Chula Vista mayoral debate focuses on economics

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Chula Vista mayoral debate
focuses on economics
Chula Vista mayoral candidates from left to right: Steve Castañeda, Cheryl Cox, and Jorge Dominguez
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz
The three mayoral candidates for
Chula Vista held a debate this week
that focused, for the most part, on
how to bring economic stability to the
second largest city in the County of
San Diego.
The hour and a half debate was held
on Monday, April 12, at the Civic
Center Library. About 100 people attended. The debate was sponsored
by the Northwest Civic Association
of Chula Vista and encouraged residents to bring their economic-related
questions.
Mayor Cheryl Cox, who is seeking
reelection to her second term, is being challenged by Councilmember
Steve Castaneda and Jorge Dominguez, an educator and Southwestern College trustee. The election is
scheduled for June 8.
“We need to run the city in the same
way we run our family bank account:
We shouldn’t spend more than what
we have,” Cox said in her introduction.
Castaneda, who has been one of
Cox’s major critics during her term
as mayor, said that Chula Vista can
go back to being one of the most
thriving cities in the county.
“I want Chula Vista to be a good
place to work and live,” he said. “I
think I can be more effective as
mayor. There’s currently a lack of
leadership in the mayor’s office.”
Dominguez, who is the “outsider”
in the race, blamed the mayor and city
council for the financial woes of the
city.
“We’ve had inefficient leadership,”
he said. “I would not hire any of these
two,” Dominguez said, pointing to his
opponents, Castaneda and Cox.
A major topic in the debate was the
development of the bayfront and the
establishment of a four-year university in the city.
“All of these plans are great, but
we need to create jobs today,”
Castaneda said.
Other topics touched in the debate
included medical marijuana, trailer
parks,
Cox and Dominguez said they are
both against the sale of medical marijuana in stores in the city of Chula Vista.
“Nothing good comes from making drugs available to the community,”
Cox said.
Cox is endorsed by her husband,
County Supervisor Greg Cox, as well
as by San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, and former Chula Vista Deputy
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Mayor Jerry R. Rindone.
On her campaign website,
www.coxformayor.com, Cox lists
these topics as priorities: fiscal responsibility, development of the
bayfront, energy efficiency, and
“making local government work for
you.”
Castaneda is endorsed by the Chula
Vista Firefighters, the Chula Vista
Police Officers’Association, and the
League of Conservation Voters.
On a campaign mailing, Castaneda
lists the following as his priorities: creating jobs, making city hall more accountable, protecting historic neighborhoods, and public safety services.
His website is www.castanedafor
mayor.com.
Dominguez doesn’t list any endorsements on his website,
www.dominguez4mayor.com.
Some of the issues he lists as his priorities include: economic stability, local development, and shutting down
the power plant in the city.
The Southwest Chula Vista Civic
Association announced that it will hold
a candidate forum for all races in
Chula Vista, including mayor, city
council, and city attorney, on Monday, April 26, at 6 p.m., at the
Lauderback Center, 333 Oxford St.
Tacos for Immigration Justice
By Nora Alicia Estrada
IMPULSO
Advocates for immigration reform
can count on tacos as more than a
quick lunch as they push or federal
action.
Members of the Association of
United Family Loncheros — a group
of 25 or so catering truck owners who
make their leaving with curbside sales
of tacos and other fare — recently
decided to donate part of their profits
to help cover various aspects of the
public campaigns to promote immigration reform.
This initiative is called Tacos for
Justice, and is centered in Los Angeles, although it has lined up some support as far away as Texas.
This idea came from a resolution
adopted by delegates at the 4th Annual National Latino Congreso
(NLC), held earlier this year in El
Paso, Texas, according to Antonio
Gonzalez, director of the Latino Voters League (LVL).
“It’s a simple idea, and it is that the
taqueros’ customers will get a 10 percent discount upon presenting a coupon,” Gonzalez said. “The loncheros
will donate 50 cents for each coupon
they receive to a group of organizations affiliated with the National
Latino Congreso.”
Gonzalez said that 200,000 coupons
are being distributed in churches, organizations, and the youth soccer
leagues, among other places. He
added that funds raised through the
coupons will be used to pay for costs
of trips by community leaders to lobby
legislators in Washington, DC, posters for demonstrations in the streets,
and other expenses.
Pedro Tevelan said that he has been
advertising the tacos-for-justice menu
when he parks his Los Buenos Tacos
truck at 6th and Alvarado streets in
the Westlake district west of Downtown.
“In addition to carne asada, chorizo,
al pastor and other ingredients, we
now offer tacos of justice because
we are part of the Association of
United Family Loncheros, which participates in this movement for immigration reform,” Tevelan said. “For
several weeks now, we have already
been supporting this for the good of
the community because I’m among
those who believe that if they do well,
so will I — if they earn well, things
will be better for me because they’re
my customers. I’m sure that the sta-
Tacos for Justice is centered in
Los Angeles.
tus of millions of people will be legalized, I’m just adding my grain of sand
in support.”
Maria Zuñiga, a customer of
Buenos Tacos, said the loncheros’
initiative gives new hope to people
who are losing faith in the prospect
of seeing reform that will allow them
a path to legalization.
“After finding out about the work
they’re doing, the tacos taste much
better,” she said. “Hopefully this
movement will bear fruit so that everyone will get ahead and this
country will get out of the economic crisis.”
Douglas Cisneros, who works at
another catering truck in the area,
said that he is pleased that his boss is
part of the Tacos for Justice campaign.
“The loncheros’ support of the campaign for immigration reform is good
because it’s not up to us, it depends
on the leaders,” Cisneros said. “ But
we also need to pressure them, and
it’s really good that my bosses are
involved in this because people deserve to have their papers because
they’re workers and they should be
supported.
Another initiative to support the
movement is called Texts for Justice,
which is taking place on a national
level, with the same fund-raising objective as Tacos for Justice. Cell
phone users are urged to donate $10
to a fund to be channeled to the efforts of Latino groups pushing for
immigration reform. A text message
with the word ‘reform’ sent to 84444
will lead to $10 being deposited in this
fund. Text messages also lead to a
letter being sent Speaker of the U.S.
(see Tacos for, page 4)
Medical tourism expected to rise in 2010 Turismo médico se espera que
By Mariana Martínez
The debate over Health Care reform in the US is far from over,
meanwhile, thousands of US citizens,
many of them Mexican-American
rather tend to their health needs in
Mexico, but experts say there are
important changes in pharmaceutical
legislation and other considerations
that medical tourists should be aware
of.
According to According to the
Deloitte Center report, “Medical
Tourism: Update and Implications,”
in 2007 more than 750,000 Americans traveled abroad for outbound
medical care. Since then, medical
tourism has experienced a slow down
driven by the economic recession and
consumers putting off elective medical procedures over the past two
years with an estimated 20 and 10
percent decrease in 2008 and 2009.
“Medical tourism has transitioned
from a cottage industry to an acceptable alternative for elective care,”
said Paul Keckley, Ph.D. and executive director, Deloitte Center for
Health Solutions, based in Washington, D.C.
“Despite the setbacks of the economic downturn may begin to recover
in 2010, as quality is better defined,
new business models emerge, insurers, legislators and employers explore
pilots and programs, health care providers become increasingly involved
in coordinating care and consumers
continue to test it out to explore savings,” he added.
This growing tendency has not escaped doctors and dentists in Tijuana,
Rosarito and Ensenada, whom had
been working on strong public campaigns to establish themselves as trust
worthy destinations for US patients
looking for affordable medical procedures and medications.
According to the latest census,
Tijuana has over 876 pharmacies, 345
of them are located around the border and Revolution Street, showing
just how great is the market for medication for US visitors.
But very few people may know of
a new law that went into effect April
1st, requiring a prescription in order
to buy antibiotics, a measure that will
hurt Mexican and border residents
alike, according to the Head of
Tijuana’s Medical Association,
Germín Díaz Hernández.
According to Dr. Diaz, this messier
was approved hastily and without taking into account the possible consequences to the working class families or to an already burdened public
health system.
“[This measure] has mixed consequences: on the one hand, it is beneficiary for the medical sector, because it will mean more patients, and
it will also modify the culture of selfmedicating or going directly to a pharmacy in order to get a recommenda-
tion on what to take,” he explains.
“But on the other hand it could generate a black market for the sale of
prescriptions without an adequate
assessment of the patient, and it is a
hasty measure without adequate
changes to the health care infrastructure, education of pharmacy personnel or adequate regulation of the pharmacies in the country,” the doctor
explained.
For many Americans, visiting
Mexico for a surgery or dental work
is too risky, while for a large group of
US citizen it has become their only
health care option.
Despite the divide, experts, doctors
and patients rights advocates all agree
about the importance of being an educated consumer and keeping up with
the legislation changes in both sides
of the border.
Besides asking for references, licenses and being knowable about
risks, patients in San Diego could benefit from attending the upcoming conference about The Future of Health
Care in Mexico for Americans. A
day-long event tackling issues Health
Care reform, baby boomers, assessment of cross-border health care services and a new study on beach town
communities of US retirees.
The conference will be held at the
Institute of the Americas on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 8:45 a.m to
6:00 p.m at the Institute of the Americas complex on the UCSD Campus.
aumente en el 2010
Por Mariana Martínez
El debate sobre la reforma de
servicios de salud en E. U. está lejos
de concluir y mientras tanto, miles de
norteamericanos o Mexico-americanos prefieren atender sus
necesidades de salud en México, pero
según expertos hay importantes
cambios en la industria farmaceutica
e importantes consideraciones que los
llamados “turistas médicos” deben de
saber.
Según el informe sobre “Turismo
Médico: Datos e implicaciones”
publicado en el 2009 por el Centro
Deloitte para Soluciones de Salud, con
base en Washington, D.C. fueron
más de 750 mil norteamericanos los
que viajaron a otros pases a recibir
atención médica en el 2007, pero en
los años siguientes esta cifra bajó entre un 10 y 20%, un cambio atribuido
a la crisis económica que hizo que los
consumidores retrasaran la atención
médica de padecimientos no-graves.
“El turismo médico ha cambiado de
ser una industria menor a una
alternativa aceptable para el cuidado
electivo de salud”, dijo el director
ejecutivo del Centro Deloitte, Paul
Keckley.
“A pesar de las recientes bajas
como resultado de la economía
desacelerada, se espera que esta industria se recupere en el 2010, en
cuanto se mejore la oferta en calidad
y emerjan nuevos modelos de
negocio, las aseguradoras, legisladores y empleadores estarán
explorando programas piloto y cada
vez más serán los administradores de
servicios de salud quienes coordinen
esta atención a pacientes de este tipo
y los consumidores seguirán explorando los ahorros”, agregó.
Esta tendencia no ha escapado a
los médicos de Tijuana, Rosarito y
Ensenada, quienes desde hace varios
años han realizado fuertes campañas
de mercadotecnia para atraer a
pacientes norteamericanos que
buscan procedimientos médicos y
medicinas a precios más bajos.
De acuerdo con el último censo
farmaceutico, hay en Tijuana 876
farmacias de las cuales se encuentran en la zona de la Línea y la
avenida Revolución, siendo esto un
indicador del importante sector que
representan las compras de medicamentos por parte de residentes de
Estados Unidos.
Pero pocos saben que una nueva
ley que entró en vigor el primero de
abril, impone la exigencia de la receta
médica en la compra de antibióticos
lo que, en opinión del Presidente del
Colegio Médico de Tijuana Germán
Díaz Hernández lesiona la economía
(vea Turismo, página 8)
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APRIL 16, 2010
MÉXICO DEL NORTE
Por Jorge Mújica Murias
Que si…
Inteligente como había de
ser, pero además con la
característica de los niños que
nacieron con un microchip y
un aparato electrónico en la
mano, mi sobrino Andoni
jugaba de chavalo a “pausar”
a la gente con un imaginario
control remoto de televisión.
Era divertido (por lo menos
para él), congelar a la gente y
dejarla con la palabra en la
boca.
Pero era un juego de niños,
y los políticos no debían
hacerlo. No solamente se ve
mal, sino que puede costar
mucho. Puede costar
confianza y puede costar
votos.
Pero Harry Reid, líder de la
mayoría Demócrata en el
Senado lo acaba de hacer.
Invitado a una
manifestación a favor de la
inmigración en Las vegas, su
estado, y a media campaña
electoral, Reid se aventó el
puntacho de decir que “vamos
a aprobar la reforma
migratoria igual que
aprobamos la reforma de
salud”. La sorpresa de los
convocantes a la marcha fue
mayúscula, y la de otros
políticos en todo el país
también.
En un discurso brevísimo
pero obviamente alentador,
Reid delineó su idea de
reforma, combinando la
legalización de los inmigrantes
indocumentados y la
protección de las fronteras.
Sin embargo, nada alentadora
es su idea de legalización.
Habría, dijo Reid, que “pagar
multas, trabajar
(voluntariamente para
`merecer’ la legalización), no
meterse en problemas legales,
pagar impuestos y aprender
inglés”. De remate, Reid
señaló que “Esto es acerca de
los trabajos. Es acerca de
regresar a la gente a los
centros de trabajo, de poner
nuestra economía en buen
camino y ayudarla a crecer”.
Esa fue la única frase
buena del discurso, desde mi
punto de vista, porque
relaciona la inmigración con la
economía y no con la
seguridad nacional, aunque
contradice la parte de la
seguridad fronteriza, pero así
son los políticos.
Al mismo tiempo en
Chicago, el segundo a bordo
del Senado, Dick Durbin, hizo
eco del compromiso de Reid.
Durbin alabó el empuje de
Barack Obama para aprobar
la reforma de salud, y dijo que
“Necesitamos la misma
determinación y el mismo
compromiso para aprobar la
reforma migratoria este año”.
Como quiera que sea, a la
mejor curándose en salud,
ambos dos políticos agregaron
que “necesitamos a los
Republicanos para aprobar la
reforma”.
(vea Que si, página 8)
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Conservatives Back Reform
By Kent Paterson
EDITOR, FRONTERA NORTESUR
A different twist was added
to the turbulent immigration reform debate this week. In a
conference call with reporters,
a network of conservative political activists and evangelical
church leaders announced a
campaign to push for the legalization of millions of undocumented people in the United
States.
“From reading the news,
you’d think all conservatives
are against the issue, but we
know different,” said moderator Juan Hernandez.
A well-known pundit with a
political foot on both sides of
the border, Hernandez has
served as an adviser to prominent political figures in both
Mexico and the United States,
including former Mexican
President Vicente Fox and Arizona Senator John McCain. A
dual citizen of the US and
Mexico, Hernandez headed up
the Office of Mexicans Abroad
in Fox’s cabinet.
Joining Hernandez in a call
for immigration reform were
leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and World
Relief, among others. Church
leaders cited the Bible and pertinent scriptural passages
about migrants as principal reasons Christians should get behind an immigration reform
that balances humanitarian action with upholding the rule of
law.
“We must not forget that
Jesus himself was an immigrant, along with Joseph and
Mary,” said Rev. Jim Tolle,
senior pastor of Los Angeles’
Church on the Way. According to Tolle, his church serves
more than 10,000 Latinos, the
majority of them undocu-
mented immigrants.
For Tolle, US society is abandoning millions of people who
have contributed to modern
consumer lifestyles through
their hard work of producing
food, clothing and other goods.
Giving immigrants a “sociological lift” is a Biblical principle,
Tolle maintained.
Noel Castellanos, chief executive officer of the Christian
Community Development Association, said a delegation
sponsored by his group to the
US-Mexico border opened
eyes and left participants with
a “new perspective.
“We are calling for a bi-partisan approach to fixing our immigration system, for the sake
of families and children,”
Castellanos said.
The conservative-evangelical alliance is promoting a new
immigration policy that focuses
on border security, family unity
and an earned path to legaliza-
tion. Several presenters were
careful during the phone conference to add they do not advocate a blanket amnesty for
undocumented persons.
In 2009, the National Association of Evangelicals passed
a resolution on immigration,
which is posted on the group’s
website at Nae.net. Parallel to
but separate from the conservative-evangelical pro-immigrant initiative, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is
supporting a major campaign
for immigration reform.
Author Jenny Hwang, a
staff member of the World
Relief service organization,
agreed with Hernandez that a
political window for immigration reform is rapidly closing
and fast action is needed this
year.
Hwang said pro-immigrant
conservative activists are attempting to convince a second
Republican senator to get be-
hind the Schumer-Graham reform blueprint and turn it into
a bill for Congress.
Hwang said activists will
specifically target Republican
Senators Judd Gregg, Richard
Lugar, John Cornyn and Kay
Bailey Hutchison, among others.
While not entirely new, the
involvement of conservative
Latino and evangelical leaders
in the immigration debate puts
additional pressure on Congress and the President to take
up the issue this year. The
movement from the right also
offers a counterweight to antilegalization forces within the
Republican Party during a crucial Congressional election
year.
