La Prensa San Diego back issues from July 2007:
Campaign to Replace Atkins Underway - Whitburn Endorsed by Frye, SDDC
Jul 06, 2007; ... In keeping with the national trend to start the 2008 political season very early, candidates for San Diego City Councilwoman Toni Atkin's seat have started their campaigns and have already participated in one debate. Atkins, who has represented the 3rd City Council District since 2000 is ...
Pero no somos gratuitos
Jul 06, 2007; ... México del Norte A los que si les costamos es a los servicios locales y estatales. Según el Consejo Nacional de Investigación, mientras que los inmigrantes beneficiamos el ingreso federal, salimos fregando a los estados. Pero el problema es que el presupuesto federal de los ...
Voto electrónico: Baja California implementara plan piloto de casillas electrónicas
Jul 06, 2007; ... El próximo 5 de agosto Baja California llevará a cabo elecciones para elegir gobernador, alcaldes y diputados en los 5 municipios que componen el Estado. Para estas votaciones el Instituto Electoral de Baja California llevará a cabo una prueba piloto de urnas electrónicas, como una ...
Making high school a little bit less scary for freshmen
Jul 06, 2007; ... For many students, the transition from middle school to high school can be very difficult. But for a group of 120 students from San Ysidro, the experience won't be as scary thanks to a unique program at San Ysidro High School that helps them become familiar with their future ...
Haciendo que la High School sea menos atemorizante para nuevos estudiantes
Jul 06, 2007; ... Para muchos estudiantes, la transición de la secundaria a la high school puede ser muy difícil. Pero para un grupo de 120 estudiantes de San Ysidro, la experiencia será menos aterradora gracias a un programa único en la San Ysidro High School que les ayuda a familiarisarce con su futura ...
UCSD Theatre Professor to be Honored for Lifetime Achievement
Jul 06, 2007; ... Jorge Huerta, professor of theatre at the University of California, San Diego, has been selected to receive the Lifetime Achievement in Educational Theatre Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE). The award will be presented at a ceremony kicking off the annual ...
Inicia la Campaña Especial de Difusión y Procuración de Fondos de IME Becas
Jul 06, 2007; ... El pasado 20 de junio dio inicio la campaña especial de difusión y procuración de fondos del programa IME Becas en los Estados Unidos. Esta campaña tiene como objetivo dar a conocer a la comunidad mexicana y de origen mexicano que reside en los Estados Unidos que el Gobierno de México, a ...
Plan Today for Pregnancy Tomorrow
Jul 06, 2007; ... The days that immediately follow conception are some of the most important in the development of a child. Because nearly half of all pregnancies in the US are unintended, many women will learn that they are pregnant before they've had a chance to make lifestyle changes beneficial to both mother ...
Is Grandma Doing Meth?
Jul 06, 2007; ... County Officials Expose the Faces of Meth Six people sat on chairs outside Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. Their ages ranged from a young person to someone in his 60s. "Can you pick the former meth users?" Supervisor Dianne Jacob asked. "Will the former meth users please ...
Es verano: sol, calor y las vacaciones escolares
Jul 06, 2007; ... LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informative Para Millones de Hispanos Para ellos, es la mejor época del año. Para los padres, la de mayor preocupación. La escuela terminó, han llegado las vacaciones y la pregunta es ¿Qué deben hacer mis hijos en su tiempo ...
Education still failing minority children 53 years after Brown V the Board of Education
Jul 06, 2007; ... Last week in a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling, desegregation was struck down. The case revolved around voluntary desegregation plans in Seattle and Louisville with the court majority stating that race can't be used to achieve diversity in K-12 education. In reality, for Hispanic students and ethnic ...
Tezozomoc Speaks
Jul 06, 2007; ... Pobres Los Republicanos: Los Republicans can talk the talk, they just can't walk the walk. They talk about being more inclusive and reaching out to the Hispanic community, but when it is time to stop and meet the community they are a no show. Every Republican candidate for President, with the ...
Turn Off Spanish TV to Fast-Track Leaning English?
Jul 06, 2007; ... When California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was asked what could be done to help Latino students pass the required high school exit exams during an interview, he forewarned the audience that he knew his answer was politically incorrect and could get him into trouble. His response to the ...
The Open Box of Hypocrisy to Advocate Slavery
Jul 06, 2007; ... What would you do if at age 65 you went to collect your Social Security and your share of the funds was not available to you? If you contributed 10% of your income to your 401k plan for twenty years and upon retirement, you could not obtain your money. How would you feel? What about if you owned ...
