Tag Archives: Desarrollo Económico
First Key Vote on Infrastructure Bill.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 PROGRAM # 9324 12:00 PM PDT First Key Vote on Infrastructure Bill. The US Senate voted today on a motion to open debate on the bipartisan infrastructure deal, the largest public initiative since the New Deal. The Republicans blocked the move, in what is seen as the first major test for the […]
Extra Edition: Rent Relief Catch-22.
TUESDAY, JULY 20 PROGRAM # 9322 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Rent Relief Catch-22. In the Central Valley, some of the immigrant families hardest-hit by the pandemic were largely excluded from the government’s rent relief. The reason is many prioritized paying rent over food, medical care or utilities or went into debt and now they […]
Conviction on Berta Cáceres Murder. Also, Child Tax Credit Payments Begin.
THURSDAY, JULY 15 PROGRAM # 9319 12:00 PM PDT Conviction on Berta Cáceres Murder. Five and a half years after the murder of Honduran environmental activist and indigenous leader Berta Caceres, a construction executive was found guilty in connection with the crime. The convicted man is the former president of a dam construction project opposed […]
Secretary Granholm on the Infrastructure Plan. Public Banking. A Decade of Fair Food.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 PROGRAM # 9317 12:00 PM PDT Secretary Granholm on the Infrastructure Plan. In this conversation, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm talks about the disproportionate impact the extreme heat wave and the record-breaking wildfires are having in Latino communities, as well as the drying up of jobs in agriculture because of the drought. […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, JULY 9 PROGRAM # 9313 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. The three trade representatives from Mexico, the US and Canada met in Mexico City to mark the first year of TMEC. They agreed in celebrating the economic growth under the agreement and comparing integration to a hamburger, where meat comes from Mexico, lettuce from […]
Extra Edition: Delta Variants; Housing Aid.
THURSDAY, JULY 8 PROGRAM # 9311 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Delta Variants; Housing Aid. A new and highly infectious variant of Coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the US. In response, Los Angeles County and the W.H.O. warned that even immunized people should wear masks indoors. Also, nearly all the Covid deaths last month in […]
Extra Edition: Food for All; Emergency Aid for Tenants.
TUESDAY, JULY 6 PROGRAM # 9308 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Food for All; Emergency Aid for Tenants. California becomes the first state in the nation to permanently provide free school meals to K-12 students after Governor Newsom signed the “Food for All” law that supports school nutrition workers and healthy school meals. In another […]
Fighting the New Voter Suppression. Also, Two-Step Infrastructure Plan.
THURSDAY, JULY 1 PROGRAM # 9305 12:00 PM PDT Fighting the New Voter Suppression. Battling voter suppression, police brutality, job discrimination and school segregation Cesar Chavez and his mentor Fred Ross Sr. created a number of community organizations throughout California during the 1950s and waged epic battles to sign up voters and win elections. As […]
Eviction Moratorium Extended. The California Budget Plan. The Child Tax Credit.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 PROGRAM # 9303 12:00 PM PDT Eviction Moratorium Extended. The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are struggling to pay their rent due to the pandemic crisis. While this was announced as a final extension, lawmakers are calling for more time to […]
Extra Edition: Farm Workers Rights.
TUESDAY, JUNE 29 PROGRAM # 9301 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Farm Workers Rights. A number of leading farm worker advocates traveled through small towns in the agricultural heartlands of California’s Central Valley talking to field workers about workers’ rights to sick leave for Covid-19, including seeking vaccination and protection from employer retaliation. They also […]
