After the Beatification: What`s Next?

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XXXV No. 18
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Chicano Soul...
Do You Have
It?
Music doesn’t define a
people...but a people that
define music
By Frankie Firme
Chicano music…means a lot of different things to a lot of different
people.
To generic “Hispanics” (in particular, those 40 to 60-year-olds who
used to be Chicanos, LOL), they figure, “OK…I’ve heard a little El
Chicano, Tierra, Malo, Los Lobos, and
Santana…I’m grown up now…so
what’s the big deal?”
To those outside of the realm of
the Brown, they figure, “I don’t understand Spanish language music
wherever it comes from…so what’s
the big deal?”
To a lot of “Mexicans”…Chicano
is a dirty word, a class of poor uneducated low-riding people that are
beneath them, not worthy of equal
consideration, a decadent, a traitor to
the race, something to mock because
of their poor Spanish, especially by
those that are first or second generation U.S. born Mexican~Americans,
with parents who still got a toehold in
“the old country,” and who have NO
idea of the sacrifices made by
Chicanos circa 1964-1971, so the subsequent generations can be cops, politicians, heads of industry, music artists, and stuck-up college grads with
a Spanish accent…and feel Mariachi
and Ranchera should be the official
Hispanic music of Mexican descendants.
They are some of the biggest culprits of the “Chicano music? What’s
the big deal?” mentality…a hard one
to understand as well…hard heads
are usually encapsulated in their small
world with others like them. A big
“thank you” would suffice right about
now.
To the true Brown folks of the
southwest United States known
mythically as Aztlan, particularly California, Texas, Arizona, and New
Mexico, Chicano music is a vibrant
& colorful mix and reflection of bilingualality, if such a word exists, that
is not just music made by Chicano/
Mexican American artists, but of a
cultural ride and experience through
a unique portion of the Latino experience of generations past, present, and
soon to come…a force that can move
people…and a source of misguided
envy...
It is an experience that one must
experience face up...before one
snickers, sneers, or gives up an unsolicited and unqualified, lame opinion… and man…do I get A LOT of
those!
Chicano music does NOT define
who Chicanos are...but Chicanos DO
define what Chicano music is...and
it’s all good for those who wish to
delve into the Brown Soul of southwestern America, where there’s no
one singular point of orientation...and
THAT pisses some culturally inept intellectuals and “know-it-alls” off.
Chicano music has roots in African-American Doo-Wop. It still has
a bit of a tickle from the 1940’s1950’s American big band & early
“Boogie-Woogie” sound. It gets a
little nudge from early German~Bavarian polkas. It has roots in
Afro-Cubano rhythms. It has roots in
the uniquely American genre of
Blues. It takes a hint of a kick from
Country & Western music, early
American Rock & Roll, a bit of Mexican traditional music, and nobody can
deny the East Coast Puerto Rican
Salsa influence in our Latin Jazz.
Mix it all up, and it is what it is…a
very unique musical taste spanning
numerous genres, each one blending
seamlessly into another, totally American and not to be confused with
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MAY 6, 2011
After the Beatification: What’s Next?
By Katia López-Hodoyán
Reporting from Rome, Italy
More than just a moment, it was a
feeling. Amid the chaos and even
amid the silence, we all knew it was
historic. Through the weaving flags,
one could see hundreds of posters,
showing a young and healthy John
Paul II. Others chose to remember
him by carrying images of the polish
Pope as an elder. A man who even
with limited speech and mobility, maintained his dignity.
More than 1.5 million people
flocked to the city, for that moment
alone. A night before, when the barriers still blocked the entrance to Saint
Peter’s Square, thousands set tents,
braving the cold and even rain before
the doors opened at 5 a.m. The only
remote comparison to the event was
a massive concert or even a world
cup, but even then, there was no
match.
While walking through the streets
of Rome, I asked people. “Why did
you come?” One response came up
time and time again: “John Paul II
helped me personally in my life.” It
became obvious. For thousands of
people, all across the world, John Paul
II wasn’t a remote religious figure in
the Church. He was more like a family
member.
“For me, he was like a grandfather,” said a young French woman.
“But to older people maybe he was
like an uncle, a brother. He was an
inspiration of how to live a full life,
even when going through difficult
times.”
Loud cheers suddenly rang out, as
a tapestry showing the smiling face
of John Paul II was unveiled. It was
official. He was a ‘blessed.” The process itself took years, but even so it
was the quickest beatification on
record. In doing so, the Catholic
Church bypassed some of its own
time restraint laws, to approve the
beatification swiftly.
“For me, he was already a blessed,”
said Mariana Ortega, from Mexico.
“This is more of a celebration of his
life, but I always prayed to him, even
before.”
For Mexicans and even Mexican
Americans, John Paul II, holds a special place. As a record setting pope,
he beatified more than 1,300 people
Loud cheers suddenly rang out, as a tapestry showing the smiling face of John Paul II was unveiled.
and canonized almost 500. Among
them, Juan Diego, who announced
the apparition of Our Lady of
Guadalupe.
To be considered a blessed, a
miracle has to be accredited to the
candidate after his death. In the case
of John Paul II, a French nun said
she was cured of Parkinson’s Disease through the intercession of John
Paul II. The beatification process includes testimony from those in favor
of making him a blessed and those
against it. A group of independent
doctors also have confirm that the
cure doesn’t have a logical explanation.
So now that the beatification is
over. What’s next? Stores are still
selling every kind of item with the
image of John Paul II. Store owners
say, items with the image of the Polish Pope, sell more frequently than
those of Benedict XVI. In restaurants, some place mats have the image of Karol Wojtyla, with the words
“Io c’ero” on them, which means “I
was there.”
Reporter Katia Lopez-Hodoyán with the more than 1.5 million people
flocked to view the Beatification.
It’s fair to say the hoopla is over, considers him their Pope. The French
but the devotion is still very much say he was a French Pope, Amerialive.
cans say, he was an American Pope.
“For me, he was a Mexican Pope,” I guess we all felt a connection.”
said Alberto Sanchez, who lives in
(see Beatification, page 7)
Los Angeles. “But every nationality
Foreclosed Homeowners Vent Anger at Wells Fargo
By Suzanne Manneh and Ngoc
Nguyen
NEW AMERICA MEDIA
SAN FRANCISCO — Oakland resident
Sara Kershnar has been trying to get
Wells Fargo bank to modify her home
loan for two years.
After the bank allegedly lost some
vital documents “three to four times,”
Kershnar, began to think they were
“negligent.” She began to get angry.
Kershnar had an opportunity yesterday few homeowners in her shoes
get: She got to vent her anger and
grill Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf
about the bank’s policy on foreclosures. She and about a half dozen
other homeowners took a stand during the bank’s annual shareholder
meeting in San Francisco.
The meeting took place immediately following a demonstration at
Justin Herman Plaza, where hundreds
of fed-up homeowners, renters,
clergy and union organizers rallied to
protest what many said were Wells
Fargo’s unfair practices.
The crowd marched in the afternoon heat through San Francisco’s
Financial District to Wells Fargo’s
headquarters on Montgomery Street,
where the shareholders meeting took
place.
Tuesday’s rally was one of a series of actions that will be held in May,
and was the launching of a national
campaign, The New Bottom Line
(http://newbottomline.com/
about_the_new_bottom_line), orga(see Chicano Soul, page 7) nized by a coalition of community,
Hundreds of fed-up homeowners, renters, clergy and union organizers rallied to protest what many said
were Wells Fargo’s unfair practices.
faith-based and labor organizing gal evictions of tenants in foreclosed overview study by Nomi Prins of the
groups.
properties.”
nonpartisan think tank Demos, Wells
In addition to this protest at Wells
At the end of 2009, there were Fargo received an estimated total of
Fargo, demonstrations are planned at 350,169 Wells Fargo homeowners $43.7 billion in federal bailout funds.
the Bank of America shareholder eligible for the Home Affordable The bank reported $12.3 billion in
meeting in Charlotte, N.C., on May Modification Program (HAMP). earnings last year.
11, and at a JP Morgan Chase share- However, as of February 2011, only
At the shareholders’ meeting,
holder meeting in Columbus, Ohio, on 77,402 of those homeowners received Kershnar pointed out that the bank is
May 17.
permanent loan modifications.
making a profit at a “time when famiAmong the campaign’s major deWells Fargo also cancelled 118,697 lies in the country are barely survivmands is for Wells Fargo to “place a trial loan modifications and has de- ing.” She called Wells Fargo CEO
moratorium on all foreclosures until nied 175,336 eligible homeowners John Stumpf’s annual compensation
the bank negotiates with the coalition access to HAMP since 2009, accord- of $17 million “obscene,” at a time
to establish comprehensive loan ing to a press release from organiz- when families are hurting.
modification reforms.”
ers of Tuesday’s rally.
Another demand is to cease “illeAccording to a bailout money
(see Wells Fargo, page 2)
PAGE 2
MÉXICO DEL NORTE
Por Jorge Mújica Murias
Muerto El
Perro…
…dudo que se acabe la
rabia. Murió Osama Bin
Laden, o eso dijo el
presidente Barack Obama, y
es obligado hablar del tema
en esta columna.
Es obligado porque el tal
señor nos causó, y aquí me
refiero tanto a los Estados
Unidos de Norteamérica
como país como a los
residentes de México del
Norte, uno de los peores
sinsabores de la historia, con
aquello de que sus acciones
resultaron en que nosotros
éramos, todos, sospechosos
de ser terroristas por ser
extranjeros.
La acción de un pequeño
grupo de extremistas afiliados
con Osama Bin Laden causó
una cantidad de gastos y
números que todavía está
lejos de terminar. Para
comenzar, el ataque a las
Torres Gemelas costó poco
menos de 3 mil muertes, 2,752
para ser exactos, una vez que
las cortes de Nueva York
descalificaron a 40 personas
que nadie pudo comprobar
que habían muerto porque
nadie pudo comprobar que
habían vivido, condición
imprescindible para poder
morirse. Su problema, como el
de millones de personas de
este lado de la barda, es que
eran indocumentados,
trabajadores de las Torres
cuyos trabajos no estaban en
ninguna nómina por aquella
costumbre de pagarles en
efectivo para que luego el
patrón no salga responsable
de contratar despapelados.
Después se cayó la Bolsa
de Valores y de paso la
industria aérea, que necesitó
un fondo emergente de 15 mil
millones de dólares para
mantenerse a flote. A la
fecha, quienes usan aviones
pagan, se calcula, 8 mil
millones de dólares anuales
para costear la “seguridad
aeroportuaria” antiterrorista,
aunque nomás hayan pescado
un burdo intento de atentado
con una bomba en los
zapatos.
Luego se disparó el precio
del petróleo cuando Estados
Unidos invadió Irak, aunque
Osama estaba en Afganistán
y ninguno de los atacantes del
11 de Septiembre era de Irak.
Durante 6 años, esa guerra
costó 500 millones de dólares
al día, propiciando el déficit
presupuestario que hoy los
gobiernos quieren compensar
subiéndole los impuestos a los
cigarros y destruyendo
programas sociales en
estados, ciudades y condados.
MAY 6, 2011
California Turns to Mexico for Cheap Water, Lax Regulation
By David Rosenfeld
WASHINGTON DC BUREAU
Editor’s note: This article
was reprinted with permission
from the Washington DC Bureau, a nonprofit news service focused on the environment and national security.
After more than a decade
of public debate, Southern
California water officials are
considering Mexico for controversial desalination plants.
With efforts to build largescale ocean desalination plants
along the coast of California
taking longer than anticipated,
Southern California water
agencies are looking more seriously at financing a desalination plant across the border in
Mexico.
Water agencies representing southern California, Arizona and Nevada are in discussions with the Mexican government about sharing a desalination plant in Rosarito Beach,
just south of San Diego. But
it’s the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan
Water District of Southern
California that are the most serious, based on interviews with
officials.
Construction could begin in
as little as two years on a plant
producing up to 75 million gallons of fresh water daily. That
is more than 50 percent larger
than the biggest facility currently planned for California –
within San Diego County in
Carlsbad – which has been
delayed by lawsuits and permitting for more than a decade.
Up to half of the water produced in Rosarito is expected
to stay in Mexico to meet local
demand. But the rest would be
pumped north of the border to
American households, said
Halla Razak of the San Diego
County Water Authority.
“We were happy to find out
that we should continue looking into this, that no fatal flaws
were found,” Razak said.
Meanwhile, San Diego water officials are also working out
an agreement with Poseidon
Resources to buy desalinated
water from its proposed Carlsbad facility. Building a plant in
Mexico could produce water
faster with arguably less oversight and fewer costs for a region facing droughts on the
Colorado River.
“It’s absolutely unethical for
U.S. water agencies to finance
coastal developments in Mexico
to serve the insatiable water
needs of southern California,”
said Serge Dedina, Ph.D. executive director of the conservation group, Wildcoast, that
focuses on Baja and southern
California. “The coast of Baja
should not be used for American infrastructure projects.”
Dedina said the plan mirrors
those by other corporations to
exploit Mexico’s lower costs
and weaker regulations, the
same incentives that first
brought low-wage jobs by
American corporations to the
maquilladora sweatshops along
the border.
“We’re used to evaluating
these trans-boundary scams,”
Dedina said. “The whole thing
smacks of another one.”
Razak rejected this argument. “A lot of people when
they hear this they say, ‘Oh
great, we can do that and not
worry about the environmental implications,’” Razak said.
Agencies are looking more seriously at financing a desalination plant across the
border in Mexico. Photo credit: Cesar Bojorquez
“In Baja, they have very similar regulations as we have north
of the border.”
But in 2002, Intergen Aztec
Energy officials admitted to the
NY Times that the power plant
it was building in Rosarito
would not meet California environmental law. Electricity
from the plant is currently
transferred north to American
households.
Now it is this same power
plant that would supply the
massive amounts of energy
needed to run a proposed desalination facility. The two
would also share in-take and
out-flow pipes that can kill
marine life.
“The effects are the same if
you’re drawing in seawater for
desalination or power plants,”
said Tom Luster, an analyst with
the California Coastal Commission. “You’re killing essentially
100 percent of marine life, larva
and fish eggs.”
