La Prensa San Diego back issues from February 2008:
Tension keeps rising over the border fence
Feb 01, 2008; ... Colonia Libertad is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Tijuana, with its little sheds and houses, stretching along the rusty border fence. It is a place known for great food and the best car repair shops, but lately, it's also notorious as the place where tear gas canisters fired by ...
Los Muros Ilegales
Feb 01, 2008; ... MÉXICO DEL NORTE ¿Se acuerda usted de todos los chistes cuando estaba caliente la propuesta de construir un muro en toda la frontera con México? Entre los más comunes estaban el de que si el muro iba a medir ocho pies de alto, el rentara escaleras de nueve pies se iba a hacer millonario, ...
El tema migratorio como salvavidas Republicano
Feb 01, 2008; ... FRESNO - El ideólogo conservador Victor Hanson, en su columna semanal publicada el 13 de enero, 2008, en el periódico Fresno Bee, afirma que los precandidatos presidenciales de ambos partidos con posiciones flexibles en materia migratoria (Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain y hasta Rudy ...
Ciudadano inocente detenido y torturado por error
Feb 01, 2008; ... El pasado 17 de enero Tijuana vivió uno de los más cruentos episodios en la guerra contra el crimen organizado, cuando tan solo 4 sicarios del cártel Arellano Félix se enfrentaron a tiros con cientos soldados y agentes federales por más de 3 horas. Además de hacer evidente el clima de ...
Let's Rethink The Model of Standardized Testing
Feb 01, 2008; ... Is it possible to achieve educational equity for low-income students of color in California? A recent study titled, "High Schools For Equity," shows that it is possible, particularly when schools take the initiative to create meaningful curriculum for their students, and allow them to show their ...
Is Your Thyroid to Blame?
Feb 01, 2008; ... WOMEN'S HEALTH The thyroid is a small gland in the neck that produces hormones that regulate metabolism, heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure, weight, and energy level. When the thyroid is not functioning properly, producing too little or too much hormone, it can wreak havoc on ...
Property Tax Relief
Feb 01, 2008; ... County Assessor, Gregory J. Smith, wishes to notify property owners that tax relief is available if their property's market value has fallen below its assessed value. Your property's assessed value is shown in the upper right hand corner of your current tax bill. For all practical purposes, this ...
To fast or not to fast
Feb 01, 2008; ... Catholic tradition dictates not to eat meats on Fridays during Lent. Many Tijuana Catholics are losing interest in the practice. Like many Catholics in Tijuana, Sonia Alfaro doesn't eat red meats during Lent, or Cuaresma, as it is known in Spanish. "I abstain from eating red ...
Community Notes
Feb 01, 2008; ... 4th Annual Free Electronics E-Waste Event at Southwestern College Free Drop Off Takes Place on February 2nd from 9 a.m. - 3p.m. WHAT: The Southwestern College (SWC) Environmental Technology Club is proud to host its 4th Annual Free Electronics E-Waste Event with the added collection of ...
The Lagrant Foundation Will Award a Quarter of a Million Dollars ($250,000) to Minority Students Studying Advertising, Marketing or Public Relations
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Lagrant Foundation (TLF) is now accepting applications for a quarter of a million dollars ($250,000) in scholarships, which will be awarded in the 2008/2009 academic year. The scholarships are for ethnic minority students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in advertising, marketing ...
"MONEY EQUALS POWER"
Feb 01, 2008; ... Adopt-A-Highway An obscure septuagenarian woman is appointed to an obscure city board in Kansas City and a controversy ensues. She caused controversy, name-calling, and political upheaval nationwide, not from being a nice little old lady, but from her politics. A small group of ...
La clave en la lucha por nuestros derechos es el cabildeo
Feb 01, 2008; ... LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos El cabildeo es tratar de influenciar, cambiar o anular un proyecto de ley; un proceso en el cual la comunidad se involucra, de una forma organizada y planificada en la aprobación de las leyes que tarde ...
Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? The important thing is to vote!
Feb 01, 2008; ... Without a doubt this election season is the most exciting that we can remember! Record numbers of voters are turning out for the caucus and primaries. It was reported in the South Carolina primary that Barack Obama alone got more votes (295,091) than total number of votes cast in the previous ...
