If passed, California Assembly Bill 77 would allow the use of diacritical marks, such as accents, on government-issued documents. “I think it’s a great idea; that way, our nationalities are correctly ...

In California, if your name includes an accent mark or tilde, it won't show up that way on important legal documents. "We should be respecting people and respecting how they want their names to sound ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A proposed California bill could allow ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pablo and Nancy Chaires Espinoza stand at the state Capitol with their son Nicolás on March 21, 2023. Because of state rules, the accent marks in Nicolás’ name were omitted on his birth certificate – ...