Economy
Urgent Federal Aid Package Nearing Approval –
After the Electoral College affirmed Joe Biden’s win in the presidential election, Republicans and Democrats in Congress are moving to urgently finalize a new economic aid package.
Latino Border Entrepreneurs Survive the Pandemic
The economic crisis triggered by the pandemic has bankrupted more than a hundred small businesses in the border town of San Ysidro, California.
Health For All: New Push. Also, Fighting the Hunger Crisis.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 PROGRAM # 9121 12:00 PM PST Health For All: New Push. Stating that the Covid-19 pandemic has hit hardest communities of color, farmworkers and other essential workers, a state legislator from California’s Central Valley is renewing his effort to expand Medi-Cal health care coverage to undocumented immigrants. In this conversation, he explains […]
(Español) Acuerdo bipartidista sobre ayuda por la pandemia podría anunciarse muy pronto
(Español) McConnell advirtió a los republicanos que se prepararan para permanecer en Washington durante el fin de semana, mientras los legisladores y asistentes ajustaban el texto legislativo.
(Español) ¿Señales de avance?, en negociaciones sobre la ayuda económica a los estadunidenses
(Español) Los legisladores tienen poco tiempo para actuar. Trump promulgó una medida de gasto de una semana, hasta este viernes, para llegar a un acuerdo y evitar un nuevo cierre del gobierno. Y podrían verse obligados a buscar otra medida de gasto a corto plazo, o más negociaciones en la semana de Navidad.
(Español) Buscan compensación temporal económica, por Covid, para empledos de supermercados en L.A.
(Español) “A la fecha, ninguna otra ciudad ni condado cuentan con algún requerimiento para que los supermercados proporcionen a sus empleados una compensación por trabajar en condiciones peligrosas durante la pandemia”, dice la UFCW 770.
Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 PROGRAM # 9117 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition. Without a stimulus deal, an eviction crisis is looming in 2021, after a federal eviction moratorium expires in December. Housing experts discuss the news and provide advice on tenants rights, potential exceptions to protections and resources available under California’s Covid-19 Tenant Relief Act and […]
Extra Edition. Covid Hunger Emergency.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 PROGRAM # 9113 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition. Covid Hunger Emergency. Demand for food assistance has more than doubled in California during the Covid-19 pandemic and many Latino families struggle to put food on the table despite being more likely to be employed and working. And Latinos are less likely to apply […]
(Español) Dan a conocer algunos detalles del plan bipartidista de ayuda por la pandemia
(Español) “2.2 millones de mujeres ya se han visto obligadas a dejar el trabajo por completo debido a la pandemia, un hecho que los economistas creen que hará retroceder a una generación de trabajadores”.
Becerra Chosen to Lead Health. Also, New Coronavirus Relief Deal? Vanessa Guillén Family Skeptical of Army Report.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 PROGRAM # 9112 12:00 PM PST Becerra Chosen to Lead Health. President-elect Joe Biden has nominated California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as health secretary, the first Latino in that role. He would have the challenge of the fight against the surging pandemic. A leading health care advocate comments on Becerra’s qualifications for […]