Ayunar o no ayunar
Feb 01, 2008; ... La tradición católica dice que no se debe comer carne roja los viernes durante la Cuaresma. Muchos católicos tijuanenses se están alejando de esapractica. Como muchos católicos en Tijuana, Sonia Alfaro no come carnes rojas durante la Cuaresma. "Me abstengo de comer carne en esos ...
La importancia del Súper Martes
Feb 01, 2008; ... Los resultados del estado de Florida están sobre la mesa. Hillary Rodham Clinton venció en la bancada de los demócratas; lo mismo hizo John McCain en el lado de los conservadores. Ahora el Súper Martes, fecha en que los estados más poblados y más importantes participarán en las primarias ...
THE PUBLIC FORUM . . . EL FORO PUBLICO
Feb 01, 2008; ... Desde hace casi una década he estado involucrada con el Senador Gil Cedillo quien fue el primer legislador que presentó una propuesta de ley para dar licencias de manejar a nuestra poblacion. El costo enorme que representa para nuestra comunidad indocumentada y para toda la comunidad documentada ...
El Registro Electoral Estará Abierto el Sábado
Feb 01, 2008; ... La oficina del Registre Electoral del Condado de San Diego estará abierta el sábado, 2 de febrero desde las 8 a.m. para las 5 p.m. para los electores que quieran emitir sus boletas electorales antes del martes, el día de la Elección Primaria Presidencial. "Ésta es simplemente otra manera ...
Sabor at Voces Latinas
Feb 01, 2008; ... How a Latino leadership and speech club became President's Distinguished and cultivated a culture of success Sabor. It's a Spanish word meaning flavor, a certain something, something. At Voces Latinas, a Toastmasters International club, you'll find sabor at every club event ...
Dos Artistas Exponen Lienzos en las Salas del Instituto de Cultura de Baja California
Feb 01, 2008; ... Dos Artistas Exponen Lienzos en las Salas del Instituto de Cultura de Baja California En nuestro recorrido rutinario en busca de novedades culturales y artísticas que se realizan en esta convulsionada zona fronteriza, nos encontramos con agradables sorpresas, a lo que comentaremos sobre ...
Inician temporada Teatral El Grupo "Ojo" y el Cuatro Colectivo en el Escenario de Las Tablas Café Teatro
Feb 01, 2008; ... El Grupo Teatral "Ojo" y el Cuatro Colectivo inician su primera temporada teatral correspondiente al corriente año 2008, montando la comedia teatral "Medias Naranjas" (Siete historias ácidas) del español Carlos García Ruíz, se estrenará en el escenario de "Las Tablas Café Teatro" el próximo ...
'To Explore 'Lowrider' Lifestyle with Livin' the Low Life
Feb 01, 2008; ... FHM Magazine Model of the Year Vida Guerra to Host SPEED will take viewers into the world of the lowrider lifestyle with its new weekly program Livin' the Low Life, set to premiere in HD on Feb. 21 at 10:30 p.m. ET. Throughout Mexican-American communities from East Los Angeles to El ...
Rodriguez and Villalva Friends On and Off the Field
Feb 01, 2008; ... CIF Championships occur so infrequently that it is nearly impossible to achieve that kind of success in back to back seasons. While it would be a long shot to say the least, the defending soccer champion Otay Ranch Mustangs are hoping to beat the odds. If they do a lot of the credit will go to a ...
Mustangs Look to the Future with Saenz
Feb 01, 2008; ... Having lost eight starters from last year's team to graduation coach Mike Diaz knew that this would be a rebuilding year for his Otay Ranch Lady Mustang Soccer Team. Looking to the future, Diaz filled those slots with eight freshman. So, in one year the Mustangs have gone from being one of the ...
Nueva Tarjeta de Identidad Para Ciudadanos Americanos
Feb 01, 2008; ... Desde el 31 de Enero del 2008, los Ciudadanos Americanos tienen que probar su ciudadanía con sus pasaportes o con un nuevo documento requerido para viajar. El documento nuevo se llama "U.S. Passport Card." El U.S. Passport Card es equivalente a un pasaporte en que establecerá al Departamento de ...
At the Dawn of A New American Liberalism
Feb 01, 2008; ... January 30 marked the 126th anniversary of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's birth. With the most significant and exciting election in 48 years upon the nation - and California getting the chance to play a significant role in who will be the next president of the United States next Tuesday - it is ...
