By Yvette tenBerge
The parents,
teachers and community members who have attended the San Diego
Unified School District board meetings over the past three years
have had to develop a tolerance for disrespect.
It is Tuesday, May 22nd, and a crowd is gathering for the district's biweekly board meeting at 4100 Normal Street. Although many concerned parents have taken time off from work simply to observe the proceedings, a large number of them have made the trip especially to speak out on issues that affect their children.
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Powerlines: The Era of Bad Feelings
Jim Hahn sets a city against itself, and comes out
on top
by Harold Meyerson
I. Sucker-Punched
The future is on hold here, at least for a few more years.
Give Jim Hahn credit: He organized one last victory for the old
Los Angeles. In a city that's increasingly young and Latino, Hahn
put together enough older white and black support to defeat Antonio
Villaraigosa in Tuesday's mayoral contest. Dispatching Villaraigosa
required Hahn to engage in the kind of sliming the city had not
known since the heyday of Sam Yorty, but Hahn proved equal to
the task.
Los Angeles No Pudo Tener Alcalde Latino
Por Jesus Hernandez Cuellar
Después de grandes esfuerzos comunitarios y dos rondas
electorales, Los Angeles no logró tener un alcalde latino
como se esperaba al ser derrotado el 5 de junio el ex presidente
de la Asamblea de California, Antonio Villaraigosa, a manos de
su rival el procurador muncipal James Hahn.
President Bush Signs Tax Relief Bill
(The following is an adbridged statement by President
Bush at the signing ceremony for this tax cut.)
Some months ago, in my speech to the Joint Session of Congress,
I had the honor of introducing Steven Ramos to the nation. Steven
is the network administrator for a school district. His wife,
Josefina, teaches at a charter school. They have a little girl
named Lianna. And they're trying to save for Lianna's college
education.
Noticias de México...
Hay avances sobre policías asesinados: AGA
Niega Procuraduría arresto de asesinos
Mientras tres presuntos asesinos de otros tantos agentes ministeriales
permanecen detenidos y se espera su consignación hoy al
Juzgado Penal en turno, la Procuraduría General de Justicia
del Estado (PGJE) dijo desconocer el arresto.
First
Person
"I Survived A Colombian Paramilitary
Death Squad"
EDITOR'S NOTE: About one in four of Colombia's 42 million
citizens are black — but they account for some 70 percent
of those forcibly displaced by violence and are also over-represented
among those killed by aramilitaries. Luis Gilberto Murillo, one-time
governor of Choco, found that trying to find a neutral position
and protect resources nearly cost him his life. Now 35, Murillo,
the youngest popularly elected governor in Colombian history,
spoke to Mary Jo McConahay, who transcribed and translated his
story.
PROBEA: Successful Binational and Bioregional
Environmental Education
by Greg Bloom
The Proyecto Bio-regional de Educación Ambiental (Bioregional
Environmental Education Project, PROBEA) teaches educators how
to teach their Baja California students about the environment.
Based on the notion that the environment offers an integrated
context for learning, PROBEA centers its programming on the watershed
in which its students live, according to Doretta Winkelman, one
of the organization's directors. This focus on watershed means
that PROBEA is a bioregional organization as much as it is a binational
one since Tecate, Ensenada, Tijuana and San Diego share the same
watershed.
Pilot
Fifth Avenue Academy Meets Individualized, Special Education
Needs for
Students
Most traditional schools and even special education classrooms
cannot always provide the highly specialized instruction required
by some students in the special education program. To serve this
very small group of students, districts often turn to independent,
non-public schools—at a cost of about $27,000 annually per
student. Districts only recuperate a fraction of that cost from
the state.
Transfer Admissions to UC From California
Community Colleges Up 9.1 Percent;
17.9 Percent for Underrepresented Minorities
University of California campuses have admitted 12,221
California resident transfer students from the California Community
Colleges for fall 2001, a 9.1 percent increase over the previous
year. Among underrepresented minorities African American, American
Indian and Chicano/Latino students the increase is 17.9 percent.
Las admisiones de transferencia de los colegios
comunitarios a la UC aumentan
9.1%; 17.9% para las minorías sub-representadas
Los recintos de la Universidad de California han admitido a 12,221
estudiantes transferidos residentes de California procedentes
de los Colegios Comunitarios de California para el otoño
del 2001, lo cual representa un aumento de 9.1 por ciento sobre
el año anterior. Entre las minorías subrepresentadas
chicano/latinos, afroamericanos e indios americanos el aumento
es de 17.9 por ciento.
