Community + California Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 19, 2009
The Tulare-Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will name standouts in the community Saturday while raising money to help local businesses. – CA
November 18, 2009
Hispanics and women make up most of the swine flu deaths in San Diego County
November 16, 2009
Latino leaders want to spark youth interests – San Joaquin County
Program helps Latino families bond over books – A literacy class in Los Osos teaches parents to develop reading routines with their kids while improving their own skills and English language abilities at the same time – California
November 13, 2009
Santa Barbara School Board Weighs In on Future of Cesar Chavez Charter School
November 11, 2009
A new program is helping Latino families in Los Osos. The Latino Family Literacy Program is an eight week program. It’s the second time this year it’s been conducted through the San Luis Coastal Unified School District.
November 10, 2009
Actors, film directors and arts supporters gathered at the Indio Performing Arts Center on Monday to announce the lineup of the inaugural Coachella Valley Latino International Film Festival. – Dec. 4-6, will coincide with the 18th Annual Indio International Tamale Festival
A city-commissioned report shows Hispanics have received the most subprime loans of any local ethnic group and criticizes Santa Clarita officials for a lack of fair housing outreach. – California
Salvadoran community organizations in Los Angeles have mobilized to help their country after a tropical storm over the weekend left at least 130 people dead in the small Central American nation.
Charlie Beck, the mayor’s nominee to head the Los Angeles Police Department, told Hoy Newspaper he will make a particular effort to reach out to Latinos through community meetings and by conducting news conferences and any other police function in English and Spanish.
At Napa’s Latino markets, owners and shoppers feel the pinch
November 5, 2009
News from the Brown Side of Town (Los Angeles) Part 1 ~ November 2009 – Chismes & News from the Land of 1000 Dances
Coalition calls for public oversight in new San Bernardino 287(g) agreement
October 30, 2009
Salinas Latinos target of educational TV show
Boyle Heights Day of the Dead exhibit celebrates Latino veterans
San Francisco mayor vetoes new city sanctuary law
SoMoCoCAT Offers Latino Farmworker Communities Free Digital Media Training – California
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.
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County named U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee as its Congressional Legislator of the Year for 2009 on Friday.
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.
Yazbeth Navarrete was honored on September 24 by the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce with the “Latino Business Roundtable Community Leadership Award.”
Noche de Luna, the largest annual fundraiser for La Luz center, raised $176,650 during Sunday’s celebration of the Latino culture. – Sonoma, CA
October 12, 2009
Latinos march in Indio for immigration reform – California
Latino Chamber of Commerce expands marketing efforts
- 10 new directors to help widen breadth of promotions – Napa County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Jose Hernandez gets hero’s welcome in Stockton
October 9, 2009
Pew Hispanic Center study reveals blocks in Latinos’ road to college – Two Latinas say they would have gone to universities if they’d had the chance – Salinas, CA perspective
Stanislaus County, CA must defend at trial its slow law enforcement response times in Latino neighborhoods, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Thursday, reversing an earlier decision.
October 5, 2009
Pasadena celebrates Latino heritage with parade, festival
Latino concert bill fills arena again – Pepe Aguilar y Marco Antonio Solis in Stockton
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Latinos celebrate ocean conservation
September 30, 2009
Anti-illegal immigration groups protest Mexican Consulate
After reports of suspected corruption at Mexican Consulate in Dallas, local group rallies this morning in Santa Ana.
September 28, 2009
Eight neo-Nazis demonstrating against illegal immigration in Riverside left the scene after just 45 minutes when hundreds of counter-protestors shouted them down and tore up their swastika-covered flags.
September 22, 2009
Discovering La Fonda – In the mood for great Mexican food and music?
September 21, 2009
Salinas Latino network group celebrates working for community – The Latino Network Luncheon gathers for its 20th annual Celebration of Culture
Diabetes is killing Latinos in Ventura County, CA at twice the rate it is claiming lives in other racial and ethnic groups. – Nearly 6% of Latinos who died in Ventura County in 2005 and 2006 were killed by diabetes
Linda Ronstadt embraces San Jose’s culture, community
Pair to present research on Stockton’s Latino history – Ruben Sanchez, manager of Stockton Rural Cemetery, recently sifted through the old records of deceased Mexicans and Mexican-Americans and collaborated with Stockton historian Grant Louis Ashley to bring to life some of the city’s history that has been overlooked.
