Victor Palomino

December 02, 2022 — The Spanish-language newspaper Al Punto celebrates twelve years serving the community with information in Mendocino County and surrounding areas.Al Punto has a circulation of 5 to 10 thousand copies and is distributed in Mendocino County and parts of Lake county and Cloverdale in Sonoma County.For 12 years, Al Punto has been the source of vital information in Spanish during events such as forest fires, power outages and the COVID-19 pandemic.Al Punto has also become an organizer of events for the Latino community like the Children's Day and Hispanic Heritage Month.Al Punto will be celebrating its 12 anniversary during the month of December and can be found online in periodicoalpunto.com

November 30, 2022 -- Mendocino county has a diverse environment but for Spanish speakers in the area enjoying the outdoors is something that can be difficult for many reasons including language barriers. The Center for Environmental Inquiries at Sonoma State University has created a partnership with Crecer Conciencia, a Latino environmental organization to offer outdoor events in Spanish. This Saturday, they are organizing Descubre el Bosque, an environmental day for Spanish speakers at the Galbreath reservation in Yorkville.

Noviembre 29, 2022 -- el programa hablamos del programa de ecología y la caminata ambiental de Descubre el Bosque, seguido de una reflexión sobre cómo los latinos celebramos el día de acción de gracias.

November 15, 2022 - - The 15th day of November is the last day to receive electoral ballots in Mendocino and county Election officials are moving forward counting the ballots to present the official elections reports.California state law gives election officials 30 days from election day to complete the canvass and certify the election. But this year's election calendar may present a delay on the final results.Election results will be posted on the Mendocino county website www.mendocinocounty.org

Noviembre 14, 2022 -- En el programa de hoy nos enfocamos en el arte latino en el condado de Mendocino. Comenzamos con un reporte del taller de producción de podcast Haciendo Historia, Making History Latinos en Mendocino, seguido de una conversación con el artista visual mexicano recidentre en Willits Salvador Andrade.

November 10, 2022 -- Members of the Willits Teachers Union appeared at the November school board meeting for the Willits Unified School District to demand the need for a living wage. Under the slogan of "Professional Pay For Professional Services" the union members, parents and students packed Willits High School's media center to present their discontent with the current situation at the school district.

Today marks the end of this year's election cycle. In California, the electoral contest has at stake the governorship and several congressional positions at the state and national levels, in Mendocino county, voters in several localities will decide positions of city councils and measures for libraries and fire department funding. But for election officials and voter support organizations the focus of the day is to make sure that everyone eligible has access to exercise their right to vote.Hoy marca el final del ciclo electoral de este año. En California, la contienda electoral tiene en juego la gubernatura y varios cargos en el Congreso a nivel estatal y nacional, en el condado de Mendocino, los votantes de varias localidades decidirán posiciones de los ayuntamientos y medidas para el financiamiento de bibliotecas y bomberos. Pero para los funcionarios electorales y las organizaciones de apoyo a los votantes, el enfoque del día es asegurarse de que todas las personas elegibles tengan acceso para ejercer su derecho al voto.

Conversación sobre el proceso de naturalización para las personas que viven en los Estados Unidos con los servicios de inmigración de las Caridades Católicas de la Diocesis de Santa rosa.Invitada: Dina Lopez, Directora de Inmigrasión Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa RosaTema: El proceso de naturalización

conversación con Alexie Koseff, reportero de política y gobierno de la organización de noticias de California CalMaters.En esta conversación hablamos sobre diferentes temas de las próximas elecciones como la carrera por la gobernación, también discutimos algunas de las propuestas que se encuentran en la balota de votación y hablamos un poco sobre la importancia de elegir a los representantes a nivel estatal y nacional.

California is one of the states where undocumented students can get access to higher education, this week, the California Community College Foundation is holding the 6th annual Undocumented Students Action Week. In Ukiah, the Mendocino College's Dream Center is organizing activities for students and staff.