Conservation groups in
California have been pushing
back against plans to build up
Coverage and Live Blogging of Historic Protests
Against Mexico’s Drug War
On March 8th something historic will happen in Mexico.
Following a three-day trek
from the south, thousands will
gather in Mexico City to protest a U.S.-supported militarized drug war that has cost
nearly 40,000 lives in just four
years.
Young people from across
the country will be there, because they are frequent targets
of the violence and because
they’re responsible for building a livable future. Indigenous
peoples, labor, human rights
defenders, feminists against
femicide, artists and writers—
all will march under the slogan
of NO+BLOOD! to end the
violence that has been unleashed by a drug war with no
strategy, no end in sight and at
a huge cost to freedom and
public security.
The turning of the tide in public opinion against the drug war
has been a long time coming.
In 2007, when President George
W. Bush announced Plan
Mexico, officially called “the
Merida Initiative”, we published
a report on the plan and warned
that the strategy would backfire, leading to militarization and
an increase, rather than decrease, in violence. It’s terrible
to see how that prediction has
been born out.
Not long ago, fear and the
lie that there are no other options had many people convinced that a war on drugs was
necessary. Now Mexicans will
march because they believe the
government’s drug war threat-
ens peace and democracy. In
Mexico, the United States and
other countries, protesters will
call on the Mexican and U.S.
governments to end the militarization of Mexico and immediately change strategies.
The Americas Program will
be covering the march all four
days, May 5-8, from Cuernavaca to Mexico City. Our contributors will be sending their
accounts of actions in Ciudad
Juarez, Chihuahua, New York,
Texas, California and other
places.
Follow the live blog on the
Americas MexicoBlog, (www.
americasmexico.blogspot.com)
and check out updates on
Facebook (www.facebook.
com/cipamericas) and in-depth
analysis at cipamericas.org.
Wells Fargo
dren. Hundreds of thousands
of people are waiting for a
home modification, Kershnar
said.
Raleigh McLemore, a homeowner and teacher at Bancroft Middle School in San
Leandro, echoed Kershnar’s
concern. He, too, attended the
shareholder meeting and was
one of the protestors to be arrested.
McLemore said parents and
other teachers at his school are
reeling from the foreclosure
crisis.
Often, he added, parents are
too ashamed to talk about their
foreclosure troubles. “There’s
still a lot of silence,” McLemore said. “Suddenly, the
student is gone.”
Stumpf said the HAMP program is just one option and that
80 percent of loan modifications occur outside of it.
“Foreclosures are not good
for the housing market,” he
said.
Stumpf reiterated, “We do
not make profit on foreclosures.” He went on, “We
spend a lot of resources to help
people stay in their homes.”
According to information in
the shareholder proxy materials, citing an estimate by Mor-
gan Stanley, “9 million U.S.
mortgages that have been or
are being foreclosed on may
face challenges over the validity of legal documents.”
Campaign organizers and
supporters aren’t the only ones
putting pressure on banks. This
year’s proxy included one item
introduced by the New York
City Office of Comptroller on
behalf of pension funds of
teachers, firefighters and police officers.
The campaign’s shareholder
resolution calls for an independent review of Wells Fargo’s
mortgage processing and foreclosure policies to ensure that
it complies with federal regulations.
However, Well Fargo’s
board recommended against
the resolution, saying multiple
audits of the bank’s foreclosure
processes have already been
completed by federal regulators and the bank itself.
But Kristina Bedrossian,
with the Coalition Reinvestment Committee, who played
a role in organizing yesterday’s
event, believes the “resolution
is critical because the public
and shareholders do not have
access to Well’s internal audit
of its processes.”
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it’s an issue of ethics and
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After a scandal last fall that
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biggest banks, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and other
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dures. Wells Fargo did not.
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Stumpf maintained that
Wells
Fargo has modified
Founder:
700,000
loans and has forgiven
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homes. “I get it,” he said TuesDaniel H. Muñoz, Jr.
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to 20 desalination plants along
the coast. Attorneys have used
the multiple permits needed
from consumer and environmental protection agencies to
file a series of lawsuits against
many of the proposed plants.
There are fewer opportunities in Mexico for public input,
said Siobhan Dolan, communications director for Desal Response Group.
“The reason they are looking to Mexico is they can get
through permitting a lot easier,”
she said. “When it comes down
to it, what they’re doing, what
the locals know is America is
basically coming down here
and taking up your coast and
getting it done.”
Any desalination plant in
Baja must also cope with an
already polluted coastline.
“The northern coast of Baja
is arguably some of the most
polluted coastline in North
America,” Dedina said. “I’m
concerned why American water agencies would put desal
plants in areas fouled with raw
toxic sewage.”
Along with pumping the
water directly to users in
Southern California, desalinated water from Rosarito
could be traded for drawing
greater water from the Colorado River by any number of
water agencies in California,
Arizona and Nevada.
Any contribution by a U.S.
water agency could be exchanged for part of Mexico’s
1.5 million acre-feet of water
guaranteed each year from the
Colorado River. Roughly 95
percent of that water is currently used by agriculture.
Southern Nevada Water
Authority and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District helped fund the first phase
of the Rosarito study with this
scenario in mind. But a spokesman for Southern Nevada, J.C.
Davis, said it wasn’t necessarily a strong strategic move
given the current drought.
“Essentially you’d be putting
(see Cheap, page 7)
Higher Education Bill to Establish a
Community College Baccalaureate Pilot
Program Clears Committee
To help meet the demand
for more college graduates to
help drive California’s economy, Assembly Higher Education Chair Marty Block (AD78) has authored legislation to
look at alternate ways to help
students achieve a baccalaureate degree. AB 661 would
allow Grossmont-Cuyamaca
Community College District
and San Mateo County Community College District to establish baccalaureate degree
pilot programs in subject areas
where the workforce need is
high. Yesterday, AB 661
cleared the Assembly Higher
Education Committee without
any no votes.
“AB 661 gives two community college districts authorization to expand their scope and
offer a baccalaureate degree
in areas of high workforce
need. At a time when more students are relying on community colleges to fulfill their
higher education goals, this legislation would not only expand
access for these students, it
would also help address local
workforce needs in areas like
health, biotechnology and other
in-demand professions,” said
Assemblymember Block. “Offering a quality four-year degree at the community collegelevel would also open the doors
to more students who might
not be able to attend a four year
institution. By allowing students to complete the baccalaureate degree at a college
where they have already demonstrated success, this legislation will help enhance college
competition rates and promote
greater workforce development in the local community.”
Under this legislation,
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District and
San Mateo County Community
College District would be able
to establish one baccalaureate
degree pilot program per campus.
The purpose of the baccalaureate degree pilot program
is to promote economic devel-
opment by preparing people for
occupations that are in demand
and require a baccalaureate
degree. The districts shall identify and document unmet
workforce needs in the subject
areas of the baccalaureate degrees to be offered and offer
baccalaureate degrees in those
subject areas possessing unmet
workforce needs in the local
community.
The pilot programs under
AB 661 would sunset eight
years after the first class of
students begin the program and
the districts would be required
submit a report to the Legislature examining the program’s
success.
Additionally, any campus
that offers a baccalaureate
degree must be able to offer
the program without impacting
current programs. What this
will mean is that campuses will
have to rely on funding from
workforce partners – which
provides the additional benefit
of strengthening the relationship that campuses have with
their community businesses.
The districts may also charge
baccalaureate degree-seeking
students a fee, of an amount
to be determined by the
district’s governing board to
administer the baccalaureate
degree pilot program.
Nineteen other states including Florida, Texas and
Hawaii have authorized their
community colleges to grant
bachelor’s degrees. California
ranks 43rd out of the 50 states
in the proportion of its collegeage population that attains a
baccalaureate degree. Allowing community colleges to confirm bachelor’s degrees is one
potential option for expanding
access and degree production.
AB 661 now goes to the
Assembly floor for a vote.
Assemblymember Marty
Block proudly representing
the cities and communities of
Bonita, Chula Vista, Lemon
Grove, San Diego, and Spring
Valley.
LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
MAY 6, 2011
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Stories for Azi about his Great-Great Nanas on Mother’s Day, 2011
By Augie Bareño
Azi, my grandson, in our
family, like so many others, we
hand things down from generation to generation, sometimes
we don’t understand what they
mean, or what to do with them.
Then before we realize it, they
have become part of our lives,
part of what we are as a family. Our last name is a chain that
ties us to each other and the stories that I am giving you today,
about your great-great Nanas,
Berta Mesa Smith Bareño and
Rosa Aviles Puente’s are
memories that can guide you
through your life, as it has mine
.As your grandfather, I expect
you to carry the stories forward
and always listen to the spirit of
your Nanas, as they speak, to
your heart.
Once you understand, what
they did, it will help you to better appreciate your own mother
and all of your Nanas and it’s
a good way for you to learn
early on the importance of
Mother’s Day.
There is still a great deal
more, for you to learn, great
stories about your Nanas from
Puerto Rico, they come from
places called Guayanilla and
Penuelas on the island, where
the Taino once lived and where
the Borinquen culture developed.
Nana Rosa Aviles Puentes
Rosa Aviles was born in
Jerez, Zacatecas in about 1880,
her parents were merchants of
some kind, and her family also
had a small ranch with horses
and other animals. They were
very religious and very proper
people, with certain affectations as to class. In fact, my
grandfather, Jose Puentes,
who was an itinerant salesman
also from Zacatecas, had to
steal my Nana Rosa from her
family, because they thought
that my grandfather was “Riff
Raff,” not worthy of their
daughter. They married about
1895 and wandered through
Zacatecas, Chihuahua and
other parts of Mexico, seeking
their fortune. They settled in
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and
eventually took the” Paseo Del
Norte,” to the United States.
They arrived in El Paso, Texas
around 1898 to 1900.
They started a family around 1900, with the birth of
their first son Marcos, followed
by Jose, then my mother Victoria in 1908 and uncle Silas and
Manuel, then my aunt Ruth.
Marcos caught what was called
back then, the consumption and
died on the road, somewhere
near, Las Cruces, New Mexico, about 1915.The family later
moved to Hurley and Silver City,
New Mexico, where my grandparents operated little roadside
eating place and my grandfather started making Mexican
candies for sale.
They came to, San Diego,
California, around 1916-17, with
stops in Yuma and Calexico. In
San Diego, they settled in Logan Heights around the 1800
block of National Avenue,
which would be around the
area, where the Neighborhood
House, used to be. They liked
the area because it had a concentration of Mexican families
and some of the people they had
met in New Mexico had also
come to Logan Heights. Plus, it
was close to Downtown San
Diego, where there were jobs
and opportunities.
Nana Rosa by this time was
concentrating all of her energy
on the four kids, making a decent home centered on hard
work and faith. My grandfather,
sensing economic opportunities,
started a series of small ventures that would sometime pay
off, and sometime not, but they
always involved all the Puente’s
children, as the labor force. One
of the ventures involving Mexican candies paid off, my grandfather was able, with that
money, to get in a partnership
with a lady with a restaurant on
5th and Market called the
“Spanish Café.” This had to be
around 1922. My Nana Rosa
never liked the idea, of a married man having a business partnership, with another woman
and this was the, signaling of
the beginning of a life of womanizing, that my grandfather Jose
Puen-tes, lived until his death in
1952. My Nana Rosa was an
extremely proud woman, any
assault on her reputation or her
values, would not or could not
be tolerated. Her Zacatecas
upbringing, would not allow her,
to plead or beg any man, for love
or anything else.
Finally, the marriage ended,
she told my grandfather to
leave and never darken her
door again, in this lifetime or
the next. She lived the rest of
her life by the Mexican Saying
Called “La Chancla que yo tiro,
jamas la levantare”, meaning
if you wronged me, I don’t forgive or forget. In fact, on my
2nd birthday in 1950, my grandfather paid for a big birthday
party for me, he got me a Hop
Along Cassidy outfit, with a gun
and bunch of expensive stuff,
but because my grandmother
was in our house, my grandfather had to stand across the
street and watch the party, because she would not allow herself to be in the same building
“Con Ese Hombre.”
Just as the Depression, was
on the horizon, the family
moved to 2721 Newton Avenue, Logan Heights, where
Nana Rosa remained until the
freeway needed some houses
on her block, for access to the
reconfigured street.
She worked at the Canneries, cleaning fish for piecemeal
pay and did whatever else she
could do to feed the family. She
insisted on hard work, faith and
family. Even though she came
across the border at El Paso,
Texas in 1900, she remained
through her life a resident alien,
having to renew her permit annually, at the post office, downtown. In one of the immigration sweeps of the 1930s, she
was mistakenly sent to Tijuana,
because the police couldn’t
understand her and she didn’t
have her regular purse that had
all her “Papeles Importantes.”
She loved “EL ROOSAVELT”,
she couldn’t pronounce Roosevelt, but you knew what she
meant. ROOSAVELT started
the CCC, Civilian Conservation
Corp, which gave jobs to her
sons and most importantly, he
required the corp members to
send some of their pay, home
to their mother.
During World War 2, Nana
Rosa was a Blue Star mother,
with three sons, serving in the
military. In her later years, she
raised a granddaughter, and
remained active in her faith, she
lived until her 90s.
Nana Berta Mesa Smith
Bareño
Berta Mesa Smith was born
in 1884, in the Comundu/Loreto
area of Baja California, Sur.
She came from a large family
with many sisters and brothers,
who would later play a role in
her migration to San Diego.
Her great grandfather was
Thomas Smith, a Yankee sailor,
who settled in San Jose Del
Cabo, in 1808, becoming the first
American to settle in Baja, California. She married my grandfather Miguel Meza Bareño
around the period 1896 to
1900.They quickly started having a family, first with sons
Manuel, Miguel, Luis, Enrique,
then Francisca and Juan. Later
in Calexico, they had a daughter Maria Teresa. While, my
grandfather Miguel Bareno,
holds a variety of positions in
Loretto, life is hard and the
Mexican revolution further
complicates any opportunities to
earn a living.