100 Hispanic/Latino Influentials: LA Focus, Part 1
September 15, 2009
A large group of Salvadorans living in Southern California over the weekend celebrated the 188th anniversary of El Salvador’s independence with a parade through the streets of Hollywood.
Tickets are on sale now for El Centro de Accion Social’s annual fund-raising gala, Hope Through Education, at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Westin Pasadena Hotel, 191 N. Los Robles Ave.
September 14, 2009
Inland Empire Latino artists are presenting an exhibition of their work “To Realize the Dream” on display between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15 at the County of San Bernardino Government Center.
It’s official. Long Beach now has its very own Latin American Parade and Festival. – Under sunny skies and warm weather, thousands flocked to downtown Saturday for the inaugural Latin American Parade and Festival.
September 10, 2009
In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Monterey, and Imperial counties the numbers are even greater—25 percent to 33 percent of the population has limited English proficiency.
September 8, 2009
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom danced to a Latin beat Saturday during the kickoff to its annual Festival Latino.
The Network for a Healthy California-Central Coast Region Latino Campaign and Salinas United Business Association are hosting the “El Grito” Festival on Sunday in Salinas, as part of this year’s Latino Health Awareness Month.
September 3, 2009
The Merced County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce said its community recognition awards will be presented during the Annual Installation Dinner & Awards Banquet on Sept. 25. – seeks nominees
10,000 Latinos Learning to Read by 2010 – Centro Latino for Literacy kicks off 10 x 10 campaign to enroll adult Latinos to its web-based Leamos literacy program – Los Angeles County
Stockton Superintendent’s efforts to keep drop-outs in school has more resistance from adults than kids
September 2, 2009
John Sotelo, first Latino Riverside city councilman, dies at 84
September 1, 2009
L.A. County supervisors agree to explore system to check immigration status of employees
August 27, 2009
Whittier Hispanic Outreach Taskforce helping kids get ready for school
August 25, 2009
State Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, will serve as grand marshal in the city’s first Latin American Parade and Festival on Pine Avenue on Sept. 12 – Long Beach
August 24, 2009
David Bejarano has become the first Latino chief of the Chula Vista Police Deparment.
Unemployment in California hits post-World War II high – In July, Latino unemployment rate hit 12.7%, dwarfing the white jobless rate of 9.5%
he Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Museum of San Marcos, 131 Guadalupe Street, is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage month with a reception at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 16.
Escondido police chief Jim Maher accused of targeting Hispanics
August 21, 2009
The director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans will visit Sacramento Saturday to gather information to update the program.
Juan Sepulveda
August 18, 2009
Latino murals from downtown L.A. building up for sale – from the lobby of downtown’s Victor Clothing building on Broadway
August 17, 2009
Part of President Barack Obama’s education team is traveling through California this week to talk about which reforms are needed to help Latino students. The first stop was in San Diego on Sunday at San Diego Mesa College. – Juan Sepulveda
August 16, 2009
A proposal for a Colusa County chapter of the North Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce was well received last week when organizers and potential members met for the first time at Colusa Casino Resort.
In Los Angeles, Songs Without Borders – In clubs, bars, swap meets and concert halls, from car radios and ringing cellphones, you will hear corridos, old-time folk ballads in the banda and norteño styles
August 13, 2009
Hispanic men have been targeted in a series of strong-arm street robberies in the Central Neighborhood of San Mateo, according to police Capt. Kevin Raffaelli.
August 8, 2009
East LA Taco Truck Robber Turns Himself In
August 5, 2009
Hostage house in Compton an example of the increasing dangers for illegal immigrants
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 21, 2009
Santa Ana backs bill to help illegal-immigrant students – The city passes a symbolic resolution urging Congress to give undocumented students a path to legal residency.
July 20, 2009
New Latino Democratic club forms Leader hopes to boost Latino participation in local politics – North County, California
July 14, 2009
Cutting Welfare for the Children of Immigrants will Devastate California
San Jose officials on Friday released new details of the financial troubles of a prominent Latino nonprofit organization that provides “critical” services to the city, including youth counseling, senior housing and parent education. The Mexican American Community Services Agency (MACSA), one of San Jose’s oldest and largest community organizations
July 13, 2009
The Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that it will form a partnership with other organizations to promote the 2010 U.S. Census to Latinos.
