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MAY 28, 2010
Una Voz en la Sierra Juan del Río the Don Quixote in
Radio indígena en Michoacán
race for County Supervisor
By Daniel Muñoz
Alvaro Esteban Valencia en el estudio de la estación XETUMI, 1010
AM, Radio La Voz de la Sierra Oriente, que transmite en español,
otomí y mazahua, desde Tuxpan, Michoacán, México. Esteban
Valencia es locutor y productor en otomí.
Por Eduardo Stanley
TUXPAN, Michoacán, México —
“Cuando llegué aquí no dominaba la
lengua otomí, pero la gente me ayudó
a enriquecer el vocabulario”, dijo
Alvaro Esteban Valencia, de 28 años,
locutor de XETUMI, 1010 AM, Radio La Voz de la Sierra Oriente,
ubicada en Tuxpan, Michoacán. “¿Qué
me gusta de lo que hacemos? Todo!
Somos locutores, productores… La
gente nos llama y nos agradece por
el servicio!”
La emisora transmite en otomí,
mazahua y español y alcanza una
amplia región del territorio mexicano.
Según un censo de 2000 de la
Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo
de los Pueblos Indígenas de México,
la población otomí es de unas 700.000
almas, mientras que los mazahuas
suman unas 350.000.
Ambos pueblos indígenas habitan
el centro de México, incluyendo los
estados de México, Hidalgo, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Querétaro y
Michoacán.
“El objetivo de la emisora es
atender a ambas poblaciones,
especialmente en áreas como la
lengua, gastronomía y la cultura”,
explica Hilda Espinoza Damián,
directora de XETUMI. La radio,
creada en 1997, es una de las 20
emisoras indígenas distribuidas en 18
estados de México y que dependen
del gobierno federal.
“Además de programas locales,
como noticias, transmitimos
programas producidos por el Sistema
de Radios Culturales Indigenistas
(SRCI), por ejemplo, un noticiero
nacional que usa información y
reportajes proveídos por estaciones
como ésta”, aclara Espinoza Damián,
nacida en la vecina Zitácuaro. Ella,
como muchos mexicanos y mexicanas vivió su experiencia migrante
en Chicago. “Quería volver a mi
región y tuve la suerte de lograrlo”,
dice sonriendo detrás de su escritorio
en las modestas pero cómodas
instalaciones de la emisora, ubicadas
a las afueras de Tuxpan, ciudad
floricultora.
“Hacemos co-producciones con
gente y grupos locales, por ejemplo,
sobre el medio ambiente, derechos
indígenas y cultura”, dice Espinoza
Damián. Y agrega que la emisora
cumple una función clave en la
conservación de los idiomas originales. “Los otomíes apenas
mantienen su lengua”.
De acuerdo a esta graduada en
periodismo en la Universidad
Autónoma de México (UNAM), si
bien en México existe la educación
bilingüe desde 1948, la ley no siempre
se cumple. “Durante un período de
tiempo, el gobierno quiso establecer
el español como idioma único. Así se
perdió una generación. Y ahora, la
globalización nos afecta, pues para
ser ‘modernos’ debemos hablar
español e inglés, dejando de lado
nuestros idiomas originales”.
Para colmo, amplia Espinoza
Damián, si bien en las escuelas
primarias de algunas zonas del país
se respeta la educación bilingüe, en
la educación superior no, debido a la
falta de maestros capacitados.
Además, los pueblos indígenas en
México sufren marginación. “Aunque
The story of Don Quixote is that
of a man who takes up the chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read
to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless and destroy the
wicked. In the race for County Supervisor, District 4, Juan del Río very
much fits the Quixote imagery of the
forlorn knight tilting against the windmills.
Taking the Don Quixote analogy a
little further there is even a physical
resemblance between the Quixote
character and del Río. Both are in
their late fifties, both are tall and thin,
and del Río has the same facial appearance with the slight mustache, a
goatee, with a receding hairline. He
is the spitting image of Quixote.
The windmill that Juan del Río
stands before is the daunting task of
defeating a popular incumbent County
Supervisor, Ron Roberts (the wicked),
in a race where incumbents never
lose. Del Río has no name recognition, no organization, and no money.
If this is not the impossible dream!
Juan Del Río, if elected, will defend the homeless and fight for
affordable housing for county residents. These issues are the focus of
his campaign.
Del Río is one of four Democrats
challenging Roberts. Even among the
challengers del Río is third on the list.
The two challengers with the most
support, name identity, and money are
Stephen Whitburn, who most recently
ran for San Diego city council, and
Shelia Jackson, who is a San Diego
Unified School Board Trustee. Del
Río is helped by the fact that Margret
Moody, the fourth challenger, is not
actively campaigning.
Despite the long odds del Río is
Juan del Río candiate for County Supervisor
not the least bit discouraged. He and
his wife, Jeeni, came into our offices
still enthusiastic and ready to go after a long Saturday of campaigning.
So we asked him: why you are running?
“After I saw Assemblymember
Lori Saldaña drop out of the race and
there was no else stepping up to challenge Roberts I told myself this
wasn’t right and decided to run for
office,” stated del Río.
“I am running as a Latino candidate, and as I see it, it is my job to get
as many Latino voters out there to
vote for a Latino candidate,” stated
del Río. “Not just any Latino but a
qualified Latino.”
Juan is a graduate of UCSD in Urban and Rural Development/Planning
and earned his MA in Urban Development.
(see Juan del Rio, page 9)
Latino Children’s Social Skills
Erode in Middle School
By Vivian Po
NEW AMERICA MEDIA
The American Psychological Association recently published a special
section highlighting research on
Latino children and educational performance in the journal Developmental Psychology. It found that Latino
children, despite growing up in poverty, started kindergarten with strong
social and classroom skills. These
skills make children better learners.
(vea Una Voz, página 9) However, those good qualities tended
to erode during their middle school
years. Bruce Fuller, professor of Education and Public Policy at UC Berkeley, who co-edited the section,
shared the findings with New
America Media. Fuller said steps can
be taken to prevent the loss of social
skills, particularly through culturally
sensitive teachers and strong parental advocacy.
What is the most important aspect of your findings?
It defeats the myth that poor parents raise poorly-prepared kids for
schools. We discovered Latino children began school with lots of enthusiasm and social agility inside the
classrooms, even though some of
them showed weaker cognitive and
language skills. Enthusiasm helps children learn at a rapid rate. In fact,
social skills contribute to cognitive
learning. Lots of Latino kids accelerate in mathematics even in kindergarten learning.
What accounts for Latino kid’s
strong social skills?
In general, Latino kids grow up in
very warm and supportive houseHilda Espinoza Damián, directora de XETUMI, ubicada en Tuxpan, holds. The vast majority of Latino
homes, especially immigrant houseMichoacán. La radio, creada en 1997, es una de las 20 emisoras
holds, is headed by two parents and
indígenas distribuidas en 18 estados de México.
there are often grandparents around
[who] help raise young children. Kids
are taught to respect other family
members and there is a very strong
sense of cooperation to advance the
interest of the family, which gives
young kids strong cooperative skills
in terms of how they play with siblings and how they contribute to
housework. These are all useful social skills that translate to doing well
in classrooms and being able to work
with fellow kindergarteners.
What causes these good qualities in Latino children to erode?
It seems to be a combination of
negative peer pressure and teachers
who have low expectations on kids
of color. For those Latino families
who cannot afford to leave poor
neighborhoods, there are negative
peer influences as soon as middle
school, such as young gangs emerging and friends whose parents do not
value education. Secondly, in some
poor neighbors, we often have a concentration of uninspiring teachers or
teachers who think brown kids are
not going to college anyways, so they
do not have high expectations on their
performance in the classroom.
How can we prevent it from happening?
I think the heated debates over
school reform are important because
we need to get inspiring teachers into
the poorest communities. It will have
direct impacts on whether Latino kids
continue to be engaged in schools.
Under the seniority rules, the most
experienced teachers often go to
whiter suburban schools. Moreover,
we need teachers that are culturally
sensitive to Latino children and their
families. You still hear teachers saying, “Maria is so quiet, I don’t know
what she is thinking”, or “Jose never
speaks up and never asks questions.”
These might be cultural norms that
kids are learning in homes, and they
do not necessarily fit in middle-class
classrooms. Teachers need to be
more knowledgeable in these cultural
variations as they form relationships
with these kids in the classrooms.
From a policy standpoint, we need to
recruit more bilingual teachers and
sustain teachers that have cross-cultural interests and sensitivity.
Also, Latino parents need to become strong advocates for their own
kids. In Mexico and other countries,
parents see teachers as wise and all
knowing professionals. When they
come to the U.S., they do not really
stand up or challenge teachers who
are deadheads or uninspiring. It is
important for parents to become much
stronger advocates for their youngsters. We need to enrich the teaching force, as well as organizing our
parents to be more vocal.
Does income level make a difference in children’s classroom
skills?
The Latino community is a widely
diverse community in the United
States, just like Asian Americans or
others. Overall, Latino children start
school with social skills comparable
to white middle-class kids, but we also
find Latino kids coming from very poor
households. Those [living] below the
poverty line show weaker social skills
and language development. So, at the
bottom end of the Latino community
in terms of family income, we find
that income and social class pull down
social skills and the cognitive development of their kids. For example,
(see Social, page 4)
PAGE 2
MAY 28, 2010
Castaneda
cleared of any
wrongdoings by
independent
investigator
Biking as a means of healing Tijuana
Ciclopista has been so successful that rides are sprawling around the city.
Since late last year, along
with the weekly Wednesday
and Sunday rides, there is another trip on Monday nights
called Urban Rides, where
members suggest the routes to
take into historic Tijuana neighborhoods, and trips can last until
midnight.
And on Thursdays, a group
of female riders created a night
ride through Zona Rio named
Ladies First.
No violations found in
Castaneda’s past campaigns
after citizen complaint
Chula Vista City Councilman and Mayoral candidate
Steve Castaneda today announced that he has been
cleared of any wrongdoing after a five-month investigation
into his previous campaigns for
Chula Vista City Council and
Mayor. Chula Vista resident
Angel Castillo signed the complaint which led to the investighation.
“Mr. Castillo clearly had a
politically-motivated agenda to
smear my name and discredit
my mayoral campaign. Everyone is aware that Mr. Castillo
did not write up the complaint
on his own,” Castaneda stated.
“I find it interesting, and
hardly coincidental, that Mayor
Cheryl Cox is using these false
accusations as the central
theme for her campaign against me,” Castaneda continued.
“How many pot holes could
have been filled or cops put
back on our streets if the City
didn’t have to pay for these
political witch hunts?” Castaneda questioned.
“It’s time for Mayor Cox to
step up and take responsibility
for her own actions and record
as Mayor, rather than trying to
discredit an opponent in order
to win reelection,” Castaneda
added.
Among the participants at
the press conference was
former Chula Vista Police
Chief Bill Winters, who stated
that the investigation was “just
one more shameful example of
Chula Vista taxpayers having
to pay for dirty politics and
smear campaigns. It’s sickening to think that people would
game the system, at taxpayer
expense, just to achieve a
political advantage over an
opponent.”
“I have been involved in
civic matters in Chula Vista for
the last three decades, and I’ve
never seen this shameful level
of cut-throat politics in our city.
It does nothing more than
erode the community’s trust in
our local government and
causes good people like Steve
Castaneda to think twice about
running for political office,”
added community activist Peter Watry.
“Chula Vista deserves better. I’m committed to fighting
for our neighborhoods and restoring our citizens’ trust in
open, honest, accountable government,” Castaneda concluded.
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Bike riding is not just a sport, it is a way of transportation; its affordable, clean,
environmentally friendly, fun and healthy.
By Mariana Martínez
clists around town.
she turned it around and found
The anniversary was cel- cycling, her new passion.
It is just 8 am on a gray Sun- ebrated by over 650 cyclists of
With her, another dozen
day morning, when the empty all ages, who joined for a 22 Tijuana residents get tostreet at Zona Rio starts to Kilometer (13.6 mile) bike ride g e t h e r t o o r g a n i z e t h e
come alive with people arriv- around the city, the same route weekly trips, they train voling in their cars; nosily fami- taken every Wednesday night, unteers to control the riders
lies gather, couples, girlfriends starting and ending at City Hall, –who vary from 100 to 500
who are enthusiastic despite going by Zona Rio, the old city every week. Together they
the drizzle.
high school Lazaro Cardenas ask for permits and call for
They take their bikes off and Benítez Boulevard.
a police escort.
racks and smile at each other.
“The ride was designed by
“Bike riding is not just a sport,
Babies on special bike- one of our founding members, it is a way of transportation; its
chairs, women over 70; couples Florencio “Lucho” Vásquez; affordable, clean, environmenon tandem bikes; working men he died recently but his legacy tally friendly, fun and healthy for
in simple second-hand bikes lives on every time we take his all of us” she explains. “Tijuana
share the ride along with fa- route” says 54 year-old is far from being designed for
mous plastic surgeons with their Marisela Fierro, one of the bike rides, but there is no reaItalian bicycles, worth as much main organizers for Ciclop- son it cannot change into a
as many cars in the city.
ista.
friendlier place to ride”.
This is the weekly bike tour,
Tijuana born and raised,
In the last decade, cycling
but this Sunday is special; it is Marisela raised her own chil- has been on the rise at this borthe sixth anniversary of the dren at Colonia Libertad —right der town, pushed in part by the
group Ciclopista Tijuana, an by the border— and first started fad of gym classes like Cycling
active citizen group in charge biking, after she injured herself, and Spinning, where people
of creating and organizing two after running her whole life. The started to explore bike riding
weekly bike rides and lobbing lesion was a big disappointment and creating their own off road
for better public policy for cy- and she had to stop running, but trails.
Bike riding as a citizen’s act
But besides aiming for the
growth of cycling as a sport
and means of transportation in
such a complicated city,
Ciclopista aims to straighten the
bonds between Tijuanenses,
inviting them to experience the
city in a whole new way.
“The rides are a way to reclaim the city as our own, to
become at home in our streets
and promote the love for the
city; to nurture a feeling of belonging that is so urgent in times
like this” Fierro explains.
“There is a great need to reconnect with our neighbors”.
But just in 2010, two bikers
have died in Tijuana streets. In
both cases, the men were
riding alone when, reckless
drivers (one of them drunk) hit
them, killing them instantly.
During the weekly rides,
some drivers honk at the
crowd, angry that they have to
wait for the riders to get into a
busy intersection. Some public
transport drivers have even
disobeyed police and try to
break-up the group in search
of a shortcut.
It is then that unity arises.
In a collective effort, some experienced riders surround the
“disobedient” car and driver,
and refuse to move, while the
rest of the group passes the
street. Only when the last rider
has passed, do the rest of the
bike riders allow the driver to
continue, giving him a lesson
in biker etiquette.
“It has been a path to education, both for the riders and drivers” Fierro explains. “We hope
the children that join us in the
rides today, will remember their
experience when they themselves become drivers. I hope
they become better neighbors
and politicians that can value the
importance of alternative means
of transportation”.
Besides their triumphs,
Fierro knows there is much to
learn and do, as they turn to
their San Diego neighbors,
where they are advanced in the
culture of cycling and respect
for riders.
For the future, Ciclopista
members have lobbied for the
construction of a new bicycle
route —besides the one at
Zona Rio— at Rosas Magallón
Boulevard, in the eastern part
of the city, an area with high
population growth.
The group is also pressuring the city government to
assign bicycle lanes in some
areas, to put up signs and
educate police on the rules and
safety measures for bike riders. It even aims to have a
bike rental system similar to
that currently serving downtown Mexico City.
“This group shows just how
many Tijuanenses are willing to
join in and volunteer, to become
better citizens; we are more than
willing to join a cause, as long
as it is meaningful and does not
have a political background and
the aim is simply for us all to
live better” says Fierro.