Cal State San Marcos Program Offers Degree
Opportunities for Working Adults
A flexible schedule adult education program at California
State University San Marcos gives full-time working students the
chance to complete a four-year degree without attending daytime
courses. The Program for Adult College Education, or PACE, is
an upper division program that offers majors in liberal studies,
social sciences, sociology, and history. Applications are currently
being accepted to Cal State San Marcos and to PACE for fall 2001.
Governor Davis Launches Program to Help Low-Income
Families Pay Energy Bills
Sacramento — Governor Gray Davis today announced
a new, enhanced energy assistance program designed to help California's
low-income residents reduce energy consumption and pay their energy
bills.
Nueva Información Sobre Apagones Publicada
en las Facturas de SDG&E en Junio
Los Números de Circuito y Bloque Proveen Valiosa
Información con Aviso por
Anticipado
Como parte de sus permanentes esfuerzos por ayudar a los clientes
a prepararse ante las interrupciones del servicio ya previstas
a ser ordenadas por el estado de California durante este verano,
a partir del Viernes, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
comenzará a publicar información específica
sobre el corte de energía en sus facturas. Todos los clientes
de SDG&E sabrán a qué bloque de reducción
de electricidad y circuito individual pertenecen, de manera que
puedan recibir un aviso anticipado sobre los cortes de energía
rotativos.
California Bank & Trust Partners with Freddie
Mac to Provide Affordable Housing
Solutions
Unique Housing Finance Plan Helps Low- and Moderate-income
Families Realize Dream of Home Ownership
California Bank & Trust announced this week its participation
in a landmark $25 million private-sector initiative that will
significantly help more California families overcome income, credit
and savings barriers to home ownership without public subsidies.
Hispanic
Radio Network/La Red Hispana
Eduardo Salinas
Tragedia de Yuma, icono de un viaje sin destino
ni retorno
Edgar Adrián Martínez era un joven lleno
de inquietudes, ajeno a los vicios, fanático del fútbol,
y que se ganaba la vida trabajando. Soñaba con la autosuficiencia
económica para llevar a casa las cosas que su modesto salario
siempre le había negado.
Community Notes.....
San Diego Swings For Seniors at Inaugural Golf Classic
Golf aficionados will hit the greens to raise money for low-income
seniors at Senior Community Center's inaugural charity golf classic.
Penned "Swinging for Seniors," proceeds from the tournament
will benefit the center's nutrition, social work and health programs.
Editorial
County Redistricting Committee Set to Submit
Decennial Redistricting Plan
Once every ten years, after the census count is taken,
the law requires the Board of Supervisors to change the existing
supervisorial district boundaries. This is done to divide the
districts into sections that are roughly equal in population.
As the ebb and flow of county migration occurs, and as babies
are born and people pass away, the actual population of an individual,
supervisorial district changes. Disparities in the number of people
that a supervisor represents may limit his ability to serve his
district.
Editorial
Donna Frye Fries Danon, Union Tribune
& Ron Roberts
The political winds of change are blowing throughout San Diego.
Donna Frye, a liberal Democrat, environmentalist, people person
and a non-establishment person, defeated Steve Danon, Republican,
prodigy of Supervisor Ron Roberts (R). Danon was known as a friend
of Developers & of the Real Estate industry and was endorsed
by the Union Tribune, the voice of the Republican establishment.
Editorial
Villaraigosa's Loss Raises Questions Amongst
the "People of Color"
What first appeared to be a "slam-dunk" for
the "people of color" in Los Angeles' mayoral race,
has instead brought to light the serious breach between the African-Americans
and the Mexican-American/Latino communities in L.A.
Commentary
Bush Meeting With Hispanic Caucus Resolves
Little on Issue of Vieques
By Ed Morales
President George Bush recently met with the Hispanic Caucus
of the House of Representatives. They presented him with a petition
signed by 110 Democratic members of Congress, asking him to order
the immediate and permanent cessation of bombing tests on Vieques,
a small island of Puerto Rico's east coast.
Commentary
Honoring Our Commitment to Our Nation's
Veterans
Our veterans deserve deeds as well as words!
By Congressman Bob Filner
The new movie "Pearl Harbor" is breaking box office
records as millions of Americans of all generations are filling
theaters around the country to see a story that depicts one of
the most traffic wartime events in our nation's history. Plans
for a World War II Memorial on the National Mall are under way.
There seems to be a renewed interest in remembering and honoring
our nation's veterans.
Commentary
Microsoft Derails In The Hispanic Market
By Efrain H. Logreira
Bill Gates introduced a cheap freight car to be added to the
powerful train of the U.S Hispanic market. In February, the software
giant launched a seminar "tour" in New York City labeled
"Build Your Business," which is running throughout 14
cities across the nation until next October. The purpose of the
program is to attract and persuade Hispanic and other minority
entrepreneurs to embrace e-commerce and to purchase Microsoft's
desktop products and "bCentral which features various Internet
tools.
