Tag Archives: Desarrollo Económico
Extra Edition: Scams of the Season. Also, No Time for the Flu.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9456 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Scams of the Season. Thousands of Latinos call each month the Anti-Fraud Helpline of a major advocacy organization to report potential scams. This year, advocates hear that scammers are using online shopping, shipping, gift cards, peer-to-peer applications, and charity names to steal money from […]
Extra Edition: Impact of Racism on Immigrants. Migrant Housing.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 9449 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Impact of Racism on Immigrants. Most Latino and Asian immigrants in California experienced discrimination in the workplace due to skin color or accent. Most also feel their access to legal immigration status would be threatened if they use government benefits, such as housing aid, […]
Historic Broadband Plans.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 PROGRAM # 9446 12:00 PM PDT Historic Broadband Plans. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is good news for small businesses because it will improve our nation’s physical infrastructure, such as highways, bridges, and airports and expand and improve broadband access, critical for small business operations. But small business owners need both the resources […]
Build Back Better Bill, World Climate Summit.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11 PROGRAM # 9439 12:00 PM PDT Build Back Better Bill, World Climate Summit. Democrats passed last week a historic infrastructure package but continue struggling to pass a major bill on social spending and climate change. The infrastructure bill is scheduled to be signed into law by President Biden next week, when the […]
Extra Edition: On Entrepreneurs with Disabilities and Workers with Criminal Records.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 PROGRAM # 9424 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: On Entrepreneurs with Disabilities and Workers with Criminal Records. The federal SBA is celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month recognizing how entrepreneurs with disabilities have used federal financial assistance to change their business strategy, overcome challenges, and rebuild and encourage the hiring of employees […]
Latina Equal Day Pay.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 PROGRAM # 9418 12:00 PM PDT Latina Equal Day Pay. More than 50 years of the passage of the Equal Pay Act, Latinas typically earn only 57 cents for every dollar earned by White men. Latinas are more likely to work on frontline, low paying service jobs, and they were among the […]
Latinos: On the Drive Seat of the Recovery.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 PROGRAM # 9416 12:00 PM PDT Latinos: Between Recognized and Misunderstood. In a change of opinion from recent years, most in the US believe Latinos are a major contributing force to the economy. However, they also have the stereotypical image of Latinos as being a foreign and low-skilled population, and these misconceptions […]
Extra Edition: Low-wage workers lose paid sick leave.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 PROGRAM # 9414 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Low-wage workers lose paid sick leave. In California, a law that provided employees with extended paid time off during the pandemic has expired as advocates call for extending the law. They say workers of low wage are being most impacted by the pandemic, the […]
Vaccine Mandates for Kids; Booster Shots. Also, Covid Scams.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 PROGRAM # 9411 12:00 PM PDT Vaccine Mandates for Kids; Booster Shots. A public health representative explains the new student Covid vaccination mandates in California, first state in the nation to require vaccines for school kids. She also dispels doubts on who can get the Covid booster shot, the third shot that […]
Climate Crisis, Infrastructure Bill: Too Expensive? Also, Oil Spill, Oil Drilling and Asthma.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 PROGRAM # 9409 12:00 PM PDT Climate Crisis, Infrastructure Bill: Too Expensive? Congress continues to negotiate the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, a plan dismissed by some as an expensive “social spending” bill and lauded by many as a transformational investment in the nation’s families, education, and response to the disasters of the […]
