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COLUMN: Latinos gain in Congress
With the midterm gains in Latino seats by Democrats and Republicans, for the first time Latinos are expected to make up more than 10% of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
EDITORIAL: Bass and Richardson make history
Karen Bass is the first woman and Black woman elected mayor of the city of Los Angeles. Rex Richardson is the first Black person elected mayor of Long Beach. Three U.S. cities with the largest numbers of Latino residents, New York, Los Angeles, Houston – all have Black Mayors. Besides Bass in LA, Eric Adams is mayor of New…
ERIKA GONZALEZ shares memories and lessons of murdered daughter, grandson
Gonzalez’ grandson, Angel Gonzalez, died earlier this year, on June 5th, along with his 23-year-old mother, Yesli Velazquez Gonzalez. Los Angeles Sheriff’s suspect Yesli’s boyfriend of a year and a half, Rigoberto Covarrubias, to be the primary suspect. The deaths have left her mom and his grandmother with a house filled with mementos and two empty chairs at the…
AUDREY ALONSO, fights for enviro justice, makes crucial info accessible
Alonso, 25, of Fresno, CA, was raised by her parents and grandparents. Both of her grandparents were agricultural workers and taught her how to take care of…
COMMENTARY: Time to write the obituary for Twitter
Friday marks three weeks since Elon Musk took over the company and my guess is that it won’t make it another three weeks with the way he’s…
COLUMN: Diversity and democracy win in this midterm election
The country is divided. But voters also elected some historic firsts.
EQUITY
COMMENTARY: Support legislation to help Latino small businesses
The National Retail Federation reported that three of the top ten cities for organized retail crime are in California: Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento. It’s no wonder, just this past May, California authorities recovered over $700,000 in stolen merchandise…
COMMENTARY: Will Latinos win in California Congressional races?
What’s at stake for California Latinos running for Congress.
CALÓ RECAP: LA City Hall scandal, BLM, Oaxacans react and more
It’s been two weeks since the nation’s second-largest city was overshadowed by the audio recording that captured openly crude and racist remarks involving former Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez, LA Labor Federation president, Ron Herrera, and councilmembers Kevin…
TOP HEALTH STORY
DR. SUSANA MARQUEZ, tackling Latina perinatal mental health
Dr. Susana Marquez is a specialized maternal mental health clinician.…
HEALTH AND WELLNESS PREVIEW
EDITORIAL: Suicide rates on the rise for Latinos and we need to talk about mental health
Between 2010 and 2020, the suicide rate among Latino adults increased by more than 70%, found a study published this…
COMMENTARY: How therapy has helped me and can help others in Latinx and immigrant communities
You don’t need to have serious problems to go to therapy. This is a misconception. If a problem may seem…
opinion
COMMENTARY: RON GONZALES, journo on Mexican American baseball history
Ron Gonzales writes about the meaning of baseball to the Mexican American community in…
EDITORIAL: State, county and city proposition recommendations
The CALÓ News Editorial Board is making endorsements on the state propositions and county…
EDITORIAL: CEDILLO, DE LEÓN must apologize by leaving City Council
Nury Martínez has resigned, shamefully without an apology. Now Kevin de León and Gil…
CALÓ RECAP: First California Latino Senator, first South LA dog park, UCLA Latino projects get funding
CALÓ NEWS offers this weekly recap of the most important events and news stories for Latinos in Los Angeles and beyond.
OSCAR DE LA HOYA donates $1 million to help East LA breast cancer patients
Oscar De La Hoya is an Olympic gold medalist, a prominent boxing promoter and the owner of 11 world titles in the ring. Today, he just wants…
CA stockpiles penalties from uninsured residents rather than lower costs
Nearly three years after California started fining residents who don’t have health insurance, the state has not distributed any of the revenue it has collected, KHN has…
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