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OVERWHELMED. Have you ever wondered why Los Angeles has a chronic housing shortage, why rental costs are so high, and why we have one of the highest overcrowding rates in the country? The answer lies in an extraordinary survey conducted by the Los Angeles Times that makes us understand the relationship between overcrowding and the devastating effects of COVID-19 in the Latin community.
WHO IS BEHIND? Now that the “dust” that covered the audio issue with Nury Martínez’s racist comments and which ultimately cost him the job has cleared up a bit, it remains to be investigated who recorded the audios, why they recorded them, why they held for a year and why he decided to release them a few weeks before the election. And as that happens, the pressure for the resignations of Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo continues to build. Earlier this week, Acting Council President Mitch O’Farrell removed from all committees the two Black Lives Matter politicians and activists who settled outside Kevin de León’s home and assured that he would not they will leave until he resigns. For now, in favor of the latter, the dispute over the presidency of the City Council between Curren Price and Paul Krekorian has been resolved.
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(Associated Press)
CALIFORNIA
RELIEF. If you’re one of the nearly 70 million who get a Social Security check, you’ll be happy with this news, because starting January 2023, your income will increase by 9 percent, about $ 140 a month, thanks to the law. of Living Adjustment. This increase will help fill some of the shortcomings faced by millions of seniors who depend on this allowance to survive.
DISPUTE. In Los Angeles schools, the debate is heated whether to maintain the presence of the police in schools or, on the contrary, to eliminate the school police. While black activists believe agents are using racial profiling against them, parents and teachers believe surveillance in schools should continue. What do you think? Send us your opinion.
STUDENTS. The Ministry of Education has begun to accept loan amnesty applications, although it is still in the testing phase. The department said it will make a final version of the form available to the public by the end of the month.
SPORTS
Raúl Enriquez, left, of Club Tijuana disputes the ball with Aníbal Torrico of San José of Bolivia during the Copa Libertadores football match at the Jesús Bermúdez stadium in Oruro, Bolivia on 03 April 2013.
(AIZAR RALDES / AFP via Getty Images)
INCREDIBLE. Raúl Enríquez, who played 203 games and scored 81 goals for Club Xolos de Tijuana, pleaded guilty to a count of illegal alien trafficking after a border officer was discovered two women in the trunk of their car trying to cross Otay Mesa.
DO NOT STAY OUTSIDE. If you are still thinking of going to the World Cup in Qatar, I advise you to hurry up, because by the time this edition went to press, over 90 percent of the tickets had already been sold. According to the organizers, only around 7% of tickets remain available. Do you want to know which countries have bought the most tickets?
ENTERTAINMENT
The singer-songwriter Joss Favela in a new promotional image.
(André Pinzon)
CENTERED. We spoke to Joss Favela a week ago and, unlike a year ago when he was launching “Arriving at the ranch”, this time we find him more mature, more sophisticated. This is what he told us about his new album “Clarifying the mind”.
FUN. With the end of the Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, artists continue to come to town to offer their live concerts. Among others we will have the opportunity to see Karol G and the legendary Raphael in concert. Look for this weekend’s guide to events.
REALITY. ‘Argentina, 1985’ is Argentina’s vibrant Oscar nomination and is the first film to be made about a historical process, and the one charged with playing it is nothing more and nothing less than actor Ricardo Darín. The plot takes place during the period of the civic-military dictatorship that struck his country between 1976 and 1983, and in which it is estimated that there were between 6,000 and 30,000 dead and missing. Here the interview.
LIFE AND STYLE
TAKE CARE. Even if everyone is already with their heads elsewhere. I would like to insist on the importance of vaccinating ourselves and our loved ones. Last week the FDA cleared the application of specifically modified booster doses against Omicron strains in order to prevent what could be a new wave of winter coronavirus. Updated vaccinations for minors are available in Los Angeles starting October 19. Don’t throw it into the void. Get vaccinated.
DO YOU USE THEM? This week the DMV reported that digital license plates for cars will now be available to the state’s 27 million motorists. Among the advantages of these digital license plates is the ability to display different emergency messages, for example if a vehicle is stolen or if there is a local amber warning. License plates will also have built-in tracking capabilities to help locate stolen cars. I wonder if these plates will alert the police if they are expired or not.
SO IT SAYS. The inhabitants of each country or region use words that only they understand or recognize. This time we go to Oaxaca.
Agorzomar: harass, harass, excessively annoy
Aposcahuar: Cover with mold, mildew, rust
Amunar: to anger, annoy, anger someone else, produce discomfort
Muchito / muchita: boy, girl
Chinguiña: Laughter, inheritance
Until next week. Don’t forget that the elections are just around the corner. Do you know before you vote so that you don’t later tell why this is happening to us?
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