In 1900, Nana Berta’s brother Levorio and sister Apolonia had gone to Mexicali, in
search of work. They find
work in Mexicali, then the
cross over to Calexico to work
on the farms and eventually
wind up in Lemon Grove and
then finally to San Diego.
Many families from Loreto/
Comundu went in the migration period of 1900 to 1920 to
California, in search of work,
but many return to Baja, California, settling in places like
Mexicali, Tecate, Tijuana and
Ensenada. Some would venture all the way back to Loreto/
Comundu with tales of hardship and loneliness in California.
One returning worker men(see Stories for Azi, page 10)
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MAY 6, 2011
¡NO SE DEJE!
LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
Por Lic. Jess J. Araujo
Detienen Deportación De Estudiante
Podría Implementarse Nueva Política
La ley y la política de
inmigración han sido debatidas
agresivamente por décadas.
Quienes abogan por la Reforma de Inmigración han
insistido por mucho tiempo que
el actual sistema de inmigración no funciona porque no
se permite que suficientes
inmigrantes entren legalmente
al país. Insisten que le serviría
mejor al país si los patrones
Americanos tuvieran permitido
contratar suficientes inmigrantes para alcanzar productividad y ganancias máximas. También insisten que
proveer estatus de residentes
legales a estudiantes indocumentados produciría decenas
de miles de talentosos profesionales y expertos que
contribuirán significativamente
a mejorar la economía nacional. Esto es exactamente lo
que tenía designado lograr el
D.R.E.A.M. ACT (conocido
como Decreto del Ensueño).
El nombre formal del Federal D.R.E.A.M. Act es “Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors” Act. (En
español Decreto para el Desarrollo, Alivio y Educación para
Menores de Edad Extranjeros). El principal beneficio
para los estudiantes inmigrantes indocumentados que
califiquen sería primero concederles un estatus legal condicionado y, si cumplen la
condiciones, la residencia
permanent6e legal y el derecho
a solicitar la ciudadanía de
EE.UU. Los Estudiantes inmigrantes indocumentados tendrían que demostrar que se han
graduado de una escuela secundaria (high school) de
Estados Unidos, que son de
buen carácter moral, que fueron
traídos a este país antes de los
16 años de edad, y que han
vivido en este país continuamente por al menos 5 años.
Después de completar al menos
2 años de estudios en colegios
comunitarios o universidades o
2 años de servicio militar, se les
concedería estatus legal temporal por 6 años. Para entonces,
si no han infringido la ley, se les
daría estatus de residentes
permanentes.
El California D.R.E.A.M.
Act ha sido presentado y
promovido primordialmente por
el Senador Demócrata de California, Gil Cedillo. El logró
exitosamente que la Legislatura de California lo aprobara
tres veces solo para que el
Gobernador Republicano Schwarzenegger vetara cada uno
de ellos. Recientemente el
Senador Cedillo ha presentado
el proyecto de ley otra vez y
tuvo la anuencia en un comité
decisivo. Se espera que sea
aprobado otra vez. Existe una
fuerte posibilidad que esta vez
el proyecto de ley podría
finalmente convertirse en ley.
El gobernador Jerry Brown,
Demócrata, prometió durante
su campaña que lo apoyaría.
Si el gobernador lo firma, el
Decreto D.R.E.A.M. Act se
convertiría en ley el 1º de Enero
de 2012. La ley entonces
permitiría que los estudiantes
inmigrantes indocumentados
califiquen y puedan recibir
becas y asistencia financiera.
Funcionarios de Inmigración
de la administración de Obama
detuvieron recientemente el
procedimiento de deportación
contra una estudiante indocumentada. Le informaron a Olga
Zanella, Mexicana, quien asiste
al colegio comunitario en Texas,
que la gestión de 2 años para
deportarla sería detenido. La
Srta. Zanella ha vivido en este
país desde que tenía 5 años de
edad. Funcionarios de Inmigración le dijeron que le permitirían permanecer en el país
y estudiar en tanto se mantuviera en la escuela y no se
metiera en ningún problema.
Así pues, la administración
Obama no esperó a que el
D.R.E.A.M. Act se convierta
en ley. El 13 de Abril, 22 de los
Senadores Demócratas con
más poder le entregaron una
carta al Presidente Obama
pidiéndole detener las deportaciones contra los estudiantes.
Funcionarios de Inmigración
han dicho que ahora están
trabajando más en sacar del
país a inmigrantes criminales
condenados. ¡NO SE DEJE!
El Lic. Araujo es experto comentarista sobre asuntos legales. Puede
comunicarse con el Lic. Araujo al
1-800-248-4100 Web Site: http: //
www.jessaraujo.com
The National Latino Media Council Presents
The 2011 Television Writers Program
The NLMC Television Writers Program submission period
is now open for those writers
who can write at least one halfhour comedy or one-hour dramatic television script in English
within a five-week period of
time. The program will take
place in Burbank, CA from
October 8 to November 11.
Each selected participant is
expected to complete at least
one script by the end of the
five-week session, which will
then be read by network executives. Those writers whose
scripts show promise will be
interviewed and mentored by
the network executives with
the objective of placing them
on a show. A stipend of $250
per week will be given to each
participant. Flight, housing, and
meals will be provided.
The NLMC Television Writers Program is an intensive
scriptwriters workshop to prepare and place Latinos in writ-
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ing jobs for the major television
networks. This project is modeled after the previously successful Hispanic Film Project.
The television scriptwriters
workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the format, characters and storyline
structure of specific shows
that are currently on the air.
This five-week, total immersion workshop is mentored and
guided by former NBC V.P of
Script Development, Geoff
Harris. The workshop is conducted in Burbank, CA and a
total of 10 writers are recruited
nationwide from established
network of NHMC chapters,
other non-profit agencies,
schools, universities, guilds and
media organizations.
The goal is that the writers
garner the skills necessary to
obtain employment in the industry. The NLMC Writers
Program was created in accordance to NHMC’s mission
to improve the image of American Latinos as portrayed by the
media and increase the number of American Latinos employed in all facets of the
media industry. The program directly responds to the
lack of diverse writers in
primetime network TV with
the idea that if there are more
diverse writers present at the
writer’s table, more diversity
will be reflected on TV.
Application packages must
be submitted by July 29, 2011
and selected program participants will be announced September 7, 2011. Writing samples must be in English and television scripts are preferred.
To download program application and release forms,
please visit: http://nhmc.org/
writersprogram
For more information please
visit: http://nhmc.org/writers
program or email Tatiana
Arizaga at [email protected].
El Soporte Informativo Para Millones
de Hispanos
Por Luisa Fernanda Montero
De inmigrantes, redadas
y derechos
Mientras la pobreza, la
violencia y la desesperanza
continúan alimentando los
flujos migratorios hacia Estados Unidos, el panorama de
aquellos que esperan una
reforma migratoria integral,
que saque de las sombras a los
millones de inmigrantes indocumentados que viven y trabajan
en este país, no es nada alentador.
Mientras las redadas y las
deportaciones continúan y las
comunidades inmigrantes siguen viviendo el miedo, es sano
recordar que como seres
humanos seguimos teniendo
derechos.
Por eso, si usted no es
ciudadano estadounidense y no
tiene sus documentos en regla,
debe saber que si es arrestado
tiene derecho a permanecer en
silencio y a solicitar los servicios de un abogado. No
revele su situación migratoria,
no mienta, no entregue documentos falsos y mantenga la
calma, recuerde, todo lo que
diga puede ser utilizado en su
contra.
Debe saber que para ingresar a su lugar de trabajo los
agentes de inmigración deben
tener una orden firmada por un
juez o la autorización del
empleador, pero si se trata de
un lugar público, los oficiales
no necesitan esa orden. Si es
arrestado no firme nada hasta
que no hable con un abogado,
si lo hace puede estar renunciando a su derecho a tener
una audiencia ante un juez de
inmigración o aceptando su
condición de ilegalidad.
“El peor error que cometen
muchas personas es firmar la
deportación. Muchas personas
se dejan intimidar por los
oficiales que les dicen que si
no firman van a estar detenidos
por meses”, señala el abogado
de inmigración Jorge Rivera
resaltando que es muy importante buscar una buena
asesoría legal.
“Muchas veces las personas pueden calificar a algún
beneficio que no saben que
existe”, indica Rivera recordando que tras el arresto usted
tiene derecho a hacer una
llamada telefónica y a notificar
al consulado de su país de
origen donde le pueden ayudar
a contactar a su familia o a
encontrar un abogado.
“Soldado prevenido vale por
dos”, dice el viejo refrán y
cuando se corre el riesgo de
caer en una redada o incluso
de ser deportado, es mejor
tener un plan de emergencia.
Lleve siempre con usted los
datos de su abogado o de un
representante sindical o comunitario que pueda ayudarlo
en caso de necesidad y en lo
que respecta a su familia
designe a una persona de toda
su confianza que pueda tomar
decisiones en su nombre y velar por el bienestar de sus hijos
o familiares mayores, enfermos o incapacitados.
Ahora, si las autoridades
migratorias llegan a su casa,
usted tiene derecho a ver la
orden de un juez que autoriza
la entrada a su residencia; no
abra hasta no ver la orden, pida
que se la extiendan por debajo
de la puerta. Si usted abre y le
da permiso al agente para que
entre a su casa, se puede
considerar que usted le ha dado
su “consentimiento”. Si entran
sin la orden, pida los nombres
y números de placa de los
agentes y dígales que usted no
da su consentimiento para
realizar el registro. Tome nota
también de los nombres, las
direcciones y los números de
teléfono de toda persona que
haya presenciado el suceso.
Si el agente tiene una orden,
observe el registro para determinar si el agente registra algún
lugar que no se haya especificado en la orden. Solicite un
recibo por todo lo que se lleve
el agente.
En todo momento, aunque
sea muy difícil, la mejor opción
es mantener la calma con los
nervios en su punto es más
fácil tomar decisiones correctas. Si necesita saber si alguna
persona cercana o familiar ha
caído en una redada o ha sido
arrestada por inmigración,
comuníquese con la sede local
de la oficina de inmigración y
aduanas ICE. Si desea una
lista de los sitios de reclusión
de ICE puede visitar http://
www.ice.gov/detention-facilities/
“A World of
Possibilities” The Preuss
School UCSD Benefit
Celebration
mortgage statement and any
lender documents to the event.
A video featuring this program
can be found at http://bit.ly/
home-video.
For more information or to
register, call 1-800-462-0503,
go to http://bit.ly/home-clinics
or contact the library at www.
sdcl.org.
The Preuss School UCSD
presents “A World of Possibilities,” its ninth annual benefit
celebration, Saturday, May 14,
2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt
Regency La Jolla at Aventine.
The evening features a cocktail reception, dinner and dancing, a live auction and student
musical performances. Individual tickets are $200. For information call 858-534-1404 or
email [email protected].
The Preuss School UCSD
is a rigorous college preparatory middle and high school for
highly motivated, low income
San Diego County students. To
learn more about The Preuss
School visit http://preuss.
ucsd.edu/.
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The City of National City is
accepting scholarship applications for high school seniors from Sweetwater High
School. Six awards of
$1,000 each will be given to
the winners, who must attend Fire / EMT or Paramedic training at Southwestern College, San Diego
Miramar College, and/or
Palomar College. Priority
will be given to 2011 graduates who have demonstrated
a commitment to working
with the National City community. A contract between
the City of National City and
American Medical Response
provided the funds for this
scholarship opportunity. The
deadline for applications is
May 26, 2011. For additional
information, contact: Frank
Parra (619) 336-4550.
along with the re-development
plans for your community and
we are excited about all your
input to date! There is still a
lot more community yet to
plan. Please join us at the upcoming San Ysidro Community
Plan Update meeting that will
be discuss historic context and
naming and indentifying district
boundaries with the San Ysidro
Community.
Now comes the fun…
There will be group activities
to get your ideas on urban design features such as public
spaces and streetscapes in San
Ysidro. Your participation and
input is very important so don’t
wait until it’s too late to speak
up! Attend the meeting, listen
to your neighbors’ suggestions
and add your own.
Refreshments, supervised
child activities, and Spanish
translation will be available.
Date: Wednesday, May
11, 2011
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
For additional information, please contact Sara
Lyons at 619-236-6368 or
email at: slyons@san
diego.gov or Josie Calderon-Scott at 619-475-8524
or email at: jlcconsult
[email protected]
Northwest Townhall
meeting
Northwest Civic Association’s Town Hall Meeting
for May will be held Wednesday, May 11, 6 pm, in the
Chula Vista Civic Center
Library Auditorium. The
topic “The County of San
Diego” – What does it do
in/for Chula Vista? Come
find out about some of those
things/projects the county
does in our community.
Free. Everyone is welcome.
Information: (619) 307-3460
or www.northwestchula
vista.org.
brary is partnering with the
Housing Opportunities Collaborative (HOC) to offer
monthly HOME Clinics that
provide free foreclosure prevention and housing assistance. The next HOME Clinic
will be held at the Rancho San
Diego Branch, 11555 Via
Rancho San Diego, on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
The HOC is a HUD-approved housing agency
that provides attendees
with specialized assistance
and educational resources
to promote informed financial decision making. This
free clinic will offer educational sessions and give individuals an opportunity to speak
confidentially with lawyers,
housing experts and mortgage
counselors about foreclosure
and bankruptcy. Registration
is strongly recommended, and
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FIRST PERSON:
Born Too Loose
tattoo or not
to...
Dr. Al Carlos Hernandez
I remember one September
there was a guy in high school
who was surreptitiously proud
yet had violently mixed
emotions after that summer
vacation. All this drama
because he had a new tattoo.
The tattoo was supposed to
say Born to Lose but it read
Born Too Loose. Now this
seems like an old joke but I
saw the tat with my own
eyes. I don’t know if the guy
was inebriated when he had
the work done or if the error
was a result of a language
problem, but from that point
on he demonstrated a
proclivity for long-sleeved
shirts. It seems self evident
that a skin touchpad does not
have spell check.
