Birria tacos have recently become a popular dish in the United States. They are full of shredded meat with chopped cilantro and onions. Sometimes, in between the two crispy tortillas cheese can be added to make it a “quesabirria” tacos. The tacos are then dipped into a consomme. Birria is a thick meat stew. It… [Read More]
La Esquina Galletti: Searching for Day Work on the Streets of Reno
While many people wake up in the morning to drive to work, some wake up and wait for the day’s work to come to them. Along the calm, trickling river at Fisherman’s Park, the hustle and bustle of warehouses and auto repair shops, a group of people wait for people to pull over and offer… [Read More]
The year the music stopped for quinceañeras
On June 6, 2020, Montserrat Vasquez Ruiz would have been walking into a ballroom full of glittery lights and roses. The Beauty and the Beast inspired decorations would have filled the venue. She would have worn a burgundy ball gown with delicate lace flowers all over it. However, what was supposed to be a day… [Read More]
Latina takes on Lake Tahoe this Summer to break world record for swimming
Update August 10, 2021: Due to weather conditions, Haydeé was unable to complete the swim, however, she hopes to do it by the end of the year or next year. Haydeé Acebo wants to become the first Latina to swim the length of Lake Tahoe this Summer 2021. In addition to breaking a world record,… [Read More]
Young Nevada tribal members speak up about Indigenous issues (audio and video)
With just a few hours ahead of the 2020 general election, young Native Americans in Nevada took the time to speak with Patricia Ackerman, Nevada Congressional candidate for District 2, about the different issues Indigenous Peoples face around the state. KUNR’s Stephanie Serrano shares this report. A group of five young leaders kicked off the… [Read More]
Question 6 on the Nevada ballot: raising renewable portfolio standard to 50 percent (video)
Formal name: The Renewable Energy Standards Initiative Type of measure: Initiative petition to amend the Nevada Constitution Summary of what it does: If approved, the measure would raise Nevada’s Renewable Portfolio Standard, or RPS, to 50 percent by 2030. Lawmakers in the 2019 Legislature approved a bill (SB358) that gradually raises that standard to 50 percent by 2030, in… [Read More]
Question 4: enshrining voting rights in the Nevada state Constitution (video)
Formal name: State Constitutional Rights of Voters Amendment Type of measure: Legislative resolution to amend the Nevada Constitution Summary of what it does: If approved, it would add a list of 11 voting rights and privileges — known as the Voters’ Bill of Rights — to the state Constitution. That list of rights was added to state law in 2002, following… [Read More]
Colorism and its consequences in Latin America and the U.S. (video)
Hispanic Heritage Month gives us in the United States the opportunity to reflect not only on the triumphs of the Latino community today but all their effort, all their struggle, to get to this moment. The journey has not been easy or the same for all Latinos, especially those of indigenous and African descent. One… [Read More]
Question 3, changing Nevada’s pardons and sentence commutations process (video)
Formal name: State Board of Pardons Commissioners Amendment Type of measure: Legislative resolution to amend the Nevada Constitution Summary of what it does: Since Nevada’s Constitution was adopted in 1864, the document has granted the governor, attorney general and members of the state Supreme Court the power to “remit fines and forfeitures,” “commute punishments” and “grant pardons, after… [Read More]
Question No. 1, a measure that would strike the Board of Regents from the Nevada Constitution, explained (video)
Question 1, a referendum on the November ballot in Nevada, would remove language including the Board of Regents from Article 11 of the Nevada Constitution, instead requiring the Legislature to provide by law for the “governance, control, and management and the reasonable protection of individual academic freedom.” The amendment would also clarify certain legal provisions related… [Read More]