Los Angeles + California Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 23, 2009
Final Play May Be the Last for Breath of Fire Latina Theater in Santa Ana
Los Angeles council members to make donations for El Salvador storm victims
Al Carlos sits down with Nancy De Los Santos, writer. Period.
November 20, 2009
Patchwork of Cultures: The Sephardic-Latino Connection — Free Education Program Concert for 900 Los Angeles Students
November 18, 2009
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
Hondurans in Los Angeles prepare to vote in presidential election
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
Young Latino Children Throughout Los Angeles County to Benefit from IBM Donation of Educational Computer Learning Centers
November 13, 2009
Live review: Marc Anthony at the Gibson Amphitheatre
November 12, 2009
Jenni Rivera and Alejandro Fernandez leave their fans, and press, waiting – Los Premios de la Radio in LA
November 11, 2009
Four Latino Angelenos win scholarships for math, science
All aboard for a tour of Little Tokyo and East L.A. Next stop: foodie nirvana
November 10, 2009
Que Buena Radio’s 11th Annual ‘Los Premios de la Radio’ – The event will be held at the famed NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, located across the street from the STAPLES Center, on Tuesday, November 10th at 7:15 p.m
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.
Eva Longoria Parker to Be Honored at MALDEF 35th Annual Los Angeles Awards Gala
El Dia de Los Muertos at Self Help Graphics in LA
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.
November 5, 2009
News from the Brown Side of Town (Los Angeles) Part 1 ~ November 2009 – Chismes & News from the Land of 1000 Dances
A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization.
November 2, 2009
High School is Named After Oscar de la Hoya in Boyle Heights
October 30, 2009
Boyle Heights Day of the Dead exhibit celebrates Latino veterans
Exhiben “Los que se quedan” en Los Ángeles
October 29, 2009
UCLA Students Lobby for DREAM Act
October 28, 2009
Lila Downs cantará en cementerio hollywoodense
October 27, 2009
Euripides’ Medea, With a Latina Twist – Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble presents the world premiere of The Medea Complex, Oct. 30 – LA
Preserving El Salvador’s historic memory: Organizer explains big L.A. event – “Preservación de la Memoria Histórica Salvadoreña”
October 17, 2009
California’s Oldest Latino Bank Celebrates 45 Years – Pan American Bank
The Telemundo station in Los Angeles today went through another round of cuts. Inside sources tell me in addition to layoffs, KVEA 52 canceled its 6 to 7 am morning newscast, anchored by José Ronstadt and Azucena Gómez.
October 15, 2009
MTV entrega sus “lenguas” latinas en Los Angeles – Premios MTV Latinoamérica
October 14, 2009
‘Semblanza Latinoamericana,’ October 17 and 18 Only at Los Angeles Theatre Center
1969: Chicano Movement Rising – Notes on Raza history in East LA, Oct 14 at Cal State LA
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.
ZGS Communications, a Hispanic media owned company that owns or operates 12 Telemundo affiliated stations announced it is opening a national sales office in Los Angeles.
October 12, 2009
CAPTURING THE MOMENT AT TÍA CHUCHA’S CAFÉ CULTURAL
Gustavo Dudamel concert electrifies high-profile audience
Tom Hanks, Quincy Jones and Frank Gehry are among the stars at his first L.A. Philharmonic concert as music director.
October 9, 2009
Leading, independent Hispanic Public Relations agency, RL Public Relations (RLPR) was honored with three awards during the 25th Anniversary HPRA (Hispanic Public Relations Association) PRemio Awards & Scholarship Gala held in Hollywood.
Selena Gomez gave a bunch of L.A. elementary school kids something to smile about when she showed up at Charnock Road Elementary to honor a teacher with over $1,000 in school supplies during OfficeMax’s A Day Made Better Event.
U.S. Shifts Strategy on Illicit Work by Immigrants – (more on the American Apparel layoffs)
October 7, 2009
The Find: Amalia’s Restaurant in L.A. – Amalia Zuleta’s elegant refinements turn the rustic dishes of Guatemala into an urbane cuisine that’s a magnet for her longtime devotees.
