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Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 5 PROGRAM # 8874 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. After a major push for testing in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco, Los Angeles is now offering free coronavirus testing to all county residents. Guest analysts expand on those news and representatives from Central Valley counties give details about efforts to open […]
Coronavirus, Schools and Learning.
MONDAY, MAY 4 PROGRAM # 8873 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus, Schools and Learning. California is considering an early start to the fall school year. In this edition, prominent California education leaders discuss the effects of the school closures on long-term education and the steps to reopen pubic schools. They discuss plans to compensate for learning […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MAY 1 PROGRAM # 8872 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Línea Abierta provides a weekly edition to report and provide analysis on top news developments around Mexico. In this collaboration, Martha Elena Ramírez host of the Voz Pública program in Mexico City, facilitates interviews with newsmakers and calls from listeners. Photo: México a través de […]
Voices of the Pandemic.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30 PROGRAM # 8871 12:00 PM PT Voices of the Pandemic. Many people are transfixed by the daily figures on the number of Covid-19 cases, deaths and recoveries. Often the personal stories of those hardest impacted by the pandemic fall through the cracks. In this program, we hear from surviving Covid-19 patients, friends […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30 PROGRAM # 8870 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Surveys show that Covid-19 is disproportionally affecting Black and Latino college students, who suffer of increased food and housing insecurity. Tenant advocates talk about this and, anticipating a wave of evictions, discuss efforts to fight for rent and mortgage relief. Photo: wpr.org For more […]
Latino Workers, Small Business: The Hardest Hit.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 PROGRAM # 8869 12:00 PM PT Latino Workers, Small Business: The Hardest Hit. Latinos are the hardest hit by job losses and pay cuts due to coronavirus. At the same time, those who continue working in essential jobs are most exposed to coronavirus and yet are twice as likely to be uninsured […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 PROGRAM # 8868 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Last week, President Trump issued a sensational proclamation: he ordered to suspend immigration, to stop issuing most green cards for 60 days, over coronavirus. Analysts go over the details of the order and explain its potential impact. On other news, on the tenth anniversary […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 PROGRAM # 8867 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. Guest analysts comment on news developments around the Central Valley, including farmworkers who resist working under unsafe distancing after some tested positive for Covid-19; efforts to increase testing centers; efforts to release at-risk immigrants in detention; calls to provide protective equipment to health […]
Small Businesses Continue Struggling. Also, Insurance Relief.
MONDAY, APRIL 27 PROGRAM # 8866 12:00 PM PT Small Businesses Continue Struggling. Congress voted to add additional funds to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Damage Disaster Loan. But the bill failed to support lenders that provide capital to Latino small businesses and other “underbanked” communities. This is not good news for […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24 PROGRAM # 8865 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. A retired national public health leader in Mexico says that despite chronic inadequacies in medical infrastructure, he is optimistic that the pandemic will be contained because he says the Mexican government’s actions were appropriate and timely. In addition, he warnsMexican authorities about the danger […]
