People + California Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 18, 2009

Erwin Martinez, chief information officer for Rabobank, N.A. in Roseville was recently added to the list of the top 100 Hispanics in Information Technology.

Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco was among four statewide co-chairs named today of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman’s Latino Coalition.

Thank You, All, From Your Brothers in New Voice – To all of you whom attended, and gave so graciously, at the Pete Perez Memorial Benefit Concert – LA

California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a group of supporters Tuesday that she is making an unprecedented effort to attract Latinos to the Republican party – in South El Monte

Crystal Meth? What’s That? Asks Executive Director of the City’s Housing Authority, Henry A. Alvarez III

November 13, 2009

Few Latinos in leadership positions at California nonprofits – hold only 6% of executive director positions and 9% of board seats but are 36% of the state’s population

November 11, 2009

PHOTO: San Fernando Valley Business Journal Nominated Tony Gracia, Power Media Group’s CFO, As One Of The 2009 Top CFO Awards

November 10, 2009

Members of a Guatemalan family living in Marin County are now separated by thousands of miles after immigration officials deported the parents of three children overnight. – California

November 9, 2009

Iraq war veteran’s wife spared deportation – Frances Barrios, who was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child, receives humanitarian parole and can stay in Los Angeles and apply for a green card. Her husband suffers from post-traumatic stress.

October 26, 2009

Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel has joined other chiefs in the nation in calling for an immigration overhaul that considers legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants.

October 17, 2009

Northern California radio-talk Host and Columnist Roberto Hernandez to receive NLGJA Award

October 14, 2009

Three lives and a literate city’s shame – Julia Rodriguez, Juan Contreras and Mercedes Meza couldn’t read or write. For years they got by with the help of friends and good memories for the sorts of sights that differentiated streets.

October 12, 2009

Park Ranger Mauricio Escobar Uses Life Story To Reach Out To Latinos – – Yosemite National Park sits on the edge of California’s rural San Joaquin Valley, a farming region that’s nearly 50% Latino. Yet few of the region’s Latino residents ever visit the park.

Jose Hernandez gets hero’s welcome in Stockton

October 9, 2009

City of Berkeley Honors Poet & Artist Rafael Jesús González

October 7, 2009

Vasquez & Co., California’s Oldest, Largest Hispanic-Owned CPA Firm, Celebrates the Bold Work of Founder

October 5, 2009

Consul stresses link between California, Mexico – Juan Marcos Gutierrez sets out to build ‘a better understanding between our countries.’

October 1, 2009

Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Wednesday at the age of 28, deploying digital tools to draw a younger and less elite audience to classical music.

September 30, 2009

Daniel A. Olivas to moderate author’s panel for Latinos in Lotusland anthology

September 28, 2009

Challenging the likes of Pat Buchanan, Latino immigration expert Leo Chavez will discuss at University of the Pacific how pundits and the media have contributed to prejudices and stereotypes used to malign Latino immigrants – particularly Mexicans – in the U.S.

California Senator Cedillo Tells the Truth About Immigration Enforcement in the Obama Era

September 24, 2009

Union Bank and KPBS Honor San Diego County Latinos as Local Heroes

September 21, 2009

The tables start to turn on Esteban Nuñez

One of four young men charged in the fatal stabbing of a San Diego college student pleaded guilty Thursday and agreed to testify against the others, including the son of former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez.

100 Hispanic/Latino Influentials: LA Focus, Part 1

September 17, 2009

Kenny Lopez makes a 67 market jump from KVEO-23 in Brownsville to KTXL-40 in Sacramento as a general assignment reporter.

September 15, 2009

Oscar Castillo Photography Show. Latino Book Fest. – Los Angeles

September 9, 2009

Latino Republican Tony Amador wants seat in Congress – He could be retiring after 40 years of presidential appointments and posts under California governors. But at 65, he’s diving into the caldron of national politics.

September 3, 2009

Adrián Garcia’s Web enterprise has found its way to the airwaves. “Deporte en Mente,” which he launched online in March of 2008, can now be heard on 1470 AM Radio Hispana in San Diego.

Los Angeles Hispanic/Latino Emmy winners – 2009

September 2, 2009

John Sotelo, first Latino Riverside city councilman, dies at 84

September 1, 2009

UCLA running back Christian Ramirez proud of heritage

Norman Andrade takes over as police chief 20-year veteran is first Latino to lead department – Merced, CA

August 27, 2009

Jason Martinez, who started at KTLA-5 in Los Angeles in January as a reporter and then was moved up to the anchor seat for the 6:30 pm and 10 pm news, is now doing weekend duty.