Changing social, economic
and political realities underpin
the participation of conservative and evangelical forces in
(see Conservatives, page 8)
Diego Moreno Habló Sobre la Cocina Bajacaliforniana
Como cada segundo miércoles de mes, el CECUT ofrece la oportunidad de adentrarnos en el conocimiento de la importancia de la cocina mexicana
más grande del mundo, con 3.3
toneladas de peso y 60 metros
de largo, en una ceremonia
llevada a cabo en el Centro
Cultural Tijuana.
El arquitecto Diego Moreno
ha desarrollado proyectos de
carácter turístico, comercial,
industrial, habitacional y urbano
en diversas regiones del país.
Entre sus participaciones más
representativas destaca el
haber sido director de obra del
complejo hotelero, comercial y
oficinas Plaza Agua Caliente
en Tijuana, así como los hoteles
Fiesta Americana Condesa y
ampliación del Camino Real en
Cancún, Quintana Roo. Ha
dirigido desarrollos turísticos e
industriales en Baja California,
así como residenciales en Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Baja California Sur y Querétaro.
En el terreno literario ha
publicado El país de los
hombres solos (Editorial
Diana, 1992, México, D.F.)
que le valió la invitación a ser
colaborador del programa
Para Gente Grande con
Ricardo Rocha (Televisa,
México, D.F. 1993-1994) cuya
segunda edición revisada fue
publicada recientemente por
Editorial Bajandes. Dirigió el
programa radiofónico “Escarbando, cribando, guardando”
en Radio Tecnológico de
Tijuana (1990-1992) y fue
articulista del semanario ZETA
(1997-2002). Es autor de El
cuarteto de Tijuana, la saga
de Tony Distancia, el detective
pachuco, publicado por Bajandes (2005, 2006 y 2007), así
como el ensayo urbanoeconómico-social Metrópoli.
Entre La Rumorosa y el
Océano Pacífico (2006).
Diego Moreno actualmente
prepara la novela “Salsipuedes” y un ensayo históricocultural sobre una morfología
de la historia universal, así
como la publicación de El
cuarteto de Tijuana en inglés.
Dialoga SECTURE con la Universidad de San Diego
La Ensalada César más grande del mundo, con 3.3
toneladas de peso y 60 metros de largo, estableció en
2008 el récord guinness en Tijuana.
Tijuana. B.C. — Con la charla “De langosta y ensalada, la
cocina bajacaliforniana”,
impartida por el arquitecto Diego Moreno, continuó el ciclo
Intelectuales y la cocina, el
pasado 14 de abril a las 7:00
p.m. en El Ágora.
El ciclo Intelectuales y la
cocina, a realizarse el segundo
miércoles de cada mes, busca
adentrar al público al conocimiento de la importancia de
la cocina mexicana como
elemento de identidad, con
motivo de la celebración del
bicentenario de nuestra
Independencia y el centenario
de Revolución Mexicana.
Diversos especialistas participarán en el ciclo iniciado el
mes pasado, mismo que incluye
charlas, presentaciones de
libros e inclusive la oportunidad
de degustar, entre otras actividades, pensadas con el fin de
comprender la historia de la
gastronomía de nuestro país.
Esta segunda conferencia
del ciclo, a cargo del arquitecto
Diego Moreno, tratró sobre dos
de las contribuciones más
famosas de la cocina bajacaliforniana para el mundo: la
langosta estilo Puerto Nuevo,
reconocida como la mejor de
México, y la ensalada César o
Caesar.
La receta de la langosta
estilo Puerto Nuevo es originaria de Rosarito, Baja California. Hace más de cincuenta
años que comenzó a forjarse
la tradición de esta receta. Fue
durante los años cincuenta
cuando a iniciativa de un grupo
de pescadores atrajo a los
turistas para viajes de pesca
que salían del pequeño poblado.
Al regresar de pescar, las
esposas invitaban cordialmente a los visitantes a sentarse a
la mesa a saborear el platillo
más común entre los pescadores de esa zona: langosta,
abundante y deliciosa, de las
costas de este pequeño poblado, servida a la usanza
popular, con frijoles, arroz y
acompañada de tortillas de
harina. La langosta Puerto
Nuevo extendió su fama en
poco tiempo, de tal manera que
nuevos turistas llegan día tras
día con el propósito de probar
el famoso y exquisito platillo.
La ensalada César conocida
en todo el mundo (cuyo nombre original es Caesar) fue
inventada en el restaurante de
un hotel del centro de Tijuana,
a finales de los años 30, que
lleva precisamente ese nombre.
Según las anécdotas sobre su
origen, el plato fue preparado
con los sobrantes de comidas
del día, cuando el propietario
del lugar, César Cardini, recibió
a deshora a pilotos aviadores
amigos, a los que tenía que
atender, y su chef —uno de los
más reconocidos de su tiempoLivio Santini preparó la ensalada, a base de lechuga,
queso, aderezo, anchoas, ajo,
salsa inglesa, pimienta negra,
limón, clara de huevo, aceite
de oliva y rodajas de pan frito.
Y es precisamente esta
ciudad fronteriza la que
estableció en 2008 el récord
guinness de la ensalada César
Gran interés de parte de las
autoridades universitarias por
la extraordinaria oferta de
Baja California en materia de
turismo científico y cultural
Expone SECTURE temas
relacionados con la facilitación
y asistencia turística
Como parte de los esfuerzos
realizados por la Secretaría de
Turismo del Estado (SECTURE)
para fortalecer las relaciones
con organismos e instituciones
en el sur de California, se llevó
a cabo una reunión de trabajo
con directivos de la Universidad de San Diego (USD),
quienes mostraron su gran
interés por la extraordinaria
oferta que representa Baja
California para sus estudiantes,
sobre todo en materia de
turismo de naturaleza, cultural
y enológico.
El Secretario de Turismo del
Estado, Oscar Escobedo
Carignan, indicó que esta
reunión se da luego de que
desde principios de año se
envió una comunicación a las
principales universidades en el
estado de California, con el fin
de dar a conocer todas las
oportunidades que presenta
nuestro estado para los estudiantes universitarios.
“Esta fue la primera de
varias reuniones que estaremos sosteniendo con
universidades para exponer
todo lo que ofrece Baja California, sus extraordinarios
recursos naturales y culturales,
así como las alternativas para
participar en eventos turísticos
a lo largo del año, lo que fue
de gran interés para la
Universidad de San Diego”,
explicó el Secretario de
Turismo.
Asimismo recordó que desde
hace ya varios meses se ha
estado trabajando en segmentos muy específicos de
mercado, a raíz de que ahora
se está exigiendo el pasaporte
a los norteamericanos para
regresar a su país; “sabemos
de antemano que muchos
estudiantes que gustan de venir
no cuentan con este documento, por lo que hay que
ofrecer valor agregado y un
mayor número de alternativas
para no perder este mercado”,
puntualizó.
Entre los temas abordados
en esta reunión destaca una
descripción de las actividades
y eventos en materia de
ecoturismo, eventos deportivos
y culturales que se desarrollarán en Baja California, así
como una explicación de la
infraestructura turística con
que cuenta la entidad, su
conectividad aérea y carretera,
entre otros.
Por otro lado, se realizó una
exposición de las acciones que
en materia de facilitación y
asistencia turística se llevan a
cabo en Baja California, como
son el programa de asistencia
turística vial, la línea 078 para
atención de los visitantes, los
servicios de Ángeles Verdes y
la puesta en operación de la
denominada Policía Metropolitana, la cual estará
atendiendo el corredor turístico
Tijuana-Rosarito-Ensenada,
con el apoyo de elementos
bilingües y capacitados por la
policía de San Diego.
En la reunión que se de-
sarrolló el pasado miércoles se
contó con la participación por
parte de la Universidad de San
Diego de Yolanda Ingle,
Vicepresidente de Relaciones
Universitarias, Cynthia Avery,
Vicepresidente de Relaciones
Estudiantiles; Michael Boudrias, Presidente del Departamento de Ciencias Marinas;
Jim Bolender, Presidente del
Departamento de Química y
Bioquímica; Yvette Fontaine,
Directora del Centro de
Estudiantes Internacionales;
Charles Pope, Director
Interino del Instituto Transfronterizo Joan B. Kroc y Tom
Cleary, Director de Relaciones
Comunitarias y de Gobierno,
entre otros directivos y jefes
de diversas áreas de la
institución.
Por parte de la Secretaría de
Turismo del Estado, participaron además de su titular, el
Subsecretario de Turismo, Ives
Lelevier Ramos, el Director de
Mercadotecnia, Alan Bautista
Plascencia, el Subdirector de
Facilitación y Asistencia al
Visitante, Arturo Martínez
Esquer, así como Mariano
Escobedo Lavín, Coordinador
de Enlace Internacional de la
SECTURE.
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Abogado
Tel: (619) 267-7300
E-Mail: [email protected]
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APRIL 16, 2010
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APRIL 16, 2010
Fueling Up Your Athletes!
By Crystal Nguyen
It is halftime for the soccer
game. The young players run
off the field. There is a large
bowl of fresh cut oranges for
them to eat. Oranges are a
good snack for these athletes.
Oranges are full of vitamin C,
which helps their body fight
germs. After the players eat
their oranges, it is time to go
back on the field. Everyone is
running and chasing the ball
until the last whistle is blown.
The parent assigned for the
“after the game snack” gives
out the goody bags.
The great news is that some
parents do give these athletes
healthy snacks like pretzels,
low-fat granola bars, and
100% fruit juices. Most of the
time, potato chips, candies, fruit
snacks, sports drinks, peanut
butter or cheese filled crackers, marshmallows, and muffins are given to the children.
Many of these kinds of foods
may have little or no vitamins
and minerals. They also may
have high amounts of sugar
and fat. These foods are not
healthy snacks.
Children need to refuel their
bodies with good food and
drinks after a game. Foods that
have more vitamins and minerals are better for them. Give
them sliced apples, granola energy bars, graham crackers,
raisins, baked chips, pretzels,
or fruit snacks made with
100% real fruit. Sparkling or
cold water is the best choice
for these young players to drink
after a game.
Help children make a change
to eat healthier snacks. Share
your ideas about healthy snacks
with other parents. They also
want the best for their children.
Crystal L. Nguyen, M.A. is a
Health Educator with UCSD Nutrition Link, an elementary school
nutrition education program. Nutrition Link is funded by USDA’s
Food Stamp Program through the
California Department of Public
Health. These institutions are
equal opportunity providers and
employers.
Community Notes
Noche Mexicana &
Viva South Bay!
On Saturday, April 17 the
Padres are hosting “Noche
Mexicana & Viva South Bay!”
presented by Cox/Channel 4
San Diego and brought to you
by Invasora 99.7-FM.
This theme pays homage to
the Padres Latino fan base and
honors community heroes from
the South Bay .
- Padres first baseman
Adrian Gonzalez will be presented his 2009 Gold Glove by
the Rawlings Company in a
pre-game ceremony at home
plate.
- This is the first PETCO
Park Saturday night home
game with the new 5:35 p.m.
start time. The first 25,000 fans
will receive a David Eckstein
Bobblehead (gates open at
4:00 p.m.) and those purchasing 20 or more tickets will receive a limited-edition San
Diego Padres Luchador –
Wrestling – Mask.
- Mexico will be honored as
the Mexican Consulate,
Remedios Gómez Arnau,
will receive a Padres jersey
commemorating that country’s
200th anniversary. Also, the
Mexican National Anthem will
be performed by Maximino
Melchor Vazquez of the
Opera de Tijuana.
- The Ceremonial First Pitch
will be thrown by Michael
and Cynthia Chavez-Ybarra.
The San Diego residents are
brother and sister and are
(adult) grandchildren of civil
rights pioneer Cesar E.
Chavez.
- This is also the first of three
(3) Latino-focused “Family Fiesta” games. The Padres,
through the Padres Foundation,
have pledged to donate
$10,000 to organizations that
serve our region’s Latino communities. The first of these
donations will be a $3,000 gift
before the game to San Ysidro
Health Center’s “Reach
Out and Read” (ROR) program. ROR provides free
books to South Bay children
age 6 months to 5 years to
emphasize the importance of
early reading to parents.
- The Star-Spangled Banner
will be performed by the winner of a South Bay community
open audition, 12-year old
Ashley Montes of Hilltop
Middle School. Montes, who is
active in her church Agape
Christian Center , is a student
in Hilltop’s prestigious Foreign
Language Acquisition & Guidance (FLAGs) program. Enthusiastic and bright, Montes is
active in her school and community.
Get Connected
Community
Technology Fair—
April 17
The San Diego Futures
Foundation presents Get Connected! Community Connect
Fair, Saturday, April 17 th,
10am-2pm at Jacobs Center
Main Assembly Hall, (404
Euclid Ave., San Diego, CA
92114) featuring computer
giveaways, technology demonstrations, community resources
and fun activities for children!
Free! Family-friendly event!
The Get Connected! Community Connect Fair is part of
a new public awareness program launched by the California Emerging Technology Fund
(CETF). The statewide Get
Connected! effort is aimed at
disadvantaged and rural
communities, as well as
low-income Latinos, African-Americans, Asian-Americans and non-Hispanic whites
who lack access to the social,
information and economic benefits of high-speed, Broadband
connectivity.
More than 30 exhibitors are
scheduled to be present, including Microsoft, Cox Communications, UCSD CalIT2,
Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE), Boys and
Girls Club Encanto, GameStop,
Malcolm X Library, O’Farrell
Community Charter School,
Valencia Park Elementary
School, Ronald McDonald
House Charities, Hispanic
Chamber of E-Commerce,
Pazzaz Educational Enrichment Center, Elementary Institute of Science, MAAC
Project, Millennial Tech Middle
School, National University,
Wells Fargo and many more!
For more information, visit
http://www.sdbroadband.org/
getconnected or contact
619.269.1684x211 or rachel
@sdfutures.org
Meeting Set for April
28 to Gather Public
Input on South Bay
Bus Rapid Transit
Project
the Otay Mesa border crossing and downtown San Diego
via eastern Chula Vista. A
high-tech bus system, the South
Bay BRT will have limited
stops and run in its own separate “guideway” to avoid traffic. The project is expected to
be operational in 2014.
The public scoping meeting
will take place from 4 to 8 p.m.
on Wednesday, April 28, in the
auditorium at Heritage Elementary School, 1450 Santa
Lucia Road, Chula Vista.
The meeting will be conducted in an open-house format, with information and presentation materials available to
the public. South Bay BRT
project team members also will
be on hand to answer questions. There will be opportunities to submit comments in
writing and to have comments
taken down by a court reporter.
All comments and questions
will be addressed in writing and
made part of the project environmental impact report.
Those who cannot attend the
meeting may submit comments
via mail to South Bay BRT
Project, 401 B St., San Diego,
CA 92101; via e-mail to
[email protected]; or via telephone to (619) 699-6939.
Tacos for
immigrants
(con’t from page 1)
House of Representatives
Nancy Pelosi, urging legislative
action on immigration reform.
Organizers of the Tacos for
Justice and Texts for Justice
initiatives have said they hope
to raise between $500,000 and
$1 million.
As part of the environmental review of the South Bay
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
project, SANDAG will hold a
scoping meeting in late April to
gather public input on the proposal and its various alternatives.
South Bay BRT will be a 21mile rapid, reliable, high-frequency transit service between
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For the center nearest you, visit www.planned.org or call 1-888-743-PLAN.
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Latino Symposium at SDSU
Alpha Pi Sigma and Nu Alpha Kappa co-hosted their annual Latino Symposium at San
Diego State University, last
month and played tour guide
and host to the CFLC Youth
Opportunity Centers. Those in
attendance were immediately
greeted by a banner, and goodies.
The ladies of Alpha Pi Sigma
Sorority Inc, had a full day
planned with lectures on scholarship searches for college and
how to apply to school. Additionally the ladies offered the
attendees to grab a glimpse
into what a real university class
was like as they were invited
to sit through two different
courses that some of the sisters are currently enrolled in.
After a quick visit to the commons to enjoy the dining facilities first hand the attendees
were given an informative tour
of campus by not only an Alpha Pi Sigma Sister but a
brother from the Nu Alpha
Kappa fraternity, after a short
question and answer period
everyone was lead to the dormitories.
Promptly following a video
that offered in depth informa-
Latino Symposium at San Diego State University.
tion to living options, cost, and
how to pick a roommate everyone was able to look at what
a standard double room in the
Maya/Olmeca dorms looks
like. After everyone took a
look around the room and gathered information on the benefits of living on campus including the variety of ways you
could be involved on campus
simply through the residence
halls they were shown the Nu
Alpha Kappa house on campus and discussed the benefits
of not only Greek life on campus but of joining multiple organizations. Many of those in
attendance were glowing by
the end of the day; clammering to take photos with sisters, as well as get email addresses so that they could
keep in touch.
