Politics represent the systems that shape our daily bread, from housing and wages to climate, immigration, and the ongoing fight for fairness.
ICE raids spark fear in Downey—and a political clash. Councilmember Mario Trujillo breaks down what happened, calls for community-led alerts and rights training, and challenges city leadership. Candidate Wendy Carrillo lays out her Senate bid, the Vision Act, and a call to abolish ICE.
Pastor Ricardo Moreno reports from Caracas as Venezuela faces new deportation flights and uncertainty after U.S. action. Then Downey’s mayor responds to community outrage over ICE activity, racial profiling fears, and what local leaders can—and can’t—do.
With trust low and costs high, Dino warns that democracy erodes when state violence is normalized and accountability disappears. Hear interviews with LA Council candidate John Rawlings and City Attorney candidate Aida Ashouri on housing, policing, and community power.
From Caracas, Ricardo Moreno reacts to overnight strikes in Venezuela and what residents are hearing in real time. Back in LA, Marissa Roy (City Attorney) and Dr. Monica Sanchez (Congress) discuss enforcement, civil rights, and community-first leadership.
Dino and Nella kick off KPFK’s year-end fund drive, asking listeners to help sustain independent radio. Then Dino talks with voting-rights leader Lydia Camarillo about the Supreme Court’s shadow-docket decision greenlighting Texas’s new congressional map and its impact on Latino and Black voters.
What does “losing” to Trump really look like—for journalists, immigrants, and everyday Angelenos? Host Dino takes listener calls, then switches to Politics, Tacos & Beer with CD11 candidate Faizah Malik on housing, safety, and keeping working families in L.A.
Live from COP30 in Brazil, Aura Vásquez breaks down the battle over climate disinformation and the Amazon. Back in South LA, candidate José Ugarte joins our Politics, Tacos & Beer series to talk immigration, policing and keeping his district livable and affordable.
Dino heads to New York to unpack how 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani toppled a political dynasty. Volunteers, tenants and harm-reduction workers reveal how rent, dignity and people power turned a local race into a national wake-up call.
California voters face Proposition 50, a temporary shift that lets lawmakers redraw congressional lines. Hear why Texas gerrymandering sparked the move, how Latino voters could decide the outcome, and what “fair representation” really means heading into Election Day.
From billion-dollar wage theft schemes to the small boss who just won’t pay up, Dino talks with researchers, a state senator, city enforcers and a legal aid attorney about how workers can actually get their stolen wages back — and what’s still broken.
From campus crackdowns to ICE raids, The Signal tracks the Trump administration’s authoritarian turn — and arms listeners with practical know-your-rights guidance, plus a reminder that independent public radio is a frontline defense for truth.
Trafficking isn’t just a headline—it’s happening in California workplaces right now. Hear how recruiters, employers, and broken systems trap migrant workers, and what new laws, county programs, and ordinary neighbors can do to help expose and stop it.