My brother had a friend
who, let’s say, was on hiatus
from society for a while and
came back with a jailhouse
tattoo on his forearm. This
one was supposed to be of a
girl, but the tattooist (I cannot
say artist) messed up the lips
quite badly. All the
neighborhood thugs agreed
that the tattooed “woman”
looked exactly like rock
pioneer Little Richard.
I don’t have anything
against body art. Members of
my family have a certain
affinity for such. What an
adult wants to do in decorating
or modifying his/her body is
his/her own business. If,
however, they place
something on their body for
public view then as a
journalist, a professor of mass
communications, and
professional insulant, I am
compelled to comment.
On several occasions fortuitously, when I was
chronically broke - I
considered getting a tattoo but
then remembered a speech
from a Brown Beret
commander. He advised us
street soldiers not to get any
tattoos because that is the
best way for police to identify
a person. He didn’t stop to
consider that they (the police)
had all of our pictures on file
and that probably several
undercover cops were
passing the chicharones while
listening to his inspirational
speech.
Many OG’s (Original
Gangsters) still wear a faded
green cross between the
thumb and the forefinger. This
should be a vivid reminder to
youngsters not to try to car
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jack someone like that. You
may find yourself in special
education.
In deciding to get a tattoo,
three things need to be taken
into consideration: 1) what to
get, 2) where to put it and 3)
why you are getting it in the
first place? I understand that
many tattoos are a spur-ofthe-moment liquored-up
decision. They, like Las Vegas
marriages to cocktail servers,
tend to prove to be lifestyle
mistake rather than a stroll
towards happily ever after.
What to have personally
immortalized on ones body
can go all the way from a
name to a flower to a scene
from the Lord of Rings on
someone’s back. There are
tribal symbols, Sanskritwriting, pictures of heroes,
loved ones, and I may have
seen a NBA player with a
full-face portrait of Aunt
Jemima on his shoulder.
I know a guy who had his
girlfriend’s name placed on his
chest only to have it purposely
and painfully obscured after
an argument by having a
picture of a two-headed
Latina drawn over it. A word
of caution: tattoo artists do not
need a college degree or even
a decent credit score.
Where to put it goes from
the ridiculous to the sublime.
Some chrome domes have the
names of their cliques scrolled
up to six inches high on the
back of their bald heads.
You’ll see scary looking guys
with green cobwebs fanning
out from the sides of their
eyes. Then the sublime: like a
rose on the top of a babe’s ear
or Michael Jackson-styled
permanent eyeliner. Once you
go there, there is no going
back.
I always thought it would
be funny to get a picture of
your own face placed on your
arm or tattoo a sign that reads
This space for rent on your
neck. Tattoo-lovers consider
the skin a canvas to color and
to decorate. This is a militant
and subjective statement to
society saying that you are
permanently committed to
looking different, not
necessarily multi-cultural as
much as multi-colorful, the
rest of your life. Some folks
I’ve seen on line look like 3D
meat comic books…
I just interviewed legendary
cartoon artist of the New
Yorker magazine Liza
Donnelly. Who knows?
Maybe I can get her to do a
caricature of me and maybe I
can get it tatted on my arm.
Certainly a conversation
starter at the next faculty get
together.
In the biker tradition, many
display the Harley Davidson
logo with orange and black.
This type of brand loyalty is
unparalleled in history. Talk
about a walking
advertisement! You never see
anybody with a Honda or
Yamaha tattoo and, if you did,
you would not be able to
scream, “Dork!” loud enough.
I have to confess that
when I was 19, I actually
planned to get a tattoo. It was
going to be of an AK-47
assault rifle and, underneath,
the word “Venceramos.” This
means “Victory.” I am glad I
didn’t because we didn’t win.
A generation born too loose,
indeed.
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Best Selling Latino Author Goes Spiritual in New Book
By Rami Rivera Frankl
In 1992 when the original
Rain of Gold hit the stands, it
was a dream come true. We,
Latinos, finally had our own
Tolstoy, Faulkner, our modern
day Marquez. And now Beyond Rain of Gold (April
2011) takes us on an ancestral
magic voyage “beyond” the
original. It begins with the funeral of Villaseñor’s father,
who announced his own death
on New Year’s Eve and then
passed over three months later.
This event becomes the catalyst for an amazing journey of
discovery and initiation, taking
us back to an indigenous understanding of what it was like
to live in the Americas before
Columbus — plus telling the incredible story of Villaseñor’s
perseverance that it took for
the original Rain of Gold to
be published. This is a monumental work! A must read!
Since the publication of
Rain of Gold, Villaseñor has
received numerous awards and
was appointed the Founding
Chair of the National John
Steinbeck Institute. The book
has sold over 500,000 copies
and has become one of the
most successful books ever by
a Latino author. Rain of Gold
is currently being made into a
seven hour HBO miniseries.
Villaseñor was born in California to Mexican parents dur-
ing the 1940s. During his childhood in Oceanside, CA, he
confronted bigotry and a cultural barrier combined with
dyslexia. Villaseñor was lost
until he went to Mexico and discovered a wealth of Mexican
culture and heritage. At the
young age of 19, he made a
pact to become a writer and
after receiving 265 rejections
Villaseñor sold his first novel,
Macho!, which the Los Angeles Times compared to the best
of John Steinbeck. Today,
Villaseñor has published 15
novels, biographies, and
children’s books, and has twice
been nominated for the Pulitzer
Prize. To describe him and his
work as brilliant is an understatement. Beyond Rain of
Gold, like the original, is destined for greatness.
Beyond Rain of Gold is a
thrilling journey of real life
magic and “beyond,” with
Villaseñor’s father becoming
his Spiritual Teacher just as
Don Juan was Carlos Castaneda’s Spiritual Teacher. A
series of miraculous encounters convinced Villaseñor that
not only is there no firm line
between life and death-but that
the time has come in our collective “human-story” to usher
in a new era of abundance,
peace, and harmony on our
beloved Mother Earth and
among all of humanity!
His new partnership with
publisher, Hay House, is a perfect fit. Hay House is the fastest-growing self-help and
spiritual publisher in the world,
selling their books in more than
35 countries. Hay House also
publishes bestselling authors
Lousie Hay, Wayne Dyer, Suze
Orman, Doreen Virtue, Jerry
& Esther Hicks ,Marianne
Williamson, Tavis Smiley, and
Corel West.
Ultimately, Beyond Rain of
Gold is a transformational,
magical journey into our “beyond.” For more about Villaseñor’s work, please got to
www.victorvillasenor.com.
Espectacular Noche de Nostalgias y Recuerdos del Rock en Tijuana
Por: Paco Zavala
La pasada noche del viernes 29 de abril, se dieron cita a
las 7:00 de la noche en la gran
sala teatral del Centro Cultural
Tijuana, los grandes músicos
tijuanenses que forjaron
leyendas musicales vinculadas
con la corriente rockera en un
grandioso Concierto-Homenaje a los “Tijuana all Star”.
Un gran número de esas
generaciones de músicos de los
años 60-70 del siglo pasado,
época dorada del rock, hicieron acto de presencia en
este notable evento. Forjados
en la famosa Avenida Revolución, en su trayectoria le
dieron nombre y fama a la
ciudad, calificándola como “La
Catedral de la Música”, además de adicionarle el título de
“La cuna del rock en México”.
Algunos de estos grandes
exponentes del Rock, nacieron
en esta ciudad fronteriza, otros
más venidos de distintos horizontes, pero todos aportaron
su talento, su tiempo, su pasión
y su vida entera para vincularse a este proceso histórico.
Este fue el primer concierto en
el que se confundieron los
abrazos, las sonrisas de satisfacción y de alegría, de estas
leyendas del rock tijuanense,
del que ya existe una escuela
a nivel mundial, con las magistrales ejecuciones de Carlos
Santana, Javier Batiz y otros
muchos más. Dentro de este
grupo de músicos tijuanenses
estuvieron presentes Fito de la
Parra, Javier y Baby Batiz,
Manuel Delgadillo, Agustín
“Tocos” Villegas, Paco García, Ginny Silva y muchos más.
En este concierto se presentó el álbum y video de
“Tijuana All Stars”, el cual es
un proyecto que coordinó el
músico, Arturo Arrison; en el
álbum doble se han grabado 36
temas, además se suma un
DVD, presentando una semblanza histórica.
“La voz”, como se dice en
el medio, se le rindió un homenaje póstumo a la voz entrañable de Ricardo Sánchez
(Los Moonlights), Ernesto
Hernández “El Blue”, Salvador
Bañuelos, Chuy Sida (Love
Army), Jorge Torres “La Cochona”, Génaro García, Jorge
de la Torre “La Borrega”, Jesús
“Chuy” Olguín (Los Dug
Dug’s) y Manuel “Meño”
Peraza (TJ’s).
Intervinieron en este evento:
Tiko’s Jazz Band interpretó
popurri de los años 60’s; Beny
Loza (los Genios) interpretó
“Light my fire”;Alex “El diablo”
Villegas (Peace &Love y El
ritual) cantó “I feel good”; Ginny
Silva (Los Night Owls, Los
Finks y Los Stukas) interpretó
“At last”; Agustín Villegas (Los
solitarios) “Sufrir”; Javier Batiz
(Los TJs) “I’ve been living you
too long”; Manolo (Los Latinos)
“Mi adoración”, Manuel Delgadillo (Los Strangers) “Can’t
take my eyes of you” y muchos
otros temas se inter-pretaron en
esta noche de gala, para quienes
aman a Tijuana, a su música y
a sus músicos y artistas, fue
maravilloso ver a tantas caras
conocidas de nueva cuenta en
un escenario.
Deseamos que esta idea
continúe gestándose y realizándose para beneplácito del
público que lo vivió en su
momento y para gozo de las
nuevas generaciones.
The Elements, Diablo (Marco Mendoza, Ray Britz y Lalo
Barceló. Una leyenda musical Tijuanense.
The South Bay Union School District Education Foundation
Proudly announces our upcoming fundraising event …
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Stars Under the Stars
Dinner Dance Celebration
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May 14, 2011
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with dancing ‘til midnight
Clarion Hotel, 700 National City Blvd., National City, CA
Please join us in celebrating our 10 years of success and honoring
onoring our brightest “Stars”!
Seats are available for $40.00 per person or $75.00 per couple and include
complimentary parking, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert, wine, prizes, live music
provided by The Teagan Taylor Trio, followed by great dance music!
21 years and older only. (No-host bar service available.)
Fabulous Silent Auction items! Bidding opens at 6:00 p.m.
Reserved tables are available with the purchase of 10 seats.
A special room rate of $89.00 is available for event guests! Call 619-474-2800
Seating is limited! Please reserve now by emailing your name
and number of seats you wish to purchase to:
[email protected]
Instructions for submitting payment will follow.
South Bay Union School District Education Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization
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MAY 6, 2011
LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
Educational achievement for Hispanic
children is the #1 issue
3
5 years ago when La Prensa San Diego first started publishing, one of our
main goals was to influence and improve the education of our children.
Without an educated community none of the
problems which plague our community would
improve. Crime, unemployment, poverty,
ghettos, drugs, political persecution, and economic disadvantages would doom Hispanics
to second class citizenry unless the community committed to education.
In 1976 education was one of the most important issues of the day. Mothers, fathers,
students, and the community went out onto
the streets to protest, attended school board
and city hall meetings in the pursuit of improving education for their children. The
needs were painfully obvious: there were no
Hispanic teachers, no bilingual programs, no
migrant education, Hispanics were not graduating, not attending college and not earning
higher degrees and/or leadership positions in
government or business. .
Change finally started when political and
community leaders made the education of Hispanics a priority. Efforts to get Hispanic teachers into schools, create bilingual programs, and
to develop migrant educational programs were
implemented. With the first modest successes,
the motivation for community action in the form
of public protesting and demonstrations went
away. Sadly, efforts in Hispanic educational
advancements has lately become an academic
pursuit. And the community awaited the results of their labor and effort.
35 years later we are still waiting to see the
results of all this effort that created the change,
we waited to see the number of graduates rise
and the gap between Hispanics and others
shrink, we waited to see our children on par
with all other students. And yes, we have seen
some successes, there are stories of students
graduating, going to college, earning degrees,
and becoming leaders.
All this has been good, but it has not been
good enough! Hispanic students, graduation
rates, and college degrees for Hispanics all
rank at the bottom – still.
Two years ago, on the national test for academic achievement, barely more than one in
ten Latino students received a score of proficient or advanced in math or reading. These
children are being left behind.
According to a recent report proficiency in
English and math for California’s Latino students seems to drop as they progress through
the public education system. Latino students’
English proficiency drops from 42% in 2nd
grade down to 30.7% in 11th grade. With
math proficiency, the decrease is even sharper:
while 53% of Latino 2nd graders demonstrate
proficient math skills, only 23% of Latino 11th
graders do.
What is equally upsetting is the achievement
gap between Hispanics and White/Asian students has not closed at all. It is true test scores
have improved for Hispanics, at the same time
test scores have improved for all students,
thereby causing the persistent achievement
gap difference.
Throughout the years the Hispanic community has been actively engaged in the education process, this can be seen with elected
school board members who are Hispanic, the
scholarship programs, the fundraisers, parents’
participation, and most recently the DREAM
Act effort.
But more needs to be done. Hispanics are
becoming the majority population of this state
and as this community continues grow it needs
to be an educated community in order to lead.
For this reason La Prensa San Diego has
joined with the Mexican American Business
and Professional Association in sponsorship
of the Latino Education Forum, Saturday, May
14 at the Jacobs Center, to discuss the issues,
the hurdles, and talk about the paths available
to addressing the issue of educational attainment for Hispanic students.
By no means is this an all encompassing forum, which looks to solve all the problems,
but it is an opportunity to come together as a
community and to talk about the issue of
education. we need to continue the conversation that family, friends, community, and politicians have been pursing over the years.
Education is a complex issue with many
questions and with many answers. The only
reality we know for sure is that the education
process is failing our students, and like the 60s,
we need to be active to create change from
failure to success!
