund Pacific Community Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization certified by the U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund and the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Microlending Intermediary, continues to leverage its extensive community networks to provide critical financial support to low-income communities throughout California. Learn more at https://pacific-fund.org. 

Pacific Community Fund Launches Zero-Interest LA Fire Relief Fund Loan Program to Help Affected Residents and Essential Workers 

Apply for Fire Relief Fund Loans at https://pacific-fund.org/la-fire-relief-fund/ PASADENA, Calif. – January 13, 2025 – Pacific Community Fund has launched the LA Fire Relief Fund zero-interest loan program to provide immediate financial relief to residents, small businesses, and essential workers impacted by the recent fires in the Los Angeles area. Zero-interest, $1,500 loans are available until February 10, 2025, or until funds are fully allocated.  Through collaborations with community-based nonprofits, Pacific Community Fund is working tirelessly to get these funds into the hands of essential workers — including housekeepers, homecare workers, and others — who have lost their livelihoods because of the fires. “We desperately wanted to do something meaningful to help respond to the tragic fires in our community,” said Pacific Community Fund CEO Filiberto Gonzalez, who is based in Pasadena, CA, which has been burned by the Eaton Fire. “As a CDFI, we are also engaging our partners in the banking industry who are seeking meaningful ways to respond to the federally declared Major Disaster.” Thanks to its proprietary financial technology software, Every1Lending, which is built on the ServiceNow ($NOW) AI platform and integrates the industry-leading Plaid API, loans will be disbursed within just seven days.  Applicants will verify their identity and submit paperless applications on the Every1Lending online portal (www.every1lending.com). Cora Oriel, Chair of the Pacific Community Fund Board of Directors, emphasized the importance of supporting essential workers: “While it is a tragedy for so many of our neighbors, we do not want to lose sight of the essential workers who no longer have a source of income. The LA Fire Relief Fund will go a long way toward helping fire victims with limited options.” For more information or to apply for assistance, please visit https://pacific-fund.org.  About Pacific Community Fund Pacific Community Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization certified by the U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund and the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Microlending Intermediary, continues to leverage its extensive community networks to provide critical financial support. Pacific Community Fund, formerly known as National Asian American Coalition, operates with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pasadena, and San Diego. Media Contact:Yusef Robbyusef@tkcommunicationsllc.com(323) 384-1789

Pacific Community Fund lanza un programa de préstamos sin intereses del Fondo de Ayuda contra Incendios de Los Ángeles para ayudar a los residentes afectados y a los trabajadores esenciales

PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA  Pacific Community Fund lanza un programa de préstamos sin intereses del Fondo de Ayuda contra Incendios de Los Ángeles para ayudar a los residentes afectados y a los trabajadores esenciales Solicite préstamos del Fondo de Ayuda contra Incendios en https://pacific-fund.org/la-fire-relief-fund/ PASADENA, Calif. – 13 de enero, 2025 – Pacific Community Fund ha lanzado el programa de préstamos sin intereses del Fondo de Ayuda contra Incendios de Los Ángeles para ofrecer apoyo económico inmediato a los residentes, pequeñas empresas y trabajadores esenciales afectados por los recientes incendios en el área de Los Ángeles. Préstamos de mil 500 dólares sin interés están disponibles hasta el 10 de febrero de 2025 o hasta que los fondos se asignen por completo. A través de colaboraciones con organizaciones comunitarias no lucrativas, Pacific Community Fund está trabajando incansablemente para que estos fondos lleguen a manos de trabajadores esenciales (incluyendo empleados domésticos, trabajadores de cuidado a domicilio y otros) que han perdido su sustento debido a los incendios. “Queríamos desesperadamente hacer algo significativo para ayudar a responder a los trágicos incendios en nuestra comunidad”, dijo el director ejecutivo de Pacific Community Fund, Filiberto González, quien está basado en Pasadena, CA, ciudad que sufrió daños por el incendio Eaton. “Como CDFI, también estamos involucrando a nuestros socios en la industria bancaria que buscan formas significativas de responder al desastre mayor declarado a nivel federal”. Gracias a su programa patentado de tecnología financiera, Every1Lending, construida en la plataforma de inteligencia artificial ServiceNow ($NOW) e integrando la interfaz de programación de aplicaciones (API) líder en la industria Plaid , los préstamos se desembolsarán en tan solo siete días.  Los solicitantes verificarán su identidad y presentarán solicitudes electrónicas en el portal en línea Every1Lending (www.every1lending.com). Cora Oriel, presidenta de la mesa directiva de Pacific Community Fund, enfatizó la importancia de apoyar a los trabajadores esenciales: “Mientras es una tragedia para muchos de nuestros vecinos, no queremos perder de vista a los trabajadores esenciales que ya no tienen una fuente de ingresos. El Fondo de Ayuda contra Incendios de Los Ángeles contribuirá en gran medida a ayudar a las víctimas de incendios que tienen opciones limitadas”. Para obtener más información o solicitar asistencia, visite https://pacific-fund.org.  Sobre Pacific Community Fund Pacific Community Fund, una organización no lucrativa 501(c)(3) certificada por el Fondo CDFI del Departamento del Tesoro de EE. UU. y la Administración de Pequeñas Empresas (SBA) como intermediario de microcréditos, continúa aprovechando sus extensas redes comunitarias para brindar apoyo financiero crítico. Pacific Community Fund, anteriormente conocida como National Asian American Coalition, opera con oficinas en el área de la bahía de San Francisco, Pasadena y San Diego. Contacto de prensa:Yusef Robbyusef@tkcommunicationsllc.com(323) 384-1789

