Juzgué el podcast de Gavin Newsom antes de escucharlo. Entonces me di cuenta de que yo era parte del problema.
El nuevo podcast del gobernador de California, donde se distanciaba de los demócratas en el tema de los derechos de las personas trans, desató una polémica mediática y generó diversas opiniones entre los californianos.   Cuando vi los titulares s...
It’s costing California more than expected to provide immigrant health care. Is coverage at risk?
California is spending more than it expected on Medi-Cal and Republican lawmakers are pointing to coverage expansions that benefited immigrant households.   The California health care program that covers almost 15 million people is costing more m...
I judged Gavin Newsom’s podcast before listening. Then I realized I was part of the problem
The California governor’s new podcast, where he broke with Democrats on trans rights, triggered a media firestorm and evoked a variety of opinions from Californians.   When I saw the headlines about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new podcast, “This is Gavi...
Dar atención médica a inmigrantes le está costando a California más de lo previsto. ¿Está en riesgo la cobertura?
California está gastando más de lo esperado en Medi-Cal y los legisladores republicanos están señalando expansiones de cobertura que beneficiaron a los hogares inmigrantes.   El programa de atención médica de California, que cubre a casi 15 millo...
Perspectivas y Experiencias de los Latinos sobre el Idioma Español
Si bien la mayoría de los latinos en EE.UU. hablan español, no todos lo hacen. El 24 por ciento de todos los adultos latinos dicen que solo pueden mantener un poco o nada una conversación en español.   Más de la mitad de los latinos en EE.UU. que...

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Pricey police hold Oakland budget hostage

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30 June 2010 Alan Lopez Print Email

As Oakland struggles with a $31 million budget deficit, much of the focus has been on the generous salaries and benefits provided to the city’s police officers. The average annual cost of salary and benefits for one police officer is $190,589 compared to $177,888 for one firefighter, according to a letter written by Councilwoman Pat Kernighan. Starting police officers in Oakland earn about $70,000 a year, compared to those in New York City who make about $44,000 a year.

Young survivor needs help

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30 June 2010 Visión Hispana Print Email

Miguel Angel is just six years old and is fighting for his life every day at a public hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Miguel Angel used to be a healthy kid. He is only six years old and life is now putting him and his family through a huge test.  In February of this year Miguel Angel presented a fever that could not be controlled by the doctors at the local community health care center near his home in San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Jalisco , Mexico.

Pequeño sobreviviente necesita ayuda

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29 June 2010 Visión Hispana Print Email

 

Miguel Angel solía ser un niño saludable. Tiene tan solo seis años de edad y ya la vida lo está poniendo a él y a su familia ante una gran prueba. En febrero de este año Miguel Angel tuvo una fiebre muy intensa que no pudo ser controlada por los doctores del centro de salud comunitario cerca de su casa en San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Jalisco , México.

Futbolmania on both sides of the border

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17 June 2010 Visión Hispana Print Email

Soccer fans are enjoying the World Cup at Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant in Hayward.

More than 9,000 Mexicans traveled to South Africa to attend the World Cup games, according to the Mexican Consulate in Johannesburg. There are no estimates of how many Mexican-Americans or other Latinos from the Bay Area traveled the nearly 11,000 miles (17,327 kilometers) to South Africa for the games, though the Bay Area’s diversity means there are fans here of almost all of the 32 national soccer teams competing.