Tag Archives: Desarrollo Económico
Justice in Policing. Also, Relief Plans and Mixed-Status Families.
MONDAY, MARCH 29 PROGRAM # 9209 12:00 PM PST Justice in Policing. One year after the killing of Breonna Taylor by police at her home during a no-knock drug raid and on the heels of the House’s George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a House legislation announced to correct police abuse and racial inequity, an […]
Federal Relief for Immigrant Families.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25 PROGRAM # 9207 12:00 PM PST Federal Relief for Immigrant Families. The American Rescue Plan is delivering life-saving relief to millions of working people and families around the country, including households with mixed immigration status who were left out of the first stimulus checks. Of special interest to low-income immigrant families are […]
Federal Relief for Small Business. Also, California Relief for Small Business.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 PROGRAM # 9205 12:00 PM PST Federal Relief for Small Business. Isabel Guzman has been confirmed as Administrator of the US Small Business Administration, a development hailed by Latino leaders as the pandemic is hard-hitting Latino small business. Experts comment about Guzman’s experience leading California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also […]
Extra Help for Housing. Also, Extra Help for Health Care.
MONDAY, MARCH 22 PROGRAM # 9202 12:00 PM PST Extra Help for Housing. Due to job loss and financial hardships, about ten million households in the nation are behind on rent. Californians who are behind in rent and are at risk of eviction because of the pandemic can now apply for the California Rent Relief […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 9197 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Dream and Promise Act (HR 6) and the Farm Work Modernization Act (HR 1603), and other immigration bills that could receive expedited process. A bigger bill, the US Citizenship Act of 2021 […]
Extra Edition: Reporting on a Covid-19 Hard-Hit Area.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 9196 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition: Reporting on a Covid-19 Hard-Hit Area. Because they make up the majority of low-wage essential workers and faced with lack of insurance, language barriers and discrimination, Latinos and other communities of color in the San Joaquin Valley are the hardest hit by the coronavirus. […]
The New Stimulus Bill.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 PROGRAM # 9191 12:00 PM PST The New Stimulus Bill. As benefits for millions of unemployed workers come to an end and many struggle to pay for basic living expenses, Congress rushes to pass Biden’s stimulus bill. What’s in the package? Who can expect to get help? Analysts discuss the final details […]
Covid: New Variants, Antibody Treatment. California School Reopening. Farm Workers Pay and Safety.
MONDAY, MARCH 8 PROGRAM # 9188 12:00 PM PST Covid: New Variants, Antibody Treatment. While on the Covid front there are less cases, less deaths and more vaccines, a medical expert warns on the serious threats of the new coronavirus variants, what they mean for the virus testing, the new protective measures to follow and […]
Third Stimulus Bill Moves Forward.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4 PROGRAM # 9186 12:00 PM PST Third Stimulus Bill Moves Forward. Democrats in Congress are advancing a sweeping pandemic relief package that would provide billions of dollars for the unemployed, struggling families and businesses, schools, and the distribution and deployment of coronavirus vaccines. Facing a strong opposition from Republicans, Democrats are aiming […]
Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4 PROGRAM # 9185 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition. California is releasing stimulus checks to undocumented households affected by the coronavirus pandemic. How to qualify? A community organizer from the Central Valley explains that people who file their taxes with an ITIN number and receive less than $75, 000 annual income can earn up […]