Pacific Community Fund Naglunsad ng Zero-Interest na LA Fire Relief Fund Loan Program para Tumulong sa mga Apektadong Residente at Mahalagang Manggagawa

Mag-apply para sa Fire Relief Fund Loans sa https://pacific-fund.org/la-fire-relief-fund/ PASADENA, Calif. – Enero 13, 2025 – Inilunsad ng Pacific Community Fund ang LA Fire Relief Fund zero-interest loan program upang magbigay ng agarang tulong pinansyal sa mga residente, maliliit na negosyo, at mga mahalagang manggagawa na naapektuhan ng mga kamakailang sunog sa lugar ng Los Angeles. Magagamit ang mga zero-interest loan na nagkakahalaga ng $1,500 hanggang Pebrero 10, 2025, o hanggang maubos ang pondo. Sa pakikipagtulungan sa mga nonprofit na nakabase sa komunidad, ang Pacific Community Fund ay masigasig na naghahanap ng paraan upang maihatid ang pondo sa mga mahalagang manggagawa — kabilang na ang mga tagapaglinis ng bahay, tagapag-alaga, at iba pa — na nawalan ng kabuhayan dahil sa mga sunog. “Amin talagang nais gumawa ng makabuluhang hakbang upang tumugon sa mga trahedyang sunog sa aming komunidad,” ayon kay Filiberto Gonzalez, CEO ng Pacific Community Fund, na nakabase sa Pasadena, CA, na naapektuhan ng Eaton Fire. “Bilang isang CDFI, nakikipagtulungan din kami sa aming mga kasosyo sa industriya ng pagbabangko na naghahanap ng makabuluhang paraan upang tumugon sa opisyal na idineklarang Major Disaster.” Dahil sa makabago nitong financial technology software, ang Every1Lending, na nakabase sa ServiceNow ($NOW) AI platform at gumagamit ng Plaid API, ang mga loan ay maipapamahagi sa loob lamang ng pitong araw. Mabeberipika ng mga aplikante ang kanilang pagkakakilanlan at makakapagsumite ng mga aplikasyon nang walang papel sa Every1Lending online portal (www.every1lending.com). Binibigyang-diin ni Cora Oriel, Chair ng Pacific Community Fund Board of Directors, ang kahalagahan ng pagsuporta sa mga mahalagang manggagawa: “Habang ito ay isang trahedya para sa napakarami sa ating mga kapitbahay, hindi namin nais makalimutan ang mga mahalagang manggagawa na nawalan ng pinagkukunan ng kita. Ang LA Fire Relief Fund ay makatutulong nang malaki sa mga biktima ng sunog na may limitadong opsyon.” Para sa karagdagang impormasyon o para mag-apply ng tulong, bisitahin ang https://pacific-fund.org. Tungkol sa Pacific Community FundAng Pacific Community Fund, isang 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization na kinikilala ng U.S. Dept. of Treasury CDFI Fund at Small Business Administration (SBA) bilang Microlending Intermediary, ay patuloy na ginagamit ang malawak nitong network sa komunidad upang magbigay ng mahalagang suporta sa pananalapi. Ang Pacific Community Fund, na dating kilala bilang National Asian American Coalition, ay may mga opisina sa San Francisco Bay Area, Pasadena, at San Diego. Media Contact:Yusef Robbyusef@tkcommunicationsllc.com(323) 384-1789 https://pacific-fund.org/la-fire-relief-fund/http://www.every1lending.com/https://pacific-fund.org/