August 25, 2009

A former gang member and anti-gang crusader in Los Angeles faces serious charges, including conspiracy to commit murder – Alex Sanchez – Homies Unidos

August 24, 2009

David Bejarano has become the first Latino chief of the Chula Vista Police Deparment.

August 13, 2009

Los Angeles-based artist Ronald Llanos

August 12, 2009

Holy Satire! Over the Top Villaraigosa Spoof Video Hits YouTube (NSFW sorta)

August 6, 2009

Pan American Bank (Los Angeles) CEO Jesse Torres to Co-Chair Anti-Money Laundering Chapter – Yahoo! Finance

August 4, 2009

California steps up efforts to prevent heat-related deaths among farmworkers

August 3, 2009

Immigrants who flocked to the once-burgeoning Inland Empire are hard-hit in economic downturn

July 23, 2009

Carlos Ortega, the son of migrant farmworkers who as city manager of Palm Desert became one of the Coachella Valley’s most successful and respected civic leaders, died Tuesday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage.

July 16, 2009

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said state Sen. Alex Padilla will serve as chairman of his campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

July 14, 2009

Ron Gonzales, the former San Jose mayor whose dramatic rise and fall from power was matched only by his scandalous affair and messy divorce, may be coming back to public life as head of a prominent, Latino philanthropic organization in Silicon Valley – Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley

Two Latino legislators have been dismissed from a lawsuit that alleged they were part of a conspiracy to oust an anti-illegal immigration group (Minutemen) from the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program – Assemblyman Joe Coto, D-San Jose, and state Sen. Gilbert Cedillo, D-Los Angeles

Jaime Jarrin has been calling games in Spanish for 51 years. Renee Montagne went to Dodger Stadium, and talked with Jarrin, who has become a major figure in Hispanic broadcasting.

July 11, 2009

Puerto Rican southpaw Jonathan Sanchez hurls no-hitter for San Francisco Giants

June 26, 2009

Activist Nativo Lopez released, faces voter fraud charges – The former school board member faces felony charges for allegedly voting in L.A. while living here.

June 25, 2009

Veteran Latino-rights advocate charged with voter fraud – Nativo V. Lopez

June 24, 2009

Five years ago, eight medical students came to UC Irvine as pioneers in an innovative education program designed to address the unique healthcare needs of California’s largest underserved population. Now the first graduates are prepared to fulfill that mission.

June 22, 2009

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be announcing whether he will run for governor of California this afternoon at 4:00 EST on CNN’s “Situation Room.”

June 17, 2009

Street vendor Amado Campos, 44, of Los Angeles, is his own boss, but he works long hours, seven days a week. His costs are up but sales are down as his customers cut back in a poor economy. And he needs a new cart.

June 15, 2009

Raul de Quesada of Fox Sports en Espanol Joins the Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) Board of Directors

June 2, 2009

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa dating another newscaster former San Antonio broadcaster Lu Parker now with KTLA Channel 5

Gay Latino Teen is Prom Queen in Los Angeles

Pelé apadrina en Los Ángeles el lanzamiento de un videojuego de fútbol

May 29, 2009

Robert Hernandez is leaving his job as Director of Development for the seattletimes.com to become a USC professor.

May 28, 2009

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the of appointment Mark Martinez, 43, of Stockton, to the California Commission on Disability Access. T

May 14, 2009

Luca Bentivoglio has been promoted to chief operating officer of LATV, replacing Howard Bolter, who this month left the company to “pursue new opportunities,” according to a company spokesperson.

ZGS Communications announced today that Manuel Cervantes has been named General Manager of KNSO Telemundo Fresno.

March 21, 2009

The Los Angeles Times Home section talked with four household employees — a nanny, a housekeeper, a gardener and a day laborer — to see how the recession was affecting their work and their lives. Here are their stories. Because of embarrassment or immigration status, all declined to provide their full names.

March 13, 2009

Oakland Raiders Team Chaplain Launches Youth Motivation Curriculum For Students of California – NFL’s first Hispanic team chaplain, Adam Ybarra

March 4, 2009

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wins second term as L.A. mayor – first Hispanic mayor in more than a century

February 16, 2009

Chef John Rivera Sedlar makes auspicious return – The visionary behind such onetime L.A. eateries as Saint Estephe, Bikini and Abiquiu does himself proud with the Latin-themed Rivera.

February 1, 2009

Chef Alex Garcia Brings Classic and Nuevo Latino Cuisine to Los Angeles Hotspot

January 26, 2009

100 Hispanic Influentials: Los Angeles Focus, Part 1

January 15, 2009

University of Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez, coming off a spectacular performance in the Rose Bowl, said Thursday that he’s passing up his senior year to become available for the NFL draft.