By Richard Rodriguez
NEW AMERICA MEDIA
There was something unseemly about that
gathering of college-age Americans outside the
White House just before midnight on Sunday,
cheering at the news of Osama bin Laden’s
death. Some of the kids had draped flags over
their shoulders; they chanted “USA, USA,
USA.” I doubt there was a true patriot in the
bunch.
Patriotism is not the same thing as cheering in
the streets when your side wins the Super Bowl.
Patriotism is truest and best when it is quiet, the
acceptance of civic duty as a kind of fate—
never with childish glee, but with mature resolution. I think of Pat Tillman, sitting alone in a football stadium after September 11th, deciding that
he needed to abandon the boyish game that he
loved and instead enlist as a soldier.
In the great novels, as in the great American
Westerns, the moment when the tyrant or town
bully is killed by the townspeople is a solemn
moment. Victory over evil requires also a moral
compromise. In order to destroy evil, the townspeople must bloody their own hands.
I doubt that the Navy Seal (whose identity
we must certainly never know) is prancing
around today with a flag draped over his shoulders, gloating over the fact that he shot the
monster in the head. I could be wrong. But my
guess is that the act of bringing down such a
grotesque figure as Osama bin Laden does not
provoke a skilled warrior to laughter. This is a
solemn business. And the true patriot knows it.
The business of war—actually killing one’s
enemy—is an inglorious enterprise. It is never
what the parade crowd imagines in the shower
of confetti when the war is over. Warfare is
muddy and bloody and heart-pounding scary.
Patriots return from battle often sad and heartHopefully, as a community, we will continue broken, lame, blind, or haunted.
to have more forums and conversations. We In the 10 years since Osama bin Laden had
his terrible victory, politicians have dressed up
have to for the sake of our children.
as warriors, and patriot-for-profit talk radio
hosts have ranted about why we should send
the young to war. But, in truth, America has
not been a nation at war. A relatively small number of military families, disproportionately working class, has endured the war and paid the
price of battle.
School District policies contribute to
Latino student achievement gap
By Josie Calderon
Bin Laden’s Death and the Meaning of
American Patriotism
counterparts in the School District’s best-performing schools.
· Last year, San Diego’s worst-performing
schools (API 1-3) had 209 first- and secondyear teachers, compared to just 96 in the bestperforming schools (API 8-10).
The School Board’s plan to deal with next
year’s massive budget shortfall is to layoff the
least-experienced teachers first. This last-infirst-out approach, strongly supported by the
teacher’s union but opposed by reform advocates, has the effect of disrupting the worstperforming schools the most, since they are most
heavily reliant on younger teachers.
A more rational approach that could go a long
way toward improving the quality of education
for Latino students (and all other students, as
well) would be to tie teacher job security to
performance, not seniority. That way, the
School District could retain the best teachers
and incentivize them to apply their talents to
those students most in need.
“As President Barack Obama has unveiled
many planned school reforms, San Diego Unified has steadily steered in the opposite
direction…San Diego Unified didn’t join in
when California competed against other states
for more school stimulus money – partly because the federal contest required reforms.
Obama wants to beef up teacher evaluation
and include student test scores in how teachers are judged; San Diego has made evaluation less frequent…”
Last week, I documented the dismal statistics regarding Latino student achievement in
the San Diego Unified School District:
· Nearly one-third of Latino students did not
pass the California High School Exit Exam in
English last year, and one-fourth did not pass
the Exit Exam in math.
· Less than one-third of San Diego’s 12th
grade Latino graduates successfully completed
the required courses to enter the UC or CSU
systems.
· The number of Latino students who dropped
out of San Diego public schools before graduating increased by over 100 percent in the past
decade — nearly two-and-a-half times the
drop-out rate for white or African-American
students.
I also suggested that School District policies
are partly to blame for these statistics:
· 42 percent of all Latino elementary school
students and 53 percent of all Latino secondary school students are clustered in the worstperforming schools.
In 1977, the court found 23 schools that were
racially isolated and ordered the School District to integrate them. But 32 years later, 16 of
the original 23 schools are still under-performing – and more than 7,700 Latino students attend these schools.
The failure that lies at the heart of these statistics is the School District’s policies with regard to teacher placement and seniority.
— Voice of San Diego, March 28, 2010
Education experts have long understood the
connection between experienced teachers and
student performance. But teachers in San Josie Calderon is president of the Mexican
Diego’s worst performing schools have signifi- American Business and Professional Assocantly fewer years of experience than their ciation (MABPA)
Those college students outside the White
House with flags draped over their shoulders—
how many of them, do you suppose, have imagined themselves enlisting, actually being shipped
to Afghanistan? How many of them understand
that the act of fighting evil is nothing at all like
making it to the finals of March Madness?
Osama bin Laden was a bit like us—those
of us who have never thought of going to war.
Osama bin Laden was an aristocrat warrior.
He loved to be photographed alongside his
rifles. But for much of his life he sent others to
battle—many men, women, even children to
die. In the end, he was a sickly parody of a
warrior.
He played at being the great Islamic patriot.
But, as President Obama rightly observed, he
killed Muslims as freely as he killed the rest of
us infidels.
In the end, the grunts in bin Laden’s army
slept under trees and died in the dust or strapped
bombs around their childish waists. Osama bin
Laden wasn’t even—as legend had it—holed
up in a cave. He lived in a villa on a pleasing
street of sunlight. He spent his day at his computer, fighting by fax. When he died—his wound
inflicted by the Navy Seal—there was blood
on his hands. But he died with soft, boyish
hands.
Those adolescent patriots who trudged all the
way from their dormitories at Georgetown or
George Washington University to cheer the
monster’s death at the gates of the White House
would have done better to remember the thousands, no millions, of lives that Osama bin Laden
injured with his diabolic vanity—in the name of
God.
And now we are bound to see more parades
in America, the celebrations by the false patriots in red, white and blue t-shirts, the flags, the
chants. The patriotism-for-profit talk show
hosts, the college students with soft hands will
cheer our national victory. America has had its
victory against evil.
But those men who achieved that victory, are
of a different sort altogether than the ready
street patriots. We would do well to remember
the true American patriots today—think of Pat
Tillman and his compatriots—rather than gloat
over the monster whose corpse has been cast
to the bottom of the sea.
Myth of the Criminal Alien
By: Jose Apolinar Olivera
Few issues spark as much anger and propaganda as the issue of immigration reform. Unlike many other issues, views on immigration
reform do not fall neatly into party lines or even
racial lines.
Regardless of one’s view on the issue, we
can agree that the debate around immigration reform should be based on fact, not
fiction.
One fiction in the immigration reform debate
is the myth that immigrants increase crime
rates. This myth claims that hoards of criminal
aliens are entering our country, especially from
Mexico, and committing crimes involving drugs,
prostitution, and even murder. Like the
Boogeyman myth, this myth about the prevalence of the “criminal alien” is meant to frighten.
It attempts to scare us into believing that a host
of Pablo Escobares are moving into our neighborhoods. The fact is that it is nothing more
than propaganda.
The facts show that immigrants do not increase crime rates. In 2005, the Immigration
Policy Center (“IPC”) issued a report that
stated crime rates for immigrants are lower than
those for native-born Americans. Similarly, the
Public Policy Institute of California (“PPIC”)
found that immigrants are considerably less
likely than the U.S.-born to be in California prisons or jails.
Both the IPC and PPIC conducted a study
where they found that of the men incarcerated
from ages 18-39, the native-born incarceration
rate was 3.5 percent, 5 times more that the .7
percent immigrant incarceration rate. In California, the IPC found that of the men incarcer-
ated from ages 18-39, native-born men had an
incarceration rate of 4.5 percent, 11 times
greater than the 0.4 percent immigrant incarceration rate.
What if we isolate Mexican, Guatemalan, and
Salvadorian immigrants? These immigrants too
are less likely than native-born Americans to
be incarcerated. Immigrants from Mexico,
Guatemala, and El Salvador account for the
majority of unauthorized immigrants in the
United States, yet according to the IPC, Mexican immigrants have only a 0.7 percent incarceration rate, and Guatemalan and Salvadorian immigrants each have only a 0.5 percent
incarceration rate.
What about unauthorized immigrants? Well,
from 1994-2005, the unauthorized immigrant
population doubled to approximately 12 million
in size. Even with this increase, the U.S. violent crime rate fell by 34.2 percent and the property crime rate fell by 26.4 percent. This drop
in crime rate was not only national, it also occurred in areas near the border with large immigrant populations such as Los Angeles and
San Diego.
There are immigrants, both authorized and
unauthorized, who do commit serious crimes,
but their prevalence among the immigrant community has been greatly exaggerated. Immigration reform opponents have shouted this
“criminal alien” myth through every medium
possible and have been successful in hindering
the mending of our broken immigration system.
However, simply because they shout this myth,
does not make it so. Look at the facts yourselves and you will see the truth, that immigrants do not increase crime rates in our
country.
LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
MAY 6, 2011
Chicano Soul
(con’t from page 1)
today’s so-called ‘Latin rock” sound from other
Latin American countries.
Something familiar, but something you just
can’t put your finger on to easily categorize.
AND…to the surprise of those who don’t
know exactly what country Chicanos actually
come from (I actually had a Marine buddy from
Pocatelo, Idaho, ask me about that about 37
years ago)...not all beloved Chicano music is
performed entirely by Chicanos! (and yes! We
DO write songs and sing in English very well!)
That is a good bite to swallow…so I’ll give
you a minute to digest all that….
Ok Now!... Back to the action…
Chicano music is something that Chicanos ,
and people of objective open minds with the
power of common sense and acceptance, along
with those possessing music talent or appreciation, can experience and enjoy as they do
life itself. Our music tells tales of life…if you
look and listen closely…and we don’t feel sorry
for ourselves or anybody else in our music.
Whenever one goes to an event where
Chicano music is played, you will notice that
people there dance, laugh, bob their heads, move
their shoulders, tap their feet, talk about the
“old days”, reminisce about those no longer with
us, drink, eat, meet new people, sing along, discuss possibilities, and most importantly…they
talk and communicate in a manner they don’t
do anywhere else. Whenever they can, they
bring their kids, or meet up with friends and
family members…no sense enjoying this alone,
right ?
You also see people of different races, albeit
majority Latino, the music excludes NOBODY!... art should be enjoyed and admired
by the entire World…and Chicano music is an
art unrecognized by many.
This is the kind of experience that makes
memories, and adds a nice touch of difference,
color, & comfort to the World we live in…and
a lot of negative stuff could be said about the
World we live in today…but why be a sniveler
or a teller of dark tales, right?
Recently, I attended an outstanding Chicano
music show put on by my good friend Ruben
Molina at the Taste of Texas in Covina, California. Some impressive names, if you’re up
and up on Chicano music…but a source of
head-scratching if you’re not...until you got
there!
Headed up by a talented Caucasian veteran
music artist and band leader named Larry
Lange from Houston, Texas, the night was a
surprising sparkle of bilingual music that crossed
almost all genres of music for a well dressed
and older crowd that still “gots it”, if you know
what I mean.
We talking real Rhythm & Blues, Rock &
Roll, Classic Tejano, Classic Doo-Wop, Rock,
Classic Soul and Soul Oldies, Rock-a-
Billy…and the dancing was on till closing!...not
the commercial, faux kiddie scene of MTV and
BET, for sure.
Two nights of hard hitting live music performances, one in Covina, and one in The City of
Industry the next night, and names like Larry
Lange & the Lonely Knights, Johnny
Hernandez, The Royal Chessman, Pachuco
Jose, Greg Esparza, JoAnna Ramirez, Valentina
Estrada, Rico del Barrio, Bobby Loya, Johnny
& Dalia, Tex Nakamura (a Japanese Brutha!),
and Wino Boogie became names to remember…
and a musical experience never to forget!
Some great Chicano music, not ALL performed by Chicano artists, can be heard on the
world wide Internet radio stations
EastLARevue.com and ChicanoExpress.com.
If you haven’t heard the variety of Chicano
music tastes yet…check it out, 24 hours a day,
heard around the World.
I went to an outdoor car show a couple of
weeks ago in Lake View Terrace, California,
where I was able to catch a live music performance by my good friends Tierra, along with
the comical genius of comedian Gilbert Esquivel,
another good friend. Again, another great
Chicano music-entertainment experience, with
people of all races enjoying the moment, and
having a great time.
July 4th, both Tierra & The Temptations will
be performing at Hansen Dam in Lake View
Terrace. (Admission is FREE, too!)
The San Fernando Valley Marine Corps
League will be hosting a great slew of Chicano
music shows that will showcase the many tastes
of Chicano music ranging from 1940’s-50’s
Pachuco Boogie-Swing, to Classic Soul Oldies, Latin Jazz, hard core Rock & Funk, Disco,
Cumbias, Blues, Rock-a-Billy,Tejano, and a bit
of new stuff….all for your enjoyment at the
San Fernando American Legion Hall starting
in July. (All to be listed in our calendario section here on LatinoLA)
Scheduled acts include Pachuco Jose y los
Diamontes, Wino Boogie, The Sidetracs Bands
featuring Sara Morgan, Blues Straight Up,
George Salazar’s 2nd Time Around Band, the
Anthony Prieto Band, Soul Pursuit, The Company, Satisfaction, Kool Breeze featuring Rocky
Padilla, Louie Parra, and Three Mad Latins,
and the incomparable Mr. Bob DeSena & the
Bob DeSena Latin Jazz Band.
Names you may or may not know...but rest
assured, they draw a crowd of special people
who appreciate the art of music and dancing
and living life...Chicano style !...and you are
most cordially invited!
English or Spanish (with a little slang in between), artists and audiences of all colors and
Raza’s, it’s Chicano music in the Land of 1000
Dances, a truly AMERICAN experience on
American soil, at it’s best.
…won’t you step out and taste a little?......
