Week # 9-00, Air Date 2/27/2000 - 3/4/2000

Segment #1: 'CONTROVERSIAL MURDER TRIAL' (4:36) Richard Gonzales reports from San Francisco on the acquittal of two Latinos in a controversial court case in California which has drawn attention to a highly debated and seldom used California law.

Subject Types: Other - Crime

Locations: U.S. Regions - West; States - California

Segment #2: 'MEXICO DRUG CERTIFICATION' (5:00) Latino USA's Franc Contreras reports from Mexico City on the eve of recertification by the U.S. government of Mexico's efforts in fighting the drug war.

Subject Types: Other - Drugs

Locations: Non-U.S. Regions - Mexico

Segment #3: 'WRITER: JOHN PHILLIP SANTOS' (4:44) Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa speaks with writer John Phillip Santos about his book, 'Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation.'

Subject Types: Arts - Literature

Segment #4: 'STONE MASON GUILLERMO MORENO' (4:12) Lex Gillespie reports from Washington about the special relationship between one Salvadoran man and the Washington Monument.

Subject Types: Arts - Visual

Locations: U.S. Regions - Northeast; States - D.C.; Non-U.S. REgions - Central America; Central American Countries - El Salvador