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Arturo Castañares
Arturo Castañares

Arturo Castañares is the Publisher and Editor-at-Large of La Prensa America. Castañares, 50, joined La Prensa in September 2015 after more than 25 years of work in politics, government, and business. Castañares writes his own Perspective opinion pieces on various issues, in addition to news articles focused on government and politics. In 2021, Castañares won the prestigious Ruben Salazar Award for Excellence in Print Journalism and this year was awarded 1st Place in the Politics/Government category by the San Diego Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Previously, Castañares was a senior staff member for the California State Legislature for 13 years, and earned an impressive winning record as a political consultant to dozens of campaigns for local, state, and federal offices. Castañares, born in San Diego, grew up as a bilingual, bicultural resident of the Cali-Baja megaregion of Southern California and Baja California.

Articles by Arturo
PERSPECTIVE: Trump’s Autograph on Coronavirus Checks is Only His Latest Socialist Move
PERSPECTIVE: Trump’s Autograph on Coronavirus Checks is Only His Latest Socialist Move
Never before has a check from the IRS to taxpayers carried the name of the President of the United States. But then again, never before has the country had a showman television reality star serving as the Commander-in-Chief.
PERSPECTIVE: Biden’s VP Could Serve 10 Years as President
PERSPECTIVE: Biden’s VP Could Serve 10 Years as President
PERSPECTIVE: Biden’s VP Could Serve 10 Years as President. Former Vice-President Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee for president now that Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race and endorsed him, along with Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobucher, and even former President Barack Obama.
$30 Million of Drugs Found in Tunnel Under New Border Wall
$30 Million of Drugs Found in Tunnel Under New Border Wall
US federal drug enforcement agents discovered a sophisticated tunnel and seized nearly two tons of drugs that were headed for the US deep under new sections of the border wall built during the Trump Administration.
Coronavirus Relief Checks Require Social Security Number So Millions Will Be Left Out
Coronavirus Relief Checks Require Social Security Number So Millions Will Be Left Out
Congress and President Trump just passed the largest government bailout in world history but the over $2 trillion package will exclude millions of residents that do not have Social Security numbers or ITINs for filing tax returns.
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