El ciclismo como un medio saludable en Tijuana
Por Mariana Martínez
Son apenas las 8 de la
mañana de un domingo nublado, cuando una calle
semidesierta del Rio se va
llenando de gente, de ruido.
Poco a poco, van llegando
familias, parejas, amigas,
entusiastas a pesar de la
llovizna. Bajan sus bicicletas de
los autos y se saludan.
Hay bebés de brazos en
carriolas especiales y mujeres
solas que rebasan los 70 años;
parejas en bicicletas tándem,
hombres trabajadores con
bicicletas sencillas y reconocidos cirujanos plásticos con
bicicletas italianas que llegan
a costar lo mismo que un auto.
Este paseo se celebra cada
semana, pero este domingo es
especial; se cumplieron 6 años
de que se creó el grupo
Ciclopista de Tijuana un activo
grupo que organiza dos paseos
ciclistas semanales y busca
cabildear por políticas públicas
más amigables para los ciclistas.
En este aniversario fueron
más de 650 los ciclistas de
todas las edades que celebraron juntos el paseo tradicional
de 22 kilómetros, que sale
todos los miércoles en la noche
del palacio municipal y recorre
la zona rio, el boulevard
Benítez y de regreso.
“El paseo lo diseñó uno de
nuestros fundadores, Florencio
‘Lucho’ Vásquez, ya murió,
pero su trabajo queda vivo
cada vez que hacemos el
recorrido” explica una de las
organizadoras, Marisela Fierro,
de 54 años de edad.
Marisela, Tijuanense de toda
la vida, que crió a su familia en
la colonia Libertad, se acercó
al ciclismo luego de ser
corredora y maratonista toda
su vida, pero una lesión la alejó
de su deporte favorito, encontró en el ciclismo un
consuelo y una nueva pasión.
Con ella no son más de una
docena los que organizan estos
paseos semanales, que implican voluntarios para dirigir
a los asistentes —que varían
entre 100 a 500 cada semana— además de tramitar
permisos y vigilancia policiaca.
“El ciclismo no es solo un
deporte, es un medio de
transporte más barato, más
limpio, ecológico, divertido,
saludable” explica, “ Tijuana no
está diseñada aún para el
ciclismo pero no hay razón para
que no se pueda convertir en
un lugar más amigable para los
ciclistas”.
En estos últimos años el
ciclismo ha crecido de manera
exponencial en esta zona
fronteriza, en parte desprendido de la moda del Cycling y
Spinning que unió a personas
con intereses similares y se
empezaron a crear recorridos.
El entusiasmo con el que se
creó Ciclopista Tijuana se ha
ido transformado en varios
paseos alternativos. Desde finales del 2009 se realizan
paseos urbanos los lunes en la
noche, que recorren diversas
colonias históricas de la ciudad
y los jueves se reúne un grupo
llamado Ladies First, conformado principalmente por
mujeres.
Ciclismo como acto
ciudadano
Pero además de impulsar el
deporte y el transporte alternativo por una ciudad muy
poco amigable con ciclistas y
peatones, el grupo Ciclopista
busca fortalecer los lazos en-
El entusiasmo con el que se creó Ciclopista Tijuana se ha ido transformado en varios
paseos alternativos.
tre tijuanenses e invitarlos a quitaron la vida instantánea- carril. En ocasiones hay choferes de transporte urbano que
vivir la ciudad de otra manera. mente.
“Además de promover el
Durante los recorridos no desobedeciendo a los policías
deporte y el transporte limpio, son pocos los automovilistas se meten en el carril de los
los paseos son una manera de que pitan en descontento por ciclistas buscando algún atajo.
retomar nuestra ciudad como tener que detenerse ante el
(vea ciclismo, página 9)
propia, de estar a gusto en las flujo de ciclistas que toman un
calles y promover el amor a
esta ciudad; madurar ese
sentido de pertenencia que
JOHN H. SERRANO
tanto nos hace falta, de coAbogado
nocer a nuestros vecinos y
convivir”, explica Fierro.
Pero en lo que va del año
han sido dos los ciclistas que
han perdido la vida en las calles
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y automovilístas imprudentes
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MAY 28, 2010
PAGE 3
Salas: “It is a privilege to serve the people of my community”
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz
In recent weeks there have
been several advertisings stating that Assemblymember
Mary Salas casted the deciding vote to release violent offenders and sexual predators.
Nothing can be farther from
the truth, said Salas, who is running for the 40th State Senate
District, which includes parts of
San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial counties. The elections
are on Tuesday, June 8.
Her website, under a “Learn
the Truth” banner, states, “As
a mother, Mary Salas is fiercely
protective of her family and
yours. That’s why she made it
one of her priorities in the Assembly to fight everyday to
make sure every child in California is safe. Mary is a coauthor of Chelsea’s Law which
significantly toughens existing
sexual offender laws, fixing
problems with the existing
one-strike law and includes
mandatory life in prison sentences.”
In a recent interview with
La Prensa San Diego, Salas
said she’s been the target of a
negative campaign from one of
her opponents in the senate
race, former San Diego city
councilmember and assemblymember, Juan Vargas.
“Juan Vargas broke the
promise he made as an assemblymember not to get hired by
insurance companies,” she
said. “And the first thing he did
after he left office was to get
hired by an insurance company.
People have to see that actions
speak louder than words.”
Salas has been running a
grass-roots campaign at the
same time she’s been endorsed
by major political players in San
Diego County, including State
Senator Denise Ducheny, Congressman Bob Filner, and many
mayors and councilmembers in
her district.
“It is a privilege to serve the
people of my community,” she
said. “The doors to my office
are always open. I really appreciate the trust the put on
me.”
Salas was the first Latina
elected to the Chula Vista City
Council in 1996. She was
elected to the state assembly
10 years later, in 2006. She said
that her work in the assembly
has benefited a lot of people,
beyond Chula Vista.
“Certainly when you move
up to the state level office, issues are a lot more complex. I
love the challenge of learning
about all the issues I deal with.
It’s certainly more fulfilling,
because at the state level
you’re working on your own
bills,” she said.
Among the bills she has
sponsored are ones benefiting
veterans (her family has a long
military tradition), mental health
patients, education, and housing.
Recently, she expressed her
opposition to Arizona’s antiimmigration law, having been
born to an immigrant family
who has lived in the Chula
Vista area since 1918.
“I oppose that law. I will
fight so that kind of law never
comes to the state of California,” Salas said.
She said that her top priority when she reaches the state
senate will be “to increase the
number of jobs. That’s the
number one issue right now.
I’m the only candidate with the
experience to bring jobs to our
community.”
Salas said that she’s proud
to be of Mexican origin, something that has taught her to always look forward and value
family and community.
“Our people are hard working. They don’t want hand
outs. They want jobs to support their families. We’re going to get out of this economic
mess, so that our families can
provide for their children.”
To learn more about Mary
Salas, visit www.marysalasfor
statesenate.com.
Deadline to Apply for Mail
Ballot is this Tuesday
The deadline to apply for
mail ballot is Tuesday, June 1,
the San Diego County Regis-
trar of Voters announced in a
press release.
You can find the application
at www.sdvote.com or on the
back of the sample ballot and
voter information pamphlet
sent to each registered voter.
Voters also have the option
of sending a note to the Registrar of Voters with their name,
residence address, name and
date of the election for which
a ballot is requested, the address where the ballot is to be
mailed and the voter’s signature.
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MAY 28, 2010
Arizona’s Ban on Ethnic Studies
Worries More Than Latinos
By Valeria Fernández
NEW AMERICA MEDIA
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Educators
are worried that a new law
banning ethnic studies in Arizona could have ripple effects
beyond the Mexican American
studies program in Tucson it
was intended to target.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
signed HB 2281 into law on
May 11, less than three weeks
after she approved another
controversial measure that
makes it a state crime for a
person to be an undocumented
immigrant.
State superintendent of education Tom Horne, who is running for attorney general, is
behind the push for the ethnic
studies ban. He says the program teaches “ethnic chauvinism” and promotes “ethnic
solidarity (among students) as
opposed to treating them as
individuals.”
Critics argue that the bill
was designed without any review of the program it was
attempting to target, and that
it could open the door for arbitrary restrictions on curricula
and books in all ethnic studies
in the state.
The measure prohibits any
school district from instructing
classes that promote the overthrow of the U.S. government,
promote resentment toward a
race or advocate ethnic solidarity. But it doesn’t ban
classes as long as they are
open to all groups of students.
Educators from the Unified
Tucson District, which has run
the K-12 program for the last
14 years, say they are in compliance with the law, that their
classes are open to all students
and their curriculum does not
promote resentment. The program includes a variety of
classes that focus on Mexican
American history and literature.
“The problem with this bill
is that it creates an imposition
on curriculum,” said Roberto
Rodriguez, a board member of
the Mexican American studies
advisory board for the district.
The professor, who teaches
Mexican American studies at
the University of Arizona in
Tucson, was among a group of
15 people who were arrested
May 12 at a state building in
an act of civil disobedience in
protest of the new law.
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kids from Puerto Rican heritage households tend to show
more development risks that
are quite similar to African
American kids. It may be because more Puerto Rican kids
are raised in single parent
households or raised by mothers with lower education level,
but we do see certain Latino
subgroups resemble very poor
black households.
Should there be more resources channeled to middle
school to prevent those
losses?
We have to figure out how
middle school years can be
more motivating for kids of
Rodriguez said Superintendent Horne never met with the
educators that run the program.
The Anti-Defamation
League of Arizona threw its
weight in support of the Tucson program in a statement issued last week.
“After examining both sides
of this more thoroughly than
the Department of Education
and the Legislature COMBINED, we concluded that the
program does exactly what it
was designed to do, provide
Latino students a link to the
learning process, a process
from which many previously
felt alienated. Incorporating
students’ race or culture into
the learning process should be
encouraged, not prohibited.”
The ADL studied the issue
for more than a year and concluded that “the program was
not guilty of the most heinous
allegations that have been leveled against it, something the
Department of Education and
Legislature would have discovered had they done their
homework.”
In an interview with New
America Media, Horne said he
had received a number of complains about the ethnic studies
program in Tucson and that he
tried to find out more about it,
but his planned visit to the
school district was cancelled
due to protests.
Horne’s opposition to the
program began in 2007 after
United Farm Worker activist
Dolores Huerta made a comment during a public speaking
event at Tucson High School
that “Republicans hate Latinos.” In protest, Horne wrote
a letter criticizing the La Raza
Program and its use of certain
books in the curriculum, including “Occupied America: A History of Chicanos,” by Rodolfo
Acuna, a professor and
founder of the Chicano studies program at Cal State
Northridge.
The state law may have
been designed to crack down
on a single program in the Tucson school district, but educators across the state say it will
have far-reaching effects.
“This is another way of silencing others’ history,” said
Myla Vicenti Carpio, an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at the University
of Arizona (ASU), voicing her
personal opposition to the law.
color. Some research shows
that those years are when kids
look around the American society and see whites getting
ahead but not kids of color.
They start to make judgments
about whether the society is
being fair to kids that look like
them. I think we have to provide middle school youth with
positive role models to make
them feel that they can get
ahead.
There are studies that found
kids from South American
countries tend to do better in
school than kids with a Puerto
Rican background. I suspect
that has something to do with
the Puerto Rican experience in
America. Lots of Puerto Rican
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“If we think critically about
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rate and go on to college, he
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Tucson district’s program. The
district is 56 percent Hispanic,
with nearly 31,000 Latino students.
Angelica Penaran, 17, a student in the Unified Tucson
School District, said these
classes have inspired her to
continue her education at the
university level and pursue a
degree in Chicano studies.
“I don’t believe these laws
that are being passed are following the American tradition
of embracing other cultures
and other ethnicities,” said
Penaran.
South Americans, even lots of
Mexican heritage kids, see
their uncles getting ahead or
aunts becoming school teachers, which translated to them
as “if I stay engaged in school,
I also can get ahead.”
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Salas: “Es un privilegio servir a la gente
de mi comunidad”
“Es un privilegio servir a la gente de mi comunidad”, dijo Mary Salas, con un
grupo de simpatizantes.
Por Pablo Jaime Sáinz
En semanas recientes ha
habido varios anuncios que indican que la Asambleísta
Estatal Mary Salas tomó el
voto decisivo que permitió la
salida de criminales violentos
y depredadores sexuales.
Nada puede estar más lejos
de la verdad, dijo Salas, quien
es candidata al 40 Distrito del
Senado Estatal, que incluye
partes de los condados de San
Diego, Riverside e Imperial.
Las elecciones son el 8 de
junio.
En una entrevista reciente
con La Prensa San Diego,
Salas dijo que ha sido el blanco
de una campaña de desprestigio por parte de uno de sus
rivales en la contienda, el
antiguo regidor de San Diego
y ex asambleísta, Juan Vargas.
“Juan Vargas rompió la
promesa que hizo como asambleísta de no ser contratado por
compañías de seguros”, dijo.
“Y lo primero que hizo cuando
dejó su puesto fue ser contratado por una compañía de
seguros. La gente debe saber
que las acciones hablan más
fuerte que las palabras”.
Salas ha tenido una campaña
comunitaria al mismo tiempo
que cuenta con el apoyo de
políticos sobresalientes en San
Diego, incluyendo a la Senadora Estatal Denise Ducheny,
al Congresista Bob Filner, y de
muchos alcaldes y regidores
en su distrito.
“Es un privilegio servir a la
gente de mi comunidad”, dijo.
“Las puertas de mi oficina
están siempre abiertas. En
verdad aprecio la confianza
que han puesto en mí”.
Salas fue la primera latina
electa al cabildo de Chula Vista
en 1996. Fue electa a la
asamblea estatal una década
después, en el 2006. Comentó
que su trabajo en la asamblea
ha beneficiado a mucha gente
de Chula Vista.
Entre las medidas que ha
patrocinado se incluyen algunas que benefician a los veteranos (su familia tiene una larga
tradición militar), a pacientes
mentales, a la educación y la
vivienda.
Recientemente se declaró
en contra de la ley anti-inmigrante de Arizona, al haber
nacido en una familia de
inmigrantes que ha vivido en
el área de Chula Vista desde
1918.
“Me opongo a esa ley. Voy
a luchar para que ese tipo de
leyes nunca vengan al estado
de California”, dijo Salas.
Dijo que su prioridad al
llegar al senado estatal será
“incrementar el número de
empleos. Soy la única candidata que tiene experiencia en
traer empleos a nuestra comunidad”.
Salas dijo que está orgullosa
de ser de origen mexicano,
algo que le ha enseñado a
siempre mirar hacia adelante
y valorar a la familia y la
comunidad.
“Nuestra gente es muy
trabajadora. No quieren nada
gratis. Quieren trabajos para
mantener a sus familias. Vamos a salir de este desastre
económico, para que nuestras
familias puedan mantener a sus
hijos”.
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MAY 28, 2010
Memorial Day events:
May 31, 2004
Memorial art: Military
Heritage Art, a public art display featuring four monuments,
is on display in the park along
Harbor Drive one block south
of the Broadway Pier. The display includes a bust of Adm.
Clifton Sprague, the USS San
Diego Memorial, a sculpture
depicting a sailor’s reunion with
his family and an aircraft carrier memorial. An event will
be held from noon to 2 p.m.
today, with a wreath-laying ceremony at 12:30 p.m.
Fort Rosecrans: The 104th
annual San Diego Memorial
Day Ceremony will be held at
10 a.m. today at Fort Rosecrans
National Cemetery on Point
Loma. The speaker will be
Maj. Gen. JonA. Gallinetti, commander of Marine Corps Air
Bases Western Area and the
commanding general at Marine
Corps Air Station Miramar. The
ceremony will include music,
readings and a floral tribute.