June 24, 2009
Historic South-Central is flowering – Practical dreamers are creating a diverse community — nurturing gardens, opening a business, extending goodwill and respect.
June 16, 2009
San Jose Latino leader resigns amid pension fund probe – Olivia Mendiola director of Mexican American Community Services Agency (MACSA)
June 15, 2009
Latino test scores rise as South Bay schools tackle the achievement gap – San Jose area
Computer ‘raid’ in Vernon leaves factory workers devastated – No immigration agents descended on Overhill Farms, a major food-processing plant in Vernon. No one was arrested or deported. There were no frantic scenes of desperate workers fleeing la migra through the gritty streets of the industrial suburb southeast of downtown Los Angeles. For more than 200 Overhill workers, however, the effect was devastating: All lost steady jobs last month
June 8, 2009
Tulare-Kings Hispanic Chamber gets a new office on Dinuba Boulevard
June 5, 2009
Oakland, California to offer identification cards for illegal immigrants
May 31, 2009
Latinos Targeted in Recent Kidnappings, Muggings in the Mission – San Francisco
Growing Pittsburg church sees high Latino demand – California
May 30, 2009
A title bout between two Eastsides in Los Angeles – The protest is no mere issue of semantics. It’s a threat to their community’s identity, the Eastsiders said. They argue that the term Eastside is synonymous, in California and beyond, with the Chicano movement; home to working-class immigrants and the city’s first Latino mayor in more than a century
Hispanic bookstore in Riverside closing – The Hispanic Bookcase
May 28, 2009
San Jose’s Chicano theater troupe Teatro Visió marks 25 years of community creativity
May 14, 2009
Mi Pueblo Food Centers, a growing grocery chain based in San Jose with sales topping $200 million last year, plans to take over the Circuit City store in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood.
Number of Latino children surges in Sonoma County, California
Latinos now largest group in San Joaquin Valley, California
May 7, 2009
One of San Jose’s oldest, largest and most politically powerful Latino community organizations is under investigation for improperly diverting tens of thousands of dollars in retirement funds for employees at its two charter schools in San Jose and Gilroy.
Former leaders of the Barstow Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are calling a new group that has taken over the organization illegitimate.
April 27, 2009
A Green Latino Movement in South Los Angeles – Mujeres de la Tierra
April 9, 2009
Court: your MySpace page isn’t private – A college student’s rant against her small town provoked such intense backlash that her family had to move—but a California court has ruled that you can’t cry “invasion of privacy” when people circulate what you’ve posted to your MySpace page. – the Cynthia Moreno story
March 24, 2009
A sold-out crowd packed Oxnard’s Performing Arts Center on Saturday to celebrate El Concilio del Condado de Ventura’s 20th annual Latino Awards banquet where nine individuals and three organizations were honored for their contributions to Ventura County’s Latino community.
March 16, 2009
Lakers Get Latin – This April 12, for the eighth straight year, the Lakers will pack the L.A. Convention Center with an estimated 50,000 fans. And not for a game but for an event called Fiesta Lakers
Teresa Foster is an immigration consultant who recently celebrated 19 years of working with Napa Valley families, as well as advocating for Latinos in education and other arenas.
March 14, 2009
Mi Pueblo grocery ready to make Pittsburg debut – Mi Pueblo, one of the largest Latino grocery chains in Northern California, has arrived in Contra Costa County
March 4, 2009
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wins second term as L.A. mayor – first Hispanic mayor in more than a century
January 21, 2009
Inauguration was a crowd-pleaser at Mexican Heritage Plaza – San Jose
December 28, 2008
A power struggle over operation of Stockton’s Mexican Community Center has brought the center’s activities to a halt.