FIRST PERSON: East Bay Soul, A retro cool Supergroup
Feb 01, 2008; ... Too cool to the touch, smooth jazz, funk master -horn arranger, supreme Greg Adams has joined forces with long time friend, quixotic R&B front man BMI song writer award winner, Lenny Williams to form the new group, East Bay Soul. Adams is known as one of the founding members of the ...
A Gay Marriage Takes Place on Both Sides of the Border
Feb 15, 2008; ... Life at the Border Just below the lighthouse inTijuana, the couples hands play as they are about to promise each other eternal love in front of the crashing waves. Their family surrounds them, all dressed up, video camera at hand. This would be just another seashore wedding, it ...
Volunteers clean the beaches of Tijuana
Feb 15, 2008; ... Hundreds of volunteers cleaned the beaches of Tijuana last Saturday morning as part of the environmental efforts of the binational organization Wildcoast and the border community. Event organizer Arturo Angeles explained that people from Tijuana and San Diego helped remove trash from the ...
El Iceberg Electoral
Feb 15, 2008; ... México del Norte El tema que no existe, que no es importante y que no se ve porque "está debajo del agua", hundió más de un barco el famoso "Supermartes" electoral. El hundido más importante, sin duda alguna, fue el Titanic de Mitt Romney. Y seamos claros: Romney no "renunció" a ...
El regalo de la vista
Feb 15, 2008; ... Miles de niños y adultos mayores de Tijuana recibirán el regalo de la vista gracias a un programa internacional de ayuda creado por el Club de Leones y dos empresas trasnaeionales fabricantes de lentes. El programa "Recibe el regalo de la vista" (Give the gift of sight) arrancó el pasado ...
Crimen organizado envía mensajes aterradores
Feb 15, 2008; ... Seis cuerpos sin vida con mensajes intimidatorios para todos aquellos que denuncien al crimen organizado ban sido encontrados en Tijuana durante los tres últimos días. "Nosotros si vamos" decía la cartulina amarrada al cuello del último cuerpo sin vida encontrado la madrugada del jueves ...
FRCSW Officer Led Effort to Jam Roadside Bombs
Feb 15, 2008; ... NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND - "I'm not a hero," lamented Lt. Cmdr. Paul L. Choate after receiving the Bronze Star Medal on Dec. 6, 2007, for his accomplishments supporting coalition efforts during Operation Iraqi Freedom. But, to the thousands of warfighters and civilian contractors ...
Junior Robles was a promising amateur boxer has a street named after him
Feb 15, 2008; ... In the 1950s, Junior Robles was a promising amateur boxer, who used to headline the golden gloves tournaments put on by the San Diego Union at the San Diego Coliseum downtown. Junior was regarded as the pride of Logan Heights and National City. He had a very successful pro boxing career, leaving ...
De católico a protestante
Feb 15, 2008; ... Muchos católicos, desde México hasta Argentina, cuando emigran a Estados Unidos cambian su religión a otra forma de cristianismo. ¿Cuáles son las razones de estos cambios? Parte II La Iglesia Católica de EU Algunos críticos afirman que la Iglesia Católica en Estados ...
From Catholic to Protestant
Feb 15, 2008; ... Many Catholics from Mexico to Argentina when migrate to the U.S. change to a different Christian denomination. What are the reasons behind these changes? Part II The Catholic Church in the U.S. Some critics argue that the U.S. Catholic Church, which for the most part is ...
Los jóvenes tienen la palabra... ¡y el voto!
Feb 15, 2008; ... LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Las elecciones primarias que vienen avanzando en todo el país, han traído varias sorpresas; entre ellas, el abrumador número de votantes hispanos activos en las urnas, un fenómeno que para disgusto de muchos ...
UCSB Conference Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Chicano Student Walkouts
Feb 15, 2008; ... SANTA BARBARA, CA - In March of 1968, thousands of high school students walked out of their East Los Angeles classrooms in protest of educational conditions in the five public high schools that comprised the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Classes ground to a halt as the students ...
San Diego Housing Commission awards $2.1 million for supportive housing programs
Feb 15, 2008; ... The San Diego Housing Commission has awarded $2.1 million in "Shelter Plus Care" federal grants to local nonprofit organizations. The funds will be used to provide affordable housing and comprehensive supportive services to homeless and disabled individuals. The grants are funded by the U.S ....