The Best Mariachi in the World – Legendary Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán makes a rare LA appearances, October 10 and 11
Verification of illegal immigrants is scrutinized amid healthcare debate – L.A. County officials question cost-effectiveness of rules aimed at screening those trying to get public health services.
Children’s Readings and Panels at The Latino Book & Family Festival – Los Angeles, October 10-11 CSULA at Greenlee Plaza
October 5, 2009
Twenty Five Years of Action – Hispanic Public Relations Association celebrates its proud legacy at Hollywood gala, Oct. 8, 2009
Maria Contreras-Sweet Promotes Los Angeles Development
Pasadena celebrates Latino heritage with parade, festival
Consul stresses link between California, Mexico – Juan Marcos Gutierrez sets out to build ‘a better understanding between our countries.’
October 2, 2009
Latino Faculty Want to End ‘Brown Out’ at Cal State Long Beach
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
Language as a bridge and an identity – At the Grupo Educa weekend language school, children from families with roots in Latin America and Spain are taught to keep the language of their forebears alive and well.
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.
MEDIA ALERT: Chagas Disease: Break the Silence—Time to Treat :: Medical, Scientific Experts Gather in Los Angeles to Shed Light on Deadly Latin American Disease Now Increasingly Found in the U.S.
September 22, 2009
Race Is a $50 Billion Reality for the U.S. Health System – Traveling Exhibit Asks Los Angeles to Explore Why at California Science Center
When the Border Lands on Your Front Door – “Visitors Guide to Arivaca” is a powerful, emotional and thought-provoking play at the Alexandria Hotel – LA
Discovering La Fonda – In the mood for great Mexican food and music?
National Latino Behavioral Health Association Gives Voice to Mental Health Consumers – Groundbreaking Latino Consumer Network to Kickoff at 1st Annual “Tenemos Voz” Symposium
September 21, 2009
The Latino Theater Company Announces Third Annual Gala at the Los Angeles Theatre Center on October 3. Hilda Solis, Castulo de la Rocha, and Jimmy Smits to Receive Honors
100 Hispanic/Latino Influentials: LA Focus, Part 1
September 17, 2009
Armando Molina, co-artistic Director for Company of Angels, directs this September the nationally significant production of “Visitors Guide to Arivaca (Map Not to Scale) ” written by Evangeline Ordaz and produced by Marlene Forte and Xavi Moreno for Company of Angels. The play runs September 11 through October 4th at the Alexandria Hotel, dowtown LA.
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.
Oscar Castillo Photography Show. Latino Book Fest. – Los Angeles
Santa Ana lawyer Jess Araujo appears in a Spanish-language film debuting in Santa Ana this weekend – “La Tragedia del Vaquero” (”The Cowboy’s Tragedy”).
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
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 11, 2009
Program Puts Sidelined Doctors Back in the Game – As medically underserved Hispanic communities cry out for doctors, a new program puts physicians in their midst back into practice. – UCLA’s International Medical Graduate Program
September 9, 2009
Los Angeles Teen Wins $45,000 Quinceanera Party from Verizon Wireless
With Culture Clash, nothing is sacred except satire – Latino troupe prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, putting a modern slant on the ancient comedy of Aristophanes.
Dividing or Converging? – Political Loyalties, Transnational Organizations, and the Incorporation of Latin American Immigrants in the United States – Lecture and Discussions with Alejandro Portes, Princeton University – Monday, September 21st at 4:00 PM University of Southern California
September 8, 2009
10,000 fans attend Viva Los Dodgers – Festival honors 1957 Little League champs from Mexico
September 6, 2009
Clothing company American Apparel said Thursday it is terminating 1,600 employees at its Los Angeles operations after a government investigation into workers’ immigration status.