December 15, 2008
New Santa Cruz gallery features Latino folk art – Malintzi
December 12, 2008
Moreno Valley Hispanic chamber to hold dinner – California
December 9, 2008
UC Santa Cruz senior Danielle Soto follows family footsteps in politics – The 22-year-old environmental studies major will be sworn into the Pomona City Council on Dec. 13, just two days after her last final. – granddaughter of the late Philip Soto one of the first two Latinos elected to the California Assembly in 1962
East L.A., Latino heartland, revives its dream of cityhood – More than 30 years after the last attempt, the chances of success seem higher.
December 8, 2008
Despite population numbers, Latinos’ role limited in local governments of the Inland Valley in California
Santa Ana celebrates Virgin of Guadalupe Hundreds gather downtown Sunday to give thanks to the ‘lady from heaven’ who appeared in Mexico nearly 500 years ago.
Procession celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe – San Diego
December 6, 2008
Last month, a vital border roadway project received regulatory approval from the White House, opening the prospects for billions of dollars worth of new economic opportunity for San Diego’s business community. Whether Mexican entrepreneurs can capitalize from their strengthened market position is a critical question with bi-national consequences. The receipt of the presidential permit for the proposed Otay Mesa East (OME) Port of Entry is a victory for the San Diego Chamber of Commerce and key elected officials in the regio
December 5, 2008
The Conga Room at L.A. Live is thinking big
December 3, 2008
Braceros Rally Outside Mexican Consulate – Los Angeles
December 2, 2008
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.
November 25, 2008
The burgeoning economic crisis has not dampened the holiday spirit of this metropolis’ Hispanic community, which poured into the streets of East Los Angeles to enjoy this community’s annual Christmas parade.
November 17, 2008
How did Olga Diaz manage to beat a two-term incumbent and become the first self-described Latino council member in the 120-year history of Escondido? She swept the middle. Unofficial election results show that Diaz not only beat Ed Gallo, whom she will replace on the council, in all 25 precincts in central Escondido, but also had more votes there than Sam Abed, who finished first and won re-election. – California
November 12, 2008
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 6, 2008
Former Palm Springs Police chief Gary Jeandron conceded to Democratic rival Manuel Perez after Perez was elected to the open 80th Assembly Wednesday. – California
Escondido, a city with a 44% Latino population, elected a Latino to its City Council for only the second time in its 120-year history. Olga Diaz, 32, beat incumbent Councilman Ed Gallo
Mayor Becky Campo held a 430-vote lead over challenger Luis Molina on Tuesday night in a hard-fought election that pitted two Democratic Latino candidates against each other. – Patterson, California
The Tulare-Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced it has named Raymond Macareno its new executive director.
November 3, 2008
The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts celebrates this year’s Day of the Dead with a show, Muerte sin Fronteras/ Death without Borders – San Francisco
October 28, 2008
Mayor Chuck Reed and Police Chief Rob Davis are reaching out to community leaders as they attempt to quell the growing furor over the high number of Hispanic people arrested in San Jose on suspicion of public drunkenness.
October 27, 2008
Nearly half of San Bernardino County’s population is now Latino
October 23, 2008
Federal immigration agents assisted by a Richmond police SWAT team launched one of several raids in the Bay Area early Wednesday, targeting members of the notorious MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, street gang, authorities have confirmed. – California
October 21, 2008
Los Angeles Police Stop More Blacks, Hispanics Than Whites, Study Finds
October 15, 2008
A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the city’s plan to issue municipal identification cards to residents regardless of immigration status does not violate state and federal law.
Despite economic woes, lots of fun was had at Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley gala
Nearly Half of Newly Diagnosed HIV/AIDS Cases in Los Angeles County Are Among Latinos
October 8, 2008
LA Mayor Villaraigosa addresses perceived tensions between blacks and Latinos
October 6, 2008
The county of Santa Clara and the Mexican Consulate General in San Jose partnered today to launch the fourth annual Bi-national Health week, to increase health and wellness to thousands of Mexican and Latino residents in the county.
September 30, 2008
Border visits no longer will be day at beach – The federal government’s effort to slam the door on illegal immigration, drug smuggling and the threat of terrorism means a new secondary fence will be built in the park, creating a 90-foot-wide no-man’s land of patrol roads and security lights that extends to the sea. – Southern California
Sonoma County was La Frontera del Norte in 1800s
September 29, 2008
Coors Light Lideres and Alameda County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Recognize Ten Local Hispanic Leaders
September 25, 2008
Four of every 10 San Bernardino County residents speak a language other than English at home.- California
September 23, 2008
Figures newly released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that nearly two-thirds of all children living in the San Joaquin Valley are Hispanic.
September 22, 2008
Manos Amigas/Helping Hands Celebration Unites the Community to Honor Newly Literate Latino Adults
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 17, 2008
15 LAPD officers face discipline in May Day melee – Police Chief William J. Bratton calls for four of the officers to be fired in connection with the 2007 debacle
Chico, California celebrates El Dia de la Independencia – Thousands fill City Plaza
September 16, 2008
Mexico’s Consul General Carlos Felix led the Mexican independence day celebration Monday night in front of San Francisco City Hall.
Large turnout marks day of Mexican independence – San Jose
September 15, 2008
Latinos now outnumber blacks 2 to 1 in South Los Angeles
Latino group recruits students in northwest Pasadena – “Peace Ambassador” program this school year at John Muir High School and Washington Elementary School
At 50, Pico Rivera has reason to celebrate – As the city marks its 50th birthday, residents and leaders are pleased to see new shopping centers, decreasing crime and high homeownership rates turning Pico Rivera into a ‘Latino Mayberry.’
September 12, 2008
Ventura County schools superintendent meets with LULAC – California
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.
CHULA VISTA: Police say vandals caused more than $4,000 damage to a pediatric office Wednesday night when they stole petty cash and scrawled Nazi swastikas and anti-Mexican graffiti on the walls. – California
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
New Nipomo shop’s ice cream features Mexican recipes La Auténtica Michoacana owner, Bernardino Echeverría, comes from an ice cream producing family and hometown – California
September 10, 2008
Latin American culture will be on display for 35 days beginning Thursday as Oxnard rolls out its first monthlong Latino Heritage Month celebration.
U.S. Hispanic Chamber convention could draw 5,000 to Sacramento
Jewish Community Foundation Announces Cutting Edge Grants to Fund Latino Programs
September 9, 2008
San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre has been criticized for losing some of his Democratic base and even Latino support in the past week. He says the facts don’t support those theories.
Southern California’s taco truck war continued to sizzle as county officials asked a judge to reinstate a law he threw out last month that had forced truck operators to move every hour or face the threat of jail.
September 8, 2008
4 generations of El Teatro Campesino actors -bilingual theater troupe, El Teatro Campesino, in San Juan Bautista, California
Rep. Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino, is helping students eager to apply to the United States service academies by hosting a military academy night.
August 28, 2008
The Mexican Heritage Corp. said it has raised enough money to completely discharge its half-million-dollar debt obligation to the city of San Jose.
Latino Groups Slam Richmond Police Checkpoints – California
Three Latino men have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of San Jose accusing city police of racial discrimination.
CHULA VISTA: San Diego Latino Film Festival and Otay Ranch Town Center are showing Spanish-language shorts and feature films this September at the second annual Que Viva! Cine Latino 2008.
August 20, 2008
Farm employees press for reliable water supplies – California
August 17, 2008
Six Mexican border states pledged on Friday to strengthen cooperation with California in fighting climate change and increase green investment through Public Private Partnerships.
Spanish-speaking juvenile inmates get reading material thanks to local nonprofit groups – San Luis Obispo County
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
Sacramento mayor apologizes to victims of racial profiling
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
New health care services coming to the Mexican Consulate in Fresno
Study looks at health of farmworkers – MICASA follows everything from aches to diabetes in laborers. – University of California at Davis
August 11, 2008
Shop offers Latino literature, more – Latino Books y Más in Palm Springs, California
August 10, 2008
Open English and The Los Angeles Metropolitan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (LAMHCC) Announce Strategic Relationship
Bilingual book lovers find a quiet corner – Escondido, California
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.
The new demographic data estimates Stanislaus County’s white non-Hispanic population was 50.2 percent of the county’s total, with Hispanics making up 39 percent – California
Los Ángeles is the county with the largest number of Latinos in the nation. New information coming from the Census Bureau offers no big surprises, given today’s immigration trends, birth rates and the history of our city, but it reveals only a fraction of what this means for our future.