December 23, 2008

Ties to power win Fabian Nuñez’s son special treatment

Juan Gonzales, who was born and raised in east Stockton, is spearheading a project documenting 200 years of Latino journalism in the United States. Titled “Voices for Justice: The Enduring Legacy of the Latino Press in the U.S.,” the project follows how Latino newspapers and the issues they cover have changed since the inception of the nation’s first Latino newspaper, El Misisipi, founded in 1808 in New Orleans.

December 21, 2008

Once Hilda Solis Goes to Washington, Who Will Take Her Seat? – Possible replacements for Solis include: Gloria Romero, Gil Cedillo, Ed Hernandez, Charles Calderon, or Ron Calderon…to name a few

December 12, 2008

Esteban Núñez, son of former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, is arraigned on murder charges in Superior Court in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Núñez and three of his friends and are accused of stabbing to death a 22-year-old student and injuring three other men on the San Diego State University campus.

December 10, 2008

Tony Cordero – Executive Creative Director at Tribal DDB San Francisco.

December 9, 2008

Dr. Albert Arteaga, founder and CEO of LaSalle Medical Associates received the Ethnic Physicians Leadership Award for 2008 – California

December 3, 2008

Develan estatua de Oscar de la Hoya en Los Angeles

December 2, 2008

Man’s basement library a trove of Latino history – Richard Soto in Stockton, California

Antonio Villaraigosa says he won’t join Obama administration The mayor says he plans to stay in Los Angeles and focus on his reelection campaign and the city’s pressing issues.

San Bernardino’s first Latino fire captain dies – Alfred Navor

Hispanic students and parents in the Fresno Unified School District have lost a long-time advocate on the board with the defeat of Manuel Núñez in the November election, some community members say.

Highest-ranking Hispanic bishop in western U.S. – Jaime Soto officially takes over as leader of Sacramento diocese

November 29, 2008

Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop William K. Weigand of Sacramento. He will be succeeded by Bishop Jaime Soto, who has been coadjutor of the diocese since Oct. 11, 2007, and is one of 26 active Hispanic Catholic bishops in the United States.

‘Latin Romeo’ wears a badge – San Diego Police detective Jaime Limón pursues a mariachi career

November 28, 2008

Francisco Varta-Orta, who was laid-off from the L.A. Times last month has found refuge at the Los Angeles Business Journal

November 21, 2008

Why Jorge Mettey Sued Univision

November 19, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama has named Cruz Reynoso, a former California Supreme Court justice, to one of his teams. Reynoso, a UC Davis law professor and internationally recognized civil rights leader, has been appointed to Obama’s Justice and Civil Rights Agency Review

Jorge Mettey, former news director and vice president of news at Univision KMEX-TV 34 in Los Angeles, filed a lawsuit Monday against his former employer, claiming he was wrongfully terminated after allegedly being pressured to cover news sponsored by advertisers.

November 17, 2008

Arturo Riera has been promoted from digital advertising sales manager to director of sales for KBCW-44, the CBS-owned CW affiliate in San Francisco

November 12, 2008

Skilled immigrants a ‘brain waste’ in California’s workforce – About 300,000 college-educated legal immigrants in the state, and 1.3 million nationwide, are unemployed or working in low-level jobs because their credentials aren’t recognized here, a study finds.

L.A.’s Latinos are a sign of things to come – As a bloc, Latinos heavily favored Obama and may realign the political map of the future, a poll shows.

Armando Ceja, winemaker and owner of Ceja Vineyards, was recently appointed to the board of directors of The Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce, filling a recent vacancy.

November 3, 2008

Another Open Letter to the L.A. Times – Insulting the spirit of Ruben Salazar, Frank Del Olmo, and the Latino community by letting Augustin Gurza go

October 27, 2008

Making their dreams pan out – In restaurants around L.A., immigrants from Latin America who began as dishwashers learned the skills to become top chefs.

October 22, 2008

US Rep. Joe Baca of California makes Esquire Magazine’s “10 Worst Members of Congress” for being “corrupt and venal” – (click through slide show to #8 of 11 – ouch!)

October 7, 2008

Ernie Mourelo has left Los Angeles’ Telemundo affiliate KVEA-52

September 30, 2008

Los Angeles Daily News promotes Mariel Garza, hires Oscar Garza & Julio Morales

September 29, 2008

Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, will appear at a brunch Saturday to help raise money for City Attorney Michael Aguirre’s re-election campaign. – San Diego

September 27, 2008

The non-profit organization Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) will recognize Dr. Alberto Ochoa at an event on Sunday, September 28, “for more than 30 years of advocacy, inspiration, encouragement, and motivation to the Latino community and San Diego State University.”