The Public Forum ... El Foro Publico
Chavez and Contreras, Oreo's
I read your two editorials of June and May 25 about George
W. Bush and I agree with your ideas completely.
Just Another Poster? Chicano Graphic Arts In
California'
The stories of Chicanos are told in the vivid art of posters,
which were originally displayed on building walls, telephone poles,
and other surfaces within the urban landscape. These powerful
graphic works, created by artists to raise awareness and rouse
conscience, will be shown in the groundbreaking exhibition, "Just
Another Poster? Chicano Graphic Arts in California," on view
at the UCLA Fowler Museum June 16 through December 9.
"Bead and Roses"
Introducción de Andrew L. Stern, Presidente Internacional
del SEIU
Sólo los personajes de ""Bread and Roses""
(Pan y Rosas) son ficticios. La alentadora historia es verdadera
y continúa sucediendo en miles de empresas de los Estados
Unidos cada día. Los empleados de limpieza de Los Ángeles
realmente tomaron parte en esta heroica lucha por defender su
dignidad y porque se hiciera justicia económica. Y ganaron
- y siguen ganando - uniendo sus fuerzas en la campaña
del sindicato SEIU Justicia para los Empleados de Limpieza.
Bread and Roses
Maya es una vivaz joven mexicana a quien sus sueños
la mueven a buscar una vida mejor en América. Después
de una peligrosa experiencia con la guardia fronteriza y con unos
"coyotes" sin escrúpulos que la introducen ilegalmente
en el país, llega a Los Ángeles preparada y deseosa
de encontrar trabajo. Su hermana mayor, Rosa, una mujer casada
con dos hijos y un marido enfermo, es muy consciente de la dolorosa
realidad que aguarda a los latinos en los Estados Unidos. Pero
Maya se siente inexorablemente optimista y agradecida por cualquier
oportunidad que se presenta, incluyendo la posibilidad de trabajar
junto a Rosa limpiando edificios de oficinas durante la noche.
Concurso Literario Nacional.
Por: Paco Zavala
Tijuana en su afán de progresar y destacar en la comunidad,
en el estado, en la nación y en el mundo entero, siempre
atenta a las inquietudes que diariamente brotan en sus habitantes,
que alertas a los acontecimientos que suceden en el mundo entero,
constantemente solicitan, piden y exigen actividades que de una
manera o de cualquier otra los lleven por la senda de la realización
y de la canalización de sus necesidades para destacar en
los panoramas que invaden el ámbito mundial.
Reflejos Culturales en Tijuana.
Por: Paco Zavala.
Ya se están anunciando por todos los contornos en la
ciudad de Tijuana la finalización del ciclo escolar en
todos los niveles, ya se planea hacia donde se dirigirá
la brújula que transporte a la familia, que dizque para
descansar del trabajo y del ajetreo que implica ser estudiantes
y para los progenitores atender a estudiantes.
Gane $2,000 en el Concurso Nacional del Cartel
del Festival de la Hispanidad
El Festival de la Hispanidad invita a artistas, amateurs
o profesionales, a participar en el Concurso Anual del Cartel
Conmemorativo. El cartel ganador será utilizado para
la promoción local, nacional e internacional del Festival
de la Hispanidad celebrado en Miami, Florida. Desde hace catorce
años el concurso tiene una proyección nacional,
habiéndose recibido el año pasado más de
100 obras de artistas de todos los Estados Unidos.
Calendar of Events...
by Berenice Cisneros
"The Soprano's Last Supper"
Producers of "Joey & Maria's Comedy Italian Wedding,"
are pleased to announce the opening of "The Soprano's
Last Supper" beginning Friday, June 15th at 7:30 p.m.
in its new location at the historic Culy Theatre.
Invitación para todas las poetas del
mundo
En noviembre del año 2001 se reunirán en
México las más importantes poetas del mundo. Será
el IX Encuentro Internacional de Mujeres Poetas por lo que ésta
es una invitación a todas aquellas mujeres autoras de la
poesía contemporánea en cualquier parte del mundo.
Talking to Myself: Culture, Fantasy and the
Domestic Condition
Porter Troupe Gallery, 301 Spruce Street, in the Hillcrest
area of San Diego, announces the opening of Talking to Myself:
Culture, Fantasy and the Domestic Condition, a multi-media
exhibition of art and design. Exhibiting artists include Angel
Adame, Pilar Agüero, Marlene Angeja, Candida Alvarez, Susan
Bee, Alex Gano, Wendy Maruyama, Nora Moