Nereida Moreno
Nereida Moreno hosts the midday block of programming at LAist. She joined the station in 2023 to launch its first-ever digital equity beat, writing about efforts to connect Angelenos to affordable, high-speed internet as well as the digital skills they need to navigate modern life.
Nereida grew up in Colton and graduated from Cal State Fullerton with degrees in journalism and American Studies. She covered crime and public safety in the Inland Empire before moving to Chicago. Nereida worked at the Chicago Tribune and helped launch a daily news talk show at NPR affiliate WBEZ, where she also covered Chicago Public Schools and youth culture. Now that she's back in SoCal, she spends most of her free time watching Jeopardy and exploring new restaurants.
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A bill introduced this week would codify the FCC's newly adopted definition of digital discrimination into state law. -
About 2.8 million California households are enrolled in the federal Affordable Connectivity Program, which is set to run out of money in April. -
As the state finalizes its multi-billion dollar Digital Equity Plan, Thursday is the last day for public comment -
The city will soon offer a way for people to officially complain if they are offered slower, more expensive service than more wealthy neighborhoods -
The new survey from USC and the California Emerging Technology Fund is the most up-to-date picture of broadband adoption across the state. -
The federal Affordable Connectivity Program will stop accepting new applications by Feb. 7 unless Congress votes to extend funding. -
California's Broadband For All has already been allocated $6 billion; the extra money in governor newly released budget would be used to build the necessary infrastructure to connect more homes and businesses. -
Advocates say the internet is essential for modern living and should be treated as a human and civil right, like electricity and water. -
It’s part of the Newsom Administration’s $6 billion effort to close the digital divide. -
This comes a month after the FCC adopted new rules to stop broadband providers from discriminating against customers based on race, religion and income.