Memorial Day Mass: A
Memorial Day Mass featuring
the Rev. Robert H. Brom will
begin at 11 a.m. today at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, 4470
Hilltop Drive. After the service, there will be a procession
to the Veterans Memorial.
Memorial Day service: A
Memorial Day service will be
held at 1:30 p.m. today at El
Camino Memorial Park, 5600
Carroll Canyon Road. The
speaker will be Maj. Gen. Jon
A. Gallinetti, commander of
Marine Corps Air Bases Western Area and the commanding
general at Marine Corps Air
Station Miramar.
Mount Soledad observance: The Mount Soledad
Memorial Association will
present a Memorial Day ceremony from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today at Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial atop Mount
Soledad. Col. Angela Salinas,
commanding officer of the 12th
Marine Corps Recruiting District in San Diego, will be the
keynote speaker. There will be
a tribute to women in the military. Music will be presented
by the Navy Band Southwest.
Free parking and shuttle service will be available from
nearby lots.
Greenwood Memorial
Park: The park, at Imperial
Avenue and Interstate 805, will
hold its 83rd annual Memorial
Day service at 1 p.m. today.
Master of ceremonies will be
David A. Ahlquist, commander
of American Legion, Post 6.
Mission San Luis Rey: An
outdoor Mass will be celebrated adjacent to the Queen
of Peace section in the mission’s
historical cemetery at 9 a.m.
today. The Combined Veterans
and Fraternal Organizations of
North County will hold a veterans Memorial Day ceremony at
10:30 a.m. in the Front Plaza of
the mission, 4050 Mission Ave.,
Oceanside.
RB Veterans Memorial
Association: A ceremony begins at 10 a.m. today at Webb
Park, Bernardo Center Drive
and Avena Place, Rancho
Bernardo. The featured speaker will be Brig. Gen. John M.
Paxton Jr., commanding general, Marine Corps Recruit
Depot, San Diego.
San Marcos VFW Post
3795: A service will begin at
11 a.m. today at San Marcos
Cemetery, 1021 Mulberry
Drive. It will be followed by
lunch at 1 p.m. and a reception at 212 W. Mission Road.
Solana Beach: A ceremony
hosted by the city and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
5431, will be from 11 a.m. to
noon today at La Colonia Community Park, 714 Valley Ave.,
Solana Beach. A welcome by
Solana Beach Mayor Joe G.
Kellejian and Clarence Bytof,
Post 5431 commander, will be
followed by a medley of patriotic
songs performed by the Santa Fe
Christian School band. U.S. Rep.
Randy “Duke” Cunningham is
scheduled to speak.
Vista VFW, Post 7041: An
open house will be held today,
1717 E. Vista Way, Suite 117,
Vista.
Imperial Beach: The 35th
annual Memorial Day Service
of Imperial Beach will be held
at 10 a.m. today at Veterans
Park, on Eighth Street between
Imperial Beach Boulevard and
Encina Avenue. Capt. T.G.
Alexander will speak. The
Rifle Salute will be rendered
by the 82nd Airborne Honor
Guard. Musical entertainment
will be provided by the Mar
Vista High School Band.
Coronado: A program
hosted by the Coronado Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
2422, United States Navy
League, Coronado Council,
and the Military Officers Association of America, Silver
Strand Chapter, will begin at 10
a.m. today at Star Park, Park
Place in Coronado. Rear Adm.
Joseph Maguire, commander,
Naval Special Warfare Command, will be the speaker. A
potluck reception will be held
at the VFW Post, 557 Orange
Ave., after the ceremony.
City of Chula Vista
Celebrates Veterans and
Active Duty Military on
May 28
The City of Chula Vista will
honor and celebrate those who
serve and have served our
country by dedicating names to
the City’s ‘Walk of Honor’ on
Friday, May 28 at 6 p.m. The
ceremony will take place at Veterans Park located at 785 East
Palomar Street in Chula Vista.
All are welcome to be a part
of this memorable event, an
important part of America’s
history.
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Forty-two names will be
added to the ‘Walk of Honor’.
The prominent walkway is
paved with bricks inscribed
with names of veterans, active
duty personnel and reservists.
The agenda includes the Presentation of Colors by Chula
Vista VFW Post 2111, guest
speaker Gene Pellerin, Chair
of the Chula Vista Veteran’s
Advisory Commission and
TAPS played by resident John
M. Blakely.
The public will have an opportunity to purchase com-
memorative bricks at the
event. Each brick bears the
name of one veteran, active
duty military personnel or reservists and their respective
branch of service. The minimum contribution for a single
brick is $100. All net proceeds
from the commemorative
Brick by Brick campaign will
benefit the programs of the
Friends of Chula Vista Parks
and Recreation, including youth
basketball, the Learn to Swim
program and the Fun, Fit Free
program for area children.
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LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
There is only one choice for District 8 –
David Alvarez
D
istrict 8 in the City of San
Diego is a vibrant community
with a mix of industry, small
businesses, and history. The
communities of Barrio Logan, Sherman
Heights, Logan Heights, Golden Hill, and
Memorial, all reflect the early history
and culture of the area and San Diego in
whole. The District is also developing
and changing. For some, changing for the
better, for others this new development
means gentrification.
At the same time District 8 represents
a whole slew of problems and issues, the
least of which is the lack of political
leadership within the district. Politically
speaking the council seat has become a
revolving door, no sooner elected than
that person is out the door seeking another office. The present council representative Ben Hueso is just the latest
example of one term and out.
David Alvarez has made the commitment to serve two full terms. This has
become one of the central themes of his
campaign and in our opinion the most
important theme. District 8 needs a political leader that will stick around and
actually accomplish something for the
district residents.
But there is much more to Alvarez that
more than qualifies him as the next representative of the District.
David Alvarez grew up in the community and is of the people. His parents were
hardworking, his dad a janitor and his
mom worked in fast food. At the age of
18, when Petco Park came into being,
their rental home was sold and with no
affordable housing in the area the Alvarez
family became homeless. This was a huge
dose of reality for Alvarez and what
helped him to understand the impact and
importance of politics.
Alvarez has succeeded the good old
fashion way by working hard and pulling
himself up by his boot straps. Alvarez
graduated from San Diego State Univer-
sity, worked in the social services sector, but it was politics that called to him.
As an aide to Senator Denise Ducheny,
Alvarez gained the practical experience
necessary to hit the ground running as a
City Council person.
David Alvarez is what District 8 needs:
someone who knows the people and the
community. Alvarez is someone who has
gone through the same issues, trials, and
tribulations that the residents face.
Alvarez has the work experience and the
political experience to do the job that
this district needs. And most importantly
Alvarez has made the commitment to
stay on the job for the full two terms.
Both Nick Inzunza, Sr and Felipe Hueso
are banking on their names to get them
through to the General Election.
We have already lived through the political heydays of the Inzunza machinery
when the Inzunza’s liked to describe
themselves’ as the Kennedy’s of the
South Bay. Those days are long gone and
Nick does not possess the understanding of the issues, nor the answers to the
problems facing the district. Nick is a
nice guy but not a political leader and
the district needs political leadership.
Felipe Hueso is hoping that the voters
will just vote for the name. What the district doesn’t need is an oligarchy. We have
not been impressed with Felipe’s resume
as a politician and don’t really see what
Felipe has to offer as a representative.
The only other credible candidate in the
race is B.D. Howard. Unfortunately, we
know little about him, nor has he made
an effort to share his vision for the district with us so we have nothing to go on
in regards to his candidacy.
District 8 needs a new leadership. It
needs someone who is willing to roll up
his sleeves and do the work necessary to
bring about change. In this election that
person is David Alvarez.
We Endorse Alvarez for San Diego
City Council, District 8.
Diverse voices of democracy deserve
better coverage
By Miguel Tinker Salas
The mainstream media should provide more
balanced coverage of pro-immigrant rallies.
On April 15, many in the mainstream media
devoted constant coverage to the tea party
protests, which drew no more than a few
thousand people at the most popular events and
were sparsely attended at others.
But on May 1, when tens of thousands of
people rallied in cities around the country to
protest against Arizona’s new anti-immigrant
law and to show support for comprehensive
immigrant reform, media coverage was much
skimpier.
With such lopsided coverage, many in the
mainstream media are missing out on the contemporary equivalent of the historic civil rights
movement. It is able to mobilize people from
all walks of life, bringing together community
activists, civil rights veterans, labor and religious organizations, immigrants, gays and lesbians and enlightened businesspeople to demand
human rights for immigrants.
No other single movement has had such
popular support in decades. So what accounts
for this failure to register in the national consciousness?
Latinos, whether citizens, legal immigrants
or undocumented, continued to be viewed
largely as foreigners, strangers in a land comprised of immigrants.
In the age of globalization, where our
government’s policies and economic institutions
promote the world’s interdependence, it is foolish to scapegoat immigrants. The very forces
of globalization that displace them from their
sources of employment in their native land
readily incorporate them into the U.S. economy.
Some in the United States refuse to recog-
nize the internationalization of our own population for fear that it might produce ethnic or cultural changes. This apparent resistance toward
change underscores a provincial perspective
that globalization is fine, as long as it happens
in English.
Immigrants challenge traditional views of citizenship while at the same time demonstrating
a high level of civic participation. Their demand
for reform is premised on the very values embedded in the foundational documents of the
United States.
They work, contribute to the economy, pay
taxes and receive no representation. Tired of
being in the shadows, they seek recognition,
not just to legalize their presence, but also to
gain acceptance as cultural citizens of this society — part of the complex social fabric that
defines the United States.
Arizona’s new law is a mean-spirited effort
that marginalizes Latinos, the largest ethnic
group in the U.S. population. The reason cited
for the bill, a purported increase in crime, is not
borne out. In fact, statistics underscore that immigrants commit fewer crimes than native-born
citizens.
The movement for immigrant rights is
growing. It’s time that more people of goodwill
joined it. And it’s time that the mainstream media
acknowledge the presence and power of the
immigrant rights movement and provide decent
coverage to it.
Miguel Tinker Salas is a professor of history and Latin American studies at Pomona
College in Claremont, Calif., and the author and editor of a number of books on
Latin America. He can be reached at
[email protected]. Reprinted from
Progressive Media (www.progressive.org)
Industria Petrolera está tratando de rechazar
la ley de California AB 32
Por la asambleísta Lori Saldaña
Hay un movimiento en marcha para
desmantelar el esfuerzo de California para un
futuro de energía limpia. Para las elecciones
de noviembre se ha programado la “Proposición
de Energía Sucia” la cual es financiada por las
compañías petroleras Texas Valero y Tesoro,
de aprobarse se suspendería la ley de California, AB 32, que promueve las energías
renovables y reduce la contaminación del aire.
Esta legislación, que fue aprobada por una
mayoría de ambos partidos y firmada por el
gobernador Schwarzenegger, ha hecho a California un líder internacional en tecnologías
limpias. Según el The Wall Street Journal, en
California se encuentran siete de las 10
compañías más importantes del país y cinco de
las 10 empresas más importantes en tecnología
limpia en EE. UU. se encuentran en el Estado
Dorado. Siendo San Diego, clasificada
recientemente, la ciudad número uno para
iniciar una empresa en tecnología limpia (http:/
/researchwhitepaper.com/venture-capital-blog/
top -10-lugares-a-su-puesta en tecnología
limpia-venture-628.html)
El sector de tecnologías limpias de California
recibió $2,1 mil millones en inversiones de capital en 2009, lo que equivale a un 60 por ciento
del total en América del Norte y más de cinco
veces la inversión en nuestro competidor más
cercano, Massachusetts. No es de extrañar que
la National Venture Capitalists Association
está entre los muchos grupos pro-empresariales
que se oponen a la iniciativa. La proposición
descartaría los empleos de tecnología limpia, la
innovación y miles de millones de dólares de
inversión en California, por no mencionar la
incertidumbre que ha causado a miles de
pequeñas empresas.
Es por eso que los líderes empresariales y
propietarios de pequeñas empresas en todo el
estado, así como otras compañías prominentes,
como Google, eBay, Applied Materials y Virgin
America, por nombrar sólo algunos, se oponen
a la medida.
Según un informe publicado esta semana por
el Departamento de Desarrollo Económico del
estado, hay más de 500.000 empleos de
tecnología limpia en California. La mayoría de
ellos están en la fabricación y la construcción,
proporcionando oportunidades en todos los
niveles de trabajo. Los empleos bien pagados
se extienden por todo el estado, a diferencia de
la industria de biotecnología en San Diego o la
de alta tecnología centrada en Silicon Valley,
desde proyectos de energía renovable a gran
escala en el Valle Central y los condados del
desierto hasta las pequeñas empresas que
salpican los suburbios.
Estudios económicos recientes muestran que
el sector de limpieza también es el de más
rápido crecimiento en el estado. En California
el número de empresas verdes aumentó un 45
por ciento y los empleos verdes aumentaron un
36 por ciento desde 1995 hasta 2008 mientras
que la totalidad de empleos en California se
expandió sólo un 13 por ciento. El economista
Stephen Levy, director del Centro de Estudios
Continuos de la Economía de California, acaba
de concluir en un estudio “es muy probable que
los trabajadores que actualmente están
desempleados serán los primeros en favorecerse del crecimiento de los empleos verdes”.
Pero no solo debemos oponernos a la
proposición de la energía sucia por razones
económicas, también porque permitirá a las
compañías petroleras de Texas y otros
contaminadores, no adherirse a las normas
establecidas para reducir la contaminación lo
cual degradaría la calidad del aire y presentaría
riesgos para la salud.
Desafortunadamente, en la nación la peor
contaminación del aire la tiene California y el
culpable es nuestra dependencia a los combustibles fósiles. Anualmente, esta situación
contribuye a 19.000 muertes prematuras,
cientos de miles de ataques de asma y miles
de visitas a la sala de emergencia. La
Asociación Americana del Pulmón (American
Lung Association) de California apoya a AB
32 por que reducirá drásticamente la
contaminación del aire y los riesgos para la
salud pública. Tenemos una deuda con nuestros
hijos y las generaciones futuras para proveer
aire limpio y saludable.
Esta situación es más obvia en las comunidades de bajos ingresos pues están más
plagadas con epidemias de asma y
enfermedades pulmonares debido a la
contaminación del aire. Amplia evidencia
apunta hacia la “brecha climática”, el daño
desproporcionado que el cambio climático
ejerce en las comunidades de bajos ingresos.
Por ejemplo, en California, cinco de las ciudades
más contaminadas tienen las densidades más
altas de residentes de bajos ingresos, la mayoría
de los cuales tienen más probabilidades de vivir
cerca de las principales fuentes de
contaminación. En promedio, un 70 por ciento
de las familias de bajos ingresos están más
expuestas a partículas peligrosas relacionadas
con la contaminación de los gases de efecto
invernadero que otros grupos de ingresos más
altos. Esta iniciativa engañosa ampliará esa
brecha.
Para empeorar las cosas, el quitar la AB 32
nos mantendremos dependientes de los combustibles fósiles, pues esta iniciativa aumentará
los costos domésticos de la electricidad en
California en un 33 por ciento. (Las familias
de bajos ingresos ya pagan más, pues tienen
que gastar más del doble de su renta total en la
electricidad que los hogares en el grupo de
ingresos más altos).
Las normas para los electrodomésticos y de
construcción del estado California ya nos
ahorran anualmente casi $1.000. La AB 32
reducirá nuestra dependencia de los combustibles fósiles, menores costos y al mismo tiempo
nos da la ventaja de reducir nuestra
dependencia del petróleo del Oriente Medio.
En total, esta iniciativa va en detrimento de
California. La proposición de energía sucia
costará empleos estatales, aumentará la
contaminación y nuestros costos de energía.
