By: Rory Appleton
As it grew dark on Election Day, Melissa Hurtado flipped on a flashlight and continued to knock on doors. The polls would close at 8 p.m., meaning she still had a few hours left to change a few more minds.
But the 30-year-old Sanger city councilwoman soon found she didn’t have to do much convincing as she asked for her neighbors’ vote in California’s 14th Senate District.
By: Juan Esparza Loera
SACRAMENTO – On a day when Latinas boosted their numbers on the state Senate (with four new additions and a holdover) and held steady with a dozen on the state Assembly, it was the youngest of them all that drew the biggest crowd as the state Capitol swore in the newly elected state legislators.
When a loved one develops Alzheimer’s Disease, everything changes. Assemblymember Ash Kalra sat down with Liz Hernandez, to discuss her mother’s diagnosis and what California is doing to help families living with the disease. As a caregiver Liz, a correspondent for Access Hollywood is a national advocate for the Alzheimer's Association. Click on the picture below to listen to the podcast.
SACRAMENTO -- Faith Estella Flórez’s effort to make safer working conditions for farmworkers was hailed by the Latino Caucus when it gave the 17-year-old the Dynamic Youth Award at the Latino Spirit Awards.
Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo hosts a podcast with 2018 Latino Spirit Award Honoree Cheech Marin and 2018 Latino Spirit Award Keynote Speaker Lalo Alcaraz, the evening before the Latino Spirit Awards. Click on the picture below to listen to the podcast.
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher hosts a podcast with 2018 Latino Spirit Award Honoree Kat Von D, the evening before the Latino Spirit Awards. Click on the picture below to listen to the podcast.
SACRAMENTO -- Being acknowledged as a Latina is always exciting for Kat Von D on a personal level.
The tattoo artist, author, musician, activist and business woman received the 2018 Latino Spirit Award for Achievement in Business & Entertainment on May 7 at the state Capitol.