September 3, 2009
‘LOL! Latina on the Loose’ Opens September 25 at Los Angeles Theatre Center; World Premiere Comedy
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
Los Angeles Hispanic/Latino Emmy winners – 2009
September 1, 2009
UCLA running back Christian Ramirez proud of heritage
L.A. County supervisors agree to explore system to check immigration status of employees
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 26, 2009
Gotcha! NBC Catches Mayor Villaraigosa Illegally Using Water
August 25, 2009
LAPD Bicycle Police in Mexico City
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
A former gang member and anti-gang crusader in Los Angeles faces serious charges, including conspiracy to commit murder – Alex Sanchez – Homies Unidos
August 21, 2009
Kim Baldonado promoted to weekday anchor – KNBC-4 in Los Angeles
Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI Media) announced strong ratings results in Nielsen Media Research’s July 2009 Sweeps period for its flagship Estrella TV station (KRCA-Los Angeles)
Alycia Lane gets TV news gig at KNBC in Los Angeles
CHIRLA to Napolitano: we expect immediate action on immigration reform
August 20, 2009
2009 Downtown Film Festival–L.A. Presents
The Chivas Regal ‘American-Latino Film Series’
August 18, 2009
Cultura Latina: LA’s longest standing Latino bookstore
Latino murals from downtown L.A. building up for sale – from the lobby of downtown’s Victor Clothing building on Broadway
August 16, 2009
Los Angeles Latino Film Festival Seeks Volunteers – Learn the film Industry by volunteering with the 13th annuall LALIFF team
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
Los Angeles-based artist Ronald Llanos
Vintage Mexican Sci-Fi Beams a Blast From the Past, con Queso – upcoming free film series “Aztec Mummies & Martian Invaders: Mexican Sci-Fi Classics.” – UCLA
August 12, 2009
Holy Satire! Over the Top Villaraigosa Spoof Video Hits YouTube (NSFW sorta)
August 10, 2009
La Cholita – Larger than life! VivirLatino Exclusive
Selling tamales on the streets of Los Angeles is a dangerous game of hide-and-seek. Tamale vendors, or “Tamaleros,” have to avoid obstacles like gangs, traffic, police and health inspectors to make only about $30 a day.
August 8, 2009
East LA Taco Truck Robber Turns Himself In
August 6, 2009
Pan American Bank (Los Angeles) CEO Jesse Torres to Co-Chair Anti-Money Laundering Chapter – Yahoo! Finance
August 5, 2009
Hostage house in Compton an example of the increasing dangers for illegal immigrants
August 4, 2009
Mega Food Event comes to Los Angeles this Fall! Taste of the World Festival Kicks off Six City Tour, October 23rd to 25th in Downtown Los Angeles, California
July 28, 2009
Twitter en Español: LACMA the First Museum to Offer Bilingual Tweets
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
L.A.’s Best Street Food? Fish Tacos, Says Forbes Traveler
Latino-owned Businesses: Potential Boon For Economy – Study commissioned by newly-formed Latino Business Chamber shows Latino businesses are positioned to grow – Strengthening Latino Businesses in Greater Los Angeles
Peru’s Novalima to perform in Los Angeles
July 14, 2009
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 13, 2009
Undocumented people live in a shadowy world of high fear and stress — fear of deportation and stress brought on lack of economic, linguistic and educational resources. – study from UCLA
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 24, 2009
Blacks, Latinos in L.A. more conservative than whites, Times Poll finds
Marlene Forte puts on a new hat as the creative director of the famed theater group Company of Angels
En Tu Ciudad Tour: Los Angeles – The Latin indie concert series lands with live performances by Very Be Careful, La Santa Cecilia, Wait.Think.Fast., July 1
Los Angeles Accordion Festival takes you on a musical journey from 1920’s Paris to Mexico and Louisiana
Historic South-Central is flowering – Practical dreamers are creating a diverse community — nurturing gardens, opening a business, extending goodwill and respect.
LA middle school students deprived of diplomas for 1 act of civil disobedience
June 23, 2009
Cuba Travel Services, Inc., to Relaunch Weekly Non-Stop Flights from Los Angeles to Havana June 30
Top Obama Administration Officials to Engage Latino Leaders on Critical Policy Issues in Los Angeles This Week – NALEO Conference June 25-27
Antonio Villaraigosa has himself to blame in bowing out – Right now, he knows he can’t win, given all the self-inflicted damage he’s done.