CHLI and PromoMadrid seek bilingual university applicants for the
CHLI-Madrid Program: Gateway to Madrid
CapitalWirePR – The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) and
Promo Madrid invite qualified students who are currently in their last year of
their undergraduate or studying a Post Graduate Program
in an accredited four year
University, from throughout
the United States and Puerto
Rico, to apply for the 2010
CHLI-Madrid Program:
Gateway to Madrid Summer
Internship Program.
Seven to ten students from
diverse backgrounds will be
selected to become part of
this intensive six-week summer internship program in
Madrid, Spain. Successful
interns will first participate
in a one week immersion
course that will focus on
Spanish culture, economy,
and politics which will then
be followed by a five week
placement with a sponsoring
Madrid-based company. The
CHLI-Madrid Program aims
to provide a unique and enriching practical work experience for bilingual American
student leaders in one of
Europe’s main economic
hubs, the Regional Commu-
nity of Madrid.
This initiative is financially
backed by PromoMadrid and
managed by CHLI, who will
be responsible for all aspects
related to the students’ internship, training, housing &
travel while living in Madrid.
The application deadline is
Monday, May 3, 2010. The
program begins June 14 and
ends July 30, 2010. Applications can be downloaded
from the CHLI website at
www. chli.org.
To apply, applicants must:
Be U.S. citizens, bilingual
in English and Spanish.Have
a valid U.S. Passport. Be
enrolled in an accredited four
year college/university. Submit a completed application
form, personal statement in
English and Spanish, curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation and official
transcripts.
Compensation:
Airfare and housing accommodations in Madrid,
Spain. Stipend for living expenses Health insurance
For more information
please contact Yisel Cabrera, Director of Programs
and Operations, Congres-
sional Hispanic Leadership
Institute at ycab rera@
chli.org or at 202-347-8280
Ext. 303.
About CHLI:
The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute
(CHLI, pronounced “chili”) is
a non-profit, non-partisan organization, based in Washington, D.C., that advances the
diversity of thought in U.S.
Hispanic community in the
public, private, and non-profit
sectors, as well as in the international community. For
more information, please visit
www.chli.org. You may also
connect with us on Facebook,
Twitter and Link edIn.
About PromoMadrid:
PromoMadrid, Desarrollo
Internacional de Madrid,
S.A.is a regional government-owned company, incorporated in 2004 with the purpose of promoting and developing the Region of
Madrid internationally from
an economic perspective.
Promo Madrid acts under
the authority of the Madrid
Regional Ministry of Economy and Finance Affairs.
Visit www.promo madrid.
com.
LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
APRIL 16, 2010
LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
A BIT OF SAN DIEGO HISTORY:
Ox Carts of San Diego
By Albert Simonson
The 1850 first county tax roll
hit our mountain rancheros
pretty hard on their
“carretas.”
They were valued at 50 pesos each, much more than ox
carts at other ranchos. They
must have been good, sturdy
ox carts, with rancho-style
solid wheels and extra features like quick-disconnect
yoke hitches. The owners
were listed as “Guillermo y
Sandoval”, i.e. Cockney Bill
Williams and Julio Sandoval.
In those days, rancheros and
vaqueros built their own ox
carts, which were used for
everything from hauling grain
to wedding parties to bringing
rancho lovelies down to Old
Town dances, called fandangos. Parking was easy because there were only eighteen in the county. There were
twice as many carros, 4wheeled wagons, mostly in
the pueblo where roads were
better.
The Gastelum family from
Ensenada took a round trip in
an ox cart from home to
Sonoma on the carretera called
El Camino Real. It took them
two years and they stayed at
nearly every rancho, mission,
and presidio along the way.
Rancheros were hospitable
folk and they enjoyed hearing
all the news from visitors. The
Gastelums, too, enjoyed the
friendly visits. There is now a
Dorian’s department store at
the site of their ranch house,
and no ox carts in sight.
For super antiquity, stroll
down Gastelum Avenue to the
1886 prison near the
fishermen’s harbor. There you
will find “el hombre de
Ensenada,” a narrow-faced
fellow who was laid to rest facing the sunset, 5500 years ago.
One thing those mountain
rancheros had was good timber for those massive solid
wheels. Usually two or three
thick pieces made up each
wheel. Also, our Cockney Bill
was a good carpenter, in demand as a stage carpenter at
the mission theater. Wooden
pegs and rawhide held things
together. He was a pretty
good instructor to mountain
Indians, although he spoke
Spanish with a horrible Cockney accent.
Spanish carts had worldclass spoked wheels, way too
delicate for our California
carreteras. There are many
variants around the world, derived from Egyptian and
Meso-potamian designs. Turkish carts, oddly, have wheels
and an axle which rotate as a
unit. These are not good on
turns, but great on the straightaway. This is a good feature,
because oxen annoyingly
lunge to the side to snatch
roadside grass, but that rigid
wheel assembly keeps them
on the straight and narrow.
A peculiarity of early California and the rest of New
Spain is that the rancheros did
not put a contoured yoke
across the necks of the oxen.
Instead, a straight yoke was
tied with rawhide to the horns
of the oxen. This is a California solution to the irksome
snatching-at-grass problem.
The first ox cart I ever saw
was at the Mayan ruins of
Iximché in the Guatemala
highlands. It was a rumbling,
lumbering apparition with gigantic oxen, very high wobbling
wheels, and a rawhide bucket
swaying to and fro, filled with
boiled animal fat for the occasional lube job. Animal fat
is not as sticky as Pep Boys’
grease, but it does permeate
the wooden bearings like the
sintered bushings in your car.
To lube the bearings, you just
pull the wooden pin out and
wobble the wheel outward and
slather the fat onto the axle
shaft.
You can still see ox carts at
San Miguel Mission and Santa
Barbara Presidio. One of the
best is in San Diego’s Old
Town at the Seeley Stable. It is
reported to have been found
under a haystack at Sutter’s
Fort, where the California Gold
Rush began. This is a high-mileage, no-frills, 1806 vintage vehicle with severely worn-down
lumpy wheels.
These wheels are among the
oldest surviving in California,
sturdily built by mission Indians
at San Jose. Conchita Ramirez,
fleeing wild-eyed forty-niners,
rode this cart to San Diego in
1849, taking 3 months to do it
with lots of visits along the way.
Each wheel is a 5-inch slice of
a big tree. Six-by-six timbers
form the frame with fine mortise-and-tenon joints, now professionally restored. The wheels
had wide treads to reduce wear.
It was an ancient craft to build
durable vehicles with only wood
and rawhide, both renewable
resources, and little or no iron.
With oxen, the 100% organic
tailpipe emissions were minimal,
except for greenhouse gas
generated by the cud-chewing
power source. Still, emissions
were way better than an SUV
like the Ford Extinction.
Cockney Bill and Julio had ox
carts at both their ranchos –
Volcan de Santa Ysabel (Julian)
and Valle de las Viejas (Alpine).
We know more about his Viejas
carts because Viejas was the
major supplier of grain to the
army and because a very trusted
civic leader remembered the
grain transport. This is how
Ephraim Morse described the
diorama of his memories to
downtown colleagues at the
chamber of commerce, as reported in the San Diego Union
PAGE 5
of 6/1/1900.
“The Mexican ox cart was
very much in evidence in those
early years. With an ox hide for
the bottom and plenty of straw
in place of springs, and an Indian driver for the oxen who
walked in front as a guide for
the oxen to follow, the whole
family would pile in. As time
was no object with them, the
gait of the oxen was quite satisfactory.
“In 1853 more grain, principally barley, was raised in the
little valley of Viejas than in all
the rest of the county. It was
hauled in to Old Town, over a
wild, broken country without
roads for more than half the
distance. Only Mexican carts,
which by the way were built on
the ranch, with their solid block
wheels, drawn by oxen, their
yokes lashed to their horns,
could be used on such a trip.
Long stretches of road, then
first opened by those primitive
trains, are now traveled daily on
mail coaches. The grain brought
3 cents per pound.”
Morse said the ox cart road
from the Viejas rancho went
through “Mesa del Arroz” or
“Grassy Mesa,” now Alpine. It
passed just south of the present
town to Rancho Secuan and
Rancho Jamacha, then the only
non-Indian house along the road.
Both ranchos had been established by Apollinaria Lorenzana,
San Diego’s first known schoolteacher, often called “La Beata”
for her goodness.
A good watering stop was the
spring at San Jorge, which can
still be seen on museum grounds
at Bancroft Drive and Memory
Lane in Spring Valley. The road
(see Ox Carts, page 8)
El Soporte Informativo Para Millones
de Hispanos
Por María Marín
Cómo ser una mujer sin límite
PARTE 1
Diariamente doy gracias por
todas las bendiciones que
tengo, pues sé que Dios tiene
el control de nuestras vidas,
pero también sé que nosotros
tenemos el control de nuestros
sueños. Una de las preguntas
que siempre me plantean en
mis conferencias o entrevistas
es: “¿Cómo pudiste reponerte
de momentos tan difíciles en
tu niñez y adolescencia para
llegar hasta donde estás?”
Quizás tú también te lo cuestiones y quisieras escuchar una
respuesta reveladora que te
inspirara a encontrar la fuerza
que necesitas para perseguir tus
sueños, o simplemente que te
impulsara a dar un primer paso
trascendente para darle un giro
significativo a tu vida.
Mi contestación no tiene
una fórmula secreta, tampoco
me considero una persona que
posea dones maravillosos o
curativos; sin embargo considero que si tú hubieras estado
en mi lugar también lo habrías
superado, porque no importa la
dimensión del obstáculo que
encuentres en tu vida, naciste
con la capacidad para supe-
rarlo.
Medita un poco sobre las
condiciones en que naciste.
Superar el parto es para cada
ser humano el reto más grande
que enfrentará durante su vida.
Según los expertos, la adrenalina de un recién nacido llega
a elevarse a un nivel que ni
siquiera alguien que sufre un
ataque al corazón puede
igualarlo. Por eso, independientemente de cuánta tensión
experimentemos, el estrés del
nacimiento nos prepara para
manejar cualquier situación.
Sin embargo, si tuviera que
resumirte en una palabra cómo
fue que pude superarme, diría
que fue mi fe, y si tuviera que
darte la definición de fe en una
oración sería esta:
Fe = Anticipar y esperar lo
bueno. Y fe viene siendo lo
opuesto al miedo:
Miedo = Anticipar y esperar
lo malo.
La muerte de mi madre muy
fácilmente me pudo haber
hecho perder la fe en esta vida;
sin embargo, fue la misma fe
que ella me tuvo lo que me
inspiró a creer en mí. Ella quiso
engendrar seguridad en mí
Spring and Summer
misma, que fue precisamente
lo que a ella le faltó. Mi mamá
deseaba ser cantante de ópera
y poseía una voz celestial, pero
no lo intentó profesionalmente
porque mi abuela le dijo que
esa carrera la llevaría directito
a “las de los desempleados”.
Así que murió a los 33 años
de edad sin haber perseguido
lo que le apasionaba.
No importa la dimensión del
obstáculo que encuentres en tu
vida, naciste con la capacidad
para superarlo.
Amigo lector de La Columna
Vertebral, si necesita información de servicios en su comunidad llame a la Línea de
Ayuda al 1-800-473-3003.
María Marín es comentarista de radio, escritora y
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de ‘Mujer sin límite’ (Aguilar
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exageraron los caballos de fuerza de sus
cortadoras de césped y de los motores
de las cortadoras de césped. Los
Demandados niegan haber actuado en
forma incorrecta. Todas las partes han
convenido en llegar a un acuerdo.
¿Estoy incluido?
Usted está incluido si compró una
cortadora de césped con un motor a
combustible de gasolina de hasta 30
caballos de fuerza para su uso personal
(no para la reventa) entre el 1 de enero
de 1994 y el 12 de abril de 2010. La
cortadora de césped o el motor deben
haber sido fabricados o vendidos por
uno de los Demandados.
para ciertos motores, considerables
Beneficios de Garantía. Ciertos
Demandados también han acordado
un nuevo “Estándar de clasificación de
potencia.” El derecho para el beneficio
dependerá de la(s) cortadora(s) de
césped específica(s) que usted posea.
Los Miembros del Grupo Demandante
pueden tener derecho a recibir hasta
$35 por cortadoras de césped manuales,
hasta $75 por tractores de jardín para
cortar el césped, y un año de garantía
extendida para motores de cortadoras
de césped de los Demandados
participantes. Si las reclamaciones
excedieran la cantidad disponible para
Beneficios en Efectivo, los pagos en
efectivo se reducirán.
¿Cómo obtengo beneficios?
Necesita enviar un Formulario de
reclamación para obtener un pago en
efectivo o para extender su garantía.
La fecha límite para presentar un
Formulario de reclamación para un
beneficio en efectivo es el 31 de agosto
de 2010. Tiene hasta un año después
de que los Acuerdos se transformen en
definitivos para enviar una reclamación
por el Beneficio de Garantía por correo
o en línea.
¿Qué establecen los Acuerdos?
Los Acuerdos varían en sus términos
¿Cuáles son mis otros derechos?
(los detalles se encuentran en el sitio
web). Si se aprueban, los Acuerdos s Permanecer en los Acuerdos:
Por cada Acuerdo en el que usted
combinados proporcionarán: $65
permanezca, estará obligado por los
millones en Beneficios en Efectivo y,
1-877-773-8196
www.LawnMowerClass.com
términos de ese Acuerdo y renunciará
a su derecho de entablar demanda
judicial a ese/esos Demandado/s.
s Salir de los Acuerdos: Si desea
conservar su derecho a entablar
demanda judicial al/los Demandado/s
que alcanzaron estos Acuerdos, debe
excluirse a más tardar el 4 de junio
de 2010. Puede excluirse de algunos
o de todos los Acuerdos.
s Permanecer en los Acuerdos
y Objetar: Si permanece en los
Acuerdos, puede objetar cualquiera
de ellos a más tardar el 4 de junio de
2010.
El Tribunal llevará a cabo una
audiencia en el caso, conocida como
In re Lawnmower Engine Horsepower
Marketing and Sales Practices
Litigation, MDL N.º 1999, el 22 de
junio de 2010, para considerar si
aprobar los Acuerdos, y una solicitud
por el Abogado del Grupo Demandante
por honorarios de abogados de no más
de una tercera parte del valor de los
Beneficios en Efectivo, más intereses, y
no más de $14 millones por el valor de
los Beneficios de Garantía, más gastos.
Usted y su propio abogado pueden pedir
comparecer y hablar en la audiencia
a su propio costo. Para obtener más
información, llame a o visite el sitio
web que se muestra abajo, o escriba
a: Lawn Mower Settlement, PO Box
2309, Faribault, MN 55021-9009.
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LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
Ballot Recommendations:
Prop B
County of San Diego
Proposition B
Proposed Term Limits Amendment to
San Diego County Charter. Shall the
San Diego Charter be amended to impose a limit of two terms for persons
serving on the San Diego County
Board of Supervisors?
Election Day is June 8, 2010, but the
actual election process begins in May
when the Sample Ballots and those registered to vote by mail start to receive
their ballots. This means that ballot recommendations start a bit earlier than in
the past.
We kick off our recommendations
with Proposition B which wants to apply
term limits to the County Board of Supervisors, to eight (8) years or two four
year terms. At present the Supervisors
have served unabated for decades with
the exception being Greg Cox who will
have only served 16 years at the end of
his fourth term in office.
The argument against term limits is that
we have experienced Supervisors and
that term limits can be applied at any time
by the voters via the ballot box.
The idea that the voters can just vote
out the Supervisors sounds good, but in
reality it just doesn’t work that way. With
only five Supervisors they accumulate a
lot of political good will from the power
structure, developers, and through the
generosity of the $2 million dollars that
each Supervisor has at their disposal to
hand out to whomever they want. They
have become so entrenched and with the
realization that they are closes to a sure
thing as there is, often times the candidates run unopposed or with only token
opposition. Rarely is there a viable candidate challenging an incumbent.
As to the argument about experienced
legislators - being an elected official was
not meant to become a lifelong career
move. To have Supervisors serve 24, 28,
32 years only serves to stifle the political process and concentrate the power
into the hands of a few. But even more
important is that the Board of Supervisors does not reflect the community.
What we have are five white Supervisors.
There is no diversity, no Hispanics or
Blacks. This is not San Diego County.
San Diego County is a multi-ethnic,
multi-cultural community and its Board
of Supervisors should reflect this community, without term limits this diversity will not occur on this Board anytime
soon.
Serving as an elected official is not a
life long career opportunity but an opportunity for citizens to serve their community and the County Board of Supervisors should reflect the diversity of their
community. For these reasons we support and endorse Prop. B.
Vote Yes for Prop. B Term Limits for
the County Board of Supervisors.
Enforcement Should Not Drive Immigration Reform
By Christian Ramirez
and introduce policies that provide safe and
swift paths to legalization. I believe that the
seven core principles that the American Friends
Service Committee proposed in A New Path
Toward Humane Immigration Policy will help
achieve that goal quickly, fairly and humanely.