¡ASK A MEXICAN!
to exclude him
from being a
Dear Mexican: Please settle a dispute. “real American”
and you are
I’m an Anglo living and working in
Mexico for years, in Culiacán, Sinaloa (I where you live
and who you
married one of the famous Sinaloa
beauties). My Spanish is passable and I choose to be. I
sure feel like I
live and function in Spanish. Where I
understand as
live, there are virtually no other North
much as a thirdAmericans, other than English teachers
generation, English-speaking kid from
at the university. Everyone else that I
Colorado. Your opinion?
know is Mexican. In every way, from
Culiche Gringo
television and radio to shopping and
cooking at home, I live like every other
culiche. I like to think of myself as
Dear Gabacho: You know why you’re
sinaloense, and after all these years, my more Mexican than your pendejo of a
friends and family are coming to consider pocho pal? Because you’re smart enough to
me… perhaps not Mexican, but not
call yourself a culiche, what natives of
exactly an extranjero, either. I don’t
Culiacán call themselves (although I’m more
claim to be Octavio Paz, but I know
familiar with culichi, but what do I know—
Mexican literature and history fairly well I’m just a pinche zacatecano). You also
and love and appreciate Mexican culture refer to gabachos as “North Americans,” a
(actually, I think there is more cultural
literal translation of the Spanish
difference between Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, norteamericanos, yet another of our many
and Quintana Roo than there is
synonyms for gabachos. All that said, have
difference between Massachusetts,
sympathy on the pocho. You yourself note
Alabama, and California—but that’s
you are who you choose to be, and if he
another subject). On the other hand, my wants to practice symbolic ethnicity, despite
friend from Colorado was born and
being less Mexican than a Taco Bell shell,
raised in Denver. His Spanish is
by all means allow him! National identity is
marginal and he lives and works just like as fluid as the Pacific, Culiche, and you are
every other North American. His
the grand gabacho proof of it. Now, FedEx
grandparents came from Jalisco,
me some aguachile and chilorio, chingón.
however, and he has a Spanish surname.
He has visited family in Mexico briefly
GOOD MEXICAN OF THE WEEK! A
once since I have known him. In every
decade ago, Chicana artist Alma Lopez
way he lives as a middle-class gabacho. released Our Lady, a digital collage that
The dispute is this: I am increasingly
depicted the Virgin of Guadalupe as a living,
tired of him making snide comments
breathing woman wearing Her trademark
about how I don’t understand Mexico
green shawl but also a bikini made of
and Mexicans. Firstly, he has never
flowers. It proved one of the most
spent any time here—perhaps 20 days
in his life. He has never lived here, and momentous artworks of this millennium,
provoking equal parts praise and outrage by
needs a translator when he visits.
Secondly, he knows next-to-nothing
tapados. Its influence is recounted in the
about Mexican history or culture. It’s
recently released Our Lady of
sad that he doesn’t know Morelos from Controversy, Alma López’s Irreverant
Guerrero, can’t tell a corrido from
Apparition, a collection of essays from
banda, and doesn’t know tacos al pastor
Chicana scholars on the subject complete
from tacos Sonora. Finally, a lot of what
with the chingona DVD, I Love Lupe, a
he says seems frankly wrong. His
perspective on Mexican culture seems short documentary on how Chicana art’s
constant tweaks of the iconic Guadalupe
a lot more East LA cholo than the way
that my middle-class friends and family image. Essential reading for art and Chicana/
here live and think.
o Studies freaks alike!
His response is always that I can’t
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After the Beatification
By Gustavo Arellano
Muerto El Perro
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The coffin of John Paul II..
There were critics of course. A minority said,
John Paul II shouldn’t be considered a blessed
since the sex abuse cases came to light during
his pontificate. They argued, he wasn’t boisterous enough. They also say he did little to stop it.
“Evil exists. Sin exists,” said Catholic priest
Steven Roberts. “That doesn’t take away the
fact that this man lived an exemplary life.”
Others argued he was much too open with
other religions to be considered a blessed in
the Catholic Church- He was the first modern
pope to visit a mosque, a synagogue and a Protestant Church.
“That was the beauty of John Paul II. He
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included everyone,” said Osnet Kumey from
Nigeria. “He brought unity to all corners of the
world.”
For John Paul II to be canonized, which would
make him a saint, yet another miracle would
have to be attributed to him now that he’s a
blessed. Even though the constant cheers are
gone and Catholic groups are no longer strolling down the streets singing to the beat of a
guitar, still there’s an aura, a feeling of having
witnessed something historic.....
“How can I explain it,” asked Jose Ortega
when asked to describe the moment. “I just
can’t. I have no words.”
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La Cuenta Sigue…
Después vinieron las muertes. Según los
últimos números de www.antiwar.com, hasta
hace una semana habían muerto 4452
soldados estadounidenses; 4311 de ellos desde
que George w. Bush dijo “misión cumplida”.
Esas son las muertes de soldados, pero
según WikiLeaks, los documentos “secretos”
del gobierno gringo revelados en el 22 de
octubre del 2010, basados en 54 mil 910
reportes del ejército, hubo por lo menos 109
mil 032 muertes violentas en Irak entre enero
de 2004 y diciembre de 2009. Los reportes
están divididos en cuatro categorías, “Civiles”,
66 mil 081 muertes; “Nación Huésped”, 15 mil
196 muertes; Enemigos, 23 mil 984 muertes, y
“Amigos” 3 mil 771 muertes. Además, claro,
hay que contar a los más de 30 mil soldados
estadounidenses heridos, suicidados,
discapacitados de por vida, mutilados y demás.
Obvio señalar que el 80 por ciento de las
muertes, unas 90 mil, fueron de civiles. Según
la página de Internet www.IrakBody
Count.org, la cuenta puede ser mayor, unas
150 mil muertes, de las cuales alrededor de
122 mil eran civiles. Y peor aún, investigadores
de la Universidad Johns Hopkins de Estados
Unidos y de la firma de investigación inglesa
Opinion Research Business, la cuenta real
puede ser de 1 millón 200 mil muertes
violentas en Irak, de personas que no hubieran
muerto si no hubiera habido invasión.
Y a esa cuenta hay que agregarle otra. No
tengo los datos completos, pero en el año
fiscal 2005-2006 La Migra deportó 206 mil
inmigrantes; en el 2006-2007 fueron 276 mil
912; en el 2007-2008 el número subió a 338
mil, y en el primer año de Obama el número
brincó a 387 mil 790. El año pasado el numero
de deportados fue de 392 mil 862. Este año la
meta de Obama, según Janet Napolitano, es
de 500 mil.
En total, será un millón 700 personas, que
bien pueden echarle la culpa a Osama Bin
Laden de haber sido removidas de sus casas,
trabajos y familias.
Ahí está la cosa. ¿Si ya murió Osama, no
habría manera de que Obama nos quitara la
manota de encima? Se supone que todo
inmigrante era sospechoso de terrorismo
porque los atacantes de las Torres eran
extranjeros lidereados por Osama, pero si el
peligro ya se eliminó, pues debían levantarnos
el castigo.
Ojalá la muerte de Osama trajera esa
consecuencia, pero no lo creo. La guerra
contra los inmigrantes sospechosos de ser
terroristas no se acabará, igual que no acabará
la guerra contra el “terrorismo”, ni acabarán
las muertes en Irak y en Afganistán, ni las
redadas ni las deportaciones, ni el programa de
Comunidades Seguras ni la Polimigra.
Entonces, me pregunto, ¿qué estamos
celebrando?
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more eggs into a shrinking basket,” said Davis,
referring to diminishing reserves on the Colorado River.
Mexico could build the plant itself, but so far
government officials have not shown much
appetite to go it alone. A plant of that size could
cost around $1 billion. Mexico is already building a smaller desalination plant in Ensenada and
another is planned in nearby La Mision. They
would each produce about 5 million gallons per
day and meet strictly local demand.
“For Mexico, they are not looking at this at
all as a last resort. They are in dire need of
water,” Razak said. “Mexico is very much interested in our participation because it’s a matter of economy of scale. If you have more takers of the water, the overall cost of a unit of
water is smaller.”
By 2014, the Rosarito area is expected to
need an additional 24 million gallons of water
per day.
For an indication of just how much Mexico
will be willing to contribute to the final project,
additional funding for a second phase of study
estimated to cost $600,000 is still being negotiated, Razak said.
The Mexican government has agreed to pay
for less than a third.
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PACQUIAO vs. MOSLEY
LA PRENSA brings you a preview of tomorrow night’s Welterweight Championship Matchup between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley
By Steve Galindo III
In a year of upsets, can 39
year-old ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley
do the unthinkable?
If boxing has taught us anything this year, it’s that you
can’t count a fighter out- no
matter how great the odds. In
the last month alone, we have
witnessed three monumental
upsets that have changed the
course of the game. From Orlando Salido’ triumph over previously unbeaten Juan Manuel
Lopez, to Victor Ortiz’ valiant
effort over Andre Berto, to 301 underdog Nobuhiro Ishida’s
stunning upset over James
Kirkland, we’ve seen more
surprises in one month, then we
did in all of last year.
Shane Mosley will look to
continue boxing’s trend of upsets when he challenges Manny
Pacquiao for the World Boxing
Organization welterweight title
tomorrow night, in Las Vegas.
Despite the fact that he is seen
as an 8-1 underdog, the future
hall of famer remains steadfast
in his belief of victory. A veteran of 17 years, Mosley has
been in this position before.
Back in January 2009, the
Lynwood, CA, native faced
similar odds when he took on
one of the most feared fighters
in the sport in Antonio Margarito. Prior to the fight there
were many in the boxing community that feared for the safety
and wellbeing of the then 37year-old fighter. By the end of
the night, everyone feared for
the health of Margarito as his
corner would be forced to
throw in the towel after a masterful nine-round performance
by Mosley.
Since the career defining victory, Mosley has found it difficult to replicate the magic of
that night. Instead, he has
looked rather listless in his last
two outings against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Sergio Mora.
And he isn’t getting any younger; Mosley is set to turn 40 in
September. Still, the three division former champion believes
that he can once again rise to
the occasion as he did when he
faced Margarito. He is quick to
point out that in Pacquiao’s last
fight (coincidentally) against
Margarito; the fighter from
Tijuana was able to connect a
record 229 times onto the frame
of the Filipino (the most out of
any opponent Pacquiao has
faced). “If Margarito is fast
enough to land punches on
Manny Pacquiao than I know I
am fast enough to land punches
on Manny Pacquiao” said the
optimistic Mosley.
Another thing that Mosley
has going for him, is the fact
that in 52 professional fights he
has never been stopped; doing
so would mean that Pacquiao
would have to make history as
the first fighter to achieve this
feat.
The eight-division champion
is no stranger to history. In fact,
him and history are such bedfellows that Nike came up
with a line of t-shirts that read
Manny Knows titles in honor
of his historic feat of winning
eight titles in eight different
weight classes.
While Pacquiao may seem
rather coy on the topic of registering a knockout, his trainer
Freddie Roach appears to be
hell-bent on making sure that
his charge makes Mosley
knockout victim number 39. “It
would be incredible for Manny
to be the first one to stop him
and just prove to the world how
much better he is than that guy
that couldn’t stop him (Floyd
Mayweather Jr.) said Roach.
Reports out of the Wildcard
Gym implicate that Pacquiao is
having one of the best camps
of his career. Unlike in his previous fights, all the distractions
that come along with being a
superstar/congressman have
been put to the backburner.
This could mean a long night
for Mosley.
The Challenger:
“Sugar” Shane Mosley
(46-6-1, 39 KOs)
Age: 39 Height: 5’9"
Reach: 74"
Stance: Orthodox
Representing: Pomona, California
Credentials: Three-division
World Champion, with victories
over Oscar De La Hoya (2),
Antonio Margarito, Fernando
Vargas (2), and Ricardo Mayorga.
Sweet Talkin’: ‘Sugar’
Shane speaks…
On why he was chosen for
this fight: “I think that people
see my power and they know I
will bring an exciting fight. I
think that’s what it is. And also
the fans choose to see the
knockouts. They want to see
someone who has some power.
They want to see a fight where
there is risk being taken. So for
this fight it’s very risky for someone like Manny Pacquiao to fight
someone like myself. So people
want to see what’s going to happen. Is Manny going to get
knocked out? Or is Manny going to knock Shane out? The
unpredictability of the fight
arouses people around the
world. Anything can happen.”
On being such a heavy underdog: “It gives me a lot of
motivation to overcome. I don’t
read too much into it. I don’t
care that people are saying I’m
an underdog or not. What matters is what happens in the ring.
It only matters what happens
on May 7. That’s the only thing
that matters.”
On whether he has the
speed to defeat Pacquiao: “I
look at different fights and I see
in the Margarito fight that
Margarito landed the most
punches ever on Manny Pacquiao. So, if Margarito is fast
enough to land punches on
Manny Pacquiao than I know I
am fast enough to land punches
on Manny Pacquiao.”
The Champion
Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao
(52-3-2, 38 KOS)
Age: 32 Height: 5’6.5 Reach:
67"
Stance: Southpaw
Representing: General Santos
City, Philippines
Credentials: Eight-Division
World Champion. Currently
ranks as The Ring Magazine’s
best pound-for-pound fighter in
the sport, with victories over
Marco Antonio Barrera (2),
Erik Morales (2), Juan Manuel
Marquez, Oscar De La Hoya,
Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La
Hoya, Miguel Cotto, and Antonio Margarito.
Pac-man Pontificates:
Manny Pacquiao…
On his desire to get back
in the ring: “I’m just excited
to get back in the ring and train
hard for this fight. I’m just
ready to give my best. After the
Margarito fight I rested and
didn’t train in the gym. I focused on my job and that’s why
I’m hungry and ready to train
hard and focus on the fight. I
was hungry, excited and motivated to train because I missed
boxing.”
On why this fight will be
better than his last: “This fight
is bigger than the Margarito
fight because Mosley moves
fast and he has good speed and
power. That’s what I want. He
throws a lot of punches. It will
be good for us and it will be a
good fight.”
On why Shane Mosley will
make for a good opponent:
“I’m excited for this fight because Mosley can throw a lot
of punches and he wants to
fight toe-to-toe. Mosley, he’s
former pound-for-pound champion and he’s a good fighter and
a comeback fighter also.”
On getting a knockout:
“We’re not focused for the
knockout. All we do is work
hard and if the knockout comes,
it comes. We’ve prepared ourselves for fighting 12 rounds.