September 26, 2008

Henry Dominguez of Anheuser-Busch Honored for Work with Los Angeles Youth

September 25, 2008

During the evening of Wednesday, September 24th, Dionicio Morales, 89, died at Beverly Hospital in Montebello, CA. – Founded Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF) that is one of the largest Mexican-American community service organizations with an annual budget of ~$60 million

September 22, 2008

Edward Roybal is a big name around town – Many buildings in L.A. honor the influential Latino lawmaker, whose legacy reaches far beyond his political base.

Historian William David Estrada brings us a fascinating and well-researched historical examination of his city’s cultural and political heart in The Los Angeles Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space (University of Texas Press, $24.95 paperback).

September 18, 2008

Family and friends of a San Diego Marine killed when he smothered a grenade to save his buddies in Iraq said they’re angry over the Pentagon’s decision yesterday to award him the Navy Cross instead of the Medal of Honor. The mother of Sgt. Rafael Peralta said she may reject the medal

September 17, 2008

Peter Camejo, a Green Party leader who was a third-party candidate in three California gubernatorial elections before becoming Ralph Nader’s running mate in the 2004 presidential race, has died. He was 68.

2 Latino families with unique histories – Forebears of Pascual Rivas, 74, and Theresa Cisneros, 30, each left their mark on Orange County, and its history.

September 15, 2008

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz headed to San Francisco Bay Area

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival officials have honored Argentinian musician Gustavo Santaolalla with one of their top prizes.

Former state Assemblyman Robert Pacheco has been named co-chairman of California Latinos for McCain.

September 12, 2008

The La Raza Lawyers of San Diego County, a bi-partisan group of Latino and Latina attorneys, have endorsed City Attorney Michael Aguirre’s re-election bid.

Latino activist George Ortiz joined other local Latinos in contributing memories, and lending his recorded voice, to the Sonoma County Museum’s new exhibit, “La Frontera Del Norte” (“The Frontier of the North,”) which opened Friday night in Santa Rosa.

September 11, 2008

San Francisco Latinos Pick Up Pieces After Foreclosure

September 10, 2008

The Solano County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $50,000 reward this morning for information on the fatal shooting of Fairfield Councilman Matt Garcia – California – (bring the total to $100k that might go to $150k)

September 9, 2008

El Sereno instrument-maker carves out a niche – Cesar Augusto Castro Gonzalez started learning folkloric music and making the instruments as a youth in his native Veracruz, Mexico.

September 8, 2008

4 generations of El Teatro Campesino actors -bilingual theater troupe, El Teatro Campesino, in San Juan Bautista, California

September 5, 2008

Jaime Garza, who was laid off from KCAL/KCBS five months ago, is the new 10 pm anchor at KTXL, Fox-40 in Sacramento.

A commander and an investigator from a Mexican federal police unit were ordered Thursday to stand trial on charges of having more than $600,000 in drug money. – in Los Angeles

August 28, 2008

Three Latino men have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of San Jose accusing city police of racial discrimination.

California superdelegate who offered to sell vote pushing for Latino turnout for Obama – Steven Ybarra

A Latino Gadfly Who Wins By Losing – Steven Ybarra is hard to miss. A large man with a shock of white hair, he commands attention like a Falstaff on center stage, but his theatrics and his thunderous voice apparently drive some Democratic Party leaders nuts.

Sports reporter Jaime Cárdenas, recently laid off from the L.A. Times, has landed a job at the L.A. Galaxy as communications coordinator.

US Rep Joe Baca rises as influential player

August 26, 2008

Ray Chavez, an Oakland Tribune photographer and this year’s recipient of the NAHJ’s Photographer of the Year award, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Oakland on Friday.

Armando Acuña, public editor of the Sacramento Bee since 2005, becomes associate features editor, after the paper’s management eliminates the position.

Andrés Martinez, who became L. A. Times editorial page editor in 2004 and resigned in 2007, is now suing his ex-girlfriend alleging she cost him his job at the newspaper and tarnished his professional reputation.

August 18, 2008

Juan Estrada, father of Olympic boxer, dies – survived long enough to watch his son’s first-round bout on TV but missed the second one

August 17, 2008

Why have California legislators allowed a sixth farm worker since May to die of heat stroke?

Disabled war veteran Gabriel Cardoso, paralyzed while serving in Iraq, puts on his wet suit Friday to surf with the Association of Amputee Surfers at Pismo Beach.