The seven principles state:
1. Create justice with humane economic
policies. International economic policies, including trade agreements, need to be consistent with
human rights, trade justice, and sustainable approaches to the environment and economic
development.
2. Protect the labor rights of ALL workers.
All workers are entitled to humane policies that
protect their labor and employment rights.
3. Develop a clear path to permanent residence. Inclusive measures must be enacted that
lead to permanent residence for undocumented
immigrants, multi-status families, refugees and
asylum seekers.
4. Respect the civil and human rights of immigrants. Immigrants, regardless of status, deserve the same civil and human rights as all
U.S. residents.
5. Demilitarize the U.S.-Mexico border. The
U.S.-Mexico border region must be demilitarized and the quality of life of border communities needs to be protected.
6. Make family reunification a top priority.
Recognize the distinctly important and valuable
role of family ties by supporting the reunification of immigrant families in a way that equally
respects both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.
7. Ensure that immigrants and refugees have
access to services. Public programs and
services should not exclude immigrants or
refugees.
As a nation, we should reject appeals to tie
the future of millions of families to a broken,
unjust system of enforcement as proposed by
Sens. Schumer and Graham. Instead we should
respect the human rights and dignity of immigrants through humane and fair immigration
policies.
Reforming our obsolete immigration system
is a human rights issue that can no longer wait.
Our nation needs a clear and workable path
toward legal residency for the millions of undocumented workers and families living in this
country.
Some proposals, such as the immigration-reform blueprint that Sens. Chuck Schumer and
Lindsey Graham are spearheading, will only
generate the needed path after creating a more
militarized southern border. Border communities have for generations demanded accountability and respect for their quality of life, not
more of the same failed policies.
Adding more patrols, or high-tech surveillance
systems, to “secure the borders” does not make
us more secure. The tragic deaths of at least
6,000 migrants attempting to cross the U.S.Mexico border since the mid 1990s are a stark
reminder that border control policies have only
perpetuated suffering. Migrants are 17 times
more likely to die today while crossing the border than they were in 1998.
We hear from lawmakers that trumpeting
border security is necessary to make immigration reform possible. But where is the clear
proof that the multimillion-dollar wall along the
U.S.-Mexico border has curbed migration?
Economists say the recession of the past two
years has had more of an impact.
Stepping up ineffective border patrols, filling
more detention jails across the country, and
more wholesale deportations would only aggravate the climate of fear and uncertainty
under which millions of families live. In fact,
the Obama administration deported more undocumented migrants in its first year in office
than in George W. Bush’s last year in the White
House, based on the Department of Homeland
Security’s own reports.
No wonder, then, that over 100,000 immigrant
rights supporters converged on the streets of
Washington, DC, on March 21st to protest any
Gaylord to the AFL-CIO.
City of Chula Vista
immigration reform that would expand the curIf we leave the competing organiza- rent ineffective and overzealous enforcement
Proposition G
Ramirez is the national coordinator of huShall the ordinance prohibiting the tions out of the picture and take a look system.
City from funding or entering into at the proposition on its own merits it Instead, they and millions of others are call- man migration and mobility for the Ameriing for an end to policies that split families apart can Friends Service Committee.
public works contracts that require does not stand up on its own.
Proposition G
agreements with labor organizations General Contractors do want the City
or payments on behalf of employees to of Chula Vista to enter into Project Lalabor organization benefit plans or bor Agreements (PLAs). But the proposition as written is extremely confusing,
other trust funds be adopted?
hard to understand and what we do unProposition G is one of the more con- derstand would prohibit the City from retentious ballot measures on the June 8th ceiving funding from the State which
ballot, primarily because it pits unions then would prohibit the Federal governagainst the independent/general con- ment from funding local projects.
tractor organization. The initiative is PLAs do not prohibit any contractor
referred to as the Fair and Open from bidding on any City project. All
state and federal funded projects must
Competition Ordinance.
To call this ordinance fair and open is pay prevailing wages. The difference
a misnomer to begin with. The General would be that PLA projects also include
Contractors have never cared about fair- health care, safety standards, workers
ness or openness. We have to only look comp, grievance support, and drug testat the contracting opportunities awarded ing.
to minority contractors with the City of Basically, PLAs and unions ensure a livSan Diego. In 2007 Minority-owned ing wage with benefits, a safe environfirms won three of the 43 construction ment, and an opportunity for local workcontracts totaling $1.8 million of the ers to be put to work. We have to ask
$45.9 million in work. Minority subcon- ourselves ‘the problem with this is????’
tractors received less than $900,000 of The benefit of a PLA for the City is a
the $11 million handed out. So to think stable workforce, contract language to
that contracting opportunities for the complet the work on time and on budCity of Chula Vista will become fair and get, and a no-strike agreement.
open, by this example, this is highly un- Another misnomer is that workers are
required to join the union. This is not
likely.
We would like to compare the City of true. All a worker must do is utilize the
Chula Vista’s subcontracting opportuni- hiring hall, where it is against federal law
ties awarded to minority contracts but to discriminate against non-union workthe city does not disclose this informa- ers in getting a job.
The Fair and Open Ordinance is about
tion.
The other argument for Prop. G has the General Contractors and has very
been the example of the failure of the little to do about what is in the best inGaylord bayfont project for which the terest of the workers.
unions have received their fair share of
the blame for the project. What the With a PLA the workers’ interest are
General Contracts do not share with front and center. Without a PLA worker’s
the voters is that Gaylord had agreed interest take a back seat to the conin principal with the Unions and that the tractor’s profits. Couple this with the
Unions were not the cause of the project faulty language of this ordinance - We
falling apart, as stated in a letter by Recommend a No Vote on Prop. G
The Ice of ICE
By Rafael Prieto Zartha
AMERICA’S VOICE
portation quota of 250,000 noncriminal immigrants a year.
The DRO’s philosophy appears not to have
changed since 2003, when then-director Anthony Tangeman signed his name to Operation Endgame, a strategic plan to deport all
undocumented immigrants over a ten-year
period.
ICE director John Morton’s clarification
that his agency does not set quotas is irrelevant. The numbers speak for themselves.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano herself said last August 11th in El
Paso that for the year to date, ICE had made
181,000 arrests and deported 215,000
“illegals.” The Secretary remarked that detentions had increased by 6% over the same
period compared to 2007, when George W.
Bush was president, and deportations had increased by 25%.
Later, DHS reported that deportations had
increased 46% under the Obama Administration.
These were activists’ complaints when
they met with the president in the White
House before this month’s march in Washington. And this is why they were surprised
when the president appeared to believe that
his administration was primarily deporting
criminals.
By “coincidence,” the same day that the
president met with Latino activists—and only
28 miles away—ICE’s “cowboys” conducted
a pair of raids that resulted in the arrest of
29 humble restaurant employees.
This is why no one should be shocked that
some community leaders have labeled the
current ICE memo scandal “treason,” that
they say that the White House is engaging in
doubletalk, that posters at demonstrations
have shown John Morton’s face with slogans written over it, or that the Reform Immigration for America campaign is asking:
Who’s in charge?
For the Hispanic community, which constantly suffers the consequences of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
activities, recent revelations by the
Washington Post—that ICE officials have
set quotas for deportation of undocumented
immigrants, without consideration for the circumstances of those they’re removing from
the country—come as no surprise.
Latinos who live in some of the most remote parts of the country can describe with
despair how they’ve seen the Hispanic population of their communities reduced by ICE’s
actions and the horrific consequences of the
deportation policies they enforce, such as
287(g) and Secure Communities.
Before the Obama Administration, in the
summer of 2008, in Beaufort County, South
Carolina, local authorities decided to inaugurate their partnership with ICE with what
they called Operation Surge – a reign of terror during which 300 undocumented immigrants were arrested and stuffed into a local
jail too small to accommodate all the new
arrivals.
There, deportations have persisted under
the 287(g) program—with gross abuses to
its intent. “It’s not just being used to deport
criminals, but all kinds of people. It’s an
abuse,” Eric Esquivel, publisher of the bilingual magazine La Isla (which is printed in
the area), told me.
The reality is that despite the modifications
ICE made last year to its memorandum of
understanding with local police departments
under 287(g), as part of the Obama
administration’s new policy to prioritize deporting real criminals, local agents are continuing to put immigrant workers with no
criminal records into deportation proceedings.
But the situation in the highest levels of the
federal bureaucracy is no different; take, for
example, the internal memo from ICE’s De- Rafael Prieto Zartha is assesor of media
tention and Removal Office (DRO) dated communications in spanish of America’s
February 22nd, which clearly presents a de- Voice
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Commentary/Opinion Page
“No Amnesty!”
“AMNESTY – The act of an authority (as a tending to deny illegals any state funded bengovernment) by which PARDON is granted to efits; 59 percent so voted. 14 different law suits
a large group of individuals.”
were filed in state and federal courts. The cases
were consolidated in Federal court. Most of
“PARDON – The excusing of an offense
Prop. 187 was ruled unconstitutional.
WITHOUT EXACTING A PENALTY…A
187’s “true believers” declare that Califorrelease from the legal responsibilities of an
nia would repeat its 1994 vote if just given the
offense.”
chance. Well, twice Prop. 187’s sponsors have
WEBSTER’S COLLEGIATE tried to get “Sons of 187” on the ballot and
DICTIONARY they couldn’t get enough signatures to make
the ballot. Now, we know that even if they did,
Let us dispense with the lie of amnesty for they would lose.
illegal aliens, all 12-million or so of them. AnyA March survey of 1515 registered Califorone who reads the dictionary definition of am- nia voters, reveals that California has obviously
nesty and the pardon that makes an amnesty, changed since 1994. The survey was sponsored
can dismiss the tiny minority of Americans who by the LA Times and the University of Southare ignorant of what amnesty is, even as one ern California. The poll was conducted by
of them – Steve Poizner – is running for Cali- Washington D.C. companies of Greenberg
fornia Governor.
Quinlan Rosner (a Democratic firm) and a
How do most Californians want to handle the Republican firm, American Viewpoint. Beproblem of those here who have either crossed cause of its large size, the margin of error is a
the border illegally or who came legally and small 2.6 percent.
over-stayed an expired visa? They propose to
Evan Halper of the LA Times writes,
“legalize” illegals. That does not mean “am- “…among ALL REGISTERED VOTERS,
nesty.”
70% supported the guest-worker option. A
Only people deficient in the English language slightly smaller 67% supported creating a path
consider proposals to fine these immigration to citizenship for those who pay fines and back
miscreants money and to possibly pay back taxes and learn English.” This is the position of
taxes as “amnesty.” If one must pay a fine af- Meg Whitman – leading Republican candidate
ter admitting breaking a law, that is not “am- for California Governor and President Barack
nesty” and people who say it are liars or are 5th Obama.
grade dropouts who do not know the definition,
Halper also wrote of the racial divide among
legal or otherwise of “amnesty.”
Californians on immigration the survey revealed
Several years ago Senators John McCain and for all to see.. Halper, “There is also notable
Ted Kennedy proposed Comprehensive Immi- racial divide when it comes to opinions on (all)
gration Reform which was adjusted and immigration. Blacks overwhelmingly say that
amended to include legalization of those here (all) immigration has been a net negative.
by making them admit to breaking of various Whites are evenly split on immigration overall,
immigration laws and paying fines and taxes. while Latinos responded overwhelmingly that
The details were twisted and lied about by the immigration both legal and illegal has been good
country’s leading anti-immigrant, anti-Mexican for the state.”
talk show hosts and their nutcase and racist
Washington D.C. immigration reform
allies in Congress like Colorado’s Tom Tancredo congressional proposals lack any form of
and Alabama’s Jeff Sessions.
“amnesty.” Despite that absence, nut cases
Their lie, the BIG LIE, was that the reform’s like Steven Poizner lie in their campaigns in an
key element was “AMNESTY’ which would attempt to fool voters with the lies.
reward people who by their own admission vioThis survey shows that a super majority –
lated American law.
two thirds — of Californians (67 percent) supThat was a lie, a BIG LIE and it was promul- port Comprehensive Immigration Reform with
gated by liars, BIG LIARS. They were not strict border enforcement and legalization, while
alone, nor were they the first BIG LIARS on 70 percent support a work permit program alillegal immigrants. The con men that wrote and lowing workers to come and go but not be alpushed Proposition 187 in the 1994 California lowed to join the 12 million illegals in a legalizaelection were the first big liars on illegal immi- tion program. Work permits eliminate illegal
grants. They were joined by radio talk show aliens coming for work, folks. The super mahosts throughout the country. In fact, only one jority supports legalization.
radio talk show host in California opposed the
Poizner will be slaughtered in the June PriProposition, only one out of dozens.
mary. Many Californians were fooled in 1994,
The lies were so persuasive that the vast they won’t be in 2010. Survey says so!
majorities of white and Black California voters
filled ballot boxes with Yes on 187 votes in- Contreras’ books are available at amazon.com
Filling Out the Census: Just
One of Many Civic Duties
By Israel Ortega
fore, but it’s worth repeating because if our
country — and everything it stands for — is to
survive for future generations, we must recognize the responsibilities and duties that come
with being an American.
Our community faces unique challenges, including double-digit unemployment and an
alarmingly elevated high-school dropout rate.
Far too many of us are struggling to get by, and
too many of our children are failing to receive
a quality education from our public school system.
Faced with these challenges, we are being
offered a choice. For many, the answer to is to
give more power to government. Many say the
state must grow in order to ameliorate society’s
ills. Unfortunately, like many of the things we
see advertised on television, it’s important to
read the fine print. The truth is that every time
we cede more control to the government, we
become more dependent on it. The better
choice is not dependence on government to
solve problems for us, but binding together in
our community and solving problems together,
voluntarily.
And so, although the act of filling out a Census form may appear trivial, it’s important that
we see this exercise as an extension of our
many civic duties. This is especially important
for our community because the Census is expected to confirm our growing numbers all
across the country.
If we are to translate our numbers into influence, then it’s crucial that we fulfill our civic
duties and lead with example. The success of
our country rests upon how seriously we take
our responsibilities as citizens of this blessed
land.
By now, we all should have returned our
Census forms to the government, thus fulfilling
an important obligation we face every 10 years.
The success of the Census largely hinges upon
every household taking the time to complete
this important form. But remember: it’s just one
of the many civic duties that come with being
an American.
Freedom, liberty and the opportunity all have
to succeed are just a handful of the reasons
this country is exceptional. Not surprisingly, the
U.S. has been drawing millions of risk takers
to these shores for centuries, creating a fertile
soil for entrepreneurship and innovation. Additionally, our representative democracy ensures
that our government derives its power from the
consent of the governed.
But this right to participate in government also
carries civic obligations. In short, our country
is unique not only because of the value we place
on freedom — but also because of the responsibility placed on each and every citizen who
wishes to call himself an American.
In other words, living in the “land of the free”
comes with a price.
The Founders envisioned that Americans
would perform civic duties, and these include:
paying taxes, registering to vote, respecting the
rule of law and serving on juries, among other
duties. Of course, to fulfill many of our civic
duties, it’s vital to master the English language.
Also it’s important that we be aware of our
country’s history to appreciate the sacrifices
of those who came before us so that we might
live in this unique country.
For these reasons, anyone wishing to become
a naturalized citizen must prove that he/she has
a strong command of English and is knowledge- Israel Ortega is a Senior Media Services
able of America’s history.
Associate at The Heritage Foundation in
Many of us have heard of these things be- Washington, D.C. www.heritage.org.
¿Cómo Es Que Una Idea Se Convierte En
Ley En La Legislatura de California?
Por Evelyn Pineda y Marvin F. Pineda
La legislatura de California consiste del
Senado, 40 senadores y la Cámara Baja, 80
asambleístas. Cada propuesta de ley empieza
como una idea. Californianos, organizaciones,
grupos de presiones políticas y otros grupos
sugieren ideas a legisladores. Los legisladores
deciden aceptar estas ideas o crean sus propias
ideas. Cuando la idea es aceptada por el
legislador, la idea es escrita como una propuesta
de ley por los abogados de la legislatura.
Si el autor es una o un senador, la propuesta
es introducida en el Senado; si el autor es una
o un asambleísta la idea es introducida en la
Cámara Baja. Para no causar confusión vamos
a usar como ejemplo una propuesta que es
introducida en el Senado.
Al senador introducir la propuesta en el
Senado, un número de propuesta es asignado.
La propuesta contiene un título y el nombre del
senador como autor. La propuesta es imprimida
y el senador tiene que esperar 30 días después
que la propuesta es introducida para poder
presentarla ante un comité. Los 30 días son
para darle oportunidad y tiempo a organizaciones y californianos para analizar la
propuesta. Durante los 30 días, personas
pueden empezar a llamar a los legisladores y a
escribirles para demostrar su apoyo u oposición.
Después de ser introducida y esperar 30 días,
la propuesta es mandada al Comité de Reglas.
