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Barrett’s Hearings. Also, Elections: The Battlegrounds.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 PROGRAM #9044 12:00 PM PT Barrett’s Hearings. The Senate confirmation hearings on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are over. Barrett declined to answer several questions related to Donald Trump, including whether a president has the right to forgive himself, as well as health care reform, and whether racial profiling still […]
Extra Edition: Proposition 22.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 PROGRAM #9043 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Proposition 22. Gig companies are fighting back against a law in California that classifies drivers for app-based transportation and delivery companies as employees who are entitled to minimum wage, overtime pay, and other worker benefits. If Proposition 22 passes, ride-hail and delivery drivers would continue […]
Time is Running Out on Exide Cleanup.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 PROGRAM #9042 12:00 PM PT Time is Running Out on Exide Cleanup. As the California state agency in charge of cleaning up lead and arsenic contaminated areas in southeast Los Angeles faces complaints of slow progress from neighbors who continue living in toxic homes, state lawmakers continue seeking a compliance audit and […]
Extra Edition: Covid Protections. Also, Census Count Ending.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 PROGRAM #9041 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Covid Protections. The Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted for faster and stronger rules to protect workers in all industries from COVID-19 in the workplace, as workplaces such as meat processing, grocery stores, and fast food have become ground zero in the fight against COVID-19. A legal […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 PROGRAM #9040 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Immigration did not come up during the recent presidential and vice presidential debates. What are the key questions on immigration for the presidential candidates? On other news, Illinois will soon become the only state in the nation with a healthcare program that covers undocumented residents […]
Extra Edition: Small Business Plight.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 PROGRAM #9039 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Small Business Plight. A survey shows that small business owners feel that the fact that Congress and the White House are ignoring a Covid relief package shows that there is a disconnect between Washington and Main Street USA. Small shop owners talk about their plight […]
Castro Makes History as First Chancellor of Color. Also, Elections, Covid, and Higher Education.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 PROGRAM #9038 12:00 PM PT Castro Makes History as First Chancellor of Color. This is an interview with Dr. Joseph Castro, who is becoming the first chancellor of color in the history of CSU, the largest university system in the nation. He talks about how his experience as a first generation student […]
California: Propositions and Education.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 PROGRAM #9037 11:00 AM PT California: Propositions and Education. An education beat reporter examines the repercussions on the state’s public education system of three measures on the California ballot: Proposition 15, to fund schools through taxes on big business; Proposition 16, which restores affirmative action; and Proposition 18, which allows some teens […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 PROGRAM #9036 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. This is a conversation with the headliner and the director of the Mexican film “El Guardián de la Memoria”, which is about to premiere in theaters across the United States after having won the Ariel Prize, the highest recognition of the Mexican Academy of Cinema […]
California’s Rent Control Initiative.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 PROGRAM #9035 11:00 AM PT California’s Rent Control Initiative. California is voting again on rent control. Proposition 21 would expand the housing units that could be covered by rent control to almost all, as long as they are more than 15 years old. Fears to a wave of evictions due to the […]
