Author Archives: sshakir
New Stimulus Package.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 PROGRAM # 8864 12:00 PM PT New Stimulus Package. As lawmakers in Washington debate the details of a fourth economic stimulus package, many urge them to include health care, economic relief, and small business support for immigrants and people of color. During the first round, the Paycheck Protection Program has quickly run […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 PROGRAM # 8863 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. The top leader for Sacramento public schools talks about the new, distant forms of learning his district has been forced to suddenly set in place due to the coronavirus emergency. He discusses the impact the crisis is having on the school community, the […]
Census: Update.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 PROGRAM # 8862 12:00 PM PT Census: Update. A spokesperson for the US Census reports that more than half of US households have responded to the census and paper questionnaires are arriving this month. She points out that emergency funds for the response to Covid-19 were allocated using data from the census. […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 PROGRAM # 8861 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Tens of thousands of doctors, nurses and paramedics who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic are immigrants protected by DACA or TPS, programs that the Trump administration wants to shut down. Pointing to the shortage of health care workers in the US, […]
Coronavirus: Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 PROGRAM # 8860 11:00 AM PT Coronavirus: Extra Edition. California and Oregon outlined steps to reopen the state and determined that a large-scale civilian mobilization and millions of tests will be needed to reopen the economy. Guest analysts discuss those guidelines as well as the new procedures for the presidential election due […]
Coronavirus: Latest Update.
MONDAY, APRIL 20 PROGRAM # 8859 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus: Latest Update. COVID-19 is hitting Latinos the hardest in New York City, the epicenter of the pandemic, and is taking a huge toll on Latinos in other regions of the country, and even so, they are the ones that receive the least emergency help. Correspondents […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, APRIL 17 PROGRAM # 8858 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. As phase two of the coronavirus pandemic moves forward, the Mexican government extends until May 30 the suspension of non-essential activities and the instructions to the Mexican people to remain at home. And to compel 25 percent of the industry that refuses to stop […]
The Anti-Coronavirus Diet.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16 PROGRAM # 8857 12:00 PM PT The Anti-Coronavirus Diet. As coronavirus keeps spreading through the country and millions are staying home, people are looking for healthy diets that help ward off against obesity, diabetes and chronic disease, while at the same time boosting the body’s immune response. A champion of integrative medicine […]
COVID-19: Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, APRIL 16 PROGRAM # 8856 11:00 AM PT COVID-19: Extra Edition. In this extended edition, a California state legislator who is part of a high-level committee on the COVID-19 pandemic talks about her plans to dispel fear and confusion through tele-town halls in Spanish and indigenous languages, the fast-track project proposed to help protect […]
Coronavirus Scams.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 PROGRAM # 8855 12:00 PM PT Coronavirus Scams. As millions start receiving relief payments in the first wave of “stimulus checks” for those impacted by the pandemic, scammers are trying to cash in. They trick people by pitching coronavirus vaccines, miraculous cures, and at home fake testing kits. Others pretend to be […]