Este comité asigna la propuesta a un Comité
de política del Senado dependiendo del tema
de la propuesta. Si la propuesta tiene que ver
con la salud, la propuesta va a ser mandada al
comité de salud del Senado. Si la propuesta
requiere gasto de dinero también es asignada
al Comité Fiscal del Senado. Estos comités
consisten de un cierto número de senadores.
Antes que la propuesta sea escuchada en un
comité de política, personas y organizaciones
mandan cartas de apoyo y oposición al senador
quien es el autor de la propuesta, a otros
legisladores y al comité donde se va a escuchar.
El senador se presenta ante el comité. Después
de la presentación, grupos y personas que están
en contra y a favor pueden dar sus opiniones
ante el comité. Los senadores que son
miembros del comité tienen la oportunidad de
expresar sus opiniones ya sean en contra o a
favor. Si el comité tiene siete miembros, se
requiere que una mayoría de los siete voten a
favor para que pase.
Si la propuesta es aprobada en el comité de
política, la propuesta tiene que ser presentada
en el comité fiscal. Si es aprobada en el comité
fiscal, la propuesta es mandada ante los 40
senadores. El senador presenta la propuesta
ante todo el Senado y los otros senadores tienen
la oportunidad de expresar sus opiniones a favor o en contra. Si la propuesta recibe 21 votos,
mayoría, la propuesta es referida a la Cámara
Baja.
En la Cámara Baja, la propuesta también es
referida a un comité de política y al comité fiscal. El senador también se tiene que presentar
ante estos comités de la Cámara Baja. Los
miembros de estos comités son asambleístas.
Si los comités de la Cámara Baja aprueban la
propuesta, la propuesta es referida ante los 80
miembros de la Cámara Baja. El senador, autor,
tiene que pedirle a un asambleísta que presenta
la propuesta ante los 80 miembros de la Cámara
Baja. El asambleísta la presenta ante toda la
Cámara Baja y si es aprobada por la mayoría
de asambleístas, 41 miembros, la propuesta es
referida a la oficina del gobernador.
Una propuesta que es introducida en la
Cámara Baja por un asambleísta pasa por el
mismo proceso. Primero tiene que pasar por la
Cámara Baja y después por el Senado. Después
la propuesta es referida al gobernador.
Cuando la propuesta llegue ante el gobernador, el gobernador tiene tres opciones. Una
opción es firmar la propuesta. La segunda
opción es vetar la propuesta. La tercera opción
es no firmar o vetar la propuesta. Si no la firma
o veta, la propuesta se convierte en ley. Si la
propuesta es firmada o el gobernador decide
no firmarla o vetarla, la Secretaria del Estado
incluye la nueva ley en los códigos legales de
California. Usualmente cuando la propuesta es
firmada y se convierte en ley, esta nueva ley
toma efecto en el primer día del próximo año.
Por ejemplo, si el gobernador firma la ley en
Septiembre del 2010, la propuesta tomaría
efecto el primer de Enero del 2011.
Es importante que personas participen en el
proceso legislativo ya que en años pasados
cientos de propuestas se han convertido en leyes.
Estas propuestas afectan a todos positivamente
(vea La Legislatura, página 10)
¡ASK A MEXICAN!
By Gustavo Arellano
Dear Mexican: I’ve dated a few
Mexican girls in the last couple of years
and I’ve come to realize one big,
important thing—most of the girls didn’t
know how to cook, clean and, you
know… bring that ol’ school Mexican
flavor from the roots! What’s happening
to all our true mexicanas? I know times
are changing and all, but most of these
girls nowadays think it should be a
“mutual responsibility.” Am I being
selfish? Maybe it was the way I was
raised or the paisa neighborhood I live in
where I see every Mexican man have
their dinner prepared at the table and
their shirts smelling like Downey made a
new fragrance for men? I feel sorry for
the next generation of pendejos because
they’re going to be the ones wearing the
thongs in the long run! I guess I could
just take a trip down to Mexico
somewhere, find me an all-around fina
Latina and bring her up here to los
Estados Unidos, ¿que no?
Buscando El Real Sabor Mexicana
household
responsibilities, but
trust me: a good
relationship entails
men also do some
chores, and such
equality ensures you
more ol’ school
mexicana flavor south
of the border, if you
know what I’m saying…
Would Mexico be a more stable,
progressive, modern country if Spain
would’ve prevailed? Look at the cities
they built in Mexico compared to areas
that were developed after the Spanish
were defeated. And were the ruling
Spanish more corrupt or is that more of a
modern thing?
Don’t Know Much about History—Or
Anything
Dear Gabacho: Huh? Few of Mexico’s
major cities achieved their current fame until
long after the gachupines sailed their sorry
asses back across the Atlantic. The great
exception was Mexico City, but it was better
Dear Macho Wab: Of course you’re being and more sustainable as Tenochtitlán—only
the ingenuity of the mestizos and los chavos
selfish, but don’t take it from me. A 2005
de Tepito y Neza made Mexico City the
survey released by the California-Mexico
worldwide powerhouse it now is. And
Health Initiative UC MEXUS (CMHI
Mexico would’ve probably been worse off if
University of California Institute for Mexico
it was still a Spanish territory—it was the
and the United States) titled, “Intimate
encomienda and castas system, coupled
Partner Violence and Depression among
Rural Mexican Women” found, “The unequal with the mordida method of bribery, that led
to most of the institutional problems Mexico
distribution of household chores was
has today. Nice legacy to go with all those
mentioned as a detonator of aggression for
women who considered they were working a cathedrals they built, ¿qué no?
higher load than their partners” and that “All
FINAL REMINDER: The Cinco de
the participants mentioned that they would
Mayo
edition of this columna will list all the
like their partners to participate in household
regional
anti-Mexican slurs ustedes have
chores.” En other words—you might look
fondly on the days mami and your sisters did submitted. I’ve received submission from
Santa Barbara to San Angelo and even North
everything for you, from make your bed to
Carolina, but surely there are more. Submit
wash the skid marks on your chonis and
have a new pot of beans every morning, but your regional slur no later than April 27 to
ever ask them if they needed help? And ever make sure your barrio beaner babadas get
wondered why the only thing Mexican men in national recognition!
the world fear more than la migra is an
Ask the Mexican at [email protected], be
angry, frustrated mujer? Mexican women
his fan on Facebook, follow him on Twitter or ask him a
may have it programmed in their culturovideo question at youtube.com/askamexicano!
gender identity to assume most of the
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APRIL 16, 2010
LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
Coachella and the high cost of massive rock Oirán la voz de la Maestra, Escritora y Traductora
By Eduardo Stanley
FRESNO - The biggest music
festival in USA, according to
Fresno-based agency Pollstar,
returns on April 16, 17 and 18.
It’s the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival although
there isn’t much art. But plenty
of rock’n roll.
Throughout 10 years, the
most renowned bands and soloists have passed through
Coachella, everyone from Madonna and Paul McCartney to
Rage Against the Machine in
addition to Latino artists like
Cafe Tacvba, El Gran Silencio,
Manu Chao and more.
Located in Indio in the Coachella Valley, in the middle of the
Mojave Desert, this festival has
captured the attention of large
audiences.
“It’s a massive event and it’s
inspired by European music
festivals, especially those in
Britain,” said Bruce Fessier,
entertainment critic for the
Desert Sun newspaper in Palm
Springs, who has covered all
of the Coachella festivals. “Its
landscape creates a special atmosphere.” The palm trees,
the sun, the silhouettes of the
tents and the stages give the
festival its own original personality.
This year, according to Fessier, the festival appears to be
directing itself more to young
people.
“According to the list of artists that will be coming this
year, the organizers seem to be
focusing more toward a younger audience, leaving aside
more traditional rockers,”
Fessier said.
The new edition of Coachella
will bring artists like Jay-Z, The
Cribs, Muse, Gorillaz, Pavement and more.
The journalist also said that
2004 was when the festival
“matured” and it turned into a
modern music reference. And
Ox Carts of San
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then followed Chollas Creek
along present Route 94 to what
is now San Diego’s downtown,
then called New Town. Grain
was delivered to a quartermaster depot near Pantoja Park for
transshipment to various outposts.
Another important ox cart
road connected Old Town with
the ship landing at La Playa,
Morse added. It passed through
what is now San Diego’s airport. When a ship from Manila
and Canton or even Boston
came in, the ladies went shopping - in ox carts. For men there
was often Madera wine and
leather goods.
At the time of his speech, the
retired Morse and his wife
lived near the old road in Alpine. His wife once taught in
the old schoolhouse in Old
Town State Park, and you can
see her portrait photo on the
wall.
In about the same year, a
Conejo Indian, “Old Leno,” described how it was to harvest
the grain crop when he was a
boy at Viejas.
Conservatives
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immigration issues. In recent decades, evangelical
faiths have attracted large
numbers of followers in
Latin America and other
parts of the developing
world. The churches have
also gained an increasing
foothold among Latino and
Asian communities in the
United States.
Politically, the US Latino
and Asian electorates will
grow only more important
in the coming years. Given
demographic trends, any
political force that ignores
this reality, especially the
Republican Party, could
face a cold future in the
he emphasizes the support of
the owner of the land, Alex
Haagen III. “He invested in
the area and he takes very
good care of the land.” Amidst
rumors that the space would
be dedicated to housing projects, festival organizers created another musical event that
has been very successful:
“Stagecoach Festival,” dedicated to country music.
Coachella maintains a classic model of the massive music festivals: three days, four
stages ‘with two more for DJs’
food booths and other products,
and a high level of marketing:
everything sells.
The admission price for the
three days is $269 and the organizers established a “layaway” system to attract more
people. Leftover tickets are
sold on a per day basis.
realities: high poverty levels and
luxuroius spaces for the rich
and famous, like Palm Springs.
It wasn’t by coincidence that
this was one of the zones that
the United Farmerworkers
Union (UFW) fought many
battles in the 60s and 70s in order to gain better working and
living conditions for farmworkers, whose conditions are still
miserable.
At the festival, the flat terrain and the lack of dividers between the stages sometimes
confuses the sounds of each
one.
There aren’t any privileges
for the press. The media tent
is small and uncomfortable and
if a journalist has a problem,
it¹s possible that the company
in charge of public relations,
MSO, of Los Angeles, will respond with a “we can’t resolve
that” problem.
Disadvantages
The only thing that’s free at
The temperature ranges be- Coachella is parking.
tween 90 and 105 degrees,
which is why walking from one Outside Lands Festival
stage to the next can allow
For two years, the Outside
fatigue to set in. And what a Lands Festival (at the end of
coincidence, there’s beer August), in San Francisco,
everywhere!
emerged as an alternative for
The food, in general, is ex- music lovers who live in the
pensive and bad: a hamburger central or northern part of the
costs $10 and it may not have state.
tomato and lettuce, and the
Established in the magical
“teriyaki” chicken tastes more Golden Gate park each of the
like cardboard than chicken. stages is surrounded by trees
Need cash? Be ready to pay and vegetation that isolates the
almost $4 to use an ATM ma- sound. Outside Lands mantains
chine. Need to go to the bath- the same format: three days of
room? Don’t expect to find a music on various stages and the
clean one after a few hours inclusion of well-known Latino
into the concert, and it is al- artists.
most impossible to find where
The climate is cool and the
to wash your hands. And dur- food, although it isn’t more afing the festival, hotels prices fordable, has flavor. And since
shoot up uncontrollably.
it’s San Francisco, there had
The Coachella Chamber of to be a tent dedicated to the
Commerce didn’t return our vinicultural delights of the
phone call requesting a short Napa Valley and a dedication
interview to learn about the to recycling and the environeconomical benefits to the area ment.
from the music festival.
And the music, like in
The Coachella area has two Coachella, is some of the best.
“We worked, all of the Indians, from the first light of day
until it was too dark to see the
grain any more. The days are
very long in summer, and we
had no water except what the
young squaws would sometimes bring to us, though of
course they had to work too.
We had a small canvas apron
on the front of us, and we
reached out and pulled the
grain toward us and we cut it
with a reaping hook and piled
it, and the sleds came through
the fields and picked it up - and
all day and every day we
worked so for many weeks.
And the pay was fifty cents a
day. But the land was better
then than it now is and we did
not have to bend down to the
grain.”.
Oxen had a long run as man’s
power source. Assyrian carved
panels show Israelites leaving
Jerusalem with ox carts. A
three-oxpower Minoan cart
model has been unearthed in
Crete. Ancient Byzantium
dominated the Bosporus Strait,
which in Greek meant ox crossing (bous-poros). The university
town of Oxford arguably means
just that – an ox ford, hence a
strategic spot.
Younger readers may not
electoral ice box.
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez,
president of the National
Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, said more
than 25,000 churches had
thrown their weight behind
a movement for life, family
and justice. The religious
leader insisted a contradiction exists between professing support for family
values and deporting
people.
Ultimately, Rodriguez
said, President Obama will
be the pivotal figure in determining whether immigration reform comes to
pass this year, a time when
the legislative agenda is
packed with a host of testy
issues like the nomination
Indígena Irma Pineda Santiago
Por Paco Zavala
Oaxaca, tierra de mujeres y
hombres valientes, grandes
artistas, tierra del grande,
grande Benito Juárez y del
General Porfirio Díaz, estará
presente y atronará con su voz
las paredes y espacios de El
Agora del Centro Cultural
Tijuana, en la personalidad de
la Maestra, Escritora y
Traductora Indígena Irma
Pineda Santiago, el próximo
viernes 16 de abril, a las 7:00
pm.
La Maestra Irma Pineda
Santiago, se presentará dentro
del marco del Programa
“Pueblos y Culturas Indígenas
en Movimiento”, quien
disertará en una conferencia
sobre “Poetisas indígenas
oaxaqueñas”.
La maestra Pineda Santiago,
es originaria de la bella
Juchitán, Oaxaca; es escritora
y traductora en textos en
lengua zapoteca; realizó estudios en Ciencias de la
Comunicación en la UNAM,
así como en otros centros de
estudios literarios del mundo.
Presentamos una síntesis de
la curricula de tan insigne
personaje: Es activista social y,
por medio de su obra ha
denunciado los abusos a los
que son sometidos los pueblos
indígenas; como escritora ha
recibido diversos premios de
residencia artística tanto del
Centro Internacional de
Traducción Literaria del Banff
Center of the Arts, en Alberta,
Canadá, como de la Casa de
Arte Calles y Sueños, de Chicago, Estados Unidos. Ha
participado, además, en foros
como el Festival Mundial de
Que si...
Poesía, celebrado en Venezuela, y el Festival Internacional
de Poesía, en Medellín, Colombia. También ha sido becaria
del Fondo Nacional para la
Cultura y las Artes.
Es autora de los poemarios
Doo yoo ne ga’ bia’, cuya
traducción corresponde a De
la casa del ombligo a las
nueve cuartas (CDI, 2009);
Xilase qui rié di’ sicasi rié
nisa guiigu’ (La nostalgia no
se marcha como el agua de
los ríos, ELIAC, 2008); Xilase
Nisado (Nostalgias del mar,
SEP, 2006) y Ndaani’ Gueela’
(En el vientre de la noche,
Casa de la Cultura de Juchitán/
Fundación Cultural de Trabajadores de Pascual y del
Arte A.C., 2005), entre otros.
Asimismo, es coautora del
poemario trilingüe Huhuexochitlajtoli - Diidxaguie’
yooxho’, traducido simplemente como Viejos poemas,
aparecido en 2006.
Su obra literaria se ha
traducido al inglés, italiano,
eslavo y portugués; sus trabajos
han sido incluídos en distintas
antologías, también su labor
literaria ha sido publicada en
diversos medios de comunicación, tanto nacionales
como internacionales, así
también han aparecido en
diversas ediciones discográficas, además su obra ha
sido incluída en diversos libros.
La entrada a la conferencia
que dictará la Maestra Irma
Pineda Santiago, es completamente gratuita, está cordialmente invitado a El Agora en
el Centro Cultural Tijuana, en
la Zona Río en Tijuana.