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 21, 2009
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s future, once bright, looks dimmer now
June 19, 2009
Rodri Rodriguez Bringing the Romance and Spectacle Back Again with 20th Mariachi USA Festival
June 18, 2009
Telemundo KVEA-52, mun2 and CityWalk at Universal Studios Hollywood return with their sizzling 3rd annual free summer concert series “Descarga” En CityWalk con Telemundo y mun2 (Jam On CityWalk with Telemundo and mun2).”
June 17, 2009
Thanks to a handful of billionaires that includes a couple of prominent dignitaries with ties to media giant Univision, as well as the Hispanic owners of a major produce distributor, the city of Los Angeles will celebrate the Lakers’ victory today without spending any taxpayer money.
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
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 11, 2009
Arrancó festival de cine mexicano en LA
June 4, 2009
June 3, 1943 marked the start of just over a week of violence on the streets of Los Angeles that would come to be known as the Zoot Suit Riots – 66th Anniversary
Los Angeles Falls in Love With Comedian Alexis Valdes – Fans packed the Los Angeles Theater Last Friday Night to see Comedian and Host of the hit Mega TV show “Esta Noche Tu Night”
AMERICAN LATINO SYNDICATION ANNOUNCES KEY PROMOTIONS – Nationally Syndicated Weekly TV Shows Expand Bi-Coastal Production Plans
THE HOLA MEXICO FILM FESTIVAL USA ’09 FEATURES THE BEST OF RECENT MEXICAN CINEMA – Hollywood and International celebrities will attend the opening night red carpet and film screening of ARRANCAME LA VIDA (TEAR THIS HEART OUT) at the Arclight Cinemas on June 9, 2009
June 3, 2009
Reel Success! 6th Annual U.S. Latino film fest at Cal State L.A. honored Luis Valdez and filmmakers
Cuba Travel Services, Inc. to Relaunch Non-Stop Flights from L.A. to Havana
Hermilda Escobar Gaviria es la figura central de la obra Una vieja muy berraca, que los grupos de teatro Ta’yer y Sinergia ponen en escena desde este fin de semana en el Teatro Frida Khalo de Los Ángeles.
Latino Elected Officials to Meet As Community Shifts Focus From Ballot Box to Public Policy – The NALEO 26th Annual Conference will take place in Los Angeles, California from June 25-27, 2009.
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
June 1, 2009
This looks awesome :: Sunday, June 7, 8:30 pm in Los Angeles, Gregorio Luke at the Ford, Life Size Murals will be at the Ford Amphitheatre’s outdoor stage featuring Diego Rivera (watch him talk a little about it)
May 31, 2009
Salvadoreños en Los Ángeles insisten en voto en el exterior
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 29, 2009
LatinoLA Internships: Do You Have What It Takes? LatinoLA offering two internships for Summer 2009
May 28, 2009
Judy Chu’s win over Gil Cedillo in Los Angeles a symbol of Latino confidence – Hilda Solis’ congressional seat
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.
Nearly one in six residents, or 46.9 million people, are Hispanic – The most Latino county in the nation was Los Angeles, with 4.7 million people
May 11, 2009
Tortilla Industry Association Holding Technical Seminar in Anaheim, CA June 3rd-4th 2009
May 7, 2009
Kaiser Permanente gives UCLA Hispanic physician recruitment program $2 million
April 27, 2009
A Green Latino Movement in South Los Angeles – Mujeres de la Tierra
April 2, 2009
Entravision’s Los Angeles Radio Stations Post Significant Audience Growth
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 19, 2009
Telemundo’s station KVEA-52 in L.A. is undergoing some layoffs – producers and on-air talen
March 16, 2009
Meet Piolin at Verizon Wireless ‘Evolutionary’ Designed Communications Store in El Monte, California
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
March 13, 2009
The Los Angeles Superior Court and the county’s Department of Children and Family Services yesterday renewed an agreement with the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles to cooperate to provide assistance to Mexican families in pending court proceedings.