Sabor latino en el condado de Los Angeles – Aunque cinco de 10 residentes del área son hispanos, sólo un 20% de los funcionarios electos también lo son
August 5, 2008
California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce 29th Annual State Convention “Decades of Distinction 30 Years of Advocacy, Empowerment & Education”
August 4, 2008
Latino children in foster care need Latino foster parents – San Diego
August 3, 2008
Thirty-two Chinese and Latino teenagers were recognized by the city earlier this week for their efforts to promote a healthy environment in their southeast San Francisco neighborhoods, reports New America Media writer Jun Wang.
July 30, 2008
4 years later, Nueva Vision charter school looking for final approval from Sacramento County
Latino Health Access leader receives $125,000 prize – America Bracho is recognized for encouraging community involvement.
July 29, 2008
Iglesias Nights – An Evening of Salsa Dancing and Latin Culture in Los Angeles
July 28, 2008
A larger-than-life Gene Autry cradles a guitar and croons alongside his faithful horse Champion. But beneath the bronze singing cowboy at the Autry National Center of the American West each Thursday rages some of the hottest salsa in Los Angeles.
El poder de la pupusa no está en el tamaño – El evento anual salvadoreño se fortalece, aunque los organizadores se separen – La Pupusa Power – Los Angeles
July 27, 2008
Latino-vs.-black violence drives hate crimes in L.A. County to 5-year high
July 26, 2008
Funcionarios de Escondido han propuesto un nuevo enfoque legal para combatir la percepción de que la ciudad, con una creciente población latina, se ha convertido en un destino para los inmigrantes indocumentados. – California
July 24, 2008
New report identifies lack of disaster preparedness for immigrants in Southern California
Latino Consumer Group Says Latino Community Being Sold Outdated Food – San Jose, California
Hispanics now the largest ethnic group in Kern County – driven mainly because of a higher fertility rate rather than immigration said Peter Smith with Kern Council of Governments. – California
July 23, 2008
Latino Businessman Takes Aim At California’s Water
Thanks to Frida Kahlo, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Finally Draws Latino Crowd
Eight Hispanic women say San Luis Obispo County’s probation department harassed them and retaliated against them in a pattern of discrimination based on gender and race.
July 21, 2008
Racial harmony on display at Watts basketball tournament – Los Angeles
Ventura County Latino Business Expo helps Latino businesses attract customers – California
Activist was Colton’s first Hispanic councilwoman – RIP Connie “Paddy” Cisneros – California
July 17, 2008
Local Obama Warriors Strive for Black-Latino Unity – Riverside, California
Ventura County LULAC Members Meet Presidential Candidates – California
July 16, 2008
San Francisco: Sanctuary City Gone Awry
New Paso market to focus on Hispanics – Paso Robles, California
July 15, 2008
Woman receives top LULAC honor – Martha Chavarria – LULAC’s California Woman of the Year
Migrants see lives improve in U.S. – Sun Valley, California – (kind of a strange headline for the content but worth reading)
July 14, 2008
For many immigrants in the San Fernando Valley, life continues as it did in their native countries -
July 13, 2008
Escondido tries to rid itself of undocumented immigrants – California
New psychology program focuses on serving Latino clients – Watsonville, California
July 10, 2008
East L.A. art center will need a new home
July 9, 2008
Words Exchanged Over ‘National Council Of La Raza Day’ – San Diego
June 30, 2008
San Diego County Fair draws latinos from U.S., Mexico – About 12% from south of the bord
June 23, 2008
Dia de la Familia draws 17,000 fans – Salinas
June 22, 2008
City To Offer Spanish Classes To Police – Escondido
Uncle of girl (latina) who died from heatstroke is fired – California
June 19, 2008
Congresista Hilda Solis, GRAN MARISCAL de la 13va. FERIA AGOSTINA INTERNACIONAL
Jóvenes SANOS quizzes community about fast food – Watsonville, California
June 17, 2008
Chivas USA soccer team may build fields in Santa Ana for youth
June 12, 2008
Suspected Mexican crime ring leader is arrested in Riverside
Language won’t be a treatment barrier – Desert Cancer Foundation – Palm Springs, California
¡Viva Mexico! – Ranchero Nights brings out the dancing shoes and cowboy boots – Chico, California
June 9, 2008
Santa Ana could gain a Latino police chief if Paul Walters gets sheriff’s post
Mexican artists enrich, inspire Bay Area
Court rules for legacy of Juana Briones! – Palo Alto, California
June 2, 2008
Zacatlan, Mexico, proposed as Lodi sister city
Will Los Angeles elect a white supremacist judge to Superior Court? Meet Bill Johnson
May 28, 2008
New generation of L.A.-area Latino leaders aren’t as friendly toward ‘amigo stores’ – Cities like Baldwin Park are turning away from ethnic-oriented retail projects in favor of mainstream businesses. Starbucks is welcome.
