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January 20, 2012

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Culture Clash Back in SD for “American Night”

By Michael Klam

For almost 30 years now, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Sigüenza of Culture Clash have delivered on-stage history and civics lessons disguised as madcap anarchy.

Their particular brand of comedic social commentary has left audiences revolving from uproarious laughter to contemplation of pressing social problems.

The performance troupe draws its inspiration everywhere, from Shakespeare to Cantinflas, and everything is game for discussion: gender, race, politics, history.

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January 19, 2012

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Commercial/Imperial Corridor Master Plan

City of San Diego  Want development and density increase? Want more people, higher prices – yet few if any jobs paying wages at levels needed to live in what is called “affordable housing.” It seems these are the claims, also there seems to be many claims that it is the communities that are driving redevelopment; yet it [...]

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January 16, 2012

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POWAY LIBRARY FORECLOSURE CLINIC HELPS COMMUNITY SAVE HOMES

The San Diego County Library is partnering with the Housing Opportunities Collaborative to offer free housing help and foreclosure prevention at monthly clinics throughout the year.  On Saturday, January 21 the clinic will be held at the Poway Branch Library, 13137 Poway Rd, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.  The HOC is a HUD-approved housing [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Sweetwater District Political Indictments

A Historical Analysis: By Herman Baca In Mexico they call it what it is, “Corruption, La Mordida.” In the U.S. especially in San Diego County they call it, “Campaign Contributions.” District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis the most anti-Mexican District Attorney in SD County’s history, a Republican with a political agenda, running for Mayor of San Diego. [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Acusaciones Políticas del Distrito Sweetwater

Un Analisis Histórico: Por Herman Baca En Mexico se le llama tal cual es, “Corrupción, La Mordida”. En los Estados Unidos y especialmente en el Condado de San Diego se le llama, “Contribuciones de Campaña”. La fiscal del Distrito Bonnie Dumani, la Fiscal más anti-Mexicana en la historia del Condado de S.D., con una agenda [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Afectan pesticidas jardín de arboles de cereza en una escuela de San Ysidro

Por: Citlalli Rodriguez El jardín de la paz ubicado en la escuela elemental “Beyer” de San Ysidro es una creación que nació gracias a la iniciativa de la profesora Josie apoyada por su esposo Steve Hamada con ayuda de voluntarios de la comunidad con el fin de proporcionales a los pequeños estudiantes, la facilidad de [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Special Report: Elections for End Times

Frontera NorteSur  It’s full-tilt political boogie in the US and Mexico. Media in both nations are saturated with interviews, profiles and satires of the candidates. Cable blasts virtually nonstop news of the Republican primaries and the ones for president and Mexico City mayor south of the border. In 2012 the neighboring countries will experience national, [...]

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January 20, 2012

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A Look Behind the U.S. Drop in Illegal Immigration

  By Michelle Mittelstadt New America Media  Editor’s Note: A recent New York Times op-ed by Dowell Myers argues that we need to shift from an “immigration policy,” focused on border enforcement, to an “immigrant policy” focused on the integration of those who are already here. The argument is based on reports that illegal immigration [...]

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January 20, 2012

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La puñalada en la espalda de Mitt Romney

Por Rafael Prieto Zartha Con una sonrisa de comercial de crema dental para saludar a los latinos con una mano y en la otra con un cuchillo para asentar la puñalada trapera en la espalda, el precandidato republicano a la presidencia, Mitt Romney, lanzó su campaña para lograr el voto hispano en las elecciones presidenciales [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Mt. View/Beckwourth Branch Library Will Present Award-Winning Author Suzanne Santillan

Local Children’s Author Will Discuss Her Bilingual Book “Grandma’s Pear Tree”   The San Diego Public Library will host an author-talk featuring children’s author Suzanne Santillan. She will discuss her award-winning work, Grandma’s Pear Tree, a bilingual children’s picture book. This event, which is free and open to the public, is at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Bilingual Future for Calif.’s Spanish-language Media?

  By Suzanne Manneh New America Media  After nearly a decade of serving the Central Valley, the Spanish-language weekly El Sol De Visalia, printed its last edition in late December. The newspaper, which was published by the Gannett-owned Visalia Delta Times, had not been faring well in the economic downturn, according to Eduardo Stanley, its [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Homie Improvement

 First Person: By Al Carlos Hernandez I suddenly find myself on sabbatical from my university teaching job; a socio-psychological indulgence and affectation that I have come to adore and cherish. Note to world: my academic hiatus was not volitional, but rather collateral damage from some failed economic policies. I clearly remember talking to my Dean. [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Southbay Office Depot Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Funding for Non-Profit Organizations

  By Michael P.A. Rodriguez, Jr. On Thursday mid-afternoon on January 12th, a standing crowd formed a circular huddle motion where store workers, management, National City public officials, National City Chamber of Commerce officers and members, non-profit organizations, guests who gathered for the presentation at the Office Depot for the tentative Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at [...]

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January 20, 2012

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The Secrets to Doing Business with the Utilities

   The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CA-HCC) and the CAHCC Southern Region Chambers bring together the Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), utility companies and successful Hispanic suppliers to discuss the “Secrets to Doing Business with the Utilities.” Staff from the CPUC will discuss the “Certification Process,” how to get it completed and approved, how to [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Por la unidad familiar

LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Por Luisa Fernanda Montero  El anuncio del gobierno de realizar un cambio regulatorio para reducir el tiempo que los ciudadanos estadounidenses permanecen separados de sus familiares indocumentados que quieren regularizar su estatus, es un paso en la dirección correcta. Pero para empezar, es importante dejar [...]

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January 27, 2012

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TEZOZOMOC SPEAKS

Accountability is a buzz word we hear all the time. That is why the voters passed a law that held politicians accountable when it comes to passing a real budget. Seems they don’t like that so they are suing so that next time they pass a crappy budget the State Controller won’t dock their pay… [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Sanders’ opening video reflects his lack of leadership in minority communities

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders gave his final State of the City last Thursday. Thursday is when this paper goes to print, which means we didn’t have an opportunity to comment in a timely fashion. For those who saw or heard his speech, his opening video montage played to the music of “Hells Bells” (a [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Tucson’s Sin of Scandal: Failing Students

Commentary: By Rodolfo F. Acuña What is missing in the media’s coverage of the elimination of the Tucson Unified School District Mexican American Studies program is that students were learning and they wanted to go to school. I take this shutdown personal. One of the reasons I have stayed in education for over fifty-five years [...]

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January 20, 2012

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Romney: las dos caras de su moneda

Comentario: Por Maribel Hastings America’s Voice  Con la primaria republicana de Florida en puerta, la primera que manifiesta ampliamente el cortejo del voto hispano del estado del Sol, no deja de sorprender que republicanos como Mitt Romney sigan pensando que la estrategia que aplican para apelar al voto cubanoamericano del Sur floridano es la estrategia [...]

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January 20, 2012

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A Criminal Republican Legislator

Commentary: By Raoul Lowery Contreras Howls of laughter bounce off the walls in California’s capitol, Sacramento with the revelation of an exciting new criminal defense that follows the creative “Twinkie Defense” in San Francisco a generation ago that justified murder. The “tumor” defense of Democratic legislator Mary Hayashi bamboozled a judge enough to lower her [...]

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January 20, 2012

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The Public Forum … El Foro Público…

TOT not fair to hotel owners Three years ago, the motel & hotel owners in Chula Vista voted to approve an amendment to the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) of 2 1/2% (on top of the existing 10%) that persons staying in our motels/hotels would have to pay. It’s purpose was to “put more heads in [...]

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