March 11, 2009
HOPE Presents ‘Latina History Day’ Conference in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers and Fox Sports en Espanol Sponsor 5th Annual Bowling Fundraiser To Benefit Inner City Basketball League Through Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)
Recently reelected to the post of councilor in Bell, a town in Los Angeles County, Mexican-American Teresa Jacobo is continuing in politics the struggle she began more than a decade ago as a community activist.
March 4, 2009
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wins second term as L.A. mayor – first Hispanic mayor in more than a century
March 3, 2009
With over 200 pieces of work from the 1930s-70s, “Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda” at UCLA’s Fowler Museum is a stunning retrospective and the first for the famed silversmith.
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.
It’s a Bird, It’s a Chupacabra, It’s Lucha Va Voom! – Los Angeles
February 1, 2009
Chef Alex Garcia Brings Classic and Nuevo Latino Cuisine to Los Angeles Hotspot
January 28, 2009
Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic will begin their first season together with a free concert at the Hollywood Bowl to introduce classical music’s current it-boy to the city.
January 26, 2009
Moles la Tía in East Los Angeles is all about authenticity
100 Hispanic Influentials: Los Angeles Focus, Part 1
January 15, 2009
A Taste of Cuba in Los Angeles – Nice Listing of Restaurants
December 23, 2008
La ciudad invitada de la FIL de Guadalajara 2009 es Los Ángeles – Estados Unidos es ya un país hispanoparlante
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 18, 2008
Leamos: A Noble Cause – El Centro Latino for Literacy gets ready to roll out the Leamos campaign – Los Angeles
South El Monte mayor makes no promises on heeding curfew – Blanca Figueroa says she stays at work until the wee hours because the mayor’s work is never done. Colleagues contend she’s living at City Hall.
Beatriz Valdez dies at 69; L.A. County’s first female registrar-recorder
December 12, 2008
KLAX La Raza 97.9 FM to Debut Popular Morning Show ‘El Chulo de la Manana’ in Los Angeles
Jóvenes latinos de Los Ángeles participan en una campaña para reducir la obesidad
December 10, 2008
My Abuelita was One Talented Mujer – Multi-Cultural Chicano musical history in Southern California with classical music Indianist composer and Chicana pianists in LA
U.S. Navy Hosts Hispanic-Owned Small Business Conference – Los Angeles
December 9, 2008
Jennifer López pone en venta casa de L.A. – Su residencia ubicada en Los Ángeles se ofrece en 8 millones y medio de dólares; es una construcción al estilo francés
East L.A., Latino heartland, revives its dream of cityhood – More than 30 years after the last attempt, the chances of success seem higher.
Entravision Communications Corporation to Present at the 9th Annual Wedbush Morgan Securities California Dreamin’ Management Access Conference
December 8, 2008
President of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Mónica García’s attempt to oust LAUSD’s Brewer: gaffe or gutsy?
El adiós ¿definitivo? de RBD – El sexteto de pop dio su último concierto en Estados Unidos el viernes en el Gibson
December 6, 2008
Olga Tañón destapa al Conga Room – La Mujer de Fuego fue, la noche del jueves, la primer artista en presentarse en el nuevo club de baile del centro de Los Ángeles
December 5, 2008
It’s looking less likely that Los Angeles voters will consider sweeping changes to the Los Angeles Police Department policy on dealing with illegal immigrants suspected of crimes.
The Galaxy has relaunched its Spanish-language website. The new lagalaxyfutbol.com will be the “online hub” for the the club’s Spanish-language news and information.
The Conga Room at L.A. Live is thinking big
December 3, 2008
Braceros Rally Outside Mexican Consulate – Los Angeles
Develan estatua de Oscar de la Hoya en Los Angeles
At Peña’s, memorable marinated pork – The Santa Ana eatery serves up cochinita pibil, a Yucatecan dish, and other commendable fare. – Restaurant review
December 2, 2008
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.
