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The Latino Vote: Profiling America’s Changing Electorate – 2026 Midterms

Latino voters are emerging as a key swing bloc ahead of the 2026 midterms, reshaping America’s electorate as economic concerns, immigration enforcement, and political uncertainty drive shifting allegiances nationwide.
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Super El NiƱo and its Impact on Our Weather – In California and Across the U.S.

Aug 21 | Climate scientist Daniel Swain will be a special guest of this week's Friday Zoom news briefing to explain what is shaping up to be an historic El Nino that he predicts will change weather patterns across California and the U.S.
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Protecting California Communities from Invasive Fruit Flies: Why It Takes Collective Action by Everyone

Aug 18 | California experts explain the growing threat of invasive fruit flies, ongoing quarantines and eradication efforts, and simple steps residents can take to protect farms, gardens, and the state’s agriculture industry.
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Crackdown, Slowdown: How Federal Immigration Policy Is Reshaping Small Town America

Federal immigration crackdowns are reshaping small-town America, affecting immigrant families, local businesses, schools, employers, and rural economies that have increasingly relied on immigrant communities.
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What’s Changing in Medi-Cal: Work Rules, Renewals, and Benefits

California Medi-Cal changes will bring new work requirements, eligibility checks, premiums, immigration rules and benefit updates. Learn what’s changing and how members can maintain coverage.
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New Public Charge Rules Have Chilling Effects on Immigrants and Their Children

Experts explain the Trump administration’s expanded public charge rule, its impact on immigrant families and children, and the growing fear driving disenrollment from food, housing, and healthcare programs nationwide.
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science: Dr. Rosa VƔsquez Espinoza on Saving the Amazon Rainforest

Dr. Rosa Vasquez Espinoza explores how Indigenous Amazonian knowledge and modern science unite to combat deforestation, biodiversity loss, and climate change while advancing conservation, biomedical discovery, and protection of the world’s largest rainforest ecosystem.
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Beyond Weight Loss: Examining the Promise and Risks of GLP-1 Drugs Across the Lifespan

Experts examine the promise, risks, long-term effects, and unequal access surrounding GLP-1 medications as their use expands across children, adults, and older Americans nationwide.
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Climate Change – The Issue That Dropped Off the Political Radar

Climate scientists and frontline communities examine intensifying extreme weather, climate misinformation, weakened commitments, El NiƱo risks, resilience strategies, and practical solutions for drought, floods, sea-level rise, and future adaptation efforts.
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Measles Outbreaks Expand Amid Falling Vaccination Rates

Speakers discuss the surge in measles cases, the difficulties in controlling outbreaks, vaccine hesitancy, and misinformation surrounding the disease.
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Are Our Votes Safe? Voting Rights, Voter ID, and the 2026 Election

A conversation on the changing landscape of voting rights, election access, and the challenges facing American democracy as we approach the 2026 mid-term election.