Nuestra economía, literalmente no puede
permitirse el lujo de aprobar esta gigante
intromisión en las elecciones de nuestro
estado.
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Commentary/Opinion Page
El Golfo de México: De tragedia a
oportunidad
Por Senador Robert Menéndez
su responsabilidad con tan solo pagar una
representa al estado de New Jersey fracción de los daños económicos y
ambientales que pronto podrían alcanzar $1
Como a muchos americanos a través del billón. La ley que determina el límite de
país, me causa mucho disgusto la enorme cantidad que las compañías petroleras deben
catástrofe ambiental y económica que ha pagar en este tipo accidentes puede ser
ocurrido en el Golfo de México. Al ver las descrita simple y sencillamente como un fianza
imágenes y escuchar las conmovedoras que pagamos a nombre y en beneficio de las
historias de devastación y desesperación en grandes compañías de petróleo.
esta vital y a la vez frágil región de nuestro
Es por esto que, en colaboración con mis
país, siento el deber de hacer un fuerte llamado colegas demócratas del Senado, Frank
a tomar acción.
Lautenberg también de Nueva Jersey y Bill
Por muchos años, he clamado por una Nelson de Florida, he introducido un proyecto
política de energía nacional que termine nuestra de ley para cambiar esta reglamentación. El
adicción al petróleo y nos encamine hacia un “Big Oil Prevention Act” aumentaría la
futuro basado en el uso de fuentes sustentables cantidad límite de de $75 millones actualmente
y renovables de energía. Esto obviamente no a $10 billones.
va a ocurrir de la noche a la mañana, pero
Esto lograría dos cosas inmediatamente.
debemos comenzar. ¿Si no lo hacemos ahora, Primero, responsabilizaría a las compañías
cuando?
petroleras por cualquier daño que cause sus
Durante las últimas semanas, desde la actividades. ¿Por qué razón tiene que la
trágica explosión en la torre petrolera de la compañía BP – la cual tuvo $5.6 billones en
Compañía British Petroleum en las afueras de ganancias tan solo durante los primeros tres
la costa del golfo que causó la desaparición meses de este año – pagar solo una pequeña
de 11 trabajadores, se estima que decenas fracción de las pérdidas y daños causada por
de millones de galones de petróleo crudo han este derrame?
contaminado las aguas que suplen alrededor
Segundo, forzaría a las compañías petroleras
del 40 por ciento de los mariscos que a tomar en consideración este factor al
consumimos.
considerar los riesgos y verdaderos costos de
La Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica sus actividades a la hora de tomar las
Nacional ha restringido la pesca desde la boca decisiones sobre donde, cuando, y cómo
del Río Misisipi hasta la Bahía Pensacola, un buscar petróleo. Bajo el sistema actual, estas
área que tan solo en el 2008 produjo más de compañías solo cargan con una porción de
1 billón de libras de mariscos.
estos riesgos, el resto de la carga la llevan los
A medida que la marea negra se expande y ciudadanos que pagan impuestos, los pessu amenaza se acerca a nuestras costas, las cadores y el ambiente.
comunidades costeras se preparan para su
Sin embargo, a largo plazo, debemos ver
adversos efectos en nuestras playas, pantanos, este desastre como lo que verdaderamente
y estuarios, amenazando la vida de aves, es, no simplemente el resultado de una falla
tortugas, venados y más de 400 otros tipos petrolera, si no el fallo de nuestra estrategia
de animales que ocupan algunos de los nacional de energía. Desde Jimmy Carter,
hábitats más productivos de todo el mundo. nuestros presidentes han hecho un llamado
En adición, pescadores de grupos minoría para, como nación, cortar nuestra dependencia
en estas áreas luchan por mantener sus fuentes en el petróleo. Es ahora el momento de rede ingreso como resultado del que las aguas sponder a ese llamado.
han sido cerradas para la pesca a raíz del
Debemos, como comunidad, responder a
catastrófico derrame.
este llamado y alentar al Congreso a forjar un
Para reparar estas pérdidas económicas y proyecto de ley de energía y cambio climático
ambientales, lamentablemente no hay remedio que proteja nuestros océanos y comunidades
actualmente.
costeras y termine con nuestra adicción al
Es más, bajo la ley actual, BP puede cumplir petróleo. Debemos empezar hoy.
Indecisión Presidencial
Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D.
Ni mucho menos es una política que sirve para
detener el tráfico de armas con destino a
México o ahuyentar a los nuevos indocumentados.
Lamentablemente el Presidente Obama se
está prestando a la politiquería de la extrema
derecha. A unos meses de las próximas
elecciones, los diversos candidatos al
Congreso Nacional y del estado, y candidatos
a los diversos puestos municipales, han estado
agudizando gradualmente su retórica política
en contra de los inmigrantes indocumentados.
Algunos políticos republicanos, como Meg
Whitman y Carly Fiorina, quienes hasta unos
días demostraron tener una tendencia
moderada, ahora están sintiendo el peso de
las bases ultraconservadoras de su partido y
se están prestando a la intolerancia y a la
negatividad política.
Whitman, quien a inicios de su campaña
apoyaba una reforma migratoria integral, hoy
se muestra más inclinada a promover el
cinismo de la ley de Arizona. Fiorina, por su
lado, se presentó recientemente en el
programa radial de John & Ken, dos
conocidos por promover intolerancia contra
los grupos minoritarios.
El Presidente Obama siente que su primer
periodo presidencial no sea el más recomendable para asumir una política reformista
en torno a la cuestión migratoria. Pero también
debe entender que la comunidad latina se está
cansando de su inoperancia.
Es tiempo de mover el tapete en la Casa
Blanca. El Presidente tiene que invertir un
porcentaje de su capital político en la cuestión
migratoria.
Así como le apoyó durante su tramo a la
presidencia, la comunidad latina tiene todo el
derecho a darle la espalda. Esperemos que
Obama cambie de parecer.
La semana pasada, el Presidente Barack
Obama se mostró bastante ceremonioso con
su similar de México. Lo apapachó, le preparó
un manjar inolvidable y lo rodeó con algunas
célebres figuras de la televisión y estrellas de
cines.
Tan pronto como Felipe Calderón salió de
la Casa Blanca y cruzó la frontera norteamericana y mexicana, Obama volvió a su
acostumbrado juego político. Hablar mucho
y hacer poco por los inmigrantes.
Desde que llegó a Washington, su gobierno
no generó un proyecto real en el Congreso.
Por el contrario, parece que está más presto
a cruzarse de brazos y dejar que otros –el
sector ultraconservador de los republicanos—
pongan más lodo en el camino de la legalización
de 12 millones de indocumentados.
Así, en vez de cumplir sus promesas de
emprender una reforma migratoria, el Presidente está más interesado en mitigar las críticas
provenientes de los sectores más conservadores del país.
Recientemente ordenó 1,200 contingentes
militares de la Guardia Nacional a la franja
que divide Estados Unidos y México. Según
sus asesores políticos, dicha maniobra permite
el control de la criminalidad asociada con los
carteles de México.
Nadie niega que el pueblo mexicano está
en uno de sus momentos más desagradables
de su historia republicana. La muerte de más
de 22,700 personas es el resultado de una
guerra sin cuartel entre grupos de narcotraficantes, la policía mexicana y las fuerzas
militares de ese país. El secuestro de un líder
panista hace suponer que nadie, incluyendo al
presidente mexicano, está a salvo.
Sin embargo, las nuevas tropas en las zonas
del conflicto no son para detener el flujo de
droga que se interna desde ese lado de la Humberto Caspa, Ph.D., es profesor universitario. Efrontera o para apresar a los narcotraficantes. mail: [email protected]
PAGE 7
Chula Vista Bayfront Leaders Urge No Vote on Prop G
Voting No on Prop G is Next Step In Moving Bayfront Project Forward
Port Commissioner Steve Padilla urges a No Vote on Prop. G.
A broad coalition of leaders from Chula
Vista’s civic, business, environmental and labor communities spoke out today against Proposition G at a morning press conference at
Bayside Park, saying that the contractorbacked proposition creates potential threats to
the redevelopment and restoration of the city’s
under-utilized Bayfront.
After the Port and City approved the Chula
Vista Bayfront Master Plan at a hearing last
Tuesday, supporters of the Bayfront project are
urging Chula Vista voters to vote no on Proposition G in the June 8 primary election. Defeating Proposition G is the next step to move forward with the Bayfront, as the poorly written
initiative poses potential consequences that
could be devastating to redeveloping the
Bayfront.
“After decades of work and public input,
Chula Vista finally has a plan for the Bayfront
that creates good jobs, respects the environment and attracts new investment to the region,” said Stephen Padilla, Chula Vista’s Port
Commissioner and former Mayor. “We can’t
let Proposition G pass or our city’s dream of a
destination Bayfront face more delays, more
costs, more nothing.”
The coalition against Proposition G includes
various community stakeholder groups who
have often held differing perspectives on development and worker issues. However, the
strong consensus reached in moving the
Bayfront forward has produced a commitment
to defeating Proposition G that is just as strong.
“Proposition G is bad for business,” Chula
Vista Chamber of Commerce CEO Lisa Cohen
said. “The top priority of the business community in Chula Vista is job creation and it has
become clear that Proposition G appears to interfere with that mission. The potential consequences of Proposition G are so devastating
for Chula Vista that a supermajority of the
Chamber’s board voted to oppose it.”
Proposition G, which was put on the June 8
ballot by anti-union government contractor
groups, bans the City of Chula Vista from funding or partnering on construction projects in
which there are requirements for labor agreements or payments on employees’ behalf into
a trust fund. The latter provision is found in
virtually every union contract in the construction industry and is also mandated on projects
subject to the State Prevailing Wage Law, such
as work funded by the State, Port or School
Districts. Both labor agreements and funds
subject to Prevailing Wage are nearly always
used in any major infrastructure project like the
planned 550-acre Bayfront project.
Proposition G has posed such a far-reaching
threat to public works construction in the City
of Chula Vista that the consensus among the
community’s leaders is that Proposition G is
the wrong way for Chula Vista. Chula Vista’s
representatives in the U.S. Congress and State
Legislature have endorsed the No on G campaign, as have the Chula Vista City Council.
¡ASK A MEXICAN!
synapse of
xenophobia, then
the Arizonan mind’s
chunk of hate is a
pinche cerebral
Dear Mexican: I have a sister. I read
cortex—sorry that
your column each time it comes out in
you and other good
the Tucson Weekly. Once, we were
people must live
talking about all the hatred against
Mexicans in our state and my sister said, among such a bola de
pendejos.
“Sis, why do they hate Mexicans so
much in Arizona? Why do they hate us so
The Texas Board of Education voted to
much?” I asked if she wanted me to ask
remove
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of
that question in ¡Ask a Mexican! and she
the
United
Farm Workers union and wellsaid, “You think he would reply?” I said,
known
Xingona,
because they didn’t like
“Let’s find out.” Would you please see if
her politics. How long will this Manifest
you can reply? Since we know you like
us to use a funny name, my sister said to Destiny crap last?
Michicano in Texas
sign…
Encabronada en Tucson
Dear Wab: FOREVER. You refer, of
course,
to the people in charge of textbook
Dear Pissed-Off in Tucson: Wow, you
standards
for the Lone Star State’s public
and your hermana must be mega-nerds to
schools,
people
so ahistorical they banned
have a conversation about whether I’d
answer your question! Where were ustedes Huerta’s legacy from being taught because of
her socialist politics but approved of another
in college when I needed some company?
committed socialist (Hellen Keller) since
Anyhoo, the two of you as faithful readers
state-sanctioned historians have reduced her
should know my contention that Mexicanto some blind broad. What people opposed
hating has long been a characteristic of the
to Chicano Studies and other subaltern
American Southwest due to its proximity to
peoples’ history don’t realize is that such
Mexico and forgotten pasts we are
condemned to repeat. Everyone now knows schools of thought arose only because
“respectable” scholars never bothered with
your home state’s war against Mexicans,
the stories of Mexicans, more content to
especially given that Governor Bruja—I
document orange-crate labels than the people
mean, Jan Brewer— signed another Know
Nothing bill in addition to the racial profiling- who picked the crops. Chicano Studies
loving SB1070: HB 2281, which bans ethnic doesn’t peddle lies, but rather fosters a
studies classes in Arizona public schools. The grown-up perspective on our great land
instead of an untruthful John Wayne dream
law’s proponents claim such a discipline
world. And so I conclude this columna with
teaches racial division, but what they don’t
the words of Carey McWilliams, the
like is that what’s taught is the unvarnished,
legendary progressive historian whose 1949
ugly truth of its home state. To give you just
one egregious example: did you know that in book North from Mexico: A History of the
Spanish-Speaking People of the United
1904, a group of Mexicans in the Arizona
mining towns of Clifton and Morenci tried to States still remains a prophetic vision of
adopt 40 Irish orphans only to see their new Mexicans and how gabachos view them and
their relationship to them more than 60 years
wards kidnapped by gabachos furious that
Mexicans dared want to raise white children? after its publication: “When one examines
how deeply this fantasy heritage has
And that the gabachos weren’t prosecuted
permeated the social and cultural life of the
for their terror? True story, one Know
borderlands, the dichotomy begins to assume
Nothings Copper Staters desperately try to
keep out of classrooms lest children connect the proportions of a schizophrenic mania”
the dots between past injustices and present- Ask the Mexican at themexican@
day stupidities—better to keep the masses
askamexican.net, be his fan on Facebook,
dumb than honest, you know? If the
follow him on Twitter or ask him a video
American psyche has always possessed a
question at youtube.com/askamexicano!
By Gustavo Arellano
SPECIAL ETHNIC STUDIES
EDITION
PAGE 8
MAY 28, 2010
Rapidly Growing Food Cluster is Driving
Jobs and Economic Growth in South County
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El Soporte Informativo Para Millones
de Hispanos
Hablando bien se entiende la gente
Consejos de la ACADEMIA NORTEAMERICANA DE LA
LENGUA ESPAÑOLA para mejorar su español
Nota editorial: Queridos
lectores, a continuación
compartimos con ustedes un
extracto de este nuevo libro, a
propósito del mes en el que se
celebra no sólo el Día Internacional del Libro, sino
también de la lengua española
que todos compartimos. Y qué
mejor forma de celebrarla que
compartiendo con ustedes más
de los “horrores” que todos
cometemos a diario contra el
español y la manera de corregirlos.
An employee at Cantare’ Foods making cheese and quiche.
Otay Mesa is Home to
38 Firms Specializing in
Food Manufacturing
and Distribution
South County Economic Development Council (SCEDC)
released a food manufacturing
and distribution industry study
today highlighting the South
County Clusters’ positive economic impact. The study not
only reveals the economic perspective, but provides a road
map for business leaders and
organizations to cultivate the
ever growing food manufacturing and distribution industry
in South County.
“This study is our gateway
to recruit food manufacturing
companies and to build on this
growing industry. We will leverage business incentives
such as tax savings advantages through the Enterprise
Zone Program and Foreign
Trade Zone to attract these
companies. Additionally we will
maximize the economic impact
of the food manufacturers by
looking for local suppliers and
service providers to support
this industry and create business to business connections,”
states Cindy Gompper
Graves, CEO of SCEDC.
“The findings will assist
SCEDC and its constituents in
stimulating business investments and job growth in South
County.”
In the San Diego region, the
food manufacturing segment
comprises 175 firms and approximately 5,050 jobs. The
Otay Mesa food manufacturing segment employs approximately 1,000 employees which
equates to more than 41 million dollars in payroll.
In addition, this industry
cluster is generating nearly 184
million dollars in economic activity for the San Diego Region.
Most of the food manufacturing activities in Otay Mesa are
concentrated in tortillas, frozen
foods, baked goods and cheese
and dairy products. “The food
cluster study recognizes the
synergism that exists when
businesses locate in a sub-market that offers excellent labor
force participation, State Enterprise and Foreign Trade
Zone tax benefits and an inventory of available properties.
The study is a valuable tool in
attracting other food related
businesses to Otay Mesa area,”
said Linda Greenberg, Commercial Realtor, Colliers International Real Estate.
The study also reveals that
the wholesale distribution segment is growing in Otay Mesa.
Currently, there are 283 firms
in the San Diego Region that
offer wholesale food distribution services and provide 4,700
jobs. Approximately 30 wholesale food distribution firms are
located in Otay Mesa and employ approximately 460 workers.
The leading companies in the
cluster include Cantare Foods,
Circle Foods, Delimex and S &
S Bakery. Several of the firms
in this industry cluster are located in the Otay Mesa community primarily due to the
availability of industrial space,
affordable price of land and
proximity to the United States
– Mexico International border.
According to the study, many
of the firms in the cluster obtain their produce from suppliers in Baja California and Western Mexico and sell it to wholesalers in the United States.
However, products such as
meat, pork and poultry are purchased from suppliers in the
United States and exported to
Northern Mexico for distribution. Another reason cited by the
food manufacturers was the
Foreign Trade Zone and the
Enterprise Zone that offer tax
incentives to companies locating in South County.
“We have core group of
partners willing to assist
food-related industries that
are interested in relocating or
expanding in Otay Mesa
with tax incentives, permitting and referrals in the San
Diego/Baja California crossborder region,” said Alejandra
Mier y Teran, Executive Director of the Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce.
A copy of the study can be
found at www.sandiegosouth.
com. For more information or
to schedule an interview,
please contact Cindy Gompper-Graves, CEO SCEDC at
(619) 424-5143 or cell (619)
921-0085.
Tortuga Surfista Clama por la protección de su Especie en Mazatlán,
Sinaloa; Surfistas se Unen Para Proteger a las Tortugas Marinas
Por Sergio Flores
Hernández
MAZATLÁN, Sinaloa, México
- Desde el micrófono del
Campeonato Nacional de Surf
2010, el varias veces campeón,
Angelo Lozano, llamó a sus
colegas surfistas y a los sinaloenses a proteger las tortugas
marinas en peligro de extinción,
mientras narraba los momentos
más dramáticos del evento.
Abajo, en la arena de la playa
Camarón, una tortuga surfista,
un enmascarado, así como la
Bodyboard Paloma Aguirre de
la organización ambiental
COSTASALVAjE, entregaban
calcomanías, cómics y postales
a favor de la preservación de
la tortuga marina, a bañistas,
surfistas y familias enteras que
disfrutaban de la competencia
deportiva.
Entre aplausos, los personajes de COSTASALVAjE
fueron recibidos por los sorprendidos presentes a la playa
Camarón y posaron para la
foto del recuerdo tras recibir
los mensajes a favor del Medio
Ambiente.
Los asistentes a la justa
deportiva, se pronunciaron por
la protección de las tortugas
marinas y en la mesa de
registro de COSTASALVAjE
A. C., denunciaron el saqueo
que se registra en distintas playas de Mazatlán, principalmente en la isla de La Piedra,
a la altura del embarcadero de
pescadores y demandaron
mayor vigilancia en la zona
para inhibir el saqueo.
También aseguraron que en
unos 200 kilómetros de playa,
desde Pueblo Bonito, Municipio de Mazatlán, hasta Las
Glorias en Guasave, el saqueo
de carne y huevos de tortuga
es una constante.
Señalaron ciudadanos inconformes a la organización ambiental COSTASALVAjE, que
en la mayoria de los restaurantes de playa, sobre todo en
la playa Altata, la venta ilegal
de estos productos de tortuga
marina en peligro de extinción
son parte de las cartas que ahí
se ofrecen.
El saqueo de las tortugas
marinas han desaparecido
prácticamente del Pacífico
mexicano a las tortugas carey
cuyas hembras anidadoras no
rebasan los 50 ejemplares
contabilizados y laúd o garapacho que llega a medir lo que
un auto compacto y llega a
pesar más de media tonelada,
de las cuales apenas se han
podido contabilizar en los
últimos años menos de 200
ejemplares de hembras adultas.
Los personajes de COSTASALVAjE fueron recibidos por los presentes
en la playa Camarón y posaron para la foto del recuerdo.
LATINOAMÉRICA E
HISPANOAMÉRICA
Latinoamérica es el nombre
que engloba el conjunto de
países del continente americano en los que se hablan
lenguas derivadas del latín
(como el español, el portugués
y el francés), en oposición a
la América de habla inglesa y
holandesa. Es igualmente
correcta la denominación
América Latina. Para referirse
exclusivamente a los países de
lengua española es más propio
usar el término específico
Hispanoamérica.
“LIBRERÍA” /
BIBLIOTECA
No hace mucho, se publicó
en los periódicos la noticia de
que el fallecido presidente
Ronald Reagan mantenía al día
un diario personal, que se
conserva en la librería que
lleva su nombre. No conocemos ninguna librería —o
sea, tienda de libros— que
lleve el nombre de Reagan. Sí
conocemos, en cambio, una
biblioteca con ese nombre. Es
una más de las bibliotecas
presidenciales establecidas
para guardar los documentos
importantes de cada ex mandatario. Que el diario de un
presidente esté a la venta en
una librería (en inglés, bookstore), es cosa completamente
distinta a que su original se
conserve en una biblioteca (en
inglés, library).
LINK / ENLACE
Las instrucciones dicen:
“Vaya al link del sitio web” y
explican: “Los links de la
página ofrecen mayor información”. ¿Está bien usar ese
link o hay algún equivalente en
español? Link es voz inglesa,
de uso frecuente en el lenguaje
informático con el sentido de
conexión que se establece en-
tre dos elementos. Debe sustituirse por el término español
enlace. Lo correcto, entonces,
es decir “Las partes del texto
que aparecen resaltadas en
color, denominadas enlaces,
permiten, al hacer clic (o pulsar) en ellas, obtener más
información”.
“LISIADO” / ALQUILADO,
ARRENDADO
¿No ha oído decir que
alguien tiene un auto lisiado?
En español, lisiado se utiliza
para calificar a una persona
que tiene alguna lesión permanente. La traducción de la
voz inglesa leased es alquilado
o arrendado. La trampa del
espanglish o espanglés daña
el idioma, pero sobre todo le
hace daño a usted.
Esperamos que hayan disfrutado aprendiendo con estos
ejemplos. Les prometemos
más en ediciones futuras de La
columna vertebral. (ANLE y
español Santillana 2010)
Asamblea de Testigos examina opiniones sobre Dios
Toda persona está invitada a asistir
Se invita a todos los residentes de los condados de San Diego, El Valle Imperial y la
ciudad de Yuma, Arizona para que asistan a su asamblea de tres días.
Con tantas opiniones contradictorias sobre Dios, ¿Cómo
pueden los fieles hacer frente
a los constantes ataques a su
fe? ¿Qué pruebas sobre la
existencia de Dios pueden
examinar quienes no creen en
él? Las fascinantes respuestas
a estas preguntas se analizarán
en la Asamblea de Disrito del
2010 “Permanezcamos cerce
de Jehová”, que se llevará a
cabo en el Estadio Qualcomm.
Los testigos de Jehová creen
que tener una firme relación
con Dios es esencial para el
bienestar espiritual y la
felicidad del ser humano. A
partir del 8 de mayo, los
testigos de Jehová han estado
entregando una invitación personal a todos los residentes de
los condados de San Diego, El
Valle Imperial y la ciudad de
Yuma, Arizona para que asistan
a su asamblea de tres días.
El programa dará inicio en
esta ciudad el viernes 28 de
mayo del 2010 a las 9:20 a.m.
Su tema se basa en varios
pasajes bíblicos, entre ellos
Josué 23:8. Salmo 73:28,
Proverbios 3:32 y Santiago 4:8,
el texto clave. El programa
entero girará en torno a la
importancia de fortalecer la
espiritualidad de la persona. La
entrada será gratis y no se
harán colectas.
Las 103 congregaciones de
los Testigos de esta zona
participarán en distribuir
atractivas invitaciones impresas. Se calcula que 40.000
personas acudirán al Estadio
Qualcomm para asistir a la
asamblea.
En los Estados Unidos
continentales se celebrarán
357 asambleas de distrito en 90
ciudades. En todo el mundo
hay más de 7.300.000. Testigos
organizados en más de 105.000
congregaciones.
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
APPLICATION FOR CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Southwestern Community College District is seeking qualified, interested individuals to serve on a committee of community leaders which will serve
as the independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (“COC”) for the
implementation Proposition R Bond program. This open application period is to replace a community representative at-large, a
business community representative, and a student representative.
Proposition 39 Bond Election
On November 4, 2008, voters residing within the Southwestern
Community College District passed Proposition R. Proposition
R is a $389 million bond measure that was approved on the November 4, 2008, ballot which authorizes funding for needed repairs, upgrades, and new construction projects at the District.
Proposition 39 requires a 55% supermajority for approval; this
bond was passed by 71.4%.
Establishment of a Citizens’ Oversight Committee
After a bond authorized under Proposition 39 is passed, state law
requires that the Southwestern Community College District Board
appoint a Citizens’ Oversight Committee to work with the District.
The District has established the Citizens’ Oversight Committee
and approved Bylaws therefore.
Committee Responsibilities
In accordance with Education Code Section 15278(b), the Citizens’ Oversight Committee shall:
• Inform the public concerning the District’s expenditure of
Proposition R bond proceeds;
• Review expenditure reports produced by the District to
ensure that Proposition R bond proceeds were expended
only for the purposes set forth in Proposition R;
• Present to the Board, in public session, an annual written
report outlining their activities and conclusions regarding
the expenditure of Proposition R bond proceeds.
Appointment of Committee Members
The Superintendent/President from the applications submitted to
the District will recommend a minimum of three applicants for appointment by the Board.
Time Commitment and Term
These appointments will be for one full two-year term.
Would You be Interested in Serving?
If you wish to serve on this important committee, please review
the committee bylaws for more information about the committee’s
role and responsibilities and complete the required application.
Completed applications should be sent or faxed to the Vice President of Business and Financial Affairs of the Southwestern Community College District by 4:30 PM on June 10, 2010. Bylaws and
application can be obtained by e-mailing [email protected].
Southwestern Community College District
900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Tel. (619) 482-6311
LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
MAY 28, 2010
La Legendaria Cantante Chávela Vargas en
Esencia Canta sus Verdades
Edición de ‘Las Verdades de Chávela’.
Por: Paco Zavala
La Edición No. 28. De la
Feria del Libro de Tijuana, llegó
a su fin, después de 10 días de
múltiples e intensas actividades, el pasado domingo 23
de mayo, a las 8:00 de la noche,
la Maestra María Teresa Riqué
Jaime, Directora del Instituto
Municipal de Arte y Cultura
del Municipio, cerró la cortina
clausurando el evento, ante
un gran número de asistentes.
En el cierre de esta exposición y venta de literatura se
analizó la obra de la escritora
bajacaliforniana Rosina Conde
y otras actividades más
vinculadas con la realización
del evento de referencia.
A nuestro entender esta
edición de la Feria del Libro,
Juan del
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Juan identifies himself as a
Chicano working with the
Chicano movement in the 60s
and 70s with community members like Tina CdeBaca, Carlos
LeGrette, Rachel Ortiz, and
Herman Baca of the Committee on Chicano Rights. He was
a MEChAista at SDSU and
worked with the Junta Directiva which was the board of directors for all the Chicano
Studies Department at SDSU.
“I have a rich history in the
Chicano community, like all of
us, as responsible Chicanos, we
worked with the United Farm
Workers and secondary boycott trying to do whatever we
could to change the status
quo,” described del Río. “And
I have been marching on from
that point.”
Juan marched on to become
executive director for Casa de
Servicios/San Ysidro Urban
Council where he developed
and negotiated contracts with
the County of San Diego for
senior services, and presented
a housing proposal to the City
of San Diego for Site Acquisition funds. From this the Villa
Mercedes Senior Housing
were built. He worked for the
Chicano Federation, and with
the San Diego Youth and Community Services all as a housing specialist.
Juan went on to become the
housing development director
for City Heights Community
Dev. Corp., San Diego and
housing and community development representative for the
State of California, Dept. of
Housing and Community Development. And in 2000 he
went to Washington to become
program coordinator for Com-
tuvo un éxito que ha superado
a ediciones anteriores, esperamos que para la próxima
edición mejore mucho más.
Sin duda, alguna hubieron
actividades muy importantes
en este evento, pero uno que
levantó polémica fue la
presentación del Libro “Las
Verdades de Chávela”,
autobiografía escrita por ella
misma y llevando como
coautora a María Cortina. Esta
presentación se realizó el
pasado sábado 22 de mayo, a
las 8:00 pm.
Este libro que habla sobre la
vida de Chávela Vargas, la
cantante de la voz fervorosa,
apasionante y de matices
dispares, fue presentado por su
coautora María Cortina y el
Lic. Guillermo Sánchez, en la
Sala de Conferencias Rosina
munity Development for the
National Puerto Rican Coalition.
35 years of community service working with the community, seniors, and the youth Juan
had gone full circle and was
back in San Diego where he
now works part-time at the
Bayside Community Center as
the Comprehensive Housing
Counseling Project Manager
with Bayside Community Center and works as a visiting
teacher in San Diego school
district teaching ESL students
and special education.
There is no doubt that housing, in particular affordable
housing is del Río’s strong suit,
but he also brings a progressive perspective to the role of
county government.
“I think the primary job of
government, especially county
government, is social services,
health services, public safety
issues, and representing the
public,” stated del Río. “What
I see happening is all this focus on the private model is the
best model and all these Ron
Roberts types on the board of
supervisors are going the
privatization route and let’s forget about our oath to work for
the public. So this is why I am
in the race for Supervisor, to
bring back representation for
the people.”
What would be your priority issue if elected?
“There is a legislative policy
M59 which is entitled ‘Illegal
Immigration from the County
Board of Supervisors’ that
advocates a constitutional
amendment that would deny
citizenship to children born in
the United States to undocumented parents. That is on the
books. That is the first thing I
would do, to knock that out of
there, to bring it up to hearing,
as a matter of fact I might not
wait till I get elected. I might
not wait till then!”
Conde.
Chávela Vargas, icono de la
canción ranchera, considerada
toda una leyenda mexicana,
poseedora de un temperamento de grandes proporciones, de voz inigualable,
la que le canta al amor y al
desamor, en forma arrogante,
invencible y de luchadora
perenne. Esta singular mujer
nació en San Joaquín de Flores,
Costa Rica.
Vivió una infancia dura, viajó
a México, se nacionaliza mexicana y comienza su carrera
artística, la que ya de niña la
había iniciado en su tierra natal, escuchando las maraimbas
y los sonidos propios de la selva
y del rumor de los ríos.
En México, se inicia en la
carrera artística alrededor de
los años cincuenta, de la mano
de un icono mexicano, amo y
señor de la canción ranchera,
el inigualable José Alfredo
Jiménez.
En esta edición de “Las
Verdades de Chávela”, narra
sus vivencias y, como ella lo
expresó siempre, abierta,
sincera, a corazón abierto, sin
ambigüedades, ni recovecos, al
grano. Cuenta de sus amores,
su soledad, sus vicios, sus
virtudes y de sus preferencias
sexuales, sobre este asunto
hoy día tan común y ordinario,
ella comenta: “Ser homosexual
no es ningún pecado. Es mi
gloria y me envanezco de
ella si uno tiene derecho a
envanecerse por esas cosas.