En nota adicional informamos que el viernes 16 de
de Reid, declaró a la prensa
que “El Senador Reid ha sido
constante en su deseo de
(con’t de página 2)
aprobar una reforma
migratoria que sea firme, justa
know exactly what oxen are. Que no…
y práctica. Al principio de este
Y el jueguito de la pausa
They are not born as little
Congreso, el Sen. Reid
oxlets, but as bull calves. surgió dos días después. En
incluyó la reforma migratoria
Young bulls are afflicted with un desayuno privado de los
entre las prioridades
the same vexatious behavioral senadores Demócratas con la principales del Senado, y lo
aberrations as teenage boys, prensa, Reid declaró que “No sigue siendo. Esta reforma
owing to testosterone satura- vamos a llegar a la reforma
debe incluir una protección
tion. Luckily a firm hand and a migratoria este año”.
firme y efectiva de ambas
A las pocas horas todos
time honored surgical procefronteras; debe requerir que
dure bestow the blessings of comenzaron un nuevo
los inmigrantes ilegalmente en
lasting reasonableness and jueguito, ese de que “lo que
el país se registren con el
quiso decir fue que…” Su
contentedness.
gobierno, aprendan inglés,
Both Californios and immi- vocero Jim Manley declaró
paguen impuestos, tengan un
grants from “the States” came que “Una vez que tengamos
pasado judicial limpio y pasen
to love their oxen on overland una iniciativa en el Senado,
al final de la fila para lograr la
journeys. They were slower esperamos debatirla tan
legalización. La reforma
than horses or mules, but gifted rápidamente como sea
también debe castigar a los
with plodding strength, calm posible”. La explicación
empleadores inescrupulosos
nerves, and an ability to sur- agrega que Reid “nunca quiso quienes abusan de los
vive on scant forage with their decir que la reforma sería
inmigrantes y socavan los
inmediata, sino que los
four stomachs.
salarios de los trabajadores
Ox carts are still a popular Demócratas están trabajando estadounidenses”.
feature of traditional Oaxaca en una iniciativa”.
De pilón, agregó que “Su
El jueguito continuó al otro
parades. Their oxen wear garcompromiso permanece igual
lands of bright flowers draped día, con otro vocero que
de firme hoy así como lo
over their heads and yokes. también explicó que “lo que
estuvo el sábado, en enero del
Less festive for the oxen is the quiso decir es que…”. José
año pasado y a lo largo de
power steering feature – slen- Dante Parra, también vocero varios años cuando en varias
der reins tied to their noserings.
macias en el país”, agrega el
Just think if we had a team
médico.
of oxen and an ox cart wobPara muchos norteamebling and rumbling along in one (con’t de página 1)
ricanos,
la práctica de visitar
of our parades, with some emiMéxico
para cirugías y tradel
mexicano
y
del
fronterizo
nent citizen seated regally on a
bajos
dentales
es un riesgo
y
obliga
a
los
servicios
de
salud
buttock-embracing heap of
demasiado
alto,
mientras que
pública
a
dar
abasto
a
la
straw over a rawhide floor. . . .
demanda de personas que en para otros miles, es la única
definitiva no pueden acudir a opción de cuidado de la salud.
Pero más allá de la división
for a new Supreme Court un consultorio particular para
personal,
los expertos, médicos
obtener
su
receta.
justice and financial rey
defensores
de los derechos
“[Esta
medida]
representa
form.
de
los
pacientes
coinciden en
una
medida
con
dos
aristas:
por
But Obama’s Lazarusla
importancia
de
ser un paun
lado,
es
benéfico
para
el
like ability to resurrect and
ciente
informado
y
mantenerse
sector
de
los
profesionales
de
win health insurance legislation, whether for good or la medicina, porque tendrán un al tanto de los cambios de
for bad, showed the Presi- mayor número de pacientes y legislación y oferta en ambos
dent possesses the gump- modificar la cultura del enfer- lados de la frontera.
Además de pedir refetion get things done, Rod- mo que acude directamente
rencias,
ir a médicos recoa
la
farmacia
a
comprar
el
riguez observed. “(Obama) has
mendados,
los pacientes de San
producto”,
explica
el
doctor
the moral responsibility as
Diego
tienen
la opción de
Díaz.
President to push immigraasistir
a
una
sesión
de discusión
“Pero
por
otro
lado
podría
tion reform in 2010,” he
sobre
el
Futuro
del
Cuidado de
generar
un
mercado
especontended.
culativo donde se venderían Salud en México para NorteaFrontera NorteSur (FNS): recetas sin la revisión ade- mericanos, un foro en el que
on-line, U.S.-Mexico bor- cuada del enfermo, además de se discutirá el tema de las
der news Center for Latin la medida sorpresiva no tiene implicaciones de la reforma de
A m e r i c a n a n d B o rd e r el sostén de una infraes- salud, acceso a servicios de
Studies New Mexico State tructura, que conlleve la salud en México, acceso a
University Las Cruces, capacitación del personal y la servicios y la práctica del
regulación adecuada de far- turismo médico.
New Mexico
Turismo médico
Irma Pineda Santiago
abril a las 7:00 y 9:30 pm.,
aclamada por la crítica de la
Ciudad de México, la obra
teatral de Arthur Miller “Todos
eras mis hijos”, se presentará
en la Sala de Espectáculos del
Centro Cultural Tijuana, con un
extraordinario reparto de
actrices y actores encabezado
por Diana Bracho, Fernando
Luján, Silvia Navarro, Osvaldo
Benavides, compartiendo el
escenario con Miguel Pizarro,
Alpha Acosta, Martín Altomaro, María Aura y Mario
Loria, dirigidos por Francisco
Franco, en una producción de
Jorge Ortíz de Pinedo.
Esta obra triunfó magistralmente en la capital del país
azteca ante más de 36 mil
espectadores e inició una gira
por ciudades tales como
Querétaro, Saltillo, Torreón,
Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez y
ahora Tijuana.
Las entradas a esta obra de
teatro tienen un costo de $400
y $500 pesos con descuentos
del 50 % a estudiantes y maestros con credencial.
ocasiones asumió la tarea de
arreglar nuestro sistema
averiado. Que quede claro
que apenas reciba una
propuesta de los Senadores
Schumer y Graham, el Sen.
Reid llevará la reforma
migratoria al pleno del Senado
para que sea debatida”.
No se quién le jaló las
orejas por decir primero que si
y quién se las jaló después por
decir que no, pero todo el
jueguito me deja un pésimo
sabor de boca.
Jugar a la “pausa” estaba
bien para un niño, pero no
para Reid. La bronca es que
en ese juego siguen cayendo
los que siguen invitando a
estos políticos a los eventos
migratorios. Yo solo espero
que la comunidad, los
inmigrantes, se canse de una
vez por todas de que estén
jugando con ella, y que obligue
a forzar una migratoria. O
como dice el lema de las
marchas, “¡Que si, que no,
que cómo chin...dos no”!
Contacto Jorge Mújica Murias at
[email protected]
Organizado por el Instituto
de las Américas, el foro se
realizará el miércoles 21 de
abril desde las 8:45 de la
mañana hasta las 6 de la tarde,
e incluye la discusión de un
nuevo informe sobre las
tendencias de cuidado de salud
de los retirados que viven en
las comunidades costeras de
México, además de una
evaluación de la calidad de
servicios en este rubro.
Anunciate en
La Prensa
San Diego
Llámanos hoy!
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Fax: 619-425-7402
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REQUESTING BIDS
REQUESTING BIDS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Southwestern Community
College District of San Diego County, California, acting by and
through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the “DISTRICT” will receive up to, but no later than two o’clock 2:00 p.m.
of the 21 day of April 2010, sealed bids for the award of a contract for Southwestern College:
BID No. 162 Building 330 HVAC Replacement Bid
Package 1 – Demolition and Hazmat
BID No.163 Building 330 HVAC Replacement Bid
Package 2 – Carpentry, Roofing and Ceiling
BID No. 164 Building 330 HVAC Replacement Bid
Package 3 – HVAC and Plumbing
Bid No. 165 Building 330 HVAC Replacement Bid
Package 4 – Electrical
Bids shall be received in the office of the Program Manager;
Seville Construction Services at Southwestern College, Room
1631, located at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910,
and shall be opened on the date and at the time listed above.
Each bid must conform and be responsive to the contract documents, copies of which will be available after April 8th, 2010 at
Chula Vista Blueprint 26 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91910 (619)
420-5500. A $150.00 refundable deposit will be required. Deposit will be retuned upon receipt of complete, undamaged contract documents. Documents can also be viewed, printed, or
purchased from Chula Vista Blueprint’s Online Plan room at the
following web address: www.chulavistablueprint.com/ and click
on View Bid List; A deposit is not required for online viewing
and/or self printing.
Each bid shall be accompanied by the security referred to in
the contract documents, the non-collusion affidavit, the list of
proposed subcontractors, and all additional documentation required by the Instructions to Bidders.
The successful bidder shall file a payment bond issued by an
admitted Surety approved to conduct business in the State of
California approved by the District in the form set forth in the
contract documents.1
The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to
waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding.
The Director of Industrial Relations has determined the general
prevailing rate of per diem wages in the locality in which this
work is to be performed for each craft or type of worker needed
to execute the contract, which will be awarded to the successful
bidder, copies of which are on file and will be made available to
any interested party upon request at Southwestern Community
College. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the
contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under him, to
pay not less than the said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract.
Minority, women, and disabled veteran contractors are encouraged to submit bids. This bid is subject to Disabled
Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) goal requirements.
This contract is subject to a labor compliance program, as
described in subdivision (b)of section 1771.5 of the Labor
Code.
Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 and
Public Contract Code Section 3300, and shall be licensed in the
following classification: B, C10, C20, C21, ASB/HAZ. Any bidder not so licensed at the time of the bid opening will be rejected
as non-responsive.
Contractors shall have been in business under the same name
and California contractor’s license for a minimum of three (3)
continuous years prior to bid opening.
Contractors shall provide a minimum of three (3) references
for projects similar in scope, size and schedule, which have
been successfully completed in the state of California in the
last twelve (12) months.
A MANDATORY bidders conference will be held at Southwestern
Community College, 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista 91910
on Thursday, April 15th, 2010 in Building 330, Room 335 at 1:00
PM for the purpose of acquainting all prospective bidders with
the bid documents and the work site.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of Sixty (60) days
after the date set for the opening of bids.
Forward any questions to the Construction Manager: Echo Pacific Construction, Inc., Brian Fay (760) 737-3003 ext. 3309.
Fax (760) 737-9487 or email: [email protected]. Please reference each Bid number and package on all RFI’s.
1
A payment bond must be filed for a contract involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000 (Civil Code section 3247(a)) and
may be required for contracts involving smaller expenditures
at the option of the District.
Dated this: April 1st, 2010
Secretary of the Governing Board
Raj K. Chopra, Ph.D.
Southwestern Community College District
of San Diego County, California
Published: 4/9,16/2010
La Prensa San Diego
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is soliciting bids
from qualified contractors for Project No. PM-10-03 Remove
& Replace Concrete Walkways at 4759 38th Street.
Interested and qualified contractors are invited to submit
proposals. Disadvantaged and women-owned businesses
are encouraged to respond. The Invitation to Bid with complete
instructions is available for download at www.demandstar.com. If
you do not have a username or password for the Onvia
DemandStar website, please register at www.demandstar.com/
register.rsp.
A pre-bid conference will be held on Friday, April 23, 2010 at
10:00 am (PST) at the SDHC office listed below, at which time
questions regarding the bid package, applicable wage rates, and
equal opportunity program requirements will be entertained. A
site visit will immediately follow the pre-bid conference.
Sealed proposals will be received until Wednesday, May 14,
2010, at 2:00 pm (PST) at the SDHC office below.
San Diego Housing Commission
1122 Broadway, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92101
Contact: Anthony Griffin (619) 578-7517
Email: [email protected]
BIDS RECEIVED AFTER 2:00 PM, OR LEFT AT ANY OTHER
SDHC LOCATIONS, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL
BE RETURNED UNOPENED.
Published: 4/16/2010
La Prensa San Diego
REQUESTING
PROPOSALS
REQUESTING
PROPOSALS
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 116
For Construction Management at Risk Services for Phase 1 of
Prop R Projects at Southwestern College located at 900 Otay
Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910 and 701 National City Blvd,
National City CA 91950.
Notice is hereby given by the Southwestern Community College District of San Diego County, California, hereinafter referred to as the District, acting by and through its Governing
Board, will receive up to, but not later than 3:00 p.m. on the 13th
day of May 2010, responses to this Request for Proposal (RFP)
for Construction Management @ Risk at Southwestern Community College.
Responses shall be received in the office of the Program Director, Henry Amigable, Room 1681, at 900 Otay Lakes Road,
Chula Vista, CA 91910, on the date and at the time stated above.
There will be a mandatory pre-proposal meeting at 3:00 p.m. on
April 26th, 2010 at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910,
Student Union Building (East). Please arrive early due to limited
seating. Doors closed at 3:10pm. No parking permits required.
All responses to this RFP shall conform and be responsive to
the RFP, Including its attachments.
All interested parties may obtain a copy of the RFP by contacting the Program director for the Southwestern Community
College District at (619) 482-6481, Room 1681, or e-mailing
your request to: [email protected].
Raj K. Chopra, Ph.D.
Secretary of the Governing Board
Southwestern Community College District
of San Diego, California
Published: 4/9,16/2010
La Prensa San Diego
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is soliciting proposals from businesses for Property Management Services
for Hotel Sandford, which is a 130 unit affordable single
room occupancy residential property located at 1301 Fifth
Avenue in downtown San Diego. Interested and qualified
firms including disadvantaged and women owned small businesses are invited to submit a proposal. The solicitation packet
with complete instructions is available for download at
www.demandstar.com. If you do not have a username and password for the Onvia DemandStar website, please register at
www.demandstar.com/register.rsp.
San Diego Housing Commission
1122 Broadway, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92101
Contact: Irma Stabler (619) 578-7411
Email request to: [email protected]
Pre-proposal conferences will be held on Monday, April 19, 2010,
at 9:00 am - 11:00 am and 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (PST) at 1301
Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA. Sealed proposals marked “Property Management Services for Hotel Sanford (PMHS-10-1)
RFP Documents — Do Not Open” must be received on or
before Monday, April 26, 2010 at 2:00 pm (PST). Three (3)
additional copies of the proposal and a completed electronic file
containing the proposal on CD-R must be submitted with the
original proposal packet to the address above. Late proposals
will not be accepted.
Published: 4/16/2010
La Prensa San Diego
REQUESTING BIDS
NOTICE TO SUBCONTRACTORS
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Logan Heights Family
Health Center Courtyard
Project
Family Health Centers of San
Diego (owner) invites sealed bids
from subcontractors for providing the material & installation of
new benches, sun sails, planters
with assorted plantings, and directory sign in the courtyard area
of the Logan Heights Family
Health Center located at 1809
National Avenue; San Diego, CA
92113.
Sealed bid packages will be returned to 823 Gateway Center
Way; San Diego, CA 92102 no
later than 1:00pm PST on Friday
May 14, 2010. A mandatory site
visit/job walk with the owner representative/contractor will be held
on Tuesday April 27, 2010 at
2:00pm PST, to review construction administration procedures,
existing site conditions, construction access, staging areas,
safety and protection. Each
contractor shall RSVP their attendance at the mandatory
site visit/job walk to Thomas
Fountaine via email at
[email protected] by Monday
April 26, 2010 at 5:00pm PST.
Please contact Thomas Fountaine
via email at [email protected]
to obtain the bid package or for
further information.
Please note that bid packages
will not be available at the job site.
Published: 4/16,23/2010
La Prensa San Diego
Fictitious Business Name:
a. SOUTH BAY SHORT SALE
PROCESSORS; b. PREMIER
MAINTENANCE, 1408 Caminito
Lucca #3, Chula Vista, CA 91915
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Claudia Diaz, 1408 Caminito
Lucca #3, Chula Vista, CA 91915
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Claudia Diaz
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County MAR
18, 2010
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
ABSOLUTE LAUNDRY, 3730
First Ave. #5, San Diego, CA
92103
Mailing Address: 3730 First Ave.
#5, San Diego, CA 92103
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Carlos M. Urtuzuastequi, 3730
First Ave. #5, San Diego, CA
92103
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Carlos M. Urtuzuastequi
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County MAR
18, 2010
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
Assigned File No.: 2010-007771
Published: 4/2,9,16,23/2010
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
IMPERIAL EXPRESS, 1879 Logan Ave. Suite B, San Diego, CA
92113
Mailing Address: 843 Verin Lane,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
3/15/2010
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Chu Lin Lei, 1879 Logan Ave.
Suite B, San Diego, CA 92113,
California
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant: Chu
Lin Lei, Owner
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County MAR
22, 2010
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
Assigned File No.: 2010-007965
Published: 4/2,9,16,23/2010
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
THE EGA GROUP, 4183 Georgia Street, San Diego, CA 92103
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Ernest Genaro Arellano, 4183
Georgia Street, San Diego, CA
92103
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Ernest G. Arellano
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County MAR
10, 2010
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
Assigned File No.: 2010-006775
Published: 4/2,9,16,23/2010
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
OPH TRUCKING, 4710 Rodeo
Lane #Z, Los Angeles, CA 90016
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
3/13/10
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Oscar Paz Hernandez, 4710 Rodeo Lane #Z, Los Angeles, CA
90016
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant: Oscar Paz Hernandez
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County MAR
29, 2010
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
Assigned File No.: 2010-007698
Published: 4/9,16,23,30/2010
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
tered by the Following:
John S. Ybarra, 170 W. Vermont
Ave. #6, Escondido, CA 92025
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant: John
S. Ybarra
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County MAR
11, 2010
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
Assigned File No.: 2010-006934
Published: 4/9,16,23,30/2010
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
RING MASTERS MUAYTHAI,
MMA/BOXING, 821 Kuhn Dr.