La Mitigación Ayuda a Mantener su Propiedad Fuera de Peligro
Feb 15, 2008; ... "Bien, Alex, mitigación por $200." Es muy probable que nunca haya escuchado a nadie pedir esa categoría a Alex Trebek en los 24 años que ha dirigido el programa Jeopardy en TV. Los productores del programa podrían hacer un gran favor a los televidentes si pusieran esa categoría en la ...
Study details California's first statewide Latino service organization
Feb 15, 2008; ... Established in the 1860s, the Juntas Patrióticas Mejicanas introduced modern services like food cooperatives and revolving credit During the 1864 presidential election, Mexican community organizations in California joined together to urge Latino voters across the state to cast ballots ...
Cutting education, is that our best option?
Feb 15, 2008; ... We recently talked with a Chula Vista teacher who was dejected, worried, and unsure of the future. This teacher had just left school where the principal had informed the staff they needed to start planning for a 50% reduction in their budget. The budget cut included firing as many as 10 ...
Tezozomoc Speaks
Feb 15, 2008; ... Que pasó con el Mayor Sanders? Is he running for re-election as mayor of San Diego or for US Senate? Esto Indio is a little confused, his office sends out press releases congratulating the Senate for passing the economic stimulus package which wouldn't have been possible without his support ....
To Whom Are We Accountable?
Feb 15, 2008; ... Reflections on the Conflict in Colombia On February 4th, hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Colombia and worldwide to protest the FARC-EP (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo/Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army). Online and media ...
Time to heal the wounds of the U.S.-Mexico War on the 160th anniversary of its ending
Feb 15, 2008; ... Feb. 2 marked the 160th anniversary of the end of the U.S.-Mexico War, and its consequences continue to shape the relationships between the two countries, as well as race relations within our nation. The historical legacy of the war is clear. The United States gained and Mexico lost an ...
El secreto a voces
Feb 15, 2008; ... El proceso electoral en Estados Unidos esta llegando al final de su primera etapa. En pocos días se determinara quienes serán los candidatos por ambos partidos políticos. Desde 1960 han sido muchos los candidatos que perdieron su oportunidad a la presidencia por haber estado enfermos, por ...
Big beautiful women are welcome
Feb 15, 2008; ... Kathy Hernandez wanted big beautiful women (BBW) to feel comfortable when going out to a club to dance and have fun. That's the reason why in November she opened Club Catalina, the only BBW hip-hop, size-acceptance night club in San Diego. "I think for the most part BBW's can ...
Las mujeres grandes, bellas, son bienvenidas
Feb 15, 2008; ... Kathy Hernández quería que las mujeres grandes y bellas (BBW, por sus siglas in inglés) se sintieran a gusto yendo a los clubes nocturnos a bailar y a divertirse. Esa es la razón por la que en noviembre abrió Club Catalina, el único club nocturno de hip-hop para BBWs en San ...
Original Exposición en Palacio de la Cultura de Tijuana Denominada "La Ropa También es una Máscara"
Feb 15, 2008; ... Una obra extravagante de Juan Manuel Nieto Está abierta al culto público de la región fronteriza la genial obra del artista multi-disciplinario Juan Manuel Nieto, intítulada: "La ropa también es una máscara" en una de las grandes salas de exposición del Palacio de Cultura de Tijuana, ...
Lots of support for El Tri in first game in Tijuana
Feb 29, 2008; ... Although fans from Tijuana and San Diego were very lively during the game, Mexico's sub-23 soccer national team tied to zero with its rival from Paraguay at the Feb. 27 game at Estadio Caliente in Tijuana. Maybe the most interesting aspect of the game, which was, for the most part ...
Health project focuses on pregnant women at the border
Feb 29, 2008; ... A new coalition of health and social services agencies will try to reduce disparities in perinatal health in selected US/Mexico border communities of San Diego County. The California Border Healthy Start (CBHS) project, proposed by Project Concern International, will target low-income ...
Selección mexicana sub-23 visitó Tijuana
Feb 29, 2008; ... Intensa pasión futbolística vivió la afición tijuanense que acudió al Estadio Caliente para apoyar a la selección mexicana en su encuentro amistoso contra el equipo de Paraguay. La ciudad fronteriza fue la tercera y última parada de preparación para la selección sub-23 en su camino al ...
The militarization of Tijuana
Feb 29, 2008; ... Military presence in Mexican cities has been steadily rising, especially in Northern border cities like Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, both known to be political trend setters in Mexico. The military take over of public safety in some of Mexico's most violet areas, is part of president ...
