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Texas Gubernatorial Debate.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 PROGRAM # 9763 11:00 AM PT Texas Gubernatorial Debate. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his Democratic contender Beto O’Rourke face off in their first and only gubernatorial debate. The high-stakes event takes place at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, a major battleground for the Latino vote, which […]
The Continuing Quest for Equity in Education.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 PROGRAM # 9764 12:00 PM PT The Continuing Quest for Equity in Education. Fifty years after young Chicano activists in the 60s and 70s staged walkouts in schools of East Los Angeles, launched the Plan de Santa Barbara to create Chicana/o Studies in colleges and universities and fought for bilingual education, scholars […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9762 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Mexico proposed the United Nations to create a group to mediate for peace in Ukraine and deal with current international tensions. Mexico also called to reform the Security Council in order to limit the veto powers and the current paralysis. Also, on the eight […]
Extra Edition: Medi-Cal Reaches Out. Also, New Paid Family Leave Bill.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9760 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Medi-Cal Reaches Out. More than 185,000 undocumented people in California are now eligible for Medi-Cal due to recent policy changes. But even though they can benefit from doctor checkups, early diagnosis and preventive care, many Latinos are not enrolling. Now health care authorities are […]
New Heatwave Emergency Alert Law. Also, US Blood Shortage.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9761 12:00 PM PT New Heatwave Emergency Alert Law. As record-breaking heat waves exploded in California, Gov. Newsom signed a law to establish a first-in-the-nation heatwave ranking and warning system to protect communities that are most at risk to these deadly climate threats. The law would also improve access to […]
Latino Voters in Swing Districts.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 9759 12:00 PM PT Latino Voters in Swing Districts. California could determine the control of the US House and its leadership. While Democrats in the state lost four seats to Republican candidates in 2020, the new political map may turn some Republican-controlled districts into swing districts. Republicans are aggressively courting […]
Extra Edition: Kidney Disease. Also, California’s Climate Package.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 PROGRAM # 9757 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Kidney Disease. A Program Repeat. On the national month of awareness of Polycystic Kidney Disease, a distinguished expert talks about the symptoms of this rare kidney disease. In the most common type, the kidney function worsens, eventually leading to kidney failure and possible dialysis […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 PROGRAM # 9758 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warns that he will continue transporting more migrants from border states, lawyers representing migrants flown to the island of Martha’s Vineyard filed a lawsuit asking for a criminal investigation, accusing DeSantis of deliberately tricking a group of nearly 50 […]
From the Plan de Santa Bárbara for Chicano Studies to the Quest for Equity in Education.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 PROGRAM # 9756 12:00 PM PT From the Plan de Santa Bárbara for Chicano Studies to the Quest for Equity in Education. As Latinos commemorate historic struggles in the civil and human rights arena 50 years ago, academic leaders gather at CSU San Bernardino to examine the road traveled in the quest […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 9755 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. After meeting in Mexico City, White House cabinet members and President López Obrador highlighted the big opportunities opened by the multi-billion US investment in semiconductor and chip production and Mexico’s plans to make the state of Sonora a leader in lithium, a key component […]