La coautora del libro María
Cortina, expresa que el libro no
es una biografía, pues a
Chávela, la tienen sin cuidado
las fechas, las horas y los
nombres. A sus noventa años
sigue loca, loca de vida. Dejó
el alcohol, pero sigue ebria,
ebria de vida. Indudablemente
que a todo aquel quien lea este
libro, se quedará con la boca
abierta con el contenido del
mismo. De esta manera concluimos con esta nota.
“On other issues, with the $2
million dollar fund that each
Supervisor gets to spend with
no restriction on what they can
do with that money,” continued
del Río. “I would make it a
level playing field and do an
RFP that would be fair to all
the non-profits. The issue with
the in-home support services,
I am dismayed with the way
the county is dealing with this
issue. The recipients have been
cut back, fewer are receiving
less service. The United Domestic workers, they are getting paid $13.10 per hour but
are only getting $9.10 per hour
after administrative services
are deducted. The workers are
getting ripped-off. That has got
to stop. These people are
barely making it as it is. I would
revisit all that.”
Lastly, “I would deal with the
homeless issue, we have to take
responsibility for it.”
Juan del Río our modern day
Don Quixote fighting the good
fight to bring about change. The
odds are long, but del Río is
determined! Who knows with
the anti-incumbent attitude in
recent elections and with the
renewed look for new ideas
and fresh ideas, del Río just
may have an opportunity here!
To find out more about Juan
del Río you can visit his campaign web site at: www.delRio
4Supervisor.com
Ciclismo
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Es entonces cuando en un
acto de unidad los ciclistas que
dirigen el paseo rodean al auto
“desobediente” y no se mueven hasta que todo el grupo de
ciclistas ha pasado. Entonces,
el atrabancado queda rodeado
de ciclistas y se ve obligado a
esperar.
“Ha sido una educación tanto
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Lara Honors Father’s Memory
with Stellar Play
Baron second baseman Andrea Lara Photo: J.P. Wyllie
By John Philip Wyllie
quick, sure-handed second me how to throw and how to
baseman, contributed to the hit. He helped me a lot over
For many years, Chuck Lara Barons perfect league season the years and was always by
was a well-liked mentor within and their thrilling come-from- my side every year up to last
the coaching ranks of both behind 5-4 CIF playoff victory year,” Lara said.
Bonita Valley and Bonita Vista last Saturday over Rancho
In addition to the obvious
High softball. When he unex- Buena Vista. Monday night the competition and exercise that
pectedly passed away a year Barons advanced even further softball has provided her Lara
ago it was a devastating blow with a stunning 2-1 victory has found that being a part of
to the group of athletes that over fourth ranked Poway.
this team has also helped her
had grown up almost as a fam“I have been coaching An- through her grieving process.
ily playing on his teams. None drea since she was eight. She Her teammates have been very
of them of course, was more and my daughter have been sensitive to her situation and
devastated than Lara’s daugh- good buddies since they started have honored her father’s
ter, Andrea, who was then a playing at Bonita Valley to- memory by placing his initials
sophomore at Bonita Vista gether. Andrea is a great kid on their batting helmets,
High.
with great heart and she’s a coach’s hats and on the right
“I wasn’t going to continue tough competitor. She is not a field fence.
playing after my dad died. It big hitter, but she is scrappy and
“My teammates and coaches
was very tough, but after a she is a battler. Andrea has keep me up and it allows me
couple weeks I realized that he played second base for me for to take my mind off things bewould have wanted me to keep what seems like forever. With cause when I am out here, my
playing, so I decided to play for her, you know that she is going mind is focused on the game.
him. He is the one who got me to hustle, she is going to dive Once the game is over we have
into softball, so every time I and she is going to get dirty,” a tradition of running out to
step up to the plate I think of said elated BV coach John right field and touching his inihim. Everything I do on the Carlson following the victory. tials on the fence as a way of
field is for him.”
Saturday’s victory was just thanking him.”
He must have been watch- the latest highpoint in a career
Their success and sportsing down upon her last Satur- that began while Lara was still manship on the diamond this
day when the diminutive Lara, in kindergarten.
spring has been a fitting tribwho is not known as a power
“I started playing tee-ball ute to a man that gave so
hitter, smacked the fence with when I was five. My dad was much of himself for so many
one of her two hits. Lara, a one of my coaches. He taught years.
Una Voz
no se quiera reconocer, en
México existe la discriminación contra los indígenas”, dijo Gerardo
Sánchez, de 27 años, locutor y
productor en idioma mazahua
de XETUMI. Y afirma que
estas emisoras cumplen su
papel de ayudar a conservar
el idioma y la cultura indígena.
“Pero se necesitan maestros
bilingües y apoyar la preservación cultural de estas
comunidades”, agregó.
El panorama social de
México no permite ser muy
optimista. Muchos pueblos
indígenas han perdido sus
idiomas y culturas, absorbidos
por la dinámica cultural
dominante.
En 1994 el surgimiento del
Zapatismo genera un movimiento indigenista muy
importante en el país. Como
resultado, se reforzaron
esfuerzos educativos y cul-
turales. Algunos estados, como
Oaxaca, pasaron leyes en base
a los usos y costumbres indígenas.
Sin embargo, una de las
mayores fuentes de la desintegración cultural y familiar de
los pueblos indígenas parece
ser la migración. Empobrecidos, marginados y discriminados, miles de indígenas
emprenden desde hace casi
dos décadas el camino hacia
el norte.
Curiosamente, muchos
indígenas redescubren sus
orígenes en ese exilio involuntario que es la migración
producida por el hambre. “No
se quiere perder lo que se es”,
dice con firmeza Espinoza
Damián, en relación al proceso
de identidad étnica que ocurre
en Estados Unidos.
La llamada globalización,
explica, no solo está liquidando
los idiomas indígenas sino
también las economías regionales. La entrada masiva de
productos masivos y subvencionados desde Estados
Unidos —como maíz— a
consecuencia del Tratado de
Libre Comercio, orilló a cientos
de miles de pequeños propietarios a dejar sus tierras y
migrar, como indocumentados,
a Estados Unidos.
Asi es como surgen —o
recurren— problemas de
identidad étnica. “Aquí, en
México, son los grupos étnicos
más discriminados”, asegura
Espinoza Damián respecto a
los indígenas. Pero la migración, aunque pueda resolver
transitoriamente cuestiones
económicas, genera serios y
profundos problemas. “Se
rompen lazos familiares y
muchos usos y costumbres
están cambiando porque los
hombres ya no pueden asumir
sus responsabilidades”.
La radio, entonces, juega un
papel fundamental de análisis
y conexión con estas comunidades. “Llevamos un mensaje a la comunidad que
permite a sus integrantes
conocerse”, afirma Espinoza
Damián. Y concluye que dicha
comunidad exige justicia y
siente orgullo de lo que es y
produce, a ambos lados de la
frontera.
de los ciclistas como de los
choferes” explica Fierro,
“esperamos que las generaciones de niños que ahora nos
acompañan se vuelvan en un
futuro choferes respetuosos,
buenos vecinos y políticos
consientes de la importancia de
los ciclistas en la ciudad”.
Fierro explica que hay mucho
por hacer y aprender, sobre todo
de los vecinos de San Diego,
donde ya desde hace años hay
rutas y mapas ciclistas y una
cultura de respeto al deportista.
Para el futuro, los miembros
de la Ciclopista Tijuana ha
cabildeado con el gobierno de
la ciudad la construcción de una
segunda ciclopista en el bulevard Rosas Magallón, en la zona
este de Tijuana y se encuentran
presionando para que se asignen
carriles de ciclistas en ciertas
avenidas principales, que se
pongan letreros y se instruya a
policías sobre medidas de
protección a ciclistas.
Incluso en un futuro quieren
implementar un programa de
renta de bicicletas similar al
utilizado ya en el centro de la
ciudad de Mexico.
“Lo que demuestra nuestro
grupo es que los tijuanenses
estamos dispuestos a hacer
cosas, a ser mejores ciudadanos cuando éstas tienen
sentido y no un trasfondo de
candidatos o intereses que no
sean simplemente vivir mejor”,
agrega Fierro.
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MAY 28, 2010
Tijuana’s Juan Carlos Burgos ready for
“ROAD TO THE TITLE”
Juan Carlos “Mini” Burgos of Tijuana prepares for battle.
Photo by Carlos Baeza/Thompson Boxing
Undefeated WBC #2 ranked
Juan Carlos Burgos has set up
training camp in the Jalisco
capital of Guadalajara, Mexico,
as he prepares for his duel with
experienced Ricardo Castillo
on May 29th on “Road to the
Title,” an event promoted by
HG Boxing in association with
Thompson Boxing Promotions
and Banner Promotions.
Burgos (24-0, 17 KO´s), will
risk his high WBC ranking in
the featherweight division
against Ricardo Castillo (38-71, 25 KOs), a man that has had
almost fifty fights and has
twice challenged for a world
title. It has been five years since
the professional debut of Juan
Carlos; nephew of Victor
Burgos, exactly one year after
his uncle won a world title. At
age 22, Burgos has successfully won the WBC Continental Americas title and the WBC
Cabofe championship. He
started his career in his native
Tijuana, and also made a name
for himself in California with
seven successful fights. The
powerful Burgos (70% KO
ratio) is coming off a knockout
victory over Juan Carlos
Martinez on ESPN, which was
his US national television debut, last January. Burgos arrived in Guadalajara two weeks
ago accompanied by the
former title contender and now
his chief trainer, Gerardo
Espinoza, his manager Roberto
Sandoval and sparring partner
Ruben Miranda. He is currently getting acclimated and
putting the finishing touches to
his preparation at the “Julian
Magdaleno” gym.
Also seeing action will be
IBF #11 featherweight Fernando “Wary” Beltran Jr. from
Sinaloa, Mexico, against
Miguel Angel “Ranita” Gonzalez, from Guadalajara. In ad-
dition, the Japanese special attraction Tomoki “Mexicanito”
Kameda, will face Javier
“Chino” Hernandez in what
looks to be a full night of action.
“Road to the Title” will take
place at the Tecate Arena May
29, and will air live on Mexico’s
Televisa network at 6:30 pm
(local time).
FILIPINO GESTA LISTO
PARA DARLE UNA
LECCION AL
“ESTUDIANTE”
Mercito Gesta (17-0-1,
7KO) sube de intensidad su
preparacion para su encuentro
por el título Juvenil peso ligero
de la OMB contra Oscar “El
Estudiante” Meza (19-3,
17KO) de Culiacan, MX, el 4
de Junio en Miami, FL. La
contienda a doce vueltas será
transmitida por Telemundo y es
presentada por All Star Boxing, The Next Generation Inc,
de Tuto Zabala Jr. Gesta,
originario de Cebu, Filipinas,
pero radicando en San Diego,
CA, ha trabajado con Jorge
Linares, Antonio DeMarco,
Marvin Quintero entre otros
pero también le ha estado
agregando kilometraje a su
vehículo en todo el sur de California en busqueda de sesiones
de guanteo. Aparte de trabajar
con el novato Antonio Orozco
(6-0, 5KO) en San Diego,
Gesta ha viajado hacia el norte
para enfrentarse con varios en
el famoso Wild Card Gym en
Hollywood, CA. “He visto
muchos estilos difererentes,
entonces creo que me va
ayudar,” dijo Gesta. “Me siento
bien en mi preparación para
esta pelea. Las peleas se
ganan en el gimnasio y he
estado entrenando por un
tiempo”. Gesta originalmente
tenía una pelea programada
2010 Veterans Job
and Resource Fair
Saturday, June 5, 2010 from
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Veterans Museum & Memorial
Center, 2115 Park Blvd, San
Diego, CA 92101 (http://
www.veteranmuseum.org)
The National Defense Industry Association and the
United Veterans Council have
partnered to plan and produce
the annual 2010 Veterans Job
and Resource Fair. The primary target audiences of job
seekers are: transitioning active-duty service members,
veterans, and the family members of both groups. The
NDIA and the UVC plan to
assemble a variety of veteran-
friendly employers, as well as
organizations that support and
provide services to veterans at
the Veterans Museum and
Memorial Center on 5 June.
All job seekers, regardless of
veteran status, are welcome.
Registration includes a continental breakfast for one and
admittance to a post-event reception. Attendees can order
a box lunch.
The 2010 Veterans Job &
Resource Fair opening ceremony will commence at 8:55
am with the presentation of the
colors. Various elected officials
will attend and may offer comments from the podium.
para el mes pasado pero
cuando esa falló de realizarse,
el Filipino aceptó el reto contra Meza. “Si descanso una
semana entonces me siento
bien y no entrenado de más,”
agregó. “Mercito está en el
momento adecuado en su
entrenamiento. Estuvo en el
Wild Card Gym a principios de
Abril, entonces este ha sido un
campamento largo por la falla
del mes pasado”, Vince Parra,
el apoderado de Gesta, comentó. “Estoy seguro que a la
gente le va agradar lo que van
a ver el 4 de Junio. Va ser lo
mejor de Mercito Gesta.” El
experimentado Jorge Marron,
representante de Promociones
Chargin y promotor de Gesta,
concretó que Gesta tiene con
que ganar. “Con el record que
tiene Meza, la pelea está pareja
pero Gesta debe de ganar”, dijo
Marron. “La pelea no va ser
facil pero su rapidez y el hecho
que Gesta es zurdo es lo que
le va ayudar a ver su mano en
alto”.
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SDSU Completes 2011 Football Schedule with Road Game at Michigan
Aztecs and Wolverines to meet for the second time in football
San Diego State completed
its 2011 non-conference football schedule Tuesday with the
announcement that the Aztecs
will play at Michigan, on Sept.
24, 2011. The Aztecs and
Wolverines will be meeting for
the second time in school history.
“We are excited to add one
of the marquee college football programs to our schedule,”
SDSU athletic director Jim
Sterk said. “This completes the
2011 schedule with a great balance of challenging games,
trips to historic venues and a
home game against a Pac-10
team. This is a challenging
schedule that our fans will enjoy.”
The game will be a homecoming of sorts for San Diego
State head coach Brady Hoke.
Hoke served on the Michigan
coaching staff from 1995
through 2002, first as a defensive line coach and then as the
associate head coach/defensive line coach. The Wolverines went 76-23 during Hoke’s
tenure in Ann Arbor, claiming
the 1997 national championship.
“This is a great opportunity
to play one of the storied pro-
grams in college football,”
SDSU head coach Brady
Hoke said. “It is an honor for
our student-athletes to play in
one of the nationally recognizable stadiums. It will be a great
opportunity for us to play a
great Michigan team and it will
be a tremendous experience
for everyone involved.”
The teams met back in 2004,
with the 17th-ranked Wolverines claiming a 24-21 victory
at Michigan Stadium. The Aztecs led 21-17 at intermission
and were outgained by Michigan by only 16 yards on the
afternoon (327-311).
The 2011 game against
Michigan marks the ninth time
the Aztecs have faced a member of the Big 10 Conference
since 1998. San Diego State is
2-12 all-time vs. Big 10 Conference schools, but recently
has proven to be a tough out.
In addition to the near upset at
Michigan in 2004, San Diego
State also had close calls at
second-ranked Ohio State (13-
16) on Sept. 9, 2003, and at
Wisconsin (0-14) on Sept. 16,
2006. In 2005, the Aztecs
scored on their first play from
scrimmage against then No. 9
Ohio State, before falling to the
Buckeyes, 27-6.
With the addition of Michigan, the 2011 non-conference
schedule is now complete. San
Diego State opens the campaign against Cal Poly on Sept.
3, followed by a road game at
Army on Sept. 10. SDSU returns home on Sept. 17 to face
Washington State, which will
be the first Pac-10 opponent
to play the Aztecs at Qualcomm Stadium since 2005. The
contest at Michigan on Sept.
24 rounds out the non-conference portion of the schedule.
