Jennifer Rodríguez does not have a bank account and every week she cashes her check, paying a 1.75 percent fee in a check cashing agency that is conveniently located near the housing complex where she lives. One of every four tenants of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is in the same situation as Jennifer. more>

Despite Latinos being one of the groups most affected by the disappearance of affordable housing in the city, a city commission that was created to seek solutions to the problem has only one Latino member out of 24. more>

The Los Angeles daily La Opinion, the Lozano family and the Canadian consortium CPK Media—which last year purchased El Diario/LA PRENSA—announced yesterday that they would become partners in order to form the “largest national Spanish-language newspaper company.” more>