by John Myers Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO – There is very little set in stone for a recall election in which voters could remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office beyond the ballot’s basic question of whether the governor should keep his job. Recall elections have been the electoral equivalent of a comet making its way through the …
Forecasts for this year range from 3.9 percent to an optimistic 5.5 percent by Peter Davies It’s official – Mexico recorded its worst economic contraction since the Great Depression in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions ravaged the economy. GDP plunged 8.5 percent last year, according to final, revised data published …
by David Bacon It was after midnight on Jan. 21 when Tulare County sheriffs walked into the encampment of unhoused people on the levee of the Tule River. “They parked on the highway,” remembers Rosendo “Chendo” Hernandez, who shares a small trailer parked under a tree with his partner Josefina. “I heard them walking …
Testimonies tell of human rights violations but their contents have been kept under wraps by Mexico News Daily The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has covered up crimes against migrants including murder, torture, mass kidnappings and rape, according to an investigation by a digital newspaper. Animal Político reported that between September 2019 and …
Official votes have been taken in many municipalities, where residents rejected the vaccination plan by Mexico News Daily Dozens of communities in a Chiapas municipality have officially said “thanks but no thanks” to Covid-19 vaccinations, following a stance already taken by residents of 24 other municipalities. “Only two people voluntarily wanted to get …
by Jenny Manrique Study reveals the high degree of exposure to the coronavirus in the fields and the profound impact on the economy and mental health of these families by Jenny Manrique, Ethnic Media Services Feb 4, 2021 – In addition to high risk exposure to COVID-19, farmworkers in California have borne …
Strained security co-operation, opposing views on renewable energy will loom high on the agenda by Jude Webber Mexico News Daily U.S. experts monitoring Mexico’s compliance with the tough labor provisions of the USMCA free trade treaty issued a stark warning before Christmas: “No more business as usual.” Although they were referring to Mexico’s …
After mob disrupts proceedings, Congress turns back Electoral College challenge, certifying Biden as the next president by Crystal Hill Shared from Yahoo News After an extraordinary act of violence from a riotous mob on Wednesday afternoon forced U.S. legislators to evacuate the Capitol during the counting of the Electoral College votes in the presidential …
by Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services In the midst of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, criminals are brazenly floating “get-rich-quick” schemes to fleece unsuspecting people seeking financial security for themselves and their families. Speaking at a mid-December ethnic media conference call, the Federal Trade Commission issued urgent warnings that people need to be on their …
A man who tried to run for mayor in Hawthorne is among two people charged in a voter fraud case in which thousands of fraudulent voter registration applications were allegedly submitted on behalf of homeless people by City News Service HAWTHORNE, Calif. (CNS) — A man who tried to run for mayor in …