Amigos hasta la muerte
Jul 06, 2007; ... Después de todo, el apodo de "Scooter" le chanta como un guante a Lewis Libby. Como un motociclista escurridizo que transita por las autopistas congestionadas del sur de California, "Scooter" Libby se burló del sistema jurídico norteamericano y quedó libre de pecado a pesar de que las leyes lo ...
Minutemen Harass Catholic Church in Fallbrook
Jul 06, 2007; ... The San Diego Minutemen have zeroed in on a new target, but not an old one for vigilante groups - the Catholic Church. In recent weeks, they have set up picket lines at St. Peter's Church in Fallbrook and have been harassing its pastor, Father Edward "Bud" Kaicher, staff members and parishioners ...
NICK NAMES
Jul 06, 2007; ... FIRST PERSON Someone said in order to be truly cool or to accomplish great things in life, you have to have a nick name. I don't know if that is true, but I know that a nick name that doesn't degrade you or make you seem like a dork is a way of separating you from the other ratones in ...
ENTREVISTA: Charla con el Lic. Alejandro Rodríguez Director del Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura
Jul 06, 2007; ... Primera parte: El pasado martes sostuvimos una larga y amena charla con el Lic. Alejandro Rodríguez, Director del Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura del Municipio, para solicitarle información vinculada con sus funciones, sobre las funciones y espacios del Palacio de Cultura del ...
The Power of Conserving Water
Jul 06, 2007; ... Each of us can be a water conservation hero. Every individual possesses the power to control how much water we use and when we use it. Whether it's waiting to do full loads of laundry or watering the garden during the evening and early morning hours, a small heroic action of using water ...
¡TIC TAC TIEMPO!
Jul 06, 2007; ... The 1st Annual Breakdance Jam: Breaking in the Park The San Diego Civic Dance Association & KleenHouse Clothing are collaborating to present their first-ever "Breakdance Event" on Saturday, July 21,2007 in Balboa Park. "Breaking in the Park" will offer Breakdance and Popping ...
Artifacts Tell the Real Story of San Diego
Jul 06, 2007; ... Focusing on San Diego's first inhabitants, a colorful kaleidoscope of Kumeyaay, Spanish, Mexican and early American settlers up to 1885, the Museum of San Diego History will unveil the second phase of its permanent exhibition in Balboa Park on July 19. The new exhibition examines the significant ...
Representan a la Dulce Odette en el Lago de los Cisnes
Jul 06, 2007; ... Piotr Ilich Tchaikovski es el compositor de la música del portentoso y colosal ballet El Lago de los cisnes, basado en un cuento y el cual se narra usando para expresar su contenido, la expresión corporal por medio de la danza, una de las cinco artes basicas que ha impuesto la historia del arte ...
"Standing Silent Nation" Documents the Clash of Native American Tribal Sovereignty with Government Policy
Jul 06, 2007; ... What does a family have to endure to create a future for itself? "Standing Silent Nation" is an eye-opening account of Native American reservation life that belies popular images of casino mini-states. It is the story of one Lakota family's struggle to retain tribal identity and sovereignty ...
Roy Jones: "I'll take care of Hanshaw-then its Tito!"
Jul 06, 2007; ... July 14th PPV a prelude to Jones-Trinidad Mega fight While a bit difficult to hear over Tuesday's jumbled conference call, the legendary Roy Jones Jr. did apparently at least, sound like the Roy Jones of old, rather than simply an old Roy Jones. "I ain't ready to give it (boxing) up just ...
Carlos Baldomir Completa Pre-Pesaje de 30 Días Antes de su Pelea Por El Título Interino del CMB Peso Súper Welter vs Forrest el 28 de Julio
Jul 06, 2007; ... El ex-campéon del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo peso welter Carlos Baldomir pesó 166 libras y media el Jueves para su pesaje mandatario del CMB 30 días antes de pelear contra otro ex-campeón del CMB de las 147 libras, Vernon Forrest, el 28 de Julio en Tacoma, Wash., por el título interino del CMB ...
Ochoa Triumphs With Gift Bull
Jul 06, 2007; ... Bullfight World Nothing But Tremendismo From Villaseñor In this, perhaps the shortest season on record in Tijuana, a decent crowd turned out July 1 in the Hurtado Brothers' "Beautiful Bullring by The Sea" to watch six bulls of La Venta del Refugio plus a gift bull given lidias by ...
