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A new era for Barrio Logan

Apr 18, 2008; Sáinz, Pablo Jaime ... The first Barrio Logan Community Plan Update Stakeholder Committee meeting took place on Tuesday, April, 15th. The meeting put an end to a 30 year wait for a community plan update. "This community has been waiting for so long," said San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders during the ...

Una nueva era para Barrio Logan

Apr 18, 2008; Sáinz, Pablo Jaime ... La primera junta del Comité de Accionistas de Actualización del Plan Comunitario de Barrio Logan tuvo lugar el martes 15 de abril. La junta puso un fin a una espera de 30 años por una actualización del plan comunitario. "Esta comunidad ha esperado por mucho tiempo", dijo el ...

Catholics celebrate faith on basilica lawn, greet Pope After fires, San Diegans there for blessing

Apr 18, 2008; Rios, Jennifer ... WASHINGTON - To see Pope Benedict XVI, 15-year-old Shannon Gilmore had to tell a small lie. Shannon, of Laurel, Md., who suffered an aneurysm in November and was in a coma for three weeks, neglected to mention to her doctors that she would be missing her physical therapy session ...

Red Tape Cut for In-kind Donations

Apr 18, 2008; Martínez, Mariana ... Charity gifts no longer face year long delay in crossing border At the end of last year the Thousand Oaks Rotary Club in California decided to donate an expensive piece of equipment to the Castro-Limon Foundation in Tijuana, a non-profit working to take care of children and families ...

Community Notes

Apr 18, 2008; Anonymous ... Cancer Survivors Honored During Chula Vista Relay For Life 24-Hour Campout Raises Funds for Cancer Research, Education and Programs Local cancer survivors and their families are invited to participate in the Chula Vista Relay For Life, Saturday-Sunday, May 3-4, at Chula Vista High ...

Maclovio Rojas: 20 years of struggle for dignity

Apr 18, 2008; Sainz, Pablo ... TIJUANA - Jacqueline Hernández was 10 years old when her family arrived to a place in the middle of nowhere that today is the community of Maclovio Rojas. She remembers how the area was a deserted, dusty spot some 10 miles from Tijuana on the free road to Tecate. There were no ...

Maclovio Rojas, 20 años de lucha por la dignidad

Apr 18, 2008; Sáinz, Pablo Jaime ... Jacqueline Hernández era una niña de 10 años cuando su familia llegó a la tierra en medio de la nada de lo que ahora es el poblado Maclovio Rojas hace 20 años. Ella recuerda como el área estaba desierta, una polvadera a unas 10 millas de Tijuana sobre la carretera libre a ...

Cambio en la ley de Aduanas Agilizará los Trámites Para la Importación de Donaciones

Apr 18, 2008; Martínez, Mariana ... Los regalos de caridad ya no enfrentarán esperas de hasta un año para cruzar la frontera A finales del año pasado, el grupo de Rotarios de Thousand Oaks California decidió donar un equipo de cirugía a la Fundación Castro Limón en Tijuana, conocida por su labor con los niños que tienen ...

Political Notes

Apr 18, 2008; Anonymous ... San Diego Mayoral/City Council/City Attorney Forum Candidates for City of San Diego Mayor, City Attorney and City Council District 3 will answer questions from the public at candidates' forums at the Organ Pavilion at the EarthFair in Balboa Park on Sunday, April 20th. SCHEDULE: ...

Surfiesta Californiana Libera Tortugas Marinas en Acapulco

Apr 18, 2008; Hernandez, Sergio Flores ... Es Embajadora De La Organización Costasalvaje ACAPULCO, México - Hayley Conant, campeona juvenil de surf, originaria de Orange County, California y Embajadora de la organización ambiental Costasalvaje, liberó en Acapulco tortuguitas marinas y se pronunció por un mar limpio y ...

Senate Approves Bill Including Latino Museum, César Chávez Provisions

Apr 18, 2008; Anonymous ... WASHINGTON,DC-The United States Senate passed legislation that includes provisions which could lead to the creation of a National Museum of the American Latino, and also paves the way for the designation of various historic sites around the country after the legendary César Chávez. The ...

LULAC Scholarship Bingo a Hugh Success

Apr 18, 2008; Anonymous ... The local LULAC, with Bea Estrada as president, continued toward their goal of raising monies to support their highly successful scholarship program hosting a bingo fundraiser recently. Scholarhip money could not be raised without the support and donations from local key businesses which ...

A un año de la peor masacre escolar en Estados Unidos ¿Hemos aprendido?

Apr 18, 2008; Montero, Luisa Fernanda ... LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Fue una mañana de abril que quedó grabada para siempre en la memoria de este país; ese día, un joven perturbado mentalmente, que venía presentando conductas extrañas, inició la cadena de ataques que terminarían ...

For Earth Day, let's make sure the environment is a campaign issue

Apr 18, 2008; Kalet, Hank ... (Editor's Note: Tuesday, April 22, is Earth Day, a day that we celebrate the Earth. On Earth Day, we remember to appreciate nature and learn ways to protect our environment and find ways that we can help keep the planet clean! In celebration of Earth Day we are reprinting two guest editorials ...

Homeland Security head wields too much power over the environment

Apr 18, 2008; Leyva, José Miguel ... Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is out of control. He recently decided to waive more than 30 different environmental protection laws so he can proceed with a fence along our southwest border. That decision revealed not only his disregard for vulnerable lands and animal ...

Three Amigos Summit

Apr 18, 2008; Rocha, Manuel Pérez; Anderson, Sarah ... President George W. Bush will soon host what has become an annual "Three Amigos Summit." The leaders of Mexico, the United States, and Canada will be gathering in New Orleans on April 21 and 22. What do you suppose is on the agenda? A rational response to immigration, perhaps? A thoughtful ...

California's Newest English Speakers Test For Success

Apr 18, 2008; Soifer, Don ... It is often said that if you want something done, ask a busy person. Like, for instance, children who began school with limited or no English language skills, yet who succeed in learning enough to be redesignated as proficient in English, and moved into the mainstream. In California, ...

Medicina Amarga

Apr 18, 2008; Ortega, Israel ... ¡El cielo se nos cae! O sea eso es lo que nos cuentan los políticos que se la pasan viendo en cómo poder explotar los miedos del pueblo. En ésta, la temporada de culpar a todos, es fácil darse cuenta por qué nuestros oficiales elegidos quieren hacer algo para dar la impresión que están ...

En California, Los Alumnos Que Recién Aprendieron Inglés, Prueban el Éxito

Apr 18, 2008; Soifer, Don ... Frecuentemente escuchamos la expresión "si quieres que algo se efectúe, pídeselo a una persona ocupada". Por ejemplo, los niños que comienzan la escuela con muy poco idioma inglés o sin inglés alguno, y que sin embargo, lo aprenden exitosamente, para luego ser re-designados como "estudiantes ...

Sub-estándar

Apr 18, 2008; Ursal, José R ... La profundidad del problema que las hipotecas sub-estándar está causando en los mercados de valores mundiales y en la economía de EE.UU. no es totalmente evidente. El Fondo Monetario Internacional calcula que el costo total de esta debacle podría llegar a los 945,000 millones de dólares. Hasta ...