EDITORIAL
On Monday, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling in the Ricci case. They ruled in favor of white firefighters who had passed a promotional exam for captains and lieutenants with the New Haven, Conn., fire department.19 white men and two Hispanics passed the test. No African American firefighters passed the test. It is noteworthy to [...]

Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D
 El dictamen de la Suprema Corte de Justicia llegó a tocar un nervio sensible de la comunidad latina y de otros grupos minoritarios. Cinco de los cuatro magistrados federales demostraron que, a pesar de haber pisado las mejores universidades del universo, no llegan a captar los prejuicios estructurales incrustados dentro de nuestra [...]

By Raoul Lowery Contreras
 The world watched with horror as a monstrous fire killed 47 children in a government sponsored childcare center in Hermosillo, Mexico, a few days ago.
 This disaster highlights two areas of responsibility to us. First, children must be protected by all means necessary, for they are otherwise defenseless. Secondly, we as a society [...]

By Jerry Sanders
 On June first, the City kicked off new restrictions designed to preserve our limited, and increasingly strained, supply of water. The new mandatory water use restrictions will require all of us to change the way we use water in our daily lives.
 These new restrictions – actually a set of common-sense rules for water [...]

Por José R. Uzal
 El verano del 2006 la Cámara de Repre-sentantes llevó a cabo audiencias para discutir el problema migratorio. En aquel momento, en lugar de audiencias, se esperaba la designación de delegados para homologar el proyecto de ley  HR4437, aprobado por la Cámara, con el proyecto S2611 aprobado por el Senado. Se burlaron de [...]

By Gustavo Arellano
 Dear Mexican: Looking back recently on my distant youth in northwest Ohio, I came to the realization that the sweetest, most beautiful girl this gabacho ever went out with (indeed, in my entire senior class) was the pure-blooded daughter of Mexican immigrants. Am I under the sway of 1) simple nostalgia; 2) racist [...]

By John Philip Wyllie 
 Tijuana-born Bonita Vista High pole vaulter and inside linebacker German Palma doesn’t have to look far for his inspiration when his muscles start to quiver at the end of a long and grueling workout. He just has to think about his father.
 “My dad took care of his 10 brothers and sisters when [...]

SAN DIEGO:
 Big Bay Boom! San Diego Bay (Embarcadero) Fireworks at 9:00 p.m. Best views from boat or land at Shelter Island, Harbor Island, the North Embarcadero, and Seaport Village/Coronado Landing. Simulcast on 105.7 The Walrus FM.
 San Diego Symphony Pops – July 3-5 Marvin Hamlisch Leads A Star-Spangled Pops! Embarcadero Marina Park South
 Coronado – Glorietta Bay [...]

July 11th to August 23rd, 2009 @ the Centro Cultural de la Raza
Opening Reception: Saturday July 11th, 7 to 11pm
 FROM TIJUANA: Alvaro Blancarte, SPEL,,Roberto Rosiquez, Luis Ituarte, Elba Rhoads, Luis Garzón, Libre, Chente, Max Bojorquez
 FROM THE US SIDE: Armando de la Torre, Marion Chacon, Ricardo Islas, Gui-llermo Acevedo, Pablo Aztlan, Crol, Fernando Vossa, Rogelio Casas, [...]

First Person:
By Al Carlos Hernandez
 Writer, director, producer Dennis Leoni broke mainstream media ground several years ago as the creative force behind the Showtime TV Series Resurrection Blvd. He spent five years of his life working 24-7 to give birth to three seasons. Fifty-three episodes and he is ready to jump back into the mix with [...]

The screening of “A Senseless Death” at the San Diego Public Library
WHEN: Wednesday July 8 at 6.30 p.m.
A Discussion with Local Activist Fernando Suarez Del Solar Follows the Film
 The San Diego Public Library will host a screening of A Senseless Death. This new film by Raymonde Provencher tells the little known story of “green card [...]

 San Diego Mesa College is now accepting applications for seven $1,000 scholarships which will be awarded to incoming students who plan to study jazz music at the Mesa College campus this fall.
 The seven merit-based scholarships are offered to incoming students at Mesa College who desire to continue playing jazz with the Mesa College Jazz Band. [...]