#106, Chula Vista, CA 91914
Mailing Address: 2077 Crosscreek Rd., Chula Vista, CA
91913
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
3/18/10
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Jorge M Bejar, owner, 2077
Crosscreek Rd., Chula Vista, CA
91913
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant: Jorge
Bejar
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County MAR
18, 2010
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
Fictitious Business Name:
B. BEEZ CREATIONS, 3630
Hazelhurst Ct., Bonita, CA 91902
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
3/29/10
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Barbara Barajas, 3630 Hazelhurst Ct., Bonita, CA 91902
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant: Barbara Barajas
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County MAR
Assigned File No.: 2010-007714
29, 2010
The filing of this statement does Published: 4/16,23,30,5/7/2010
not of itself authorize the use in La Prensa San Diego
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
or common law.
NAME STATEMENT
Assigned File No.: 2010-008768 Fictitious Business Name:
a. SOLUTION HOMES; b. SOPublished: 4/9,16,23,30/2010
LUTION MANUFACTURED
La Prensa San Diego
HOMES, 100 Woodlawn Ave.
Spc. 30, Chula Vista, CA 91910
This Business is Conducted by:
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
An Individual
NAME STATEMENT
The First Day of Business Was:
Fictitious Business Name:
N/A
NEW CALIFORNIA RESTORA- This Business Is Hereby RegisTION & FUSION ELECTRIC tered by the Following:
CENTRAL, 694 Chula Vista St., Marco V. Sanchez, 100 Woodlawn
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Ave. Spc. 30, Chula Vista, CA
Mailing Address: 694 Chula Vista 91910
St., Chula Vista, CA 91910
I declare that all information in
This Business is Conducted by: this statement is true and corAn Individual
rect.
The First Day of Business Was: S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a n t :
N/A
Marco Sanchez
This Business Is Hereby Regis- This Statement Was Filed With
tered by the Following:
David Butler Recorder/County
Victor Lopez, 694 Chula Vista Clerk of San Diego County MAR
St., Chula Vista, CA 91910
24, 2010
I declare that all information in The filing of this statement does
this statement is true and cor- not of itself authorize the use in
rect.
this state of Fictitious Business
Signature of Registrant: Vic- Name in violation of the rights
tor Lopez
of another under federal, state,
This Statement Was Filed With or common law.
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County APR Assigned File No.: 2010-008330
05, 2010
Published: 4/16,23,30,5/7/2010
The filing of this statement does La Prensa San Diego
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
of another under federal, state,
NAME STATEMENT
or common law.
Fictitious Business Name:
Assigned File No.: 2010-009396 CAPTAIN CABLE, 418 Milagrosa
Cir., Chula Vista, CA 91910
Published: 4/9,16,23,30/2010
This Business is Conducted by:
La Prensa San Diego
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
This Business Is Hereby RegisNAME STATEMENT
tered by the Following:
Fictitious Business Name:
Gerardo De La Cruz, 418 MilaFRANK TRANSPORTATION, grosa Cir., Chula Vista, CA 91910
1826 Doran St., San Diego, CA I declare that all information in
92154
this statement is true and corMailing Address: 1826 Doran St., rect.
San Diego, CA 92154
Signature of Registrant:
This Business is Conducted by: Gerardo De La Cruz
An Individual
This Statement Was Filed With
The First Day of Business Was: David Butler Recorder/County
N/A
Clerk of San Diego County MAR
This Business Is Hereby Regis- 19, 2010
tered by the Following:
The filing of this statement does
Jose Francisco Reyes, 1826 not of itself authorize the use in
Doran St., San Diego, CA 92154 this state of Fictitious Business
I declare that all information in Name in violation of the rights
this statement is true and cor- of another under federal, state,
rect.
or common law.
Signature of Registrant: Jose
Assigned File No.: 2010-007805
Francisco Reyes
This Statement Was Filed With Published: 4/16,23,30,5/7/2010
David Butler Recorder/County La Prensa San Diego
Clerk of San Diego County APR
06, 2010
The filing of this statement does
SUMMONS
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
SUMMONS
or common law.
CASE NUMBER:
37-2009-00078523-CL-OR-SC
Assigned File No.: 2010-009623
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
Published: 4/9,16,23,30/2010
KARISHMA VASWANI AND
La Prensa San Diego
SUNIL VASWANI
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
CENICEROS DANCE ACCESSORIES, 502 Anita St. Sp. 77,
Chula Vista, CA 91911
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
03/22/2010
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
1. Ponciano Naranjo, 502 Anita
St. Sp. 77, Chula Vista, CA 91911
2. Patricia Ceniceros De Naranjo,
502 Anita St. Sp. 77, Chula Vista,
CA 91911
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Patricia Ceniceros
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County APR
07, 2010
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
Assigned File No.: 2010-009693
Published: 4/9,16,23,30/2010
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
ADVANCE BUILDING CONCEPTS, 170 W. Vermont Ave.
#6, Escondido, CA 92025
Mailing Address: same as above
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
Assigned File No.: 2010-008718 The First Day of Business Was:
July 23, 2009
Published: 4/2,9,16,23/2010
This Business Is Hereby RegisLa Prensa San Diego
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY
PLAINTIFF:
VENTURE COMMERCE CENTER - EASTLAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
NOTICE! You have been sued:
The court may decide against
you without your being heard
unless you respond within 30
days. Read the information below.
You have 30 CALENDAR
DAYS after this summons and
legal papers are served on you
to file a written response at this
court and have a copy served
on the plaintiff. A letter or phone
call will not protect you. Your
written response must be in
proper legal form if you want the
court to hear your case. There
may be a court form that you
can use for your response. You
can find these court forms and
more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.court.ca.gov/self help),
your county law library, or the
courthouse nearest you. If you
cannot pay the filing fee, as the
court clerk for a fee waiver form.
If you do not file your response
on time, you may lose the case
by default, and your wages,
money, and property may be
taken without further warning
from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an
attorney right away. If you do not
know an attorney, you may want
to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for
free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.
You can locate these nonprofit
groups at the California Legal
Services Web site (www.law
helpcalifornia.org), the California
Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhlep),
SUMMONS
SUMMONS
SUMMONS
or by contacting your local court
or county bar association.
NOTE: The court has a statutory
lien for waived fees and costs
of any settlement or arbitration
award of $10.000 or more in a
civil case. The court’s lien must
be paid before the court will dismiss the case.
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s
attorney, or plaintiff without
an attorney, is: Patricia M. Beaver (Bar # 264153), Wasserman
Kornheiser, LLP, 7955 Raytheon
Rd., San Diego, CA 92111
Date: MAR 03, 2010
Clerk, by C Spies, Deputy
NOTICE TO THE PERSON
SERVED: You are served as an
individual defendant
Published: 4/2,9,16/23/2010
La Prensa San Diego
2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without
an attorney, is: Maria Del Rosario
Hernandez Flores, 1452 Frankfort St., San Diego, California
92110
Date: NOV 29, 2009
Clerk, by R. SANCHEZ, Deputy
NOTICE TO THE PERSON
SERVED: as an individual
Published: 4/16,23,30,5/7/2010
La Prensa San Diego
SUMMONS
CHANGE OF NAME
The name and address of the
court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO, South County Regional Center, 500 3rd Avenue,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s
attorney, or plaintiff without
an attorney, is: Craig L Combs
(Bar # 229438), Wasserman
Kornheiser, LLP, 7955 Raytheon
Rd., San Diego, CA 92111.
Date: SEP 22, 2009
Clerk, by C. RIEDEL
NOTICE TO THE PERSON
SERVED: You are served as an
individual defendant
Published: 3/26,4/2,9,16/2010
La Prensa San Diego
SUMMONS
CASE NUMBER:
37-2009-00078451-CL-OR-SC
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
SUNIL VASWANI AND KARISHMA VASWANI
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY
PLAINTIFF:
VENTURE COMMERCE CENTER - EASTLAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
NOTICE! You have been sued:
The court may decide against
you without your being heard
unless you respond within 30
days. Read the information below.
You have 30 CALENDAR
DAYS after this summons and
legal papers are served on you
to file a written response at this
court and have a copy served
on the plaintiff. A letter or phone
call will not protect you. Your
written response must be in
proper legal form if you want the
court to hear your case. There
may be a court form that you
can use for your response. You
can find these court forms and
more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.court.ca.gov/self help),
your county law library, or the
courthouse nearest you. If you
cannot pay the filing fee, as the
court clerk for a fee waiver form.
If you do not file your response
on time, you may lose the case
by default, and your wages,
money, and property may be
taken without further warning
from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an
attorney right away. If you do not
know an attorney, you may want
to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for
free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.
You can locate these nonprofit
groups at the California Legal
Services Web site (www.law
helpcalifornia.org), the California
Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhlep),
or by contacting your local court
or county bar association.
NOTE: The court has a statutory
lien for waived fees and costs
of any settlement or arbitration
award of $10.000 or more in a
civil case. The court’s lien must
be paid before the court will dismiss the case.
The name and address of the
court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO, South County Regional Center, 500 3rd Avenue,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s
attorney, or plaintiff without
an attorney, is: Craig L Combs
(Bar # 229438), Wasserman
Kornheiser, LLP, 7955 Raytheon
Rd., San Diego, CA 92111.
Date: SEP 18, 2009
Clerk, by A. RHODES
NOTICE TO THE PERSON
SERVED: You are served as an
individual defendant
Published: 3/26,4/2,9,16/2010
La Prensa San Diego
SUMMONS
CASE NUMBER:
37-2010-00086546-CL-OR-CTL
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
MAGDALENA SMARGON; and
DOES through 10, inclusive
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY
PLAINTIFF:
5TH & K PARCEL 2 OWNERS’
ASSOCIATION, INC.
NOTICE! You have been sued:
The court may decide against
you without your being heard
unless you respond within 30
days. Read the information below.
You have 30 CALENDAR
DAYS after this summons and
legal papers are served on you
to file a written response at this
court and have a copy served
on the plaintiff. A letter or phone
call will not protect you. Your
written response must be in
proper legal form if you want the
court to hear your case. There
may be a court form that you
can use for your response. You
can find these court forms and
more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.court.ca.gov/self help),
your county law library, or the
courthouse nearest you. If you
cannot pay the filing fee, as the
court clerk for a fee waiver form.
If you do not file your response
on time, you may lose the case
by default, and your wages,
money, and property may be
taken without further warning
from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an
attorney right away. If you do not
know an attorney, you may want
to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for
free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.
You can locate these nonprofit
groups at the California Legal
Services Web site (www.law
helpcalifornia.org), the California
Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhlep),
or by contacting your local court
or county bar association.
NOTE: The court has a statutory
lien for waived fees and costs
of any settlement or arbitration
award of $10,000 or more in a
civil case. The court’s lien must
be paid before the court will dismiss the case.
The name and address of the
court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO, Central Division.
Hall of Justice, 330 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
CASE NUMBER:
37-2010-00074914-CL-OR-SC
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
MELODY SALGADO REYES;
AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10 INCLUSIVE
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY
PLAINTIFF:
AURORA AT RIVIERA DEL SOL
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
NOTICE! You have been sued:
The court may decide against
you without your being heard
unless you respond within 30
days. Read the information below.
You have 30 CALENDAR
DAYS after this summons and
legal papers are served on you
to file a written response at this
court and have a copy served
on the plaintiff. A letter or phone
call will not protect you. Your
written response must be in
proper legal form if you want the
court to hear your case. There
may be a court form that you
can use for your response. You
can find these court forms and
more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.court.ca.gov/self help),
your county law library, or the
courthouse nearest you. If you
cannot pay the filing fee, as the
court clerk for a fee waiver form.
If you do not file your response
on time, you may lose the case
by default, and your wages,
money, and property may be
taken without further warning
from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an
attorney right away. If you do not
know an attorney, you may want
to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for
free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.
You can locate these nonprofit
groups at the California Legal
Services Web site (www.law
helpcalifornia.org), the California
Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhlep),
or by contacting your local court
or county bar association.
NOTE: The court has a statutory
lien for waived fees and costs
of any settlement or arbitration
award of $10.000 or more in a
civil case. The court’s lien must
be paid before the court will dismiss the case.
The name and address of the
court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO, South County Regional Center, 500 Third Ave.,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s
attorney, or plaintiff without
an attorney, is: Craig L Combs
(Bar # 229438), Wasserman
Kornheiser, LLP, 7955 Raytheon
Rd., San Diego, CA 92111.
Date: JAN 28, 2010
Clerk, by V. LEARNED
NOTICE TO THE PERSON
SERVED: You are served as an
individual defendant
Published: 3/26,4/2,9,16/2010
La Prensa San Diego
SUMMONS - (Family Law)
CASE NUMBER: D 516868
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:
JUAN RIVERA HERNANDEZ
You are being sued.
PETITIONER'S NAME IS:
MARIA DEL ROSARIO HERNANDEZ FLORES
You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are
served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123)
at the court and have a copy
served on the petitioner. A letter
or phone call will not protect you.
If you do not file your Response
on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage,
your property and custody of
your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the
clerk for a fee waiver form.
If you want legal advice, contact
a lawyer immediately. You can
get information about finding
lawyers at the California Courts
Online Self-Help Center (www.
court.ca.gov/self help), at the
California Legal Services Web
site (www.law helpcalifornia.org),
or by contacting your local
county bar association.
NOTICE: The restraining orders
on page 2 are effective against
both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered,
or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by
any law enforcement office who
has received or seen a copy of
them.
1. The name and address of the
court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO, Family Court, 1555
Sixth Avenue, San Diego, California 92101-3294
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
(CCP 1277)
CASE NUMBER:
37-2010-00076305-CU-PT-SC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: ANA LUISA SUAREZ,
filed a petition with this court for
a decree changing names as follows: ANA LUISA SUAREZ to
LYSSA MANNING
THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter
shall appear before this court at
the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should
not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes
described above must file a
written objection that includes the
reasons for the objection at least
two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and
must appear at the hearing to
show cause why the petition
should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the
court may grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: 5-14-10. Time: 8:30 A.M.
Dept: 4. Room: 2nd Floor
The address of the court is Superior Court of California,
County of San Diego, South
County Regional Center, 500 3rd
Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91910
A Copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least
once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set
for hearing on the petition in the
following newspaper of general
circulation printed in this county
La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third
Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista,
CA 91910
Date: APR 01, 2010
WILLIAM S. CANNON
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 4/9,16,23,30/2010
La Prensa San Diego
PUBLIC NOTICE
AVISO DE
DISPONIBILIDAD PARA
REVISION PUBLICA
CONSORCIO DEL
CONDADO DE SAN DIEGO
ANALISIS REGIONAL DE
SAN DIEGO DE LOS
IMPEDIMENTOS A
ELEGIR VIVIENDA JUSTA
El Análisis Regional de San Diego de los Impedimentos a Elegir
Vivienda Justa (The San Diego
Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice)
es un esfuerzo colectivo de las
jurisdicciones del Condado de
San Diego que reciben fondos
del Departamento de Vivienda y
Desarrollo Urbano de EE.UU.
(HUD). La Mesa Directiva de
Vivienda Justa (The Fair Housing Board) administró la preparación del reporte el cual incluye
información demográfica para
todo el Condado de San Diego,
análisis de impedimentos para
elegir vivienda justa, y las estrategias para eliminar los
impedimentos identificados. Se
aceptarán comentarios en el
Departamento de Viviendas y
Desarrollo de la Comunidad del
Condado de San Diego hasta el
18 de mayo del 2010. El borrador
del reporte Análisis de Impedimentos está disponible en el
sitio de Internet de Condado:
www.sdhcd.com. El público
también puede revisar el reporte
en el Departamento de Viviendas
y Desarrollo de la Comunidad del
Condado de San Diego, 3989
Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA
92123-1815 o llamar al (858) 6944810.
Published: 4/16/2010
La Prensa San Diego
APPLICATION
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
TO SELL ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES
Date of Filing Application: March
30, 2010
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the Applicant(s)
is/are:
EL BORREGO INC
The applicants listed above are
applying to the Department of
Alcoholic Beverage Control to
sell alcoholic beverages at:
4280 EL CAJON BLVD
SAN DIEGO, CA 92105-1229
Type of license(s) Applied for:
41 - ON-SALE BEER AND
WINE - EATING PLACE
Published: 4/2,9,16/2010
La Prensa San Diego
~ CLASSIFIEDS ~ 619-425-7400
Customer Service Representative
Public Water Utility seeks Customer Service
Representative to handle extensive contact by
telephone and in person; process utility
payments; perform office clerical work; serve
as a telephone receptionist; process water
service applications, and interpret customer's
accounts by using applicable rules, rate
schedules and company policy and
procedures. Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
excellent writing and communication skills
required. Applicant must be able to work in a
fast-paced environment, multi-task, and
demonstrate strong attention to detail skills.
