After a 30-year struggle to honor the labor and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, the first street signs are being installed for the new “Cesar Chavez Boulevard” in Fresno.

THURSDAY, JUNE 20
PROGRAM #10413 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Cesar Chavez Boulevard First Street Signs. After a 30-year struggle to honor the labor and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, the first street signs are being installed for the new “Cesar Chavez Boulevard” in Fresno. The new corridor will extend for ten miles through largely working-class neighborhoods in South Fresno. The city council member who spearheaded the initiative talks about the legal challenges and plans to celebrate.

Guest: Miguel Arias, City Council Member, Fresno City Council, Fresno, CA.

Abortion Pill to Remain Widely Available in California. In its first reproductive rights ruling since overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, temporarily upholding regulations that allow doctors to prescribe the pill through telehealth appointments and delivery of the drug by mail. What does this ruling mean for California? What to expect for the fight for reproductive rights across the country?

Guest: Xochitl Oseguera, National Vice President, MomsRising and MamásConPoder, Berkeley, CA.

A Dose of Coolness. Residents overwhelmed by the Central Valley’s scorching heat are finding respite in the popsicles and “raspado” ice -creams sold by mobile street vendors. But these beloved providers of badly needed cool refreshments are not free of risks or hindrances. A news reporter followed some “raspado” street vendors in Merced.

Guest: Christian Betancourt, Contributing News Reporter, Merced Focus-El Enfoque de Merced, Merced, CA.

92nd. Meeting of the US Conference of Mayors. The 92nd Meeting of the US Conference of Mayors is taking place this week in Kansas City, MO, opening the discussion on topics such as infrastructure investment, housing and homelessness, public safety, the growing mental health crisis, the economy, and technology and innovation, among others. One mayor shares the challenges and possible solutions to this wide range of issues facing cities.

Guest: Matt Tuerk, Allentown City Mayor, Allentown, PA, today from the mayors summit in Kansas City, MO.

Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna via Wikimedia Commons

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