San Diego State’s non-conference schedule is now also
complete through the 2012 season. Future Aztec football
schedules can be found online
at http://goaztecs.cstv.com/
sports/m-footbl/FutureSchedules.html.
San Diego State 2011 Non-Conference Football Schedule
Sept. 3
Cal Poly
Sept. 10
at Army
Sept. 17
Washington State
Sept. 24
at Michigan
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PUBLIC NOTICE
AVISO DE ELECCIÓN y MEDIDA
QUE SERÁ votada en
City of Del Mar, California
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
FORUM
POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO que una
Elección Municipal Especial se llevará a cabo en la Ciudad de
Del Mar el Martes, Junio 8, 2010, en donde será sometida a los
votantes la siguiente medida:
Proposición J:
¿Deberá la ordenanza corrigiendo la definición de
Hotel y por lo tanto requiriendo el pago de
Impuesto OcupacionaL de Huesped (TOT) por
huespedes de Rentas de Termino Corto (por 30
días o menos) ser adoptada?
SI
NO
Las urnas estarán abiertas entre las horas de 7:00 a.m. y las
8:00 p.m.
Mercedes Martin, City Clerk
Published: 5/28/2010
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AVISO DE INTENCIÓN DE ADOPTAR UNA
DECLARACIÓN DE MITIGACIÓN DE IMPACTOS
NEGATIVOS
ESCUELA PREPARATORIA CLAIREMONT
PROYECTO DE MEJORAS A LAS INSTALACIONES
DEPORTIVAS
28 de mayo de 2010
CON LA PRESENTE SE AVISA que el Distrito Escolar Unificado
de San Diego (SDUSD), como agencia líder, está circulando
para revisión pública un Borrador de Declaración de Mitigación
de Impactos Negativos (en inglés MND) de acuerdo con el
Decreto de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA) para el
Proyecto de Mejoras a las Instalaciones Deportivas de la Escuela
Preparatoria Clairemont.
Título del Proyecto: Proyecto de Mejoras a las Instalaciones
Deportivas de la Escuela Preparatoria Clairemont
Ubicación del Proyecto: El sitio del proyecto está ubicado en
una zona urbana desarrollada y está rodeado por viviendas y
comercios. El sitio del proyecto está delimitado al norte por la
Avenida Balboa y viviendas; al este por la Calle Modoc,
viviendas y comercios; al sur por Ute Drive y viviendas; y al
oeste por viviendas. El sitio del proyecto tiene una designación
de Plantel Escolar Existente en el Plan General y está zonificado
como Zona Residencial (RS-1-7).
Descripción del Proyecto: El proyecto que se propone incluye
la construcción y operación de instalaciones deportivas mejoradas
en el plantel de la Escuela Preparatoria Clairemont en la Ciudad
de San Diego. El propósito de este proyecto es modernizar la
instalación deportiva existente para mejorar el programa
deportivo de la escuela.
Disponibilidad: El borrador de MND puede revisarse en las
siguientes ubicaciones:
§ Biblioteca de la Ciudad de San Diego, Sucursal Clairemont,
2920 Burgener Blvd., San Diego, CA 92110-1027
§ Escuela Preparatoria Clairemont, 4150 Ute Drive, San
Diego, CA 92117 (Oficina Principal)
§ Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego, 4860 Ruffner
Street, San Diego, CA 92111 (Anexo de Operaciones de la
Planta Física)
Comentarios: Los comentarios por escrito referentes al Borrador
de MND deberán dirigirse a Tim Gnibus, BRG Consulting, Inc.,
304 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 y deberán recibirse a más
tardar el 28 de junio de 2010 (período de revisión pública
del 28 de mayo de 2010 al 28 de junio de 2010). Se preparará
una MND final que incorpore los comentarios del público para
ser consideradas por la Mesa Directiva de Educación de SDUSD
en una audiencia pública futura.
Published: 5/28/2010
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REQUESTING BIDS
REQUESTING BIDS
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Diego will
receive bids for work at the Purchasing and Contracting Department, Contracts Division, 1200 Third Avenue, Suite 200,
San Diego, California, where bids are to be submitted prior to
time specified. Plans and specifications can be obtained from
The City of San Diego’s website: http://www.sandiego.gov/bidscontracts. A pre-bid meeting and/or pre-bid visit to the work site
will be held, if indicated, at the time and place specified in the
contract documents. Prospective bidders are encouraged to
attend these sessions.
It is the policy of the City of San Diego to encourage equal
opportunity in its construction, consultant, material and supply
contracts. Bids/proposals from small businesses, minorityowned, disabled, veteran-owned businesses, women-owned
businesses and local firms are strongly encouraged. Contractors are encouraged to subcontract and/or participate in joint
ventures with these firms. The City is committed to equal opportunity and will not discriminate with regard to race, religion,
color, ancestry, age, gender, disability, medical condition or
place of birth and will not do business with any firm that discriminates on any basis.
Contractors interested in bidding projects over $250,000
must be pre-qualified. Please contact DAVE STUCKY of
the City’s Pre-Qualification Program at (619) 533-3474 or
[email protected] to obtain an application.
Sign language or oral interpreting services are available at prebid meetings and bid openings with a 5 business day notice to
the Contracting Division at 236-6000.
1. CARMEL VALLEY RECYCLED WATER PIPELINE PROJECT
Bid No. K104954C. WBS No. B-00158. Pre-Bid Date: June
2, 2010 @ 10:00 a.m. Pre-Bid Location: Conference Room,
2nd Floor, 1200 Third Avenue, Suite 200, San Diego, CA
92101.
Bid Opening Date: June 23, 2010 @ 2:00 p.m. Construction
Estimate: $3,760,000. License Requirement: A.
THIS IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECT
Hildred Pepper, Jr.
Published: 5/28,6/4/2010
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
CHIKLE, 6166 Winchester St.,
San Diego, CA 92139
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Enrique Lugo, 6166 Winchester
St., San Diego, CA 92139
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Enrique Lugo
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County APR
19, 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.: 2010-010818
Published: 5/7,14,21,28/2010
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
RJL ENTERPRISES, 13520
Evening Creek Drive N., Suite
300, San Diego, CA 92128
Mailing Address: 13520 Evening
Creek Drive N., Suite 300, San
Diego, CA 92128
This Business is Conducted by:
A Corporation
The First Day of Business Was:
9/8/1981
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Raymond J. Lucia Enterprises,
Inc., 13520 Evening Creek Drive
N., Suite 300, San Diego, CA
92128, California
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
PUBLIC NOTICE
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
REGIONAL AIRPORT
AUTHORITY CONDUCTING
PUBLIC FORUM
REGARDING DRAFT
DISPARITY STUDY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the San Diego County
Regional Airport Authority will
conduct a forum on July 12,
2010, to allow for public
comments on the recently
completed draft disparity
study. The public forum will
be held at:
SAN DIEGO
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Commuter Terminal
3225 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
3rd Floor, Board Room
Monday, July 12, 2010
4-7pm
The purpose of this study is
to measure the Authority’s
utilization of historically
underutilized businesses by
ethnicity and gender in
comparison to the availability
of same.
The draft disparity study is
available for review on the
Airport Authority’s website at
www.san.org/business.
The draft disparity study is
also available for public
inspection
during
the
business hours of 8 a.m.–12
p.m. and 1–5 p.m., Monday
through Friday at the San
Diego County Regional
Airport Authority Clerk’s office
located at 3225 North Harbor
rd
Drive, 3 Floor, San Diego,
CA 92101.
All public comments will be
incorporated into the study.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
SAN DIEGO SAND BLASTING,
6749 Brooklyn Ave., San Diego,
CA 92114
This Business is Conducted by:
Husband and Wife
The First Day of Business Was:
4/28/2010
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
1. Elizabeth Soto, 6749 Brooklyn
Ave., San Diego, CA 92114
2. Jesus De Luna, 6749 Brooklyn Ave., San Diego, CA 92114
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant: Elizabeth Soto, Owner
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County APR
28, 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.
REQUESTING
PROPOSALS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR
TROLLEY ON BOARD VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
The San Diego Metropolitan
Transit System (MTS) is accepting
proposals under a negotiated
procurement process for a
TROLLEY ON BOARD VIDEO
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM for the
San Diego Trolley, Inc. (SDTI) and
the Metropolitan Transit System
(MTS).
Proposal documents will be
available on or about May 19,
2010 from:
Marianne Lawrence
MTS Procurement Department
1255 Imperial Ave, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: (619) 557-4552
Facsimile (619) 696-7084
Email:
[email protected]
A Pre-Proposal Meeting will be
held on May 28, 2010 at 10:00
a.m., prevailing local time at, MTS,
1255 Imperial Ave., Ste. 1000,
San Diego, CA 92101. Proposals
will be due on June 24, 2010 by
2:00 p.m., prevailing local time,
unless otherwise amended, at
MTS, 1255 Imperial Ave., Ste.
1000, San Diego, CA 92101.
Proposals received after that time
or at any other place other than
the place stated herein will not be
considered.
MTS hereby notifies all proposers
that in regard to any contract
entered into pursuant to this
advertisement;
Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises (as defined
in 49 CFR Part 26) will not be
subject to discrimination on the
basis of race, color, sex or national
origin in consideration for an
award.
MTS reserves the right to reject
any and all proposals and to readvertise for proposals.
5/28/10
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REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
Environmental Consulting Firm is
soliciting proposals from analytical laboratories for a soil and
groundwater sampling project. Interested and qualified entities (including disadvantaged, women
owned, minority business, and
disabled veteran owned businesses) must be able to analyze
samples for the following: EPA
Methods 8260, 8270, 8015, and
6010 on a 24 hour turn around
time. Please contact Tiffany
(619-474-8548) with questions.
Published: 5/28/2010
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
HOME RUN CARPET CLEANING, 1586 Piedmont St., Chula
Vista, CA 91913
Mailing Address: same
This Business is Conducted by:
Husband and Wife
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
1. Augusto J. Lopez, 1586 Piedmont St., Chula Vista, CA 91913
2. Karla A. Zepeda, 1586 Piedmont St., Chula Vista, CA 91913
I declare that all information in this
statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Augusto J. Lopez
Assigned File No.: 2010-012007 This Statement Was Filed With
Published: 5/14,21,28,6/4/2010 David Butler Recorder/County
Clerk of San Diego County MAY
La Prensa San Diego
12, 2010
The filing of this statement does
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
not of itself authorize the use in
NAME STATEMENT
this state of Fictitious Business
Fictitious Business Name:
Name in violation of the rights
CRAB HUT, 1007 5th Ave. Ste. of another under federal, state,
101, San Diego, CA 92101
or common law.
This Business is Conducted by:
Assigned File No.: 2010-013312
A Corporation
The First Day of Business Was: Published: 5/14,21,28,6/4/2010
N/A
La Prensa San Diego
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Crab Hut II, Inc., 1007 5th Ave.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
Ste. 101, San Diego, CA 92101,
NAME STATEMENT
California
I declare that all information in Fictitious Business Name:
this statement is true and cor- a. TIA LULU; b. CASA LULU,
2709 Imperial Ave., San Diego,
Raymond J. Lucia, President
rect.
This Statement Was Filed With Signature of Registrant: Kim CA 92102
This Business is Conducted by:
David Butler Recorder/County Phan, President
Clerk of San Diego County APR This Statement Was Filed With A Corporation
12, 2010
David Butler Recorder/County The First Day of Business Was:
The filing of this statement does Clerk of San Diego County MAY N/A
This Business Is Hereby Regisnot of itself authorize the use in 03, 2010
this state of Fictitious Business The filing of this statement does tered by the Following:
Name in violation of the rights not of itself authorize the use in Lour Corporation, 2098 Harvest
of another under federal, state, this state of Fictitious Business Road Apt. 311, San Diego, CA
or common law.
Name in violation of the rights 92154, California
I declare that all information in
Assigned File No.: 2010-010098 of another under federal, state, this statement is true and coror common law.
rect.
Published: 5/7,14,21,28/2010
Assigned File No.: 2010-012449 Signature of Registrant: Maria
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Published: 5/14,21,28,6/4/2010 de Lourdes G. Noriega Contreras,
President
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
La Prensa San Diego
This Statement Was Filed With
NAME STATEMENT
David Butler Recorder/County
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
Fictitious Business Name:
Clerk of San Diego County MAY
NAME STATEMENT
a. OCEAN EYE CANDY; b.
11, 2010
OCEAN EYE CANDY.COM, Fictitious Business Name:
The filing of this statement does
2809 Red Rock Canyon Rd., a. G & G INTERNATIONAL COR- not of itself authorize the use in
Chula Vista, CA 91915
PORATION; b. SARAI; c. GOS- this state of Fictitious Business
Mailing Address: P.O. Box SIP, 1032 Vista Oak Place, Chula Name in violation of the rights
211472, Chula Vista, CA 91921 Vista, CA 91910
of another under federal, state,
This Business is Conducted by: This Business is Conducted by: or common law.
An Individual
A Corporation
The First Day of Business Was: The First Day of Business Was: Assigned File No.: 2010-013220
5/5/10
March 25/2008
Published: 5/14,21,28,6/4/2010
This Business Is Hereby Regis- This Business Is Hereby Regis- La Prensa San Diego
tered by the Following:
tered by the Following:
Kristin Phatak, 2809 Red Rock G & G International Corporation,
Canyon Rd., Chula Vista, CA 1032 Vista Oak Place, Chula
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
91915
Vista, CA 91910, California
NAME STATEMENT
I declare that all information in I declare that all information in
this statement is true and cor- this statement is true and cor- Fictitious Business Name:
CVI INVESTIGATIONS, 105
rect.
rect.
S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a n t : S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a n t : West ‘F’ Street, 3rd Flr., San
Diego, CA 92101
Kristin Phatak
George S. Freihe, CEO
This Statement Was Filed With This Statement Was Filed With Mailing Address: same as above
David Butler Recorder/County David Butler Recorder/County This Business is Conducted by:
Clerk of San Diego County MAY Clerk of San Diego County MAY An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
05, 2010
05, 2010
The filing of this statement does The filing of this statement does 12/01/2009
not of itself authorize the use in not of itself authorize the use in This Business Is Hereby Registhis state of Fictitious Business this state of Fictitious Business tered by the Following:
Name in violation of the rights Name in violation of the rights Carlos Vasquez, 2512 Crooked
of another under federal, state, of another under federal, state, Trail Road, Chula Vista, CA 91914
I declare that all information in
or common law.
or common law.
this statement is true and corAssigned File No.: 2010-012706 Assigned File No.: 2010-012766 rect.
Published: 5/7,14,21,28/2010
Published: 5/14,21,28,6/4/2010 S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a n t :
Carlos Vasquez
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This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
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Tel: 619-425-7400 * Fax: 619-425-7402
The filing of this statement does
ABANDONMENT OF USE
OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME
STATEMENT OF
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business ABANDONMENT OF USE
Name in violation of the rights OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
of another under federal, state,
NAME
or common law.
Fictitious Business Name:
Assigned File No.: 2010-013732 ZAVALAS WELDING, 8455
Published: 5/21,28,6/4,11/2010 Miguel Vista Pl., San Diego, CA
92114
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The Fictitious Business Name
Referred to Above Was Filed in
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
San Diego County On: 10/12/05,
NAME STATEMENT
and assigned File No: 2005034538-01
Fictitious Business Name:
BEELURCA DISTRIBUTORS, Is Abandoned by the Following
6377 Quarry Rd., Spring Valley, Registrant: Jesus Fco. Zavala,
8455 Miguel Vista Pl., San Diego,
CA 91977
This Business is Conducted by: CA 92114
An Individual
I declare that all information in
The First Day of Business Was: this statement is true and correct.
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Regis- Signature of Registrant: Jesus F.