LATINO JOURNAL ENDORSES KEVIN JOHNSON FOR MAYOR – Sacramento
May 27, 2008
LATINO FOOD FEST & MENUDO COOK-OFF – Kern County, California
South L.A. backyards are becoming barnyards – Once predominantly African American, the area has seen an influx of Latino immigrants, along with their roosters, chickens and other barnyard beasts not typically part of the urban scene.
May 22, 2008
Hard-Line Policies Prompt Immigration Meetings – Escondidio, California
Six Hispanic Judges Will Not Face Write-In Campaign – Los Angeles Superior Court
Hispanic chamber startup workshops boost entrepreneurs – Stockton, California – San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
May 21, 2008
Racial Brawl — LA School District Blames Leadership
Mexican Heritage Plaza exhibit notes the valor of Latino vets – San Jose
May 19, 2008
Garfield High School in East Los Angeles plans its new auditorium
May 16, 2008
El Concilio expands with San Joaquin County Latino population – California
May 12, 2008
Jose Preciado wants to represent you on the San Diego County Board of Education
May 7, 2008
ICE raids on homes panic schools, politicians – Berkeley and Oakland
May 5, 2008
May Day march smaller, but festive – Los Angeles
A plaza in search of a new identity – San Jose
May 1, 2008
Latino Notebook: Historical photos of OC’s Mexican American community on display in Irvine | call, orange, santa, event, information – OCRegister.com
April 30, 2008
More restrained LAPD tactics to be tested at May Day rally
April 28, 2008
A rediscovering of East L.A.’s core – Latino artists help revamp a place where the community (and freeways) intersects.
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.
Lost Art Of The OC and The Lemon Street Murals – Fullerton, California
April 21, 2008
Latino population at near majority, but lacks at the polls – Coachella Valley, California
Latino business leaders form a PAC – San Jose, California
April 16, 2008
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, on April 4th, told a largely African-American audience in Compton that when Latino gangs are at war with black gangs over drugs and turf they are sometimes satisfied to kill any young black living in their rival’s territory in order to flex their criminal muscle.
Foreclosure scam targets mostly Hispanic families – California
April 14, 2008
An unusual blend of cultures: Mexican and black – Costa Chicans in Los Angeles – Immigrants from Costa Chica share an ancient ethnic heritage and culture that few outsiders know about.
Pasadena City College to Host 14th Annual Adelante Mujer Latina Conference
Did You Know? The Bay Area’s digital divide is also apparent when comparing Latinos with other ethnic groups. Just 57 percent of Latinos have some form of Internet access and 50 percent have a broadband connection. – California
April 10, 2008
Erick Arguello named grand marshal – San Francisco
April 9, 2008
‘Jamiel’s Law’ Targets Illegal Immigrant Gang Members – Los Angeles
April 8, 2008
Border-area residents in San Diego now must report stolen vehicles in person
March 31, 2008
Lincoln High School strives to close Latino achievement gap – San Jose, California
March 26, 2008
Escondido Police Offer Spanish Lessons For Officers – California
March 25, 2008
Destino Awards $60,000 for Literacy & Expanding Health Care – Ventura County, California
March 24, 2008
Upscale Latinos find a home – Once known for its Quaker past and links to Richard Nixon, Whittier is coming to symbolize a new set of aspirations.