Frontera NorteSur
 A voodoo-like doll left on a candidate’s doorstep. Political contenders jailed for shoplifting at Wal-Mart or receiving kickbacks for a garbage dump contract. A century-old cartoon character reborn as a write-in candidate. Flying accusations of narco-corruption. Deadly ambushes and killings. Such has been the stuff of the 2009 mid-term Mexican election campaign.
 On Sunday, July [...]

Por Mariana Martinez
 La pequeña de dos años nunca imagino que una estancia en casa de la abuela terminara en abuso sexual por su propio tío.
 Su caso es uno de una serie de crímenes que involucran a víctimas y victimarios de ambos lados de la frontera que han requerido de mayor coordinación entre autoridades para poder [...]

By Patrick Osio
 You’re planning a vacation trip; you want to stay relatively close to home, no overseas travel, not this year. Maybe Mexico or in the U.S. – but it has to be affordable and with plenty to do. So you’re reading about some cities. You find one of interest, but on reading other information [...]

Por Alfredo Trillo
 Bajé del trolley. Sobre la acera ya había una línea de personas con una carta del Home Land Security Department similar a la mía en las manos. Caminé para colocarme al final, y la línea dio la vuelta a la manzana hasta el mismo sitio donde yo había bajado del trolley.
 Pasaron junto a [...]

In low-income neighborhoods the ratio is one age-appropriate book for every 300 children
 WHAT: Bess the Book Bus, a mobile literacy outreach program, is rolling through San Diego to share the joy of reading and deliver nearly 2,000 books to 100 San Diego Boys & Girls Club children who need them most.
 San Diego is the 31st city Bess the Book [...]

LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos
Por Dinah de Saracho
 El 4 de Julio, Día de la Independencia de Estados Unidos se celebra el acuerdo en el que en 1776 las trece colonias que luchaban contra el reino colonizador, Gran Bretaña, declararon su independencia. La nación que nació de ésta declaración fue Estados Unidos [...]

By Kristi Robusto
Starting to become active? Having trouble with it? Goal setting will help you stick with your activity!
When you are starting to become physically active it is important to set accurate, measurable goals. A coworker said it perfectly: “How can you expect to hit a target without aiming first?” Setting goals will allow you [...]

Consulte la ley aplicable antes de firmar un contrato
¡No Se Deje!
Por Lic. Jess J. Araujo
 Nadie, ni siquiera los más experimentados abogados o jueces, conoce toda ley en efecto en algún momento dado. Pero los abogados saben que es importante determinar cuales leyes aplican a una transacción antes de aconsejarle actuar a sus clientes. Infortunadamente, muchos [...]

Course Fulfills Requirement for Government Assistance Programs
 WHAT: Neighborhood House Association’s Housing Counseling program is hosting a First Time Homebuyer Education Class entirely in Spanish.
 The class will educate and counsel future homeowners on budgeting, finding and maintaining a real estate property, and completing a successful loan transaction. The completion of this 8-hour course will provide qualified [...]

 At-risk adolescents in San Diego will acquire leadership and job skills as they build and renovate affordable housing through a U.S Department of Labor grant that was awarded today to the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council’s training program.
 The $687,500 federal grant, known as YouthBuild, will allow the Labor Council to improve the lives [...]

 The San Diego Regional Hate Crimes Coalition’s (SDRHCC) has given two first place awards in its annual Unity in Action contest. The winners are University City High’s Power of One program and Serra High’s ELEVATED Student Relations Committee.
 The SDRHCC’s Unity in Action contest was developed as a way to recognize programs in our schools that [...]

Why La Raza has a right to celebrate the Fourth
By Andy Porras
 My mother Pepa and I were grocery shopping in the Texas border town of Del Rio, where I was born and raised, preparing for our regular family’s annual Fourth of July picnic, when a Little League teammate of mine, Bubba, bumped into us.
 “Howdy!” [...]

By Laura Carlsen
 Thousands of Hondurans are now in the streets to protest the coup d’etat in their country. They have been met with tear gas, anti-riot rubber bullets, tanks firing water mixed with chemicals, and clubs. Police have moved in to break down barricades and soldiers used violence to push back protesters at the presidential [...]

By Stephen Levy
New America Media
 California stands on the precipice of destroying our safety net and putting our future prosperity in danger by cutting investments in education. This devastation is unwise and can be avoided with a combination of cuts, shared sacrifices and additional federal stimulus money, or, as a last resort, a temporary tax increase.
 The [...]