Tag Archives: Politics
Extra Edition: Cruz Reynoso.
THURSDAY, MAY 20 PROGRAM # 9262 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Cruz Reynoso. Judge Cruz Reynoso who fought for more than six decades for justice for all and an end to discrimination, passed away last week. As a tribute, we repeat a program on Reynoso’s biographic documentary “Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice.” The […]
The HEAL Act. Also, Broadband for Students.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 PROGRAM # 9261 12:00 PM PDT The HEAL Act. Members of the House and the Senate introduced the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act, a bill that expands health care to immigrants, who have been among the hardest hit by the pandemic. The bill would end the five-year waiting period for immigrants to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 18 PROGRAM # 9260 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Sen. Alex Padilla kicked off hearings on a plan to legalize millions of essential workers. The bill is gaining momentum. But Republicans are hitting the brakes warning that there will be no reform until Biden deals with the “crisis” resulting from the increase of […]
Extra Edition: Back to School.
TUESDAY, MAY 18 PROGRAM # 9259 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Back to School. School districts around California are making plans to reopen five days a week for in-person learning in the fall. The national leader of a teachers union is supporting this plan. Vaccinations are key to returning to traditional learning. Now that younger […]
Tax Day. Also, California New Stimulus Checks, Rental Help.
MONDAY, MAY 17 PROGRAM # 9258 12:00 PM PDT Tax Day. Today is the IRS tax deadline. An expert provides last minute advice on tax refunds, stimulus checks and expanded child tax credits, as well as on how to file an extension. Filing 2020 taxes on time is key to receive any missing Economic Impact […]
Mexico Edition.
FRIDAY, MAY 14 PROGRAM # 9257 12:00 PM PDT Mexico Edition. Mexico is heading to a major midterm election on June 6, the largest in the country’s history. The coronavirus pandemic, the economy and the violence are in many voters minds. What’s at stake for the nation? What reforms are impacting legislative races? How are […]
Redistricting, Voting Rights and More.
THURSDAY, MAY 13 PROGRAM # 9256 12:00 PM PDT Redistricting, Voting Rights and More. New population data from the US Census gave Texas, Florida and North Carolina congressional seat gains. Among the biggest losers are California and New York, whose House delegations will shrink, setting the stage for a battle over redistricting and the balance […]
Extra Edition: Drought and Wildfires.
THURSDAY, MAY 13 PROGRAM # 9255 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Drought and Wildfires. California is now in its second year of a drought, and most of the West is under a mega-drought, and both are bracing for another devastating wildfire season. Gov. Newsom declared a drought emergency in two counties, as many expect the […]
The Elusive Rent Relief.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 PROGRAM # 9254 12:00 PM PDT The Elusive Rent Relief. A federal judge struck down the nationwide moratorium on evictions imposed by the CDC last year and extended by President Biden until June 30. The moratorium was a key policy to help those tenants hit hardest by the pandemic crisis. An advocate of low-income […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 11 PROGRAM # 9253 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. US Sen. Alex Padilla, the first Latino senator from California, is leading a push to include the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act in President Biden’s infrastructure package scheduled to be debated this summer. Sen. Padilla, who is holding this week the first hearing in […]