Gregorio Luke takes Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture post

Korean Mexicans learn more of their Asian roots on visit to Southern California – descendants of Koreans lured to the Yucatan Peninsula a century ago

August 14, 2008

Day labor work drying up – As economy sours and construction jobs disappear, migrant workers wait all day on street corners, but employment sparse – Santa Rosa, California

Oscar De La Hoya Foundation And Tecate Swing For Charity At The 9th Annual Oscar De La Hoya Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic

August 12, 2008

Starting tonight, Alejandro Mendoza will co-anchor the 6 and 11 pm newscasts at KDTV-14, the Univision station in San Francisco

Targeted by drug cartels, Mexican politician quickly relocates – Mexican Congressman David Figueroa quickly confirmed last week as the country’s new consul general in San Jose, California

Oakland Tribune photographer Ray Chavez named photojournalist of the year by National Association of Hispanic Journalists

Study looks at health of farmworkers – MICASA follows everything from aches to diabetes in laborers. – University of California at Davis

August 11, 2008

A group of college students in San Jose, California, is using interactive theatre to teach immigrants what to do to avoid being arrested by immigration agents.

August 7, 2008

Another California Community Colleges board member steps down – Randal Hernandez withdrawals his application for reappointment. He is the fourth to leave in the year since the panel angered Republican lawmakers by supporting illegal immigration legislation.

August 6, 2008

Una definición alternativa – Inmigración – Juan pasa nueve horas al día, de la medianoche a las nueve de la mañana, asegurándose que brille uno de los mayores centros comerciales del condado de Orange.

Una familia que pelea su caso – María Duarte, casada y madre de dos hijos, parecía tener todo perdido. Los agentes de Inmigración habían llegado a su hogar en diciembre del año pasado, se habían llevado a su esposo y a su hija de 12 años

August 5, 2008

The new “Fox 5 Morning News” debuts today. Raoul Martinez will co-anchor the show, which airs from 5 to 9 a.m. weekdays on KSWB/Channel 69 (Cable 5). – San Diego

August 4, 2008

Alfred Arteaga, a UC Berkeley professor of Chicano and ethnic studies, died July 4 in Santa Clara of a heart attack. He was 58.

August 1, 2008

Dodgers get Manny Ramirez from Red Sox

July 24, 2008

L. A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seeks to build Latino support for Obama

July 23, 2008

Latino Businessman Takes Aim At California’s Water

July 21, 2008

Pair run down and killed by driver in Hollywood had 3 children – killed by a drunk, former Marine, Hispanic

July 17, 2008

“Another L.A. Chicano Legend Moves On” – World lightweight champion Mando Ramos, 1948~2008

Media Moves: Veronica García, Jesús Sánchez & Jaime Cárdenas among Los Angeles Times Latino layoffs

TV producer, director Claudio Guzman dies

Louis Caldera Has No Comment on Failed IndyMac’s Board

July 16, 2008

Jack Morton Promotes Luis Montero to Director of LA Office

July 15, 2008

Dodger legend Fernando Valenzuela to be honored at inaugural “Premios Deportes” sports awards today – “Premios Deportes” will air nationally on Univision Sunday, July 20 at 3 p.m. ET/PT

July 14, 2008

Take Action: Ramiro Carrillo Rodriguez was the fourth farm worker in the last two weeks to die of heat stroke.

July 13, 2008

San Joaquin County Latino leader John Aguilar dies at 49

June 24, 2008

Snippet: Adrián García-Marquez, a former sports anchor at Telemundo-52 in Los Angeles will be joining the San Diego Chargers broadcast team.

Jaime Jarrin links Dodgers to Spanish-speaking audience – Jarrin has gone from early slights to a 50-year broadcasting career that includes not only baseball but also covering the pope, White House visits and the slaying of Ruben Salazar.

Dodgers to honor broadcaster Jaime Jarrín’s 50th season – Spanish Voice of the Dodgers

June 19, 2008

Luis Alberto Urrea to Speak at Santa Barbara Writers Conference

June 17, 2008

Valedictorian: Butcher’s son will realize dad’s wish – Aaron Aguilar in LA

UCLA recognizes an early backer who had been largely forgotten – Reginaldo del Valle’s political work played a crucial role in founding the institution that became the university, but few know of him. Research and Latino activists are putting him back in the story.

June 12, 2008

Media Moves: Fred Ortega leaves paper for political P.R. – of the Pasadena Star-News

Cubans Wifredo Lam and Carlos Luna showcased at Museum of Latin American Art – Los Angeles

June 11, 2008

How Desperate Homeowners Got Caught Up in an Alleged Scam – California

June 9, 2008

Tijuana’s elite flee to San Diego County to escape kidnappings and violence in Mexico

Mexican artists enrich, inspire Bay Area

Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa pledges his support to Obama

UCR Graduate Student Receives L.A. County Bilingual Directors Award – Gregory O’Brien, principal at Sparks Elementary School, will be honored at the 32nd Annual Recognition Banquet on Saturday, June 7.