Grading the Undercard:
A crucial question that a fight
fan must ask before shelling out
the $55 bucks to purchase a
pay-per-view event is “Who
else is fighting?” The undercard
for tomorrow night’s event took
a major hit with the cancellation of the rematch between
lightweights Humberto Soto and
Urbano Antillion, but fret not
fight fans for there should be
plenty of action to be seen especially in the stellar matchup
between Jr. Featherweights
Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and Jorge
Arce.
Jr. Featherweight (122
pounds) 12 rounds- Wilfredo
“Papito” Vazquez Jr. (20-0-1,
17 KOs) vs. Jorge “Travieso”
Arce (56-6-3, 43 KOs) — This
bout should add another exciting chapter in the storied rivalry
“El Negocio del Dolor”
“The Business of Pain”
In 1995, Gabriel Ruelas was
on top of the world. A respected champion, the Mexican warrior was one of
boxing’s rising stars, but then a
tragic bout against Jimmy
Garcia in May of that year
changed everything when
Garcia died from injuries sustained in the fight.
Less than seven months
later, Ruelas was an ex-champion, and though he would fight
on until 2003, his fighting spark
was gone and he never looked
at the sport he once loved the
same way again.
This spring, award-winning
journalist Araceli MartinezRose finally tells Ruelas’
story in “Business of Pain,”
the English language version
of the book “El Negocio del
Dolor,” which has already
garnered rave pre-release
reviews.
Featuring the behind the
scenes story of Ruelas’ life
from his humble beginnings in
Mexico to the heights of his
world championship bouts in
Las Vegas and Atlantic City,
“Business of Pain” goes beyond the ring to reveal the complete story of one of the most
compelling boxing figures of
this era.
Also included in “Business of
Pain” are exclusive interviews
with legendary fighters such as
Erik Morales, Azumah Nelson,
Vitali Klitschko, Shane Mosley,
Evander Holyfield, and Carlos
Zarate, making this a mustread for boxing fans and those
wishing to gain a greater
knowledge of this misunderstood sport. And there is no one
better equipped to tell these stories than Mrs. Martinez-Rose,
the former news anchor at
Univision San Francisco whose
20-year career has seen her
win an Emmy award for her
investigative reporting.
“El Negocio del Dolor”,
which is published by RMA, is
scheduled for release on April
29, 2011, with “Business of
Pain” following in June.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
between Puerto Rico and
Mexico. Vazquez will be making his third defense of the
WBO title that he won from
Marvin Sonsona last year. In
Arce, Vazquez will be facing
his most seasoned opponent to
date. The main question heading into this fight is: Does Arce,
a veteran of 62 fights have
anything left in the tank? After
countless wars, my answer is
no. Arce did look impressive in
wiping out his last opponent
Adolfo Ramos in the first
round, but a closer look would
show that Ramos already had
9 loses on his resume prior to
stepping into the ring with
Arce.The much younger, hungrier Vazquez gives his country a much needed boost by
hustling his way to a victory.
Super Middleweight (168
pounds) 10 rounds- Kelly Pavlik
(36-2, 32 KOs) vs. Alfonso
Lopez (21-0, 16 KOs)—the
once heralded Pavlik returns to
the ring for the first time in over
a year. After a stint in rehab (for
alcohol related issues), Pavlik is
ready to rebound from the loss
that he suffered at the hands of
Sergio Martinez last April. First
up for Pavlik is Mexico’s Lopez.
Expect Pavlik to return with a
bang against an overmatched
opponent.
Jr. Welterweights (140
pounds) 12 rounds- Mike
Alvarado (29-0, 21 KOs) vs.
Ray Narh (25-1, 21 KOs) this
match is nothing more but a
showcase for the undefeated
Alvarado. The Chicano fighter
has shown flashes of greatness, but troubles with the law
have ultimately prevented him
from reaching his full potential.
Alvarado looked impressive in
his last outing where he scored
a fourth round stoppage over
Dean Harrison last February.
Gran Predicción:
Pacquiao will be a bit weary
of Mosley’s punching power
which will make him plan a subdued attack. This attack will allow him to methodically break
Mosley down in the opening
rounds, which will pave the way
for Pacquiao to let loose as the
fight goes on. Mosley still has
the heart, will and desire to carry
him the distance, but I believe
that the accumulation of punches that he will receive at the
hands of Pacquiao will prompt
referee Kenny Bayless to stop
the fight somewhere between
rounds 10-11, thus making
Pacquiao the first fighter to stop
‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley.—Steve
Galindo III
Pacquiao with some clean shots
since he has a lot of power in
his punch. I feel he will win the
early rounds, but will eventually start to tire out and wear
down. Pacquiao is quicker and
has a lot of stamina therefore
making it difficult for Mosley
to land power punches as the
fight goes on. The fight will go
the distance and Pac-Man will
win by unanimous decision and
once again be victorious. Hopefully this victory will play a role
in having another Marquez vs.
Pacquiao showdown.” – Tony
“Morpheus” Aguilar, 40, Chula
Vista, CA.
“In my opinion this fight is a
waste of time for Pacquiao
because he could have fought
a much better fighter than
Mosley. The reason is because
we saw what Mosley had in
the tank when he fought against
“Money” Mayweather. I think
this fight will end in the middle
rounds because Manny is just
too fast for Mosley. Pacquiao
should fight Mayweather next
but with his legal problems that
won’t happen anytime soon so
I think he should fight Marquez
because we all know what type
of fights these two fighters will
give the public!”- Pancho
Aranda, 31, Nogales, AZ
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County of San Diego, 91941
Mailing Address: 3688 Vista
Ave., La Mesa, CA 91941
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
09/03/10
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Karina Lizarraga, 3688 Vista
Ave., La Mesa, CA 91941
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Karina Lizarraga
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAR 17, 2011
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.: 2011-008037
4:15 p.m. – Audiencia Pública
5:15 p.m. – Período para
Comentarios del Publico
LUGAR: Southwestern College
Higher Education Center de
Otay Mesa, 8100 Gigantic Street,
Otay Mesa, CA 92154
Para solicitar las reservaciones
de autobús e información
comuníquese con: The Public
Adviser’s Office (Oficina del
Asesor Público)
Tel.: (916) 654-4489 u (800) 822- Published: 4/15,22,29,5/6/2011
6228
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Correo electrónico:
[email protected]
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
Solicitation of Applications
for Membership on the
TransNet Independent
Taxpayer Oversight
Committee
The TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee
(ITOC) is seeking qualified members of the public to fill one vacancy on its seven-member
committee in the following category:
o The chief executive officer
or person in a similar seniorlevel decision making position,
of a major private sector employer with demonstrated experience in leading a large organization. (Term expires May 2015)
ITOC aids in the implementation
of the $14 billion TransNet program, the San Diego region’s
half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements. The
TransNet program is administered
by SANDAG.
As outlined in the TransNet Ordinance and Expenditure Plan,
ITOC provides an increased level
of accountability for expenditures. ITOC members are unpaid, but certain expenses are
reimbursed. Due to their public
service status, ITOC members
must meet strict conflict of interest standards. ITOC functions
in an independent, open, and
transparent manner to ensure
that all voter mandates are carried out, and it develops positive,
constructive recommendations
for improvements and enhancements to the financial integrity
and performance of the TransNet
program. ITOC membership is
open to individuals from throughout the region, who possess a
set of appropriate professional
skills and experience.
More detailed information regarding the ITOC and its responsibilities can be found at www.
sandag.org/itoc. Individuals interested in applying for this ITOC
position should contact SANDAG
for an application at azu@
sandag.org or (619) 699-6961, or
go to www.sandag.org/notices.
Applications must be postmarked
no later than Friday, May 27,
2011.
Published: 5/6/2011
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La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
J & G JEWELRY
1401 Old Janal Ranch Rd., Chula
Vista, CA, County of San Diego,
91915
This Business is Conducted By:
Husband and Wife
The First Day of Business Was:
4/1/11
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
1. Jose Luciano Hernandez, 1401
Old Janal Ranch Rd., Chula
Vista, CA 91915
2. Guadalupe Hernandez, 1401
Old Janal Ranch Rd., Chula
Vista, CA 91915
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant: Jose
Luciano Hernandez, Owner
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 08, 2011
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.: 2011-010614
Published: 4/15,22,29,5/6/2011
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
BERNIE’S HANDYMAN
550 Oxford St. #1101, Chula
Vista, CA, County of San Diego,
91911
This Business is Conducted By:
A General Partnership
Published: 4/22,29,5/6,13/2011
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
U-PAYLESS AUTO SALES
71 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA,
County of San Diego, 91910
This Business is Conducted By:
A Limited Liability Company
The First Day of Business Was:
04/19/2011
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Mahoozi and Shademan LLC,
4564 Cather Ave., San Diego, CA
92122, California
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Mahommad A. Mahoozi, Member
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 20, 2011
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.: 2011-011698
NAME STATEMENT
Published: 4/22,29,5/6,13/2011
La Prensa San Diego
Fictitious Business Name:
MARISCOS LA SIRENA
8450 Avenida de la Fuente, San
Diego, CA, County of San Diego,
92154
Mailing Address: PO Box 722855,
San Diego, CA 92172
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Jose Luis Guzman, 9374 Twin
Trails Dr. #206, San Diego, CA
92129
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant: Jose
Luis Guzman, Owner
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAR 24, 2011
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.: 2011-008819
Fictitious Business Name:
DIVAS PRODUCTIONS
8662 Avenida de la Fuente Ste.
16, San Diego, CA, County of
San Diego, 92154
This Business is Conducted By:
Joint Venture
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
1. Tatiana Martinez, 1939 Meeks
Baydrive, Chula Vista, CA 91913
2. Maribel Moreno, 4445 Bonita
Road Ste. 201, Bonita, CA 91902
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Tatiana Martínez
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 18, 2011
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business Published: 4/22,29,5/6,13/2011
Name in violation of the rights La Prensa San Diego
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
Assigned File No.: 2011-011449
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
Published: 4/22,29,5/6,13/2011
NAME STATEMENT
La Prensa San Diego
Fictitious Business Name:
a. PRIME TIME REALTY
b. QUALITY CHOICE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
MORTGAGE
NAME STATEMENT
3400 E. 8th St. #109, National
City, CA, County of San Diego,
Fictitious Business Name:
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 91950
Mailing Address: Same as above
SOLUTION CENTER
1067-71 Broadway #108, Chula This Business is Conducted By:
Vista, CA, County of San Diego, An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
91911
N/A
Mailing Address: Same
This Business is Conducted By: This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Husband and Wife
The First Day of Business Was: Thuy Doan, 8037 New Salem St.,
San Diego, CA 92126
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Regis- I declare that all information in
this statement is true and cortered by the Following:
1. Carmen Saavedra Islas, 1526 rect.
Welch Pl., Chula Vista, CA 91911 Signature of Registrant: Thuy
2. Jose Mario Islas, 1526 Welch Doan
This Statement Was Filed With
Pl., Chula Vista, CA 91911
I declare that all information in Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Rethis statement is true and cor- corder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 22, 2011
rect.
S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a n t : The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
Carmen S. Islas
This Statement Was Filed With this state of Fictitious Business
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Re- Name in violation of the rights
corder/County Clerk of San Di- of another under federal, state,
or common law.
ego County APR 05, 2011
The filing of this statement does Assigned File No.: 2011-011969
not of itself authorize the use in Published: 4/29,5/6,13,20/2011
this state of Fictitious Business La Prensa San Diego
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
Assigned File No.: 2011-009985
Fictitious Business Name:
LOS REYES TIRE SHOP #6
7267 #B El Cajon Blvd., San
Diego, CA, County of San Diego,
92115
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
04/01/11
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Tomas M. Alcantar, 7267 #B El
Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA
92115
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Tomas M. Alcantar, Owner
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 01, 2011
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights Published: 4/22,29,5/6,13/2011
of another under federal, state, La Prensa San Diego
or common law.
Assigned File No.: 2011-009607
Published: 4/15,22,29,5/6/2011
La Prensa San Diego
13th Street, Imperial Beach, CA
91932
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Teresa A. Vaca, Henry Vaca
Escandon
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 19, 2011
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.: 2011-011617
Fictitious Business Name:
THE BABY GARDEN
405 Alpine Avenue, Chula Vista,
CA, County of San Diego, 91910
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Veronica Baeza, 405 Alpine Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Veronica Baeza, Owner/Proprietor
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 15, 2011
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in Published: 4/22,29,5/6,13/2011
this state of Fictitious Business La Prensa San Diego
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
Assigned File No.: 2011-011284
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
PUBLIC
HEARING
COMISIÓN DE ENERGÍA DE
CALIFORNIA
AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
INFORMATIVA
Y VISITA AL EMPLAZAMIENTO
para la Solicitud de
Certificación de Pio Pico
Energy Center LLC
FECHA: 16 de mayo de 2011
HORA: 3:00 p.m. – Visita al
Emplazamiento
(en autobús desde Southwestern
College
Higher Education Center de
Otay Mesa, 8100 Gigantic Street,
Otay Mesa, CA 92154
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
1. Jose Bernardo Carranza, 550
Oxford St. #1101, Chula Vista,
CA 91911
2. Esteban Carranza, 550 Oxford
St. #1101, Chula Vista, CA 91911
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant: Jose
Bernardo Carranza, Owner
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 14, 2011
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.: 2011-0011219
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
PETRO SEARCH PARTNERS
3131 Camino del Rio South Suite
900, San Diego, CA, County of
San Diego, 92108
Mailing Address: Same
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
4/1/11
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
David Charles Adamcio, 6306
Rancho Mission Rd. #178, San
Diego, CA 92108
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
David Charles Adamcio
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 08, 2011
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.: 2011-010594
Fictitious Business Name:
TOKYO SPA
4442 Vandever Ave., San Diego,
CA, County of San Diego, 92120
Mailing Address: Same
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
4/1/11
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
David M. Moody, 6407 Reflection Dr. #107, San Diego, CA
92124
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
David Moody
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 15, 2011
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
this state of Fictitious Business Published: 4/29,5/6,13,20/2011
Name in violation of the rights La Prensa San Diego
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
Assigned File No.: 2011-011342
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
Published: 4/22,29,5/6,13/2011
NAME STATEMENT
La Prensa San Diego
Fictitious Business Name:
PRENDASSTORE.COM
531 G St., Chula Vista, CA,
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
County of San Diego, 91910
NAME STATEMENT
This Business is Conducted By:
Husband and Wife
Fictitious Business Name:
The First Day of Business Was:
Calligraphy, Ink...
