Author Archives: sshakir
Extra Edition: Latinos: Targets of Scams. Also, Paid Leave for All.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 PROGRAM # 9343 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Latinos: Targets of Scams. According to recent findings, about 40% of Latino adults have been the target of a scam and one in five have lost money due to a scam. Latinos are often targeted by scams involving government imposter, utility scams, and grandparent […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 PROGRAM # 9344 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Thousands of Mexican factory workers who produce goods for the US are being bused to the US to get J&J vaccines. Officials in both countries hope the program will help reopen the border and restore their economies. Meanwhile, the Biden administration may offer vaccines […]
Infrastructure: Critical Hours. Also, Filibuster and Voting Rights.
MONDAY, AUGUST 9 PROGRAM # 9342 12:00 PM PDT Infrastructure: Critical Hours. Republicans and Democrats are rushing a Senate vote to pass the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, after days of intense work on the package, which would allocate $550 billion in new money to rebuild roads, bridges and rail systems and fund new climate […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 PROGRAM # 9341 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Mexicans went to the polls this week to vote on a referendum to put former presidents on trial on charges of corruption, abuse of power, human rights violations and other serious crimes. While an overwhelming majority voted to prosecute them, the voter turnout was […]
Extra Edition: Risks of Delta Variant Spread.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 PROGRAM # 9339 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Risks of Delta Variant Spread. Amid a worrying surge in Delta variants, children are being hospitalized with respiratory illness like never before. Meantime, federal authorities are calling on fully vaccinated people to wear masks indoors as scientists find that the Delta variant produces similar […]
Wildfires and Covid.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 PROGRAM # 9340 12:00 PM PDT Wildfires and Covid. As the nation recovers from the pandemic, the wildfires that ravage California and Western states are making people more vulnerable to Covid. Exposure to smoke pollution increases the risk of contracting Covid. A researcher discusses his findings and provides recommendations for individuals and […]
Opioid Crisis, Voting Rights, and Biden’s Meeting with Latinos.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 PROGRAM # 9338 12:00 PM PDT Opioid Crisis, Voting Rights, and Biden’s Meeting with Latinos. Major drug companies agreed to pay billions of dollars in a settlement to resolve opioid lawsuits. The companies are accused of playing a key role in the massive distribution of opioid painkillers to communities around the US, […]
Extra Edition: Beneficiaries of New Health Care Law.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 9336 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Beneficiaries of New Health Care Law. As the number of Covid is on the rise in California, Gov. Newsom visited hard-hit Central Valley and signed a law to expand health care to include undocumented immigrants age 50 and older. Potential beneficiaries of the new […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 9337 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Immigration activists and Democrats redouble calls to use the Senate’s budget reconciliation process to legalize farmworkers, Dreamers, TPS holders and essential workers. Leading advocates discuss the content of the budget reconciliation package, how the process works, and the potential timeline. On other news, the […]
Police Killing of Zapotec Teen; Police Reform.
MONDAY, AUGUST 2 PROGRAM # 9335 12:00 PM PDT Police Killing of Zapotec Teen; Police Reform. Police officers in Salinas, CA, shot and killed a farm-working teenager in Salinas when he was brandishing a toy gun in his home. Before the shooting, cops had shouted commands in Spanish. But the young man spoke only Zapotec, […]