Zavala
tered by the Following:
Luis Enrique Alvarez Vargas, 244 This Statement Was Filed With
Palomar St. B29, Chula Vista, David L. Butler, Recorder/
County Clerk of San Diego
CA 91911
I declare that all information in County MAY 05, 2010
this statement is true and cor- Assigned File No.: 2010-012776
rect.
Signature of Registrant: Luis Published: 5/21,28,6/4,11/2010
La Prensa San Diego
Enrique Alvarez Vargas
This Statement Was Filed With
David Butler Recorder/County
SUMMONS
Clerk of San Diego County APR
26, 2010
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
SUMMONS
this state of Fictitious Business
CASE NUMBER:
Name in violation of the rights
37-2009-00103879-CU-PA-CT
of another under federal, state,
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
or common law.
GENESIS GUTIERREZ and
Assigned File No.: 2010-011641 DOES 1-10
Published: 5/21,28,6/4,11/2010 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY
PLAINTIFF:
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P E D R O A C O S TA , J O R D Y
A C O S TA a n d A N T H O N Y
ACOSTA
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NOTICE: You have been sued.
NAME STATEMENT
The court may decide against
Fictitious Business Name:
you without your being heard
MVN SERVICES, 1034 Broad- unless you respond within 30
way Ave. #100, Chula Vista, CA days. Read the information be91911
low.
This Business is Conducted by:
You have 30 CALENDAR
An Individual
DAYS after this summons and
The First Day of Business Was: legal papers are served on you
N/A
to file a written response at this
This Business Is Hereby Regis- court and have a copy served
tered by the Following:
on the plaintiff. A letter or phone
Moises Cornejo, 2675 Caminito call will not protect you. Your
Secoya, San Diego, CA 92154 written response must be in
I declare that all information in proper legal form if you want the
this statement is true and cor- court to hear your case. There
rect.
may be a court form that you
S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a n t : can use for your response. You
Moises Cornejo
can find these court forms and
This Statement Was Filed With more information at the CaliforDavid Butler Recorder/County nia Courts Online Self-Help CenClerk of San Diego County MAY ter (www.court.ca.gov/self help),
21, 2010
your county law library, or the
The filing of this statement does courthouse nearest you. If you
not of itself authorize the use in cannot pay the filing fee, as the
this state of Fictitious Business court clerk for a fee waiver form.
Name in violation of the rights If you do not file your response
of another under federal, state, on time, you may lose the case
or common law.
by default, and your wages,
Assigned File No.: 2010-014333 money, and property may be
taken without further warning
Published: 5/28,6/4,11,18/2010 from the court.
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There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an
attorney right away. If you do not
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
know an attorney, you may want
NAME STATEMENT
to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an atFictitious Business Name:
SUPERIOR LIFT PARTS, 2240 torney, you may be eligible for
Main St., Chula Vista, CA 91911 free legal services from a nonMailing Address: 755 2nd St., profit legal services program.
You can locate these nonprofit
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
This Business is Conducted by: groups at the California Legal
Services Web site (www.law
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was: helpcalifornia.org), the California
Courts Online Self-Help Center
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Regis- (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),
or by contacting your local court
tered by the Following:
Christian Valderrama, 755 2nd or county bar association.
St., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 NOTE: The court has a statutory
I declare that all information in lien for waived fees and costs
this statement is true and cor- on any settlement or arbitration
award of $10,000 or more in a
rect.
S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a n t : civil case. The court’s lien must
be paid before the court will disChristian Valderrama
This Statement Was Filed With miss the case.
David Butler Recorder/County The name and address of the
Clerk of San Diego County MAY court is: San Diego Superior Court
24, 2010
- Central, 330 W Broadway, San
The filing of this statement does Diego, CA 92101
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business The name, address, and teleName in violation of the rights phone number of plaintiff’s atof another under federal, state, torney, or plaintiff without an
att o r n e y, i s : W I L L I A M C .
or common law.
MATHEWS, SBN, 97899, 2801
Assigned File No.: 2010-014476 Camino Del Rio So., Ste 307,
Published: 5/28,6/4,11,18/2010 San Diego, CA 92108.
La Prensa San Diego
Date: DEC 17, 2009
Clerk, by D. JOHNSON, Deputy
NOTICE TO THE PERSON
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
SERVED: as an individual
NAME STATEMENT
Published: 5/21,28,6/4,11/2010
Fictitious Business Name:
ERICK’S MOBILE RV & AUTO La Prensa San Diego
DETAIL, 3015½ National Ave.,
San Diego, CA 92113
Mailing Address: ye_pm@hot SUMMONS - (Family Law)
mail.com
CASE NUMBER: DN160305
This Business is Conducted by:
An Individual
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:
The First Day of Business Was: ABIMAEL TRISTAN CARDENAS
N/A
You are being sued.
This Business Is Hereby Regis- P E T I T I O N E R ' S N A M E I S :
tered by the Following:
ANGELINA GUADALUPE BOYul Patiño, 3015½ National Ave., JORQUEZ CAMACHO
San Diego, CA 92113
You have 30 calendar days afI declare that all information in ter this Summons and Petition are
this statement is true and cor- served on you to file a Rerect.
sponse (form FL-120 or FL-123)
Signature of Registrant: Yul at the court and have a copy
Patiño
served on the petitioner. A letter
This Statement Was Filed With or phone call will not protect you.
David Butler Recorder/County If you do not file your Response
Clerk of San Diego County APR on time, the court may make or29, 2010
ders affecting your marriage,
The filing of this statement does your property and custody of
not of itself authorize the use in your children. You may be orthis state of Fictitious Business dered to pay support and attorName in violation of the rights ney fees and costs. If you canof another under federal, state, not pay the filing fee, ask the
or common law.
clerk for a fee waiver form.
Assigned File No.: 2010-012116 If you want legal advice, contact
a lawyer immediately. You can
Published: 5/28,6/4,11,18/2010 get information about finding
La Prensa San Diego
lawyers at the California Courts
Online Self-Help Center (www.
court.ca.gov/self help), at the
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
California Legal Services Web
NAME STATEMENT
site (www.law helpcalifornia.org),
or by contacting your local
Fictitious Business Name:
TONY’S TIRES, 1771 Broadway, county bar association.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
NOTICE: The restraining orders
Mailing Address: 3779 Agosto on page 2 are effective against
St., San Diego, CA 92154
both spouses or domestic partThis Business is Conducted by: ners until the petition is disAn Individual
missed, a judgment is entered,
The First Day of Business Was: or the court makes further or2-01-98
ders. These orders are enforceThis Business Is Hereby Regis- able anywhere in California by
tered by the Following:
any law enforcement office who
Consuelo Nava, 3779 Agosto has received or seen a copy of
St., San Diego, CA 92154
them.
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and cor- NOTE: If a judgment or support
order is entered, the court may
rect.
S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a n t : order you to pay all or part of
the fees and costs that the court
Consuelo Nava
This Statement Was Filed With waived for yourself or for the
David Butler Recorder/County other party. If this happens, the
Clerk of San Diego County APR party ordered to pay fees shall
be given notice and an opportu28, 2010
The filing of this statement does nity to request a hearing to set
not of itself authorize the use in aside the order to pay waived
this state of Fictitious Business court fees.
Name in violation of the rights 1. The name and address of the
of another under federal, state, court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF
CALIFORNIA, 325 S. MELROSE
or common law.
DRIVE, VISTA, CA 92081
Assigned File No.: 2010-011948
2. The name, address, and telePublished: 5/28,6/4,11,18/2010 phone number of petitioner's atLa Prensa San Diego
torney, or the petitioner without
an attorney, is: ANGELINA
GUADALUPE BOJORQUEZ
CAMACHO, 612 Richmar Ave.
Apt. #30, San Marcos, CA 92069
Date: APR 20, 2010
Clerk, by R. CORONA, Deputy
SUMMONS
CHANGE OF NAME
NOTICE TO THE PERSON
SERVED: as an individual
Published: 5/28,6/4,11,18/2010
La Prensa San Diego
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: 6/22/10. 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 Division, 500 3rd Ave.,
Chula Vista, CA 91910-5649
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: MAY 10, 2010
WILLIAM S. CANNON
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 5/14,21,28,6/4/2010
La Prensa San Diego
SUMMONS
CASE NUMBER: 37-200900077329-CU-OR-SC
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:
TOMAS VICTORIANO LLAMAS
CORONA; ROSALVA ELVIA
LLAMAS GOMEZ; FERNANDO
F. GOMEZ; JORGE F. GOMEZ;
and DOES 1 through 20
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY
PLAINTIFF:
BERTHA LLAMAS
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
on 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 Division, 500 Third
Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91910
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s
attorney, or plaintiff without
an attorney, is: BERTHA LLAMAS, In Pro Per, 772 Madison
Avenue, Unit A, Chula Vista, CA
91910. Telephone: 619-585-3717
Date: JUL 30, 2009
Clerk, by V. LEARNED, Deputy
NOTICE TO THE PERSON
SERVED: as an individual
Published: 5/28,6/4,11,18/2010
La Prensa San Diego
CHANGE OF NAME
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
(CCP 1277)
CASE NUMBER:
37-2010-00077035-CU-PT-SC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: DARCELLA R.
SCHWARZER, on behalf of
RYAN MCCOY, minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree
changing names as follows:
RYAN JAMES MCCOY to RYAN
JAMES SCHWARZER
NOTICE OF
TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF WASHINGTON FOR
SKAGIT COUNTY
In re the Adoption of: BABY
RAWLINS A person under the
age of 18 years.
No.: 105000651
No.: NOTICE OF HEARING
ON TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS
TO: Unknown male
AND TO WHOM THIS MAY
CONCERN:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that there has been filed in
this Court a PETITION FOR
TERMINATION OF PARENTAL
RIGHTS OF THE FATHER of
the above-named child with regard to said child. A hearing regarding this matter is set for the
9th day of July, 2010, at 9:00 a.m.
at the Skagit County Superior
Courthouse, 205 West Kincaid
Street, Mount Vernon, Washington.
The child was born on the 20th
day of May, 2010.
You have the right to be
represented by counsel, and
counsel will be appointed for an
indigent person who requests
counsel.
Your failure to respond to this
termination action by making an
appearance on or before the
scheduled hearing date will result
in the termination of your parent/
child relationship with respect to
the child. An ORDER OF DEFAULT will be entered against
you, and your parental rights will
then be terminated.
Should you fail to file a claim
of paternity in response to this
PETITION, or under RCW Chapter 26.26, on or before the
scheduled hearing date, said failure is grounds to terminate your
parent/child relationship with respect to this child. An ORDER
OF DEFAULT will be entered
against you, and your parental
rights will then be terminated.
DATED: 5-26-10
Susan K Cook
JUDGE/COURT
COMMISSIONER
Presented by:
Heather D. Shand, #31056
Attorney for Petitioners
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Three-Berry Pie
Make Crusts
Extra Special
FAMILY FEATURES
B
erry season means colors, tastes and aromas that are sure to please. With a variety
of gorgeous fresh fruits at your fingertips, why not whip up a fabulous fruit pie or
tart to surprise family or share with friends? From family dinners to spur-of-themoment picnics, pies are easy to make and easy for family and friends to appreciate.
To save time in the kitchen, start with Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts for a flaky, tender base.
Just unroll it into your favorite pie plate or tart pan, spoon in a delicious fruit filling, bake and
enjoy. Pillsbury has updated the packaging with a fresh, contemporary look and features a new
recipe for Three-Berry Pie. For more delicious recipes, visit www.pillsbury.com/pie, or become a
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Lemon Raspberry Pie
8 servings
Prep time: 45 minutes
Start to finish: 3 hours 45 minutes
Crust
1 Pillsbury refrigerated pie
crust (from 14.1-ounce
box), softened as
directed on box
1 teaspoon flour
2 tablespoons finely
chopped pecans
Filling
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons margarine or
butter
1 egg yolk, beaten
1/4 to 1/3 cup lemon juice
Topping
2 3-ounce packages cream
cheese, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1 8-ounce carton frozen
whipped topping,
thawed
1 tablespoon milk
3 cups fresh raspberries or
frozen raspberries
without syrup, thawed,
dried on paper towels
Mint sprigs, if desired
Heat oven to 450°F. Prepare crust
according to package directions for
unfilled one-crust pie using 9-inch
pie pan. Press pecans into bottom
of pie crust-lined pan. Generously
prick crust with fork. Bake for 9
to 11 minutes or until light golden
brown. Cool completely.
In small saucepan, combine
sugar and cornstarch; blend well.
Stir in water, margarine and egg
yolk. Cook over medium heat until
mixture boils and thickens, stirring
constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove
from heat. Stir in lemon juice. Pour
into cooled crust. Refrigerate 1 hour.
In small bowl, beat cream cheese,
powdered sugar and lemon extract
until smooth. Beat in whipped
topping at low speed until well
blended. Add milk; mix until
smooth and of spreading consistency. Spread thin layer of topping
mixture around edge of crust.
Reserve 4 raspberries for garnish.
Arrange remaining raspberries
over top of filling. Spread remaining topping over raspberries.
Garnish with mint sprigs and
reserved raspberries. Refrigerate
2 hours before serving. Store in
refrigerator.
Lemon Raspberry Pie
Fresh Berry Cream Tart
8 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Start to finish: 2 hours 55 minutes
Crust
1 Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust
(from 14.1-ounce box), softened
as directed on box
Filling
1 8-ounce package cream cheese,
softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur
or orange juice
4 cups assorted fresh whole berries
(small strawberries, blueberries,
raspberries, and/or blackberries)
1/3 cup red currant jelly, melted
Heat oven to 450°F. Prepare pie crust as
directed on package for one-crust baked shell
using 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until light golden
brown. Cool completely.
In small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar
and liqueur; beat until smooth and well
blended. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly
in cooled baked shell. Top with berries; brush
berries with melted jelly to glaze. Refrigerate
at least 2 hours before serving. Store in
refrigerator.
Fresh Berry Cream Tart
When making a top crust
for pies, these tips can
help you make them look
extra special.
Glossy Upper Crust:
Brush the dough with
slightly beaten egg
white (if desired,
sprinkle with sugar, too)
before baking.
Sweet Glazed Top: Brush
the top pastry with a
small amount of water,
and sprinkle with
granulated or coarse
sugar before baking.
Pretty Cutouts: Cut
shapes from the top
crust with a canapé
cutter or a knife before
placing the top crust
over the filling. With
water or beaten egg,
moisten the back of
each cutout and set the
design, moistened side
down, on the crust.
Three-Berry Pie
8 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Start to finish: 2 hours 30 minutes
1 package (14.1 ounces)
Pillsbury refrigerated
pie crusts, softened as
directed on package
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons quick-cooking
tapioca
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups fresh or frozen
(thawed and drained)
blackberries
2 cups fresh or frozen
(thawed and drained)
raspberries
2 cups fresh or frozen
(thawed and drained)
blueberries
1 tablespoon milk
2 teaspoons sugar
Heat oven to 450°F. Make pie crusts
as directed on package for two-crust
pie using glass 9-inch pie pan.
In large bowl, stir together 1 1/2
cups sugar, cornstarch, tapioca and
salt; gently toss with berries. Let
stand 15 minutes. Spoon into crustlined pan. To make lattice top, cut
second crust into 1/2-inch-wide
strips. Arrange strips in lattice
design over filling. Trim and seal
edges. Brush crust with milk;
sprinkle with 2 teaspoons sugar.
Place pie on middle oven rack;
place large cookie sheet on rack
below pie pan in case of spillover.
Bake pie 15 minutes. Reduce oven
temperature to 375°F. Cover edge
of crust with strips of foil to prevent
excessive browning. Bake about 40
to 45 minutes longer or until crust is
golden brown and filling is bubbly.
Let stand 2 hours before serving.