March 18, 2008
Safe Haven – Laura Perez’s experience as an immigrant groomed her for tending to others in desperate need – San Francisco
March 17, 2008
Kxol Latino 96.3 FM to Campaign Against Gang Violence in Los Angeles
March 13, 2008
Sorpresa! to Launch on Comcast in Fresno Area on March 31St
March 10, 2008
Activists take over L.A. streets celebrating 1968 ‘blowouts’ – Thousands re-enact the East Los Angeles high school boycotts by marching from Lincoln H.S. to Hazard Park. – Los Angeles
March 6, 2008
San Jose mayor seeks new course for Mexican Heritage Plaza
February 28, 2008
City To Offer Spanish Classes To Police – Escondido, California
February 27, 2008
Public offers ideas for San Jose’s Mexican Heritage Plaza
February 26, 2008
Consultant (Marco Polo-Cortés) to lead Hispanic business group – San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
February 25, 2008
San Jose weighs three options for rescuing Mexican Heritage Plaza
February 21, 2008
Agency for Latinos seeks help – AGUILAS in San Francisco
February 7, 2008
Palm Springs swears in first Latino police chief
January 30, 2008
Mexican Heritage Plaza needs new model for future success – San Jose, California
January 28, 2008
Los Angeles to announce Broadway makeover
January 22, 2008
Financial aid workshop aims at bilingual students – annual San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce workshop
January 15, 2008
Escondido getting fourth Latino-themed supermarket – California
January 14, 2008
New consul to help county’s Mexicans – María de los Remedios Gómez Arnau in San Diego
Hispanic Network recognizes leaders – Napa Valley, California
January 7, 2008
Solano Hispanic Chamber awarded grant from panel
January 3, 2008
Keeping up with day laborers not easy – Police officer in Orange devotes time to enforcing new rules that crack down on problems associated with day workers. – Orange, California
Tamara Alvarado resigns from MACLA
December 12, 2007
Palm Springs chooses David G. Dominguez as its new top cop – (first Latino police chief there)
December 9, 2007
Latino theater a first for Soledad – Salinas, CA
December 5, 2007
Bilingual education incorporated at local private school – Claremont, California
December 3, 2007
Michoacan governor visits Napa Valley College, discusses future
Minuteman executive director speaks in Indio – California
Hancock College numbers surge, especially among Latinos – Lompoc, California
November 28, 2007
Injunction issued against Latino street gang in San Marcos – California
November 27, 2007
Carmel Valley Parents Object To Spanish-Immersion Proposal – San Diego
November 25, 2007
Investigators Still Working To ID Illegal Immigrants Killed In Harris Fire – San Diego
The black-Latino blame game – Los Angeles
November 19, 2007
Quakes look to build ties with Latino community – San Jose
November 12, 2007
Stephanie De La Torre: New Leadership and New Direction for The Centro – San Diego
November 1, 2007
Hispanic church offers alternative to street gangs – Salinas, California
October 29, 2007
Day of the Dead draws thousands to Fruitvale – Oakland
October 21, 2007
Capitalizing on ‘Hispanomics’ – Solano County, California
October 20, 2007
Within one city, an enclave is held at a distance – In the Iglesia Park area of Aliso Viejo, language and economic barriers keep residents and their wealthy neighbors from finding common ground. – Los Angeles
October 14, 2007
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 11, 2007
SFAF marks Latino AIDS awareness day
October 10, 2007
Pieces of Los Lobos’ heart – Garfield High School is a special place for Los Lobos. So they’re helping rebuild the auditorium after a fire.
October 9, 2007
Latino group to present Long Beach image awards – California
October 4, 2007
Organization opens young Latinos’ eyes to opportunity – San Marcos, California
STANFORD: HISTORY PROFESSOR RECEIVES AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER WORK – Albert Camarillo
September 27, 2007
Riverside council candidates discuss immigration, Latinos – California
September 23, 2007
Vista clinic program reaches out to Latino families – California
A Mission District Mural Honors the SF Giants? Latino Players
September 17, 2007
‘El Grito’ draws throngs – Revelers at Salinas fiesta estimated at 45,000 strong – California
September 16, 2007
The Santa Clarita Hispanic Business Committee awards $1,000 scholarships to local high school students at their annual Gala.
September 13, 2007
Rita Solinas 1931”‰–”‰2007 – Santa Barbara
September 12, 2007
Santa Cruz councilman accuses Santa Cruz police of racial profiling – California
Slain community leader among those recognized for contributions – California
