Tag Archives: Desarrollo Económico
Eminent Domain to Save Homes. Also, Obama on Health Website Woes.
Eminent Domain to Save Homes. Following on the steps of the city of Richmond, in northern California, the Mayor of El Monte Andre Quintero is exploring the unprecedented idea of using eminent domain powers to seize underwater mortgages from banks, write down those loans and then refinance homeowners at better terms. Richmond became the first […]
LATINA SUCCESS AT WORK.
A majority of Latinas continue to be among the lowest paid workers in the U.S., earning less on average than African American and Anglo women. Other challenges for many Latina women include unsafe work environments, and fewer opportunities. Rose Castillo Guilbault, who went from working in the fields as a teenager to becoming a top […]
OBAMACARE BATTLE. ALSO, FOOD STAMPS IN PERIL.
The Republican-led House of Representatives voted to defund the Affordable Care Act, sparking a battle that could shut down the federal government. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) followed up with a marathon filibuster speech against “Obamacare” in the Senate. Still, the Senate agreed to consider a bill that will keep the government temporarily open. Current funding […]
HIGHEST MINIMUM WAGE IN U.S.
California is set to raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour, the highest of any state in the country. Governor Brown said he would sign the bill, recently passed by the legislature. The two-dollar wage hike may be welcome news for many in the state, home to the highest total number of poor working […]
LATINA TECHNOLOGY TRAILBLAZER.
Laura Gómez stellar social media career includes important posts in some of the most cutting-edge technology companies of our time, including YouTube (Google) and Twitter. Originally from Guanajuato, Mexico, Laura crossed the border at age 10 while hiding in the compartment of a van. After joining her family in Redwood City, California, she excelled in […]
ONE TABLET PER KID.
From Uruguay to Los Angeles, California, there are efforts to close the digital divide by connecting more children to the internet. The Los Angeles Unified School District wants to give a tablet computer to every student and every educator. With more than 650,000 students, will it work? In times of budget shortfalls, how will LAUSD […]
STRIKE IN THE FIELDS. ALSO, NAPOLITANO AT UC.
Close to 200 farm workers went on strike last week in Washington State to protest working conditions at Sakuma Brothers Farm. The workers, many of them indigenous migrants from Oaxaca, Mexico, are calling for better wages, housing conditions, sick leave, and a stop to discrimination. The move is unprecedented in the state. This program also […]
