Articles Tagged “Los Angeles”
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DL Podcast – Report from the PanAm Games, Telemundo wants English Speakers, Halloween Costumes and much more
email It’s another busy week as Jon (@jonbyington) and Julio (julioFSU1903) discuss what’s making news on the DL Podcast. This week CarolLyn joins the podcast and reports from the PanAM games in Guadalajara Mexico. How are the games going during the third week, how have residents responded to the games, an update on game security [...]
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Pew: Bank Fees No. 1 Reason Los Angeles Latinos Closed Bank Accounts Last Year
The number of unbanked Los Angeles Latino families, those without checking or savings accounts, is rising and bank fees are the number one reason why they closed their accounts in 2010, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. In 2010, 13 percent of Latino families in Los Angeles closed bank accounts while [...]
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Cell Phone Service Disrupted for Los Angeles-area AT&T Customers
UPDATE: AT&T Officials say the problems are not expected to be fixed until 2:30 a.m. AT&T says technical problems with 800-1,000 of the company’s cell towers are making phone calls difficult for Southern California wireless customers. A recorded message for AT&T phone subscribers on Saturday says “some customers may be experiencing difficulty making or receiving [...]
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Mickey Mouse’s Vecinos son Latinos
I lived in the Southern California area for two years, between 2001 and 2003; specifically in Orange County, home of the City of Anaheim where the “Latino population has more than tripled since 1980” according to an article in Los Angeles Times. I couldn’t agree more with the article; when I lived there I met [...]
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Mexican Mama
Lilia, originally from Mexico and now living in L.A., writes “Mexican Mama” every week on Dos Lives. E-mail her at mexmama@doslives.com. I guess I could be considered short and somewhat plump (but we will blame my seven month pregnancy for that). My father would add that I have a pleasant face and that I am [...]
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