Community Notes
Jul 06, 2007; ... Northwest Civic Association's General Meeting will be at the Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library Auditorium (4th & F Streets), Monday, July 9th at 6:00 p.m. Open Forum Night. This will be an opportunity for members of the community to voice their opinions on issues which are important to ...
Taking higher education closer to the community
Jul 06, 2007; ... Southwestern College opens new center in Otay Mesa, has big plans for San Ysidro When Southwestern College opened the Higher Education Center at San Ysidro in 1988, it was meant to be a "living monument" for the victims of the 1984 massacre that took place in the same location where the ...
Llevando la educación superior más cerca de la comunidad
Jul 06, 2007; ... Southwestern College abre nuevo centro en Otay Mesa, tiene grandes planes para SY Cuando Southwestern College abrió el Higher Education Center en San Ysidro en 1988, tenía la meta de ser un "monumento viviente" para las víctimas de la masacre de 1984 que tomó lugar en esa misma ubicación ...
Northwest Chula Vista has a strong voice
Jul 13, 2007; ... If you live in the Northwest side of Chula Vista, what are the issues that are most important in your neighborhood? Is it building heights limitations? Is it redevelopment? Is it the KOA Riverwalk? Whatever it is that concerns you as a Northwest Chula Vista resident, there's a ...
El Noroeste de Chula Vista tiene una voz fuerte
Jul 13, 2007; ... Si usted vive en el lado noroeste de Chula Vista, ¿cuáles son los temas que más le importan en su vecindario? ¿Son los limites de altura en los edificios? ¿Es el desarrollo? ¿Es el KOA Riverwalk? Sea lo que sea que le preocupa como residente del noroeste de Chula Vista, hay una ...
Tú votas, el vota, nosotros no...
Jul 13, 2007; ... MÉXICO DEL NORTE Como todos los plazos, llegó el último día de registro de los michoacanos residentes en el exterior para registrarse y votar en las elecciones de gobernador del próximo noviembre en su estado natal. Y como era de esperarse, apenas unos centenares de paisanos se ...
Se "calientan" las elecciones en Baja California
Jul 13, 2007; ... El próximo 5 de agosto los ciudadanos de Baja California votarán para elegir un nuevo gobernador, presidentes municipales y diputados, sin embargo la contienda se ha visto plagada de golpes bajos y artimañas políticas, que en lugar de motivar el voto en la población pueden generar repudio y ...
Derrumbando los "picaderos" de Tijuana
Jul 13, 2007; ... Las ciudades fronterizas del norte de México se han establecido a través de las décadas como el principal corredor de la droga que es introducida ilícitamente hacia Estados Unidos. Durante las últimas dos décadas Tijuana ha pasado de ser ciudad de paso a uno de los mercados más ...
High School Students Experience College Life First Hand in UCSD Ambassadors of Academic Achievement Program
Jul 13, 2007; ... For Berenice Avila, a senior last year at Chula Vista's Castle Park High School, meeting Megan Bressem, her undergraduate student mentor in the Ambassadors of Academic Achievement (A3) Program at the University of California, San Diego, was a special occasion. It was one of Berenice's ...
¿Hijos malcriados y padres alcahuetes? ¿Hijos independientes y padres tolerantes?
Jul 13, 2007; ... Padres que estamos eliminando el tipo de abuso físico y emocional que existía; pero, al eliminar esta dictadura y miedo, se prescindió el respeto, y ahora son los hijos los que están mandando a los padres. ¿Cómo fue que llegamos a esta situaciín?: Hijos malcriados y padres alcahuetes. Hijos ...
Revancha latina
Jul 13, 2007; ... LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Lo que el presidente Bush quería evitar impulsando la reforma migratoria antes de la campaña presidencial de 2008, acaba de suceder. Como era de esperarse, todo indica ahora que los votantes hispanos le pasarán ...
Emite Alerta Consulado de México a Migrantes Sobre Peligros en Cruce Fronterizo por Altas Temperaturas
Jul 13, 2007; ... * El número telefónico para reportar emergencias en el Consulado es el (619) 231-3847. * El peligro se agrava por la irresponsabilidad de los traficantes de personas. El Consulado General de México en San Diego alerta a los connacionales sobre los peligros que implica el intento ...
Gaylord Debacle, a clear lack of leadership
Jul 13, 2007; ... With a single letter faxed to the Mayor of Chula Vista and the Port of San Diego the once promising future of the Chula Vista bay front came to a screeching halt. This project was to be the signature project for the city and the beginning of the rejuvenation of the west side. The fact that this ...