Bajas temperaturas amenazan a migrantes
Feb 29, 2008; ... Las bajas temperaturas en las montañas del sur de California cobraron la vida de una mujer mexicana que intentaba cruzar la frontera sin documentos. Ahora su familia enfrenta la misma tragedia que han vivido miles de latinos, cuando un ser querido muere en su búsqueda del sueño ...
Proyecto de salud fronteriza se enfoca en mujeres embarazadas
Feb 29, 2008; ... Una nueva coalición de agendas de servicios de salud y sociales tratará de reducir las paridades en la salud prenatal en algunas comunidades de la frontera en el Condado de San Diego. El Proyecto California Border Healthy Start (CBHS), propuesto por Project Concern International, se ...
Community Notes
Feb 29, 2008; ... Southwestern College's 2nd Annual Street Painting Festival & Community Resource Fair Celebration of Women's History Month WHAT: Southwestern College (SWC) welcomes the community to its 2nd Annual Women's History Month Street Painting Festival and Community Resource Fair. More than ...
Claves para una reunión exitosa con los maestros de tus hijos
Feb 29, 2008; ... LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Las reuniones entre padres y maestros son fundamentales para el desarrollo escolar de tus hijos. Esta es la oportunidad que tienes de conocer las destrezas que tus hijos dominan, las que aún no y la conducta en ...
10th Annual M.E.Ch.A. High School Conference
Feb 29, 2008; ... The C.S.U. San Marcos M.E.Ch.A. is hosting its 10th Annual High School Conference, which will take place on Friday, March 14th, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The goal and purpose of the conference is to motivate and inspire high school students to succeed academically and pursue a college ...
Airport Authority announces paid summer internships for undergraduate students
Feb 29, 2008; ... Thirteen internships available in variety of areas Undergraduate students wishing to explore career options in the aviation industry or a public agency can get paid for doing so this summer, thanks to an expanded Career in Aviation College Intern Program offered by the San Diego County ...
Making a Sham of Dr. Kings Dream
Feb 29, 2008; ... A while back the San Diego City School Board of Education committed the school system to acknowledging Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s contributions to society through appropriate activities commemorating the civil rights movement in the United States. But, alas, all the 'whereases' and ...
Southwestern College Sponsors Spring Job Fair
Feb 29, 2008; ... More Than 80 Businesses To Participate In Event On March 6th WHAT: Southwestern College will be hosting its annual Spring Job Fair where more than 80 local and national employers from various industries will be actively recruiting. The Spring Job Fair helps students and jobs seekers from ...
One Love Peace, mejores bandas de Reggae en Tijuana!
Feb 15, 2008; ... Este próximo viernes 15 de Febrero se dará uno de los mejores conciertos de reggae en Tijuana, participando México con las bandas ASTRORUMBEROS y CARTEL DE ZION. Alternando con bandas como CULTURA PROFETICA, de Puerto Rico, quienes ya se han ganado el corazón de los tijuanenses. Así como la ...
Expone Trabajo Fotográfico en la Capital Mexicana la Joven Fotógrafa Andrea López
Feb 15, 2008; ... El tiempo es inexorable y nadie lo puede detener; en su correr se detuvo en el año 2006, por un corto espacio de tiempo y permitió a los tijuanenses admirar el talento creativo de la joven fotógrafa mexicana Andrea López, nacida en la capital del país hace ya una treintena de años. Aquí en esta ...
Hodges in the Center of Trojans Rebuilding Program
Feb 15, 2008; ... Like most things, basketball programs are not built in a day. When coach, Aaron Partch took over the Castle Park basketball program last year he didn't have a lot to work with. There were undeniably some skillful players, but no sense of team unity or teamwork. He inherited a team in disarray ...
Samaan a Natural on the Wrestling Mat
Feb 15, 2008; ... Some people pick up sports quicker than others, but Alexi Samaan has gone from novice to champion in just one season of wrestling for the Castle Park Trojans. For the last few years the 6'0" 255 Samaan has been a fixture on the gridiron as both an offensive and defensive lineman, but prior to ...
Quintana Punishes Williams
Feb 15, 2008; ... Paul "The Punisher" Williams came out banged up plus he lost his WBO Welterweight belt to Puerto Rican Carlos Quintana on Saturday night in Temecula, Cal at Pechanga Resort & Casino in front of a near sell-out house. Williams [33-1, 24 KO's] making his first title defends against ...