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John Rodriguez

John Rodriguez is currently a Mass Communication/Mass Media Major at Rio Hondo College. He plans on gaining certain skills to help him achieve and success in the media field. He enjoys working with camera, covering sports stories, and writing stories on different topics. He hopes to transfer to Chapman University, studying at Dodge Film School.

All content by John Rodriguez

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies at 84

Written by John Rodriguez Oct 29, 2021

Colin Powell, a retired four star general who had become the country's first black US Secretary of State died on Monday October 18. According to his family's post on Facebook, Powell had died due to COVID...

988 National Suicide Prevention

Written by John Rodriguez Oct 20, 2021

Congress has passed a bipartisan legislation creating only a three-digit national suicide hotline (988) back in Sept. 2020. It is similar to 911, to help with health emergencies. During a medical crisis,...

DEA warns increase of Fentanyl and Meth in Fake Prescription Pills

Written by John Rodriguez Oct 6, 2021

An increase of fake prescription pills has been discovered that fentanyl and methamphetamine have been laced to many of the fake prescription pills.  Numbers of COVID 19 numbers weren’t the only...

California has Lowest COVID 19 Case Rate

Written by John Rodriguez Sep 30, 2021

It has been almost two years since the start of COVID 19, and yet it won’t be gone anytime soon. However for California, one of the country’s most populated states officially has the lowest COVID 19...

Freeway Shootings Throughout Los Angeles

Written by John Rodriguez May 25, 2021

There have been multiple shootings along the 91 freeway over the last couple of weeks. They have happened across Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange counties. This has been a disturbing pattern to many people...

Supreme Court to Review Mississippi Law on Abortions’

Written by John Rodriguez May 20, 2021

On Monday May 17, 2021 the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in a huge abortion case in Mississippi. This case could perhaps roll back the limits on abortion laws made by the most memorable reproductive...

Albert Pujols to the Dodgers

Written by John Rodriguez May 19, 2021

The Los Angeles Angels released MLB star Albert Puljos on May 13, 2021. Just one week after the team had designed Albert Puljos for an assignment. Although Puljos is a free agent and can sign with any...

Stampede in Israel leave many Dead

Written by John Rodriguez May 4, 2021

On Friday 100,000 people had gathered at a religious celebration in Israel. Gathering to celebrate a holiday on Mount Merrion in northern Israel. Despite all the warning from authorities on the risk of...

Gunman Opens Fire on Five People, Kills Two

Written by John Rodriguez May 2, 2021

Early Tuesday morning, a series of drive by shootings at different locations in Los Angeles left two dead. The suspect gunman had led the police to a three-hour pursuit and a deadly freeway standoff in...

California has lowest COVID case rate in US

Written by John Rodriguez Apr 26, 2021

The state of California now has the lowest COVID case rate in the United States as of the third week of April.  California Beginning of the Year In the beginning of the year, California had one of the...

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine on Pause

Written by John Rodriguez Apr 20, 2021

On April 13th, vaccination sites throughout Southern California are pausing distribution of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.  According to the CDC website, nearly more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson...

Baylor Bears defeat undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs for NCAA Championship

Written by John Rodriguez Apr 6, 2021

Sixty eight college teams will compete to play in this year's All-American tradition. Although the tournament wouldn’t be played in 2020 due the pandemic, with certain guidelines by the country and states...

Asian Hate Crime on the Rise

Written by John Rodriguez Mar 22, 2021

The latest string of hate in America has been towards Anti Asians making this a crisis today. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been almost 4,000 crimes against Anti Asians. Violence with these...

How to Cope with Social Stress

Written by John Rodriguez Mar 18, 2021

Everyone at some point or another has dealt with social stress. We have dealt with stress that may stem from one's relationships with other people. We may have also dealt with stress from our social environment...

Northern California in Red Tier, SoCal counties maybe Next

Written by John Rodriguez Mar 8, 2021

Southern California is close to reaching the red tier to reopen. However other countries have a head start. Just a couple of days ago counties in Northern California have risen to red tier. San Francisco,...

Rio Talk: California COVID-19 Curfew Restrictions

Written by Enrique Medina and John Rodriguez Dec 7, 2020

In this episode of Rio Talk, Enrique Medina and John Rodriguez discuss the recent COVID-19 curfew restrictions in LA County and what it may mean for the weeks ahead.

Rio Talk: California/LA County Stay at Home Order, Plus Outdoor Dining Removed

Written by Enrique Medina, John Rodriguez, and Nick Salazar Dec 7, 2020

In the final episode of Rio Talk for Fall 2020, Enrique Medina, John Rodriguez, and Nick Salazar discuss the recent COVID-19 stay at home order put out in LA County and across the state of California....

Rio Talk: Presidential Election, Kim Ng Becomes First Female GM in MLB history, and more

Written by Enrique Medina and John Rodriguez Nov 25, 2020

In this episode of Rio Talk, Enrique Medina and John Rodriguez discuss the results of the general election and what it means for both the president-elect and vice president-elect. In this episode, Enrique...

Dodgers Win 2020 World Series

Written by Enrique Medina and John Rodriguez Nov 4, 2020

In this episode of Rio Talk, Enrique Medina and John Rodriguez discuss the Dodgers 2020 World Series title after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in 6 games in this year's Fall Classic. All Video Clips Used...

Dodgers Regain World Series Lead in Game 5

Written by John Rodriguez Oct 26, 2020

Clayton Kershaw would make his 5th start this post season hoping to lead the Dodgers to a victory. Kershaw the past 4 games has a 3 - 1 record, a 2.88 ERA and striking out 31 batters. Tyler Glasow would...

Final Presidential Debate plus 2020 World Series

Written by Enrique Medina and John Rodriguez Oct 23, 2020

In this episode of Rio Talk, Enrique Medina and John Rodriguez discuss the final 2020 presidential debate, what to expect come election day, and the Dodgers current 2020 World Series run vs the Tampa Bay...

Mail-In Voting, NFL and COVID-19, Lakers Championship and more

Written by Enrique Medina, John Rodriguez, and Luke Perez Oct 16, 2020

In this episode of Rio Talk, Enrique Medina, John Rodriguez, and Luke Perez discuss the Mail-In Voting situation for the upcoming election, the effect of COVID-19 on the NFL, the Lakers championship celebration...

Rio Talk: Presidential Debate, Importance of Voting, Lakers/Dodgers Playoff Recap, and more

Written by Enrique Medina, John Rodriguez, and Lorenzo Arce Oct 9, 2020

Enrique Medina, John Rodriguez, and Lorenzo Arce discuss the recent Presidential Debates, the importance of voting for the upcoming election, the Lakers and Dodgers Playoff quest, and more in the first...