Candidate must also have strong customer
service skills and ability to work in a team
environment.
Complete job description and application
available from Sweetwater Authority,
www.sweetwater.org, or 505 Garrett Avenue,
Chula Vista, weekdays between 8:30 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. Open until filled.
PAGE 10
APRIL 16, 2010
Santos a Jack of All Trades for
the Lancers
Ben Santos brings versatility to the field Photo: J.P. Wyllie
By John Philip Wyllie
In his four years of varsity lacrosse Ben Santos has played every
position for the Hilltop Lancers. His versatility has made him the most
indispensable player on Hilltop’s team.
“If I need somebody to do something the first guy I think of is Ben
Santos,” said Lancer coach Pete Bishop. “He is very flexible, loves the
game and just jumps right in there. Ben is a multi-sport athlete. They
are great to have because the skills they have developed from their
other sport often transfer.”
In the case of Santos, that other sport is water polo. Following last
season Santos was selected as a first team all-league goalie and voted
the Lancer’s MVP, but now his focus is completely on lacrosse. He
acquired his love of the game through his father who serves as a Hilltop assistant coach.
“My Dad played intramural lacrosse at the
Naval Academy. I was very active in a lot of
sports when I was growing up. He bought me
a lacrosse stick when I was about 11 or 12 and
for years we just played together throwing it
around. My first organized lacrosse was here
at Hilltop during my freshman year.”
With his early introduction to the sport Santos
was able to make the varsity team as a freshman and become one of a handful of athletes
in his freshman class to earn a varsity letter
that year. He has progressed with each season and developed into one of the top players
in the South Bay.
While Santos can play anywhere on the field
effectively, he prefers to play in either an attacking role or in the goal. Both positions require a lot of responsibility and come with a lot
of pressure and Santos thrives on that. The
Lancers are about .500 so far this year, but
with Santos leading the way they have improved with each successive game.
Santos has been a top notch two-sport athlete for the Lancers over the last four seasons,
but he will be also remembered for his academic prowess. He recently received an award
as a National Hispanic Scholar.
“In order to qualify you have to be at least
one quarter Hispanic, have a G.P.A of at least
3.2 and obtain certain score on your SATs. I
just received a letter congratulating me on my
acceptance,” Santos said.
Santos has already been accepted at LSU,
UC Merced and UC Riverside. He is leaning
toward UC Riverside where he hopes to study
Biochemistry.
“I am hoping to go on to a career in sports
medicine or toxicology.”
If he pursues that with the same enthusiasm that he demonstrates as an athlete he
should one day enjoy a successful career.
Verizon Wireless pondrá la Copa Mundial en las manos
Verizon Wireless anunció que tiene los derechos ex-clusivos para transmitir en vivo y en
directo las transmisiones en español de Univision Interactive Media, de los partidos de
fútbol de la Copa Mundial 2010 de la FIFA que se jugarán en Sudáfrica a mediados de este
año. Los clientes podrán ver a sus equipos favoritos compitiendo en el campeonato de
fútbol más importante del mundo en el cual participarán jugadores de 32 países, tras las
clasificatorias realizadas entre 208 países.
Mediante un acuerdo con Univision Interactive Media, la división digital de Univision
Communications Inc., la em-presa líder de medios de comunicación en español en Estados
Unidos, los clientes de Verizon Wireless suscritos al servicio V CAST Video podrán ver
los partidos, los momentos destacados y mucho más de la “Copa Mundial de la FIFA
Sudáfrica 2010” antes del primer partido y durante todo el campeonato (que se llevará a
cabo del 11 de junio al 11 de julio). Ésta es la segunda vez que estas dos compañías se unen
para llevar la emoción y la pasión de la Copa Mundial a los clientes de telefonía móvil.
Antes de que comience el primer partido en Sudáfrica, los suscriptores podrán acceder
a V CAST Video para ver momentos destacados de mundiales previos, goles
memorables y entrevistas. Los clientes de Verizon Wireless t a m b i é n p u e d e n o b t e n e r contenido oficial de la Copa Mundial como can-ciones, timbres, imágenes y fondos de pantalla desde sus teléfonos
móviles o por medio del Verizon Wireless Media Store. Los fanáticos del fútbol también pueden mantenerse al tanto de
las últimas no-ticias, con informes de equipos específicos y actua-lizaciones de la FIFA a través de segmentos de
video de V CAST y alertas enviadas por mensajes de texto y fotos.
Los fanáticos del fútbol recibirán la información precisa que desean mediante alertas personalizables. Pueden
suscribirse para recibir estadísticas de los partidos, consultar posiciones, puntos y goles, obtener resúmenes completos
de los partidos, enterarse qué jugadores están lesionados y recibir cualquier otra información interesante para disfrutar
aún más del campeonato. Para obtener más información acerca del contenido de Verizon Wireless sobre la Copa
Mundial de la FIFA 2010, los clientes pueden visitar: www.verizon wire less.com/fifacopamun dial.
2010 ABA Friendship Games DoubleHeader Hits San Diego April 25
East meets West when the 2010 ABA Friendship Games comes to
San Diego April 25. The double-header will feature the Philippine
National Basketball Team, Smart Gilas, playing the San Diego Surf
professional team of the American Basketball Association and the
Philippine National Youth Team playing the San Diego Ballers, an allstar under 17 AAU boys team.
A limited number of tickets to the San Diego international face-off
game are available and can be purchased in advance at
SDSurfHoops.com.
These Friendship Games, presented for the first time in the U.S. will
begin in San Diego and continue with four more double-header events
with ABA and AAU teams playing the Philippine teams in Los Angeles
and Riverside through April 30.
Smart Gilas, 2012 Olympics bound, comes with a towering roster
including three 6-foot-11 and two 7-foot players. The San Diego Surf
recently returned from Chengdu China, having played an equally tall
lineup with two starting seven-footers on the Beijing Aoshen Olympian
Team.
The Surf will field two 7-foot-2 players among its team of veteran
pro players. Point guard, Willie Hall, the team’s assist leader, finished
last season with the Surf after playing in Europe on the Romanian team.
Guards 6-foot-5 John Clark and 6-foot-4 Terry Menefee were recently
named to the 2010 ABA All-Star Team and given an Honorable Mention respectively. The team’s two veteran 6-foot-7 forwards, Aaron
Hands and Greg Clark, have played several years in the ABA including
an outstanding past season with the Surf. Terry Mason, with 33 years
coaching experience, including three years in the pros, heads the Surf.
The San Diego Ballers will play the Philippine National Youth Team
in the first game of the double-header. Coached by Glenn Espanto and
assistant Earl Camatcho, the team comes to the court with 6-foot-1
junior guard Alex Perez as the third leading scorer nationwide in
pre-season play this past year. Also in the play will be D.J. Hicks, a
6-foot-3 senior forward, who averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds
in pre-season play and Darreon Tolliver, a 6-foot-6 senior, who averaged 7 points and 13 rebounds in the San Diego County Eastern League
and was also an all-star player at the Seniors Game.
Both games will be played at the HourGlass Arena at Miramar College, starting at 5:15 p.m. with the pro teams taking the court at 7:30.
La Legislatura
(con’t de página 7)
y negativamente. Es importante que se involucre para que apoye o se oponga a estas
propuestas. Para saber quiénes son sus
legisladores puede ir al siguiente sitio de internet:
www.assembly.ca.gov.
Mi explicación no contiene todos los detalles
del proceso legislativo. Puede encontrar con
más detalle una descripción del proceso en
inglés en el siguiente sitio de internet: http://
www.leginfo.ca.gov/bil2lawx.html
Evelyn Pineda es estudiante graduada de University of
Southern California Davis School of Gerontology.
Marvin F. Pineda es estudiante en UC Davis, Law
School. Puede contactarlos en marvin.evelynpine
da@yahoo. com.
A.I.C.I.
Asociacion Internacional de Compositores e Interpretes
La Cancion Ranchera
Cada Lunes y Miercoles
6:00 a 9:00 PM
en San Ysidro (a lado de la biblioteca)
David - 619.288.2096/ Juan - 619.690-2719
Alicia - 619.477.1914
LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
Boxing event to honor Coach
Hector Gil to be held on May 22nd
By Steve Galindo III
Last week, the local
boxing community was
hit with the tragic news
of the passing of
esteemed trainer Hector
Gil. Through boxing, Gil,
52, was able to enrich,
Coach Hector Gil.
and touch the lives of
many young men. Although Hector primarily worked in
developing some of the county’s top amateurs, his list of
pupils included some pro fighters as well. On Saturday
May 22nd, many of those fighters will gather at LA boxing
in Ranch Penasquitos to pay homage to a man that
dedicated his life to the betterment of the sport.
PARTICULARS:
An amateur boxing event with boxers of all ages will take
place with a honorary presentation to be given to Coach
Gil’s family.
9:00 am – Boxer Weigh- ins
12:00 pm - doors open (There will be an extremely
affordable concession stand so don’t worry about lunch)
12:45 pm – Honorary Presentaion
1:00 pm – First Bout Starts
This event is taking place at LA Boxing, 13179-3 Black
Mountain Rd., Rancho Penasquitos, CA 92129. Admission
is $12 for ages 13 and up, $6 for kids 2-12, Under 2 are
free. For more information contact Dawn Kohley at (858)
231-1222.
DONATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE GIL FAMILY WILL
~ ~ LEGALS ~ ~ 619-425-7400 ~ ~
REQUESTING
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUESTING
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUESTING
QUALIFICATIONS
CITY OF ENCINITAS
ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
505 SOUTH VULCAN AVENUE
ENCINITAS, CA 92024-3633
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
BALOUR DR STREET IMPROVEMENTS
(A FEDERAL CDBG PROJECT)
The City of Encinitas is seeking an engineering consultant to prepare Plans, Specifications, Cost
Estimates and all required Environmental documentation and permits required for improvements
on the west side of Balour Dr. from Melba Rd. to Santa Fe Dr. As the initial phase of hiring a
consultant, the City is requesting interested consultants to submit a Statement of Qualifications.
Deadline to submit a Statement of Qualifications will be 5:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2010. Three
copies of the Statement of Qualifications should be submitted to the Engineering Services
Department, Attention, Kipp Hefner.
Balour Dr. from Melba Rd. to Santa Fe Dr. is a two lane local road. There is some existing asphalt
berm along the west side of Balour Dr. but the majority is either dirt shoulder, paved shoulder, or
landscaped shoulder. The consultant chosen for this project will prepare plans, specifications,
and cost estimates to remove the berm, landscaping, relocate existing utility facilities, relocate
fire hydrants, etc. and construct concrete curb, gutter, sidewalk, pedestrian ramps, and retaining
walls along the west side of Balour Dr. from Melba Rd. to Santa Fe Dr. Included with these plans
are designs (including profiles) for driveways, curb and gutter, sidewalks, cross gutters (if needed),
retaining walls, relocations of mailboxes, etc.
The consultant chosen to prepare the plans, specifications, cost estimates, and all Environmental documentation and permits will be responsible for:
The complete topographic survey on Balour Dr from 50 feet north of Melba Rd. to 50 feet south
of Santa Fe Dr. and from the centerline of Balour Dr. to 50 feet west of the centerline, and 30 feet
east of the centerline. The consultant shall also be required to properly tie in centerline control on
all streets within the topographic survey.
The consultant will be responsible for preparation of complete plans, specifications, and cost
estimate for improvements at the west side of Balour Dr. from Melba Rd. to Santa Fe Dr. This
includes curb, gutter, sidewalk, pedestrian ramps, driveways, retaining walls, street pavement,
miscellaneous relocations, grading, and other appurtenant work including necessary drainage
improvements along the west side of Bonita Dr. This also includes curb returns on Melba Rd., and
Santa Fe Dr. Consultant shall provide cross sections every 25 feet on Balour Dr along the entire
project stretch. The cross sections on Balour Dr. shall show existing grades, and proposed grades
for pavement, curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveways and any parkway grading. In addition to providing profiles for all curb and gutter (including curb return profiles), the consultant shall also provide
profiles for all driveways and retaining walls.
The consultant shall also be responsible for preparing a drainage study on Balour Dr. which will
show how runoff will be handled and how ponding/flooding on private properties will be prevented.
Consultant shall submit five copies of preliminary plans, specifications, and cost estimate when
the PS&E package is 50% complete, 90% complete, and final PS&E. The consultant shall meet
with City staff after the City has reviewed the PS&E package when 50% complete and 90%
complete in order to review the City’s comments. The consultant shall incorporate all City comments into the plans, specifications, and cost estimates. After comments have been incorporated for the 90% PS&E the consultant shall submit final PS&E, and will meet with City staff to
assure that all concerns, comments, and questions have been addressed. Final plans shall be
delivered in mylar. Plans shall be done on the most recent release of AutoCad. The City will
provide a boilerplate for the special provisions of the specifications (covering bond requirements,
insurance requirements, liquidated damages, etc.). The consultant shall be responsible for the
technical specifications, the bid schedule, and incorporating the boilerplate into the project specifications.
Consultant shall be responsible for coordinating their work with all utility companies during the
entire project. Utility Coordination includes sending plans during the 50% PS&E, 90% PS&E, and
final PS&E in accordance to the following schedule:
1. San Diego Gas & Electric Company
3 Sets of plans per submittal
2. AT&T Communications
3 Sets of plans per submittal
3. Cox Communications
3 Sets of plans per submittal
4. San Dieguito Water District
1 Set of plans per submittal
5. Encinitas Sanitation Division
1 Set of plans per submittal
6. San Elijo Joint Powers Authority
1 Set of plans per submittal
Utility coordination will also include obtaining facility maps from each utility company and incorporating them into the plans, incorporating all comments from the utility companies into the plans
and specifications, and attending the monthly utility coordination meetings at the City. The consultant shall also coordinate with SDG&E, AT&T Communications, and Cox Communications on
all riser and cabinet relocations that will be required, and San Elijo Joint Powers Authority (Scott
Carr, (760)753-6203, ext. 32) on all relocation (if necessary) of reclaimed water facilities required
on this project. The consultant shall assist the City in coordinating all relocation work by SDG&E,
AT&T Communications, Cox Communications, and San Elijo Joint Powers Authority to assure
that the relocation work is either completed before start of construction or is coordinated in such
a way as not to cause delays during construction of the Balour Dr. Street Improvement project.
The consultant shall be responsible for all environmental analysis, reports, and permits as required by CEQA. The consultant shall also be responsible for preparation of a Citizen Participation Plan, attendance at a Public Workshop including assisting City staff in answering questions,
preparation of all exhibits for the Public Workshop, and preparation of a final report for the Citizen
Participation Plan process. The consultant will also be required to prepare all required documentation for the Coastal Development Permit Process. Consultant, when necessary, shall go with
City staff to individual meetings with residents to answer any technical questions they may
have. The consultant shall also be responsible for preparing mylar as-built drawings once the
construction of the project is complete. The consultant shall also submit as-built drawings on
compact disc.
The consultant shall attend the pre-construction meeting, and shall work with City staff to address any design revisions and/or concerns that arises during construction. This will include preparing details for any change orders during construction, and answering technical questions.
Consultant shall also prepare any addendums necessary during the bidding period of the project.
The consultant chosen will have substantial experience working on Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects and requisite Federal regulations compliance. Furthermore,
the consultant chosen will have substantial experience with CEQA, NEPA, and Coastal Development permitting requirements. Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBE) and Minority and
Women’s Business Enterprises (MWBE) consultants are strongly encouraged to submit
a Statement of Qualifications on this project. A DBE and MWBE are a for-profit business
that is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more women or socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals. The City has set the annual Disadvantaged Business goal at 7%. The consultant shall make a good faith effort to meet this 7% DBE goal.
The Statement of Qualifications must include a comprehensive outline of qualifications and experience. Furthermore, the Statement of Qualifications must include a list of key personnel with
resumes, and references including telephone numbers. Statement of Qualifications must include
a list of sub-consultants to be used on the project and whether they are a DBE or not. The
Statement of Qualifications must include a section which demonstrates the good faith effort the
consultant made to hire DBE’s for the project. This includes but is not limited to advertising in
local newspapers, etc. Each consultant submitting a Statement of Qualifications must complete
CALTRANS Local Assistance Procedures Manual Exhibit 15-G and submit it in their Statement of
Qualifications to show what DBE% they achieved. Exhibit 15-G can be found online on the
CALTRANS website at http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/forms.htm.
Once the deadline for submitting has passed, the City will review all Statements of Qualifications. Only the most qualified consultants will be invited to submit a proposal as part of the next
phase to the selection process. The City anticipates inviting the four most qualified consultants
to proceed with the next phase of the selection process which is the submittal of a proposal.
Your interest in this project is greatly appreciated. Should you have specific questions relating to
this RFQ, please contact Kipp Hefner at (760) 633-2775.
Published: 4/16,23/2010
La Prensa San Diego