The Public Forum . . . El Foro Público
Jul 13, 2007; ... National City community opposing eminent domain For the record, our organization (CCR) along with community residents, voters and taxpayers adamantly opposes National City Mayor Morrison's and the city council's proposed eminent domain 12 year extension amendment to the National City ...
Protecting Property Rights in California
Jul 13, 2007; ... The Constitution of the State of California provides that "All people by nature are free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property . . ." Property rights are a fundamental, core American ...
Motivaciones políticas
Jul 13, 2007; ... ENFOQUE ¡Serenad los estados de ánimo ...! ...tendría que ser la alusión. ¿Que por qué ...? Porque "el horno no está para bollos" en Guerrero (México), nomás por eso. Sí, señor, me refiero al desaguisado que entre amagos y posibles celadas terminó en efímera prisión para Nicolás Chávez ...
WAL-MART Submits Applications to City of Chula Vista To Expand Stores to Supercenters
Jul 13, 2007; ... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announces it has submitted applications to the City of Chula Vista for building permits to expand two of its Chula Vista stores to Supercenters. The stores, located in Eastlake at 1360 Eastlake Parkway and in South Bay Marketplace at 75 North Broadway, were both granted ...
Pobreza, etnia y fútbol
Jul 13, 2007; ... La fiesta del fútbol (soccer) despierta multitudes. Desde Tierra del Fuego en Argentina hasta Canadá, donde actualmente se desarrolla el torneo mundial de Sub 20, el tema del fútbol subyace en la mente de rico, pobre, gordo, flaco, feo, bonito, etc. Todos festejan el gol. A los ...
Feria Artesanal IMJUV 2007: Impulsando el arte popular de Tijuana
Jul 13, 2007; ... Las artesanías y trabajos manuales son uno de los atractivos arraigados para los turistas que visitan la ciudad de Tijuana. For décadas las piezas de miles de artesanos mexicanos ban ocupado espacios públicos como la Avenida Revolución, el centro histórico y la garita de San Y sidro, ...
Women In Film & GM Announce Emerging Latina Filmmakers Grant
Jul 13, 2007; ... The national alliance organization of Women In Film (WIF) and the General Motors Corporation (GM) announces the second annual WIF/GM 2007 Opening Doors/Abriendo Puertas: The Acceleration Grant for Emerging Latina Filmmakers. The WIF/GM grant will again be presented to five up-and-coming ...
Women in Film y GM anuncian beca para cineastas hispanas de nueva promoción
Jul 13, 2007; ... La alianza nacional de mujeres cineastas Women In Film (WIF) y General Motors Corporation (GM) anunciaron en el día de hoy el inicio del proceso de solicitud para la segunda entrega anual de Abriendo Puertas: Beca de aceleración para cineastas hispanas de nueva promoción WIF/GM 2007 Opening ...
Participación de la Actríz Tijuanense Irma Merino en Programa de Lectura
Jul 13, 2007; ... La lectura es una de las actividades humanas que paulatinamente ha ido perdiendo vigencia, debido a diversas influencias del modernismo, hace algún tiempo todavía se realizaban las famosas tardeadas de lectura, en las que la familia participaba leyendo poesía, novela, editoriales periodísticas y ...
ENTREVISTA: Charla con el Lic. Alejandro Rodríguez Director del Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura
Jul 13, 2007; ... "Comentamos sobre el nuevo Palacio de Cultura de Tijuana y las festividades del 118 Aniversario de la fundación de Tijuana" (ProQuest: ... denotes text stops here in original.) Segunda parte final En la charla correspondiente al pasado artículo se conversó referente al ...
A mariachi crash-course for children and grown ups, too!
Jul 13, 2007; ... When Marta Arroyo was growing up in the San Joaquin Valley, she used to get ready for school to the sound of mariachi songs coming out of her family's radio. It was a daily family ritual: She and her brothers and sisters getting dressed for school, her father getting ready for work in ...
Un curso rápido de mariachi para niños ¡y para los grandes también!
Jul 13, 2007; ... Cuando Marta Arroyo estaba creciendo en el Valle de San Joaquín, se alistaba para ir a la escuela con el sonido de canciones de mariachi saliendo del radio de la familia. Era un ritual familiar diario: ella y sus hermanos y hermanas vistiéndose para ir a la escuela, su padre arreglándose ...
