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Let California Kids Hear Supporters, We want to take a moment to reconnect and bring you up to speed with some important new developments in the effort to provide access to hearing aids to California’s children. We are happy to share that the Hearing Aid Coverage for...

By Lindzi Scharf At a glance, Gianna “Gigi” Caruso’s life might appear carefree. The 19-year-old USC sophomore is the co-founder of Gigi C, a swimwear and activewear line she created with her mother, Tina, a former swimsuit model and fashion designer. She’s also the...

By Angela Hart Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to fund hearing aids for children and teens through California's budget, months after he asked a Democratic assemblyman to withdraw legislation with a similar aim. Newsom's budget proposal would create a new state program...

By Angela Hart, Debra Kahn SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has quietly asked lawmakers to rescind bills headed to his desk because of eleventh-hour concerns after the legislative session ended last month, an unusual request that...

By Amy Lotven California Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D) last week succeeded in his long-term effort to get the legislature to pass a bill requiring that all issuers in the state cover hearing aids for children, but he pulled the measure before it was officially sent to...

NBC’s Steven Luke shares one family’s struggle when trying to pay for hearing aids and how a new bill could help. A nearly two-decade-long battle may soon be victorious as a monumental bill aimed at expanding insured hearing services for children in California has...

Special thank you to Anthony Portantino and the entire Appropriations Committee. Your unanimous vote shows just how much you care about California’s children. Thank you thank you thank you! It’s not over yet, we still have a vote on the Senate Floor next week, then...

Let California Kids Hear on KTLA 5 News. Special thanks to Jenn McGraw for doing the story, Sandy Alexander of the House Children’s Hearing Center of UCLA, and parents Sam Rockman and Michael Khachadooridan for sharing Julian’s story and shining a light with their...

Actress Singer and Broadway Star Idina Menzel gives impassioned and personal speech as she joins LA Business Leader Rick Caruso in support of the Let California Kids Hear campaign. Menzel discussed the importance of sound and voice and how it can unify all of us. View...

Let California Kids Hear! This is what we have been waiting to share with you! These beautiful images are from our brand new Let California Kids Hear Campaign. These are just some of the thousands of children who, along with their families, have struggled to get...