Nicolás Agustín Espinoza Chaires may be only 6 years old, but he has a request for the state of California. “I want to be able to spell my name correctly,” he said on Wednesday afternoon, while ...

Since 1986, when California voted to make English its official language, residents have not been able to include diacritic marks like accents and tildes in official documents — like drivers’ licenses ...

A push at the State Capitol to include accents and other marks on vital records, like birth certificates in California has taken a solid step forward. And it goes beyond grammar."Being able to ...

A bill in the California Assembly, known as CA Assembly Bill 77, seeks to allow residents of California to use diacritical marks — like accents— and the Spanish-language letter "ñ" on ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Pablo Espinoza and his wife Nancy Chaires Espinoza stand at the ...