Marathon Man: Hernandez Strives for Olympic Qualifier
Jul 13, 2007; ... Despite the fact that he defeated all but 23 of the 17,800 participants in June's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, Chula Vista's Hector Hemandez was disappointed with his impressive 2:32:35 finish. While many participants consider it a success to even finish the grueling 26.2 mile course, the 35-year old ...
Mijares latest Mexican boxing warrior
Jul 13, 2007; ... The latest boxing sensation from Mexico, WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares, headlines Friday night's "La Batalla" pay-per-view event live from the Gomez Palacio in Durango, Mexico. "La Batalla," featuring three championships bouts from Mexico, will be broadcast live (10 ...
Mexico's Dominguez Proves to be Worth the Wait
Jul 13, 2007; ... For months, the San Diego Sunwaves have been heralding the imminent arrival of Mexican national team goal scoring leader Maribel Dominguez, but previous commitments and delays kept her playing for her club team in Spain until a few days ago. Wednesday night, Sunwaves fans got their first look at ...
Planes, Trains and Dead Sea Scrolls
Jul 20, 2007; ... With its concentration of museums, gardens and theaters, Balboa Park is San Diego's cultural epicenter. In a single day you can take a class in botany, learn to do the tango, view a fresco, ride a mini-train, sip tea among Birds of Paradise and Indian Shots and catch a world-class production ...
Time for Barrio Logan residents to pull out those old demands
Jul 20, 2007; ... Quietly, the Mercado Project is officially back in the hands of the city, beginning this past Monday. A month ago, Mercado's former developer Sam Marasco was rejected by courts when he tried to appeal a previous decision that stripped him of his right to develop on seven acres of land in ...
Violencia opaca propuestas en debate
Jul 20, 2007; ... Bajo un tenso clima de protestas y enfrentamientos violentos se llevó a cabo el primer debate oficial entre candidatos a la gubernatura de Baja California. Cientos de simpatizantes del Partido Acción National y el Partido Revolutionario Institucional protagonizaron una riña al exterior ...
Se unen alcaldes fronterizos
Jul 20, 2007; ... Alcaldes de las ciudades fronterizas del norte de México y sur de Estados Unidos llevaron a cabo una reunión en la que discutieron los temas más relevantes para una de las fronteras más dinámicas del mundo. Durante dos días de ponencias y mesas de trabajo los mandatarios municipales ...
Community Notes
Jul 20, 2007; ... "The Truth about Redevelopment" and how it has effected the lives of residents and small businesses in other communities, as well as a critical look at the history and finances of the CV Redevelopment Agency is the topic of the Monday, JULY 23, 2007; 6:45 PM; meeting of the Southwest Chula Vista ...
Dr. Raj Chopra to take over as Southwestern College Superintendent on August 1
Jul 20, 2007; ... The Southwestern Community College District Governing Board of Trustees approved a contract last Wednesday night to appoint Dr. Raj K. Chopra as its new Superintendent/President. The contract, which is effective August 1,2007, through June 30, 2009, provides ah annual salary of $189,000, plus ...
First Person: Play Dating Is For Democrats
Jul 20, 2007; ... I was getting drilled at the dentist the other day, musing over the feet that my lower lip felt like a rubber boxing glove, when I found myself in the middle of a conversation with the dentista on the right talking with the assistant on the extreme left about taking their kids to play dates ....
De mal en peor
Jul 20, 2007; ... LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos La derrota en el Senado del proyecto bipartidista de reforma migratoria, que a pesar de su imperfección, era un primer paso en el largo camino que hay que recorrer para solucionar un problema que afecta a la ...
WOMEN'S HEALTH: What Women Should Know About HPV
Jul 20, 2007; ... Human papilloma-virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection and affects both men and women. HPV causes genital warts and cervical cancer. Most sexually active individuals will have an HPV infection in their lifetime, and 80% of women will have had one by the age ...
The Iraq War, The Bush Legacy, and Democracy
Jul 20, 2007; ... After 9/11, President George W. Bush requested that Congress give him executive power to declare war on terrorism. President Bush went into Afghanistan to crush the terrorists, Al Qaeda and capture, "dead or alive," Osama Bin Laden. Terrorist are still in Afghanistan and Bin Laden is alive and ...
Antiinmigrantes reciclan viejos argumentes
Jul 20, 2007; ... Aunque la propuesta de reforma a la ley de migración fue eliminada el jueves 28 de junio en el Senado de Estados Unidos, el debate continúa. Los grupos antiinmigrantes lo tomaron como una victoria. Estos grupos han logrado gran visibilidad gracias a la ayuda de "talk shows" radiales en ...