June 5, 2008

Teacher who helped startcharter school honored – Juan Necochea

Cal State L.A. to honor Dionicio Morales at graduation ceremony Friday

June 4, 2008

South to North: Chef stays true to his Mexican roots – Pablo Jacinto

June 2, 2008

Chino Hills artist Abel Izaguirre creates tiny tributes to his old home: South L.A. – The man who watched his brothers fall victim to the streets found refuge in art. Many of his Locsters — such as ‘Tattoo Tony’ — are real people depicted as toys.

Unburdened, Steve Castañeda is running for a second term – Seat #4, City of Chula Vista

Fresno Poet Luis Omar Salinas dies at 70

May 28, 2008

Dan C. DeLeon Named Vice President & Chief Finanical Officer of the California Endowment

May 27, 2008

Key ‘68 activist to speak at local Chicano forum – Sal Castro

Sen. Abel Maldonado, GOP maverick, does it his way – The son of a migrant farmworker blazes a paradoxical path through Sacramento. He votes for what he believes is best for California, not for his party.

Co-chair of Clinton’s Hispanic Leadership Council endorses Obama – U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza

Latino heroes deserve own L.A. monument

May 21, 2008

Mexican Heritage Plaza exhibit notes the valor of Latino vets – San Jose

Ismael Cazarez Art Reception – Oxnard, California

Roberto Yanez Named Vice President of News for Los Angeles #1 News Station, KMEX Univision 34

May 14, 2008

Houston Astros’ slugger Miguel Tejada happy to be back in Bay Area

Luis Maza is eager to take advantage of opportunity – Venezuelan is called up to the major leagues for the first time in 10-year professional career. – Los Angeles Dodgers

New Assembly Speaker Bass names Alberto Torrico majority floor leader – California

May 13, 2008

California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez leaves the speaker’s post

Bay Area Player Grabs Casa Latino Real Estate – Armando Tam

May 12, 2008

Jose Preciado wants to represent you on the San Diego County Board of Education

May 8, 2008

El Vez, the ‘Mexican Elvis,’ brings his wild ‘El Vez for Prez’ show to CSU-Monterey Bay

DNC Superdelegate Puts His Vote Up For Sale – Sacramento’s Steven Ybarra Wants $20 Million For His Vote

May 5, 2008

The Mayan Way – in Oakland

April 30, 2008

Spanish-language newscaster gets honor from the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco – Jorge Ramos

April 29, 2008

Robert Guerrero Nomiated for One of the Most Influencial Latinos in Silicon Valley

April 28, 2008

Indian enclave at risk if Duroville closes – The desert trailer park is an outpost of the Purépechas, indigenous people from Mexico. ‘They are the poorest of the poor,’ says a nun who works with them.

April 25, 2008

Noted Mexican novelist scoffs at need for fences – Carlos Fuentes

A three-day conference honoring the late Guillermo Hernández, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA and a leading scholar of Mexican narrative ballads, will take place at the University of California, Santa Barbara in May. “The Sixth International Corrido (Mexican Narrative Ballad) Conference” will also celebrate the work and memory of composer and vocalist Lalo Guerrero.

April 22, 2008

Ruben Salazar, RIP

April 21, 2008

First-class honor for brave Latino journalist – Ruben Salazar

April 14, 2008

City National Promotes Salvador Mendoza to Senior Vice President, Community Reinvestment – Los Angeles

Border Angels founder to get honorary degree – Enrique Morones

April 12, 2008

John A. Mendez confirmed as Sacramento’s newest federal judge

April 10, 2008

Erick Arguello named grand marshal – San Francisco

Mending disputes through mediation – Luis J. Gonzalez Nieves

April 7, 2008

For Lorena Ochoa, a Title, a Soak and a Serenade – a grandstand full of singers serenaded her in Spanish

Remembering Luis Magana, bilingual announcer extraordinario – a Los Angeles wrestling and boxing institution

March 31, 2008

Chavez was strong voice for San Joaquin laborers

Jim Lopez declares bid for Congress – 20th District including all of Kings County and parts of Fresno and Kern Counties in California

LA Chicano Muralist George Yepes to Speak at VC April 17 – Ventura College

March 28, 2008

UC San Diego Honors Activist Gracia Molina de Pick at César Chávez Event

March 26, 2008

Armando Torres Morales, 75; UCLA scholar, activist on Latino issues

Professor Emeritus Miguel Blanco, who taught photography at Sacramento State for 29 years and was a documentary photographer, died March 15 in Modesto. He was 74.