807 13th Street, Imperial Beach, N/A
CA, County of San Diego, 91932 This Business Is Hereby RegisMailing Address: Same as above tered by the Following:
This Business is Conducted By: 1. Carlos Herrera, 531 G St.,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Husband and Wife
The First Day of Business Was: 2. Janeth Guevara, 531 G St.,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
06/07/1988
This Business Is Hereby Regis- I declare that all information in
this statement is true and cortered by the Following:
1. Teresa Ann Vaca, 807 13th rect.
Street, Imperial Beach, CA S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a n t :
Carlos Herrera, Owner
91932
2. Henry Vaca Escandon, 807 This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 18, 2011
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.: 2011-011481
Published: 4/29,5/6,13,20/2011
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
BINATIONAL EDUCATION
SOLUTIONS
4344 Mount Davis Ave., San
Diego, CA, County of San Diego,
92171
Mailing Address: P.O. Box,
710301, San Diego, CA 92171
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
5/4/2011
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Eduardo P. Tanori, 4344 Mount
Davis Ave., San Diego, CA
92117
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Eduardo P. Tanori
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAY 04, 2011
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.: 2011-013275
Fictitious Business Name:
KM CLEANING SERVICE
718 Colorado Ave., Chula Vista,
CA, County of San Diego, 91910
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Karen Molina, 718 Colorado Ave.,
Chula Vista, CA 91910
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Karen Molina
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Di- Published: 5/6,13,20,27/2011
La Prensa San Diego
ego County MAR 30, 2011
The filing of this statement does
not of itself authorize the use in
CHANGE OF NAME
this state of Fictitious Business
Name in violation of the rights
of another under federal, state,
or common law.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Assigned File No.: 2011-009491
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Published: 4/29,5/6,13,20/2011
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
NIK NAK
1879 Logan Ave. #D, San Diego,
CA, County of San Diego, 92113
Mailing Address: 1879 Logan Ave.
#D, San Diego, CA 92113
This Business is Conducted By:
A Corporation
The First Day of Business Was:
4/1/11
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
KaRaNa Inc., 1155 3rd Ave.,
Chula Vista, CA 91911, California
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Kusay KaRaNa, President
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 27, 2011
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.: 2011-012455
Published: 4/29,5/6,13,20/2011
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
NEW ERA CUTS
3338 Fairmount Ave., San Diego,
CA, County of San Diego, 92105
Mailing Address: 3338 Fairmount
Ave., San Diego, CA 92105
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Alberto Camacho, 911 Elwood
St., San Diego, CA 92114
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Alberto Camacho
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 26, 2011
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.: 2011-012258
Published: 5/6,13,20,27/2011
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
DEBIT THIS AND CREDIT THAT
111 Woodman St., San Diego,
CA, County of San Diego, 92114
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
02/01/2011
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Fernando J. Moscoso, 111 Woodman St., San Diego, CA 92114
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Fernando J. Moscoso
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County APR 08, 2011
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.: 2011-010593
Published: 5/6,13,20,27/2011
La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name:
SK SERVICES
10138 Challanger Cir., Spring
Valley, San Diego, CA, County
of San Diego, 91978
Mailing Address: Same as above
This Business is Conducted By:
An Individual
The First Day of Business Was:
N/A
This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following:
Suhey Krishna, 10138 Challenger
Cir., Spring Valley, CA 91978
I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct.
Signature of Registrant:
Suhey Krishna
This Statement Was Filed With
Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAY 03, 2011
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.: 2011-013081
Published: 5/6,13,20,27/2011
La Prensa San Diego
CASE NUMBER:
37-2011-00076414-CU-PT-SC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: DEZI KAPULE, filed
a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
DEZILEILANI LALEEN KAPULE
to DEZILEILANI LALEEN
KAPULE MADRID
THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter
shall appear before this court at
the hearing indicated below to
show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should
not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the
reasons for the objection at least
two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and
must appear at the hearing to
show cause why the petition
should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the
court may grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: 5-24-11. Time: 8:30 AM
Dept: 4. Room: 2nd Floor
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County
of San Diego, South County
Division, 500 Third Ave., Chula
Vista, CA 91910
A Copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least
once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set
for hearing on the petition in the
following newspaper of general
circulation printed in this county
La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third
Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista,
CA 91910
Date: APR 11, 2011
WILLIAM S. CANNON
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 4/15,22,29,5/6/2011
La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:
37-2011-00088663-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: KIMBERLY WALLER
on behalf of minor child KIAREE
WINTERS-WALLER, filed a petition with this court for a decree
changing names as follows:
KIAREE NEVAEH WINTERSWALLER to KIAREE NEVAEH
WALLER
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: MAY 17, 2011. Time: 8:30
AM Dept: 8.
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County
of San Diego, 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101, Central
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: MAR 30, 2011
KEVIN A. ENRIGHT
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 4/15,22,29,5/6/2011
La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:
37-2011-00076537-CU-PT-SC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: ROBERTO CASTANEDA, JR., filed a petition with this
court for a decree changing
names as follows:
ROBERTO CASTANEDA, JR. to
XIMENA ALEXANDRA CASTANEDA
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: 6/1/11. Time: 8:30 AM Dept:
4. Room: 2nd Floor
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County
of San Diego, South County
CHANGE OF NAME
CHANGE OF NAME
Division, 500 Third Ave., Chula
Vista, CA 91910
A Copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least
once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set
for hearing on the petition in the
following newspaper of general
circulation printed in this county
La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third
Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista,
CA 91910
Date: APR 18, 2011
WILLIAM S. CANNON
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 4/22,29,5/6,13/2011
La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:
37-2011-00053806-CU-PT-NC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: WILBERT CHARLES
KUOPUS JR., filed a petition with
this court for a decree changing
names as follows:
WILBERT CHARLES KUOPUS
JR. to BURT CHARLES WRIGHT
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: MAY 31, 2011. Time: 8:30
AM Dept: 3.
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County
of San Diego, North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista,
CA 92081
A Copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least
once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set
for hearing on the petition in the
following newspaper of general
circulation printed in this county
La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third
Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista,
CA 91910
Date: APR 22, 2011
AARON H. KATZ
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 4/29,5/6,13,20/2011
La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:
37-2011-00054041-CU-PT-NC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: MARCOANTONIO
MOTA, filed a petition with this
court for a decree changing
names as follows:
MARCOANTONIO MOTA to
MARCOANTONIO ESPINOSA
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: JUN 07, 2011. Time: 8:30
AM Dept: 3.
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County
of San Diego, North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista,
CA 92081
A Copy of this Order to Show
Cause shall be published at least
once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set
for hearing on the petition in the
following newspaper of general
circulation printed in this county
La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third
Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista,
CA 91910
Date: APR 29, 2011
AARON H. KATZ
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 5/6,13,20,27/2011
La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:
37-2011-00090510-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: BRIDGET ROJAS
BINGHAM on behalf of ISABELLA
ANGELINA ROJAS & ISAIAH
JOSHUA ROJAS, minors, filed
a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:
a. ISABELLA ANGELINA ROJAS
to ISABELLA ANGELINA
BINGHAM
b. ISAIAH JOSHUA ROJAS to
ISAIAH JOSHUA BINGHAM
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: JUN 16, 2011. Time: 8:30
AM Dept: 8.
The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County
of San Diego, 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101
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 3, 2011
KEVIN A. ENRIGHT
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 5/6,13,20,27/2011
La Prensa San Diego
CASE NUMBER:
37-2011-00075484-CU-PT-SC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: LYDIA B. CERVANTES
on behalf of JORGE CORDERO
JR., a minor, filed a petition with
this court for a decree changing
names as follows:
JORGE CORDERO JR. to
JORGE BURGOS
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: 6/6/11. Time: 8:30 AM 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: APR 04, 2011
WILLIAM S. CANNON
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 5/6,13,20,27/2011
La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:
37-2011-00076587-CU-PT-SC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: KARLA CALDERON
and WILBER VALDIVIA on behalf of KAY ALE VALDIVIA, a minor, filed a petition with this court
for a decree changing names as
follows:
KAY ALE VALDIVIA to KALEB
VALDIVIA
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: 6/3/11. Time: 8:30 AM 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: APR 21, 2011
WILLIAM S. CANNON
Judge of the Superior Court
Published: 5/6,13,20,27/2011
La Prensa San Diego
SUMMONS
SUMMONS - (Family Law)
CASE NUMBER: DN164448
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:
YENI CAROLINA VELASQUEZ
MANZANARES
You are being sued.
PETITIONER'S NAME IS:
ALEJANDRO OBANDO-GARCIA
You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are
served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123)
at the court and have a copy
served on the petitioner. A letter
or phone call will not protect you.
If you do not file your Response
on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage,
your property and custody of
your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the
clerk for a fee waiver form.
If you want legal advice, contact
a lawyer immediately. You can
get information about finding
lawyers at the California Courts
Online Self-Help Center (www.
court.ca.gov/self help), at the
California Legal Services Web
site (www.law helpcalifornia.org),
or by contacting your local
county bar association.
NOTICE: The restraining orders
on page 2 are effective against
both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered,
or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by
any law enforcement office who
has received or seen a copy of
them.
NOTE: If a judgment or support
order is entered, the court may
order you to pay all or part of
the fees and costs that the court
waived for yourself or for the
other party. If this happens, the
party ordered to pay fees shall
be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set
aside the order to pay waived
court fees.
1. The name and address of the
court is: Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 325
S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081
2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without
an attorney, is: Alejandro
Obando-Garcia, 774 E. Mission
Ave. Apt. C, Escondido, CA
92025.
Date: FEB 23, 2011
Clerk, by G. MCCLERK, Deputy
NOTICE TO THE PERSON
SERVED: as an individual
Published: 4/22,29,5/6,13/2011
La Prensa San Diego
PAGE 10
MAY 6, 2011
LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
Stories for Azi
A Mother’s Day Sunrise Surprise
(con’t from page 3)
By Jenny Harper
tions to Nana Berta, sister,
Martina Meza Romero that
they ran into their other sister
Apolonia in Mexicali and that
she had been ill for sometime.
This news really concerns Nana
Berta and she along with her
sister Martina, convince their
respective husbands Miguel
Bareno and Olayo Romero, to
seek a better opportunity in the
north, in places like Mexicali and
Calexico, what they really
wanted to do is be with their sister Apolonia. Leaving Loreto
and Comundu is a major undertaking, it requires going to
Guaymas to catch the Steamer
“La Pasita”, take it up the
Penninsula, then travel on land
(Family Features) Start Mother’s Day off
right with a beautiful breakfast in bed. A
pretty tray set with some of the good
dishes and real linens, a fresh flower, and
some delicious food will put a smile on
mom’s face that will last all day.
Golden Sunrise French Toast is
made extra special with evaporated milk
and a splash of vanilla extract. Make sure
you use firm bread so the toast doesn’t
end up soggy.
If she loves eggs, making Scrambled
Eggs with a little evaporated milk gives
them such a creamy texture that she’ll
want to eat them this way all the time.
Add one tablespoon of evaporated milk for
each egg used.
Pour her a Mock Mimosa by mixing
sparkling lime juice or ginger ale to orange
juice. Garnish with a fresh strawberry on
the rim of the glass.
For more delicious ways to surprise
mom on her special day, visit
www.TheCookingMilk.com.
by burro to Mexicali. In 1919,
the combined families of Miguel
Bareno and Olayo Romero
pushed by sisters Berta and
Martina to make the journey
north. Arriving in 1920, in
Calexico, then Lemon Grove
and eventually settling in late
1920, in the Logan Heights area
of San Diego.
To their surprise upon arriving in San Diego, they found
many friends and relatives living in Logan Heights, who had
been part of the earlier migration from Baja, Ca in the
1900s.They lived at 2087 Logan Avenue and all the members of the family old enough
to work, had to find a way to
contribute. Life was not without its tragedy, as oldest son
Manuel contracted Tuberculosis and not having sufficient
resources to treat the disease,
dies, in the prime of his life. The
experience of losing her son,
made Nana Berta double and
triple her efforts to love and
cherish, her family. In fact it is
said, that her sons as adults
with large families, had to go
to her house for menudo, on
the weekends, no matter what.
She always loved to have her
house full of parientes, friends
and neighbors.
She worked at the Cannery,
she did what she could to contribute to the family, and she
was a woman of faith, attending mass at Guadalupe Church,
with the rest of the “Vecinas”.
During World War 2, she
was Blue Star mother and did
her part. She died in 1946, and
her legacy was a very simple
one “she loved and was loved
in return”. A simple but powerful truth.
Golden Sunrise French Toast
Prep: 10 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes
Makes 4 to 5 servings
2 large eggs
1 can (12 fluid ounces) Nestlé Carnation Evaporated Lowfat 2% Milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 to 10 slices (3/4-inch-thick) firm, day-old French bread
Unsalted butter
Maple syrup
Fresh seasonal berries or sliced fruit
HEAT large skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
BEAT eggs in shallow pan or large pie plate; whisk in evaporated milk and vanilla extract.
Whisk in sugar, flour and salt. Add several slices of bread; soak without over saturating.
SWIRL 1 tablespoon butter in hot skillet. Remove bread from batter, allowing excess batter
to drip off; transfer prepared bread to skillet in single layer. Cook for 2 minutes or until golden
brown. Turn over; cook for an additional 2 minutes or until golden. Serve immediately with
syrup and berries. Continue with remaining bread slices, adding 1 tablespoon butter to skillet
for each new batch.
Jenny Harper is Consumer Test Kitchen Project Manager for the Nestlé Test Kitchens
and VeryBestBaking.com. Photo courtesy of Nestlé
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