Chicas Politicas welcome their first guest! lauren Ornelas (she, her, hers). lauren is Food Empowerment Project founder and president. lauren has been active in the animal rights movement for more than 30 years. She is the former executive director of Viva! USA, a national nonprofit vegan advocacy organization.

For more info, check out: foodispower.org

In this episode we talked about the historic show that the GOP gave us when removing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. What is going on there? Yikes. Not all is lost, Gavin Newson appointed a new Senator faster than we could upload a new episode! Wowza.

Senator Feinstein passed today at 90 years old. Her legacy is vast and Governor Newsom has the task to fill her seat. Listen as Chicas Politicas talk about the late Senator and next steps. Also, what the hell is a "government shutdown"? The chicas break it down for you. Eek!

The Chicas talk about maternal health disparities, what kind of champion we need to get us out of this hole and others like... (drums) the housing crisis. Lots of talks and plans, but what is California actually doing? Governor Newsom, listen up!

Chicas Politicas talk about white allies, latina epiphanies, rejecting the concept of excellence and white supremacists. Sheeeshhh... We're super excited about more regular recordings and to continue covering all the political drama from the perspective or two cute latinas :)

July episode is coming in hot! We talk about Disability Pride Month, the chaos at Temecula School Board and the kick off of the FIFA Women's World Cup!

Funniest thing happened. We found out live that it was Donald Trump's birthday today! We were recounting the 37 charge indictment he was arrested for yesterday and burst out laughing :) Oh, karma. (Chef's kiss).

We also update you what's happening here in California regarding antisemitic and anti-lgbtq+ banners on our freeways. Time to ally up, mi gente!

¡Oh, we also celebrated our 2 year anniversary of Chicas Politicas! No big deal, just 30+ episodes of badass latina content. Whatevs. :D

Storms, shootings.. ugh. 2023, can we start over? We say goodbye and good riddance to January and already welcome February with a smile and some deep breaths. Join us?

Latinos, latinas, latinx people vote differently across the US and there are a few reasons why. In this episode we jump into some interesting data and add context to how we see the latino vote moving and what we need to do to get it back. Of course we take some time to rejoice on the local wins, but what happens next for our little county? Keep listening! Besos.