Dia de Los Muertos may have come and gone this year, but the spirit of the holiday lives on at the Autry National Center of the American West as part of the “Bold Caballeros y Noble Bandidas” exhibition – Los Angeles
Univision’s Spanish-language KMEX Conducting Analog Shut-Off Tests
Western Union Honors Los Angeles Hispanic Community, Unveils Artistic Mural
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 25, 2008
KMEX Univision 34 Ends November Sweeps as the #1 Television Station in Los Angeles among Adults 18-49
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 21, 2008
The city of Los Angeles has tentatively agreed to pay nearly 13 million U.S. dollars to immigration protesters and bystanders injured by police officers during a melee last year, it was reported on Thursday.
Why Jorge Mettey Sued Univision
November 19, 2008
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.
La activista latina Silvia Campoy ha dedicado su vida a la defensa de los derechos de los menos favorecidos, primero con niña de origen mexicano segregada, luego como madre de una estudiante y ahora como líder de su comunidad. – Los Angeles
November 18, 2008
Santa Ana leads a bittersweet real estate boomlet
November 12, 2008
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.
November 11, 2008
Los Angeles’ Barrios Vote Big For Obama For Latinos in LA, the Bradley effect works in reverse, as always.
November 6, 2008
Creators of LowLos, Aztlan Entertainment, just sealed a deal to have its show on TransitTV.
LATIN FACTORY 5: EVENING IN RED, A GALA FASHION SHOW TO BENEFIT LATINOS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS
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
Peruvian-born singer Yma Sumac dies in Los Angeles
Latino vibe at UCLA’s Fowler Museum
Immigrants from Central and South America countries who have moved to Los Angeles say the Mexican culture is a dominant force in the U.S. city.
October 27, 2008
Self Help Graphics gets ready for Day of the Dead – The East Los Angeles agency is in transition, but it is staying true to its mission.
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 23, 2008
Veteran activist shows support for immigrant rights protesters – Dolores Huerta tells group fasting in Olvera Plaza that they are fighting for the future of their children, immigrants, California and the nation.
October 21, 2008
Los Angeles Police Stop More Blacks, Hispanics Than Whites, Study Finds
October 15, 2008
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 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 27, 2008
Dr. Erlinda Martinez Honored Among Top 25 Latino Educators by National Latino Leaders Magazine
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
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.
Stellar Evening With Award Ceremony and Special Screening at the 12th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Closing Night in Hollywood
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
September 16, 2008
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) announced that KLAX La Raza 97.9 FM in Los Angeles will begin airing the hit Chicago morning radio show “El Chulo de la Mañana” tomorrow, Tuesday, September 16th
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
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival officials have honored Argentinian musician Gustavo Santaolalla with one of their top prizes.
September 12, 2008
Rosalba Ruiz, a staff writer at the Orange County Register, helped produce the new film “Alondra Smiles,” about the celebrations two teen girls have for their 15th birthdays. It has been selected for the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival.
Friday marks the start of the 12th annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, which runs through Sept. 19, and will screen a diverse selection of films, shorts and documentaries by Latino filmmakers from the United States, Latin America, Central America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal.
Cine Latino to Present Audience Award at 2008 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
September 10, 2008
Art thief in L.A swipes Diego Rivera work and others worth millions
Brothers Return Their Mother’s Ashes and Uncover Secrets – The award-winning film, “Calavera Highway” screens at LALIFF on September 13
LBHI to Host Latino Behaviorial Health Conference At Los Angeles Airport Marriott, Sept. 15-18
Jewish Community Foundation Announces Cutting Edge Grants to Fund Latino Programs
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.
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
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels opens its doors to mariachi camp – Los Angeles
September 6, 2008
Los Angeles taco trucks can stay put again – A judge overturns a recent county supervisors’ rule limiting how long the mobile food vendors can remain parked in one spot.
September 5, 2008
L.A. Unified elementary school experiments with dual-language program
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
Sports reporter Jaime Cárdenas, recently laid off from the L.A. Times, has landed a job at the L.A. Galaxy as communications coordinator.
August 26, 2008
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 20, 2008
Most Talented in Latin Hip Hop Take Center Ring at Red Bull Batalla de los Gallos in Los Angeles
Daimler/Mercedes Benz, Port of Long Beach Condemned for Teaming | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens
‘Karlifornia’ Back With More on Being a Young Latina in L.A.