Preston Gomez struck by motorist – Angels’ 84-year-old special assistant airlifted to hospital

March 18, 2008

Safe Haven – Laura Perez’s experience as an immigrant groomed her for tending to others in desperate need – San Francisco

March 13, 2008

Richard Villasana, The Mexico Guru, Keynote Speaker at 15th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival

March 11, 2008

Tomás Rivera Conference Honors Painter, Poet – Alfredo Arreguín and author Lauro Flores

March 9, 2008

Manuel Reyes, 82; Conviction in Sleepy Lagoon murder case later overturned – Los Angeles

March 5, 2008

15 years of películas Latinas – What a long, strange trip it’s been for the Latino Film Fest’s founder, Ethan van Thillo – San Diego

Antonio Villaraigosa: The Gridlock Kid

February 26, 2008

Consultant (Marco Polo-Cortés) to lead Hispanic business group – San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

February 25, 2008

Mayor’s former girlfriend returns to L.A. media as radio co-host

Former US Treasurer Rosario Marin honored by the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

February 19, 2008

RECEPTION TUESDAY FOR SAN FRANCISCO DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS – Luis Cancel fought eviction of artists and loss of artist’s space in New York City – San Francisco

February 13, 2008

Inside the Game with Ricky Alcala – UC Davis wrestler

February 7, 2008

Palm Springs swears in first Latino police chief

February 5, 2008

Assemblywoman Nicole Parra announces retirement from public life

UC Berkeley music professor and renowned composer Jorge Liderman (Argentinian) committed suicide Sunday morning by jumping in front of a BART train

January 31, 2008

District 11 Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval declares candidacy for Superior Court Judge – California

January 30, 2008

Carlos Negrete’s success is a family affair – Tesoro senior guard’s three-point shooting, leadership and unselfishness distinguish him on the court, but it wouldn’t mean a thing to him without his ever-present and boisterous relatives. – California high school basketball

January 29, 2008

Latinos courted as wild card among shifting evangelical voters – For Democratic, GOP candidates, California pastor is vital link to nearly 18,000 congregations – Rev. Samuel Rodriguez

January 24, 2008

Head of local textile firm soaking up praise – Joel Pena of San Leandro, California

January 23, 2008

Val Zavala, veteran journalists to join Public Affairs panel on “Real News”

January 21, 2008

Sunday CEO: Ernesto Gutierrez – Coachella Valley, Califorina

January 15, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO HAS A NEW CZAR OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS – Luis R. Cancel

January 14, 2008

New consul to help county’s Mexicans – María de los Remedios Gómez Arnau in San Diego

January 11, 2008

Bishop Juan Arzube dies at 89 – Los Angeles

Alfred Aguirre, first Hispanic Placentia council member, dies at 87 – California

January 10, 2008

Oakland chamber co-founder Steven Jimenez dies

January 9, 2008

Sup. Gerardo Sandoval to run for judge – San Francisco

January 7, 2008

‘Why me?’ California man asks of Texas impersonator

January 4, 2008

The New Americana – David Gonzales and his Homies pay a visit to the Pasadena Museum of California Art – Pasadena

December 12, 2007

Palm Springs chooses David G. Dominguez as its new top cop – (first Latino police chief there)

December 10, 2007

Marcos Loya has gone from a rough childhood to a magic career – A kid marked for prison or grunt work surprised everyone by becoming a world-class composer and the musical force behind SCR’s ‘La Posada Mágica.’

December 9, 2007

Families of burned illegal immigrants grieve while medical bills and questions mount – San Diego Area

He had the right stuff to be chief – Steve Segura, Sacramento’s senior deputy chief retiring

Don Cheto is the talk of the town – The cranky old on-air character at Spanish-language station KBUE-FM is actually played by a 27-year-old immigrant who’s got his competition in a sweat. -Los Angeles

December 4, 2007

The California Endowment Names Robert Alaniz as Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs

December 3, 2007

Michoacan governor visits Napa Valley College, discusses future

A lawman proud of his ‘illegal’ roots – US Marshal Tony Amador – Sacramento

November 26, 2007

Villaraigosa faces steep climb to California’s top job – After missteps, he must not only polish his image, but also fight off doubts about allegiance should run for reelection in 2009. – Los Angeles

November 15, 2007

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox visits Monterey County – California

November 14, 2007

10 Questions for Luis Perez de Leon of ReMax Vista Properties – Napa Valley, California

November 5, 2007

Cruz Reynoso: Champion of Hispanics’ Civil Rights From the Bench

November 4, 2007

Pepe Mantilla is Lakers’ Spanish voice of authority – He’s called games for 15 seasons and says the team’s popularity continues to grow in Spanish-speaking community.