Latino Ceramists at The Folk Tree – The exhibit is a cross section of work created by Los Angeles area latino artists in varying stages of their careers.
August 19, 2008
Even as the demand for health care continues to increase, the number of qualified Hispanic nurses lags behind, according to a recent study of the nursing industry in the Los Angeles area.
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
Gregorio Luke takes Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture post
Saying she fears an erosion of American values and identity, a Lancaster city councilwoman wants to proclaim English the city’s official language.
August 14, 2008
El Tri jugará en Los Ángeles – México y Chile se medirán el 24 de septiembre en choque preparatorio
Oscar De La Hoya Foundation And Tecate Swing For Charity At The 9th Annual Oscar De La Hoya Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic
August 13, 2008
Manic Hispanic goes Wild at Alex’s Bar – Long Beach, California
August 12, 2008
The Los Angeles SuperClasico – A History Three years of Galaxy-Chivas battles, and the only true intra-city derby in MLS is finally living up to its SuperClasico name.
August 11, 2008
GolTV to Launch on Time Warner Cable in New York City and Los Angeles
August 10, 2008
Open English and The Los Angeles Metropolitan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (LAMHCC) Announce Strategic Relationship
Como uno de los eventos más importantes en la costa Oeste para la comunidad oaxaqueña en Estados Unidos, este fin de semana se celebrará en Los Angeles, la 21 edición de la Guelaguetza.
August 7, 2008
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 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 1, 2008
Dodgers get Manny Ramirez from Red Sox
July 30, 2008
Mexican Nostalgia Takes Over Los Angeles With ‘100 Years of Mexican Music’
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.
KPFK makes room for pochos and much more – The radio station prides itself on ethnically oriented programming. – 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 24, 2008
L. A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seeks to build Latino support for Obama
July 23, 2008
Spanish-language pop-music station KLVE-FM (107.5) jumped back to the No. 1 spot in the Southland radio ratings, ending the brief reign of English-language Top 40 outlet KIIS-FM (102.7), according to the spring Arbitron figures released Tuesday. – Los Angeles
July 22, 2008
LAXART Presents the Debut of Miguel Angel Rios’ Video Crudo
July 21, 2008
Los Angeles Immigration Court caseload soars – And wait times are growing because the number of judges has not kept pace.
Pair run down and killed by driver in Hollywood had 3 children – killed by a drunk, former Marine, Hispanic
Racial harmony on display at Watts basketball tournament – Los Angeles
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
Spanish adaptation of ‘Wizard of Oz’ comes to Lynwood High – Los Angeles
July 16, 2008
Jack Morton Promotes Luis Montero to Director of LA Office
Why do Asian students generally get higher marks than Latinos? Lincoln High students have candid ideas. – Los Angeles
July 15, 2008
Call for Entries Issued and Winners will be Honored at Annual PRemio Awards & Scholarship Dinner, October 2, in Los Angeles, CA
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
Yolanda Pérez now hosts ‘Mex 2 the Max’
For many immigrants in the San Fernando Valley, life continues as it did in their native countries -
Illegal LA – The Immigration Plight in Los Angeles
July 10, 2008
East L.A. art center will need a new home
July 8, 2008
Mexican seafood finds a home in L.A. County
June 26, 2008
LAPD won’t ask about immigration status – lawsuit thrown out
Fox Sports en Espanol and Time Warner Cable Honor Latino Teens
L.A. mayor raising funds on Newsom’s turf
June 24, 2008
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 22, 2008
L.A. County jails to expand immigration screening
June 19, 2008
Congresista Hilda Solis, GRAN MARISCAL de la 13va. FERIA AGOSTINA INTERNACIONAL
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.
Cheech Marin’s Chicano art at LACMA – Los Angeles
Tu Ciudad magazine closure
June 16, 2008
LATINA ACTRESS EILEEN GALINDO MAKES THEATRE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT IN “TRAILERVILLE”
June 12, 2008
Media Moves: Fred Ortega leaves paper for political P.R. – of the Pasadena Star-News
Suit challenges LAPD’s policy on illegal immigrants