October 28, 2007

Professor, minority rights champion to leave UCSC – Paul Ortiz

October 25, 2007

Mark Sanchez: The Mexican Mouthpiece of the University of Southern California

October 21, 2007

Rick Rodriguez leaves a legacy of watchdog reporting – Sacramento

October 20, 2007

Latino character: Professor talks chicanery, writing craft at Napa Valley College – Daniel Chacón

October 18, 2007

Latino educators pass on lessons learned – California

Sacramento Bee editor resigns in dispute over paper’s direction – Rick Rodriguez

October 15, 2007

Immigrant gardeners provide seed money for college scholarships – Bay Area Gardeners Foundation

October 14, 2007

San Francisco Pioneer in Latino radio killed crossing street – Susan Ali Shepherd

Hispanic Charity Ball award goes to Stanford professor’s family (Al Camarillo) – San Jose

Woman stood up for Hispanic rights – Margarita Solórzano-Amezcua – Santa Ana, California

October 4, 2007

STANFORD: HISTORY PROFESSOR RECEIVES AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER WORK – Albert Camarillo

October 2, 2007

Ex-Federal Prosecutor Manny Medrano to Join KTLA

September 30, 2007

Eddie Garcia of Comcast Named One of The Bay Area’s Influential and Inspirational Latino Leaders

September 25, 2007

Stamp honors journalist Ruben Salazar killed in ‘70 East LA riot

Telemundo reassigns Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s girlfriend, Mirthala Salinas, to Riverside

September 19, 2007

Hispanic Lifestyle Magazine will honor influential figures – Riverside, California

September 18, 2007

Arcadio Torres leading Student Senate at Crafton Hills College – California

September 17, 2007

Cruz Reynoso Honored for Lifetime Achievements; Law School Scholarship Established in His Name

September 16, 2007

Chicano chair at SDSU brings fresh perspectives – Bill “Memo” Nericcio – San Diego State University

September 12, 2007

Tossed off court, but still a victor – Cruz Reynoso

September 11, 2007

From Farmworker to State Supreme Court Justice: Cruz Reynoso’s Lifetime Achievements to be Celebrated at Mondavi Center Gala

Angels’ Rodriguez on his own island

August 29, 2007

David Garcia, 63; pioneering environmental reporter known as ‘Earthman’

August 23, 2007

Veterans, teacher inducted into Mexican American Hall of Fame – Stockton, California

August 22, 2007

Visalia Fire Chief George Sandoval surprises with plans to retire – California

Delgado to Head Hispanic Center for Theological Studies in Bell Gardens, California

July 31, 2007

September 11th Hero and Survivor William Rodriguez to Speak in Los Angeles

July 27, 2007

One-on-One with Jim Gonzalez, Chair of the Latino Policy Coalition

July 26, 2007

Ricardo Favela, 62; helped create Chicano art group, was longtime professor

July 15, 2007

Martin Macareno’s leadership celebrated – Tulare, California

Fernando Flores, 66; his fashion illustrations wore a Latin look

Ronaldo Cruz: Long-time Hispanic affairs official retires

July 9, 2007

Dr. René Charles migrated from fields to hospitals

June 18, 2007

UC Santa Cruz’s Manuel Pastor moving on to teach at USC

June 14, 2007

Don Castro, CSUF administor, dies

June 12, 2007

SCU professors among 100 Most Influential Latinos of Silicon Valley

May 31, 2007

Bishop Chavez Retires With a Progressive Legacy in Mexican Community – San Diego

May 30, 2007

Oxnard’s first Latino police chief, Robert John Hinostro, dies at 91 – California

May 1, 2007

Alcantara named interim chief of police – Barstow, California

April 26, 2007

USC doctor honored for work with Latinos – Dr. Ishmael Nuño gets award for his efforts to curb heart disease in the community.

Judge Jose Angel Velasquez removed from bench – Monterey County, California

Local astronaut Jose Hernandez to speak at Latino leadership event – Lodi, California

April 19, 2007

Governor Names Century City Lawyer Peter Lopez to State Athletic Commission – California

April 13, 2007

Mota knows no limits as an announcer. Jose Mota is bidding for one of the most prestigious titles in all of Southern California sportscasting.

April 12, 2007

Vino latino – Three Hispanic winemakers in Napa tell their stories.

April 4, 2007

Gustavo Arellano in profile in Tu Cuidad

April 3, 2007

Riverside veteran finds passion for art after pain of war – Simon Gonzalez

Founder of Ruiz Foods Inc. dies – Louis Flores Ruiz

April 2, 2007

Valley Latino legend honored – Ben Benavidez – California

Ex-Marine casts light on an overlooked hero – Hayward, California

March 30, 2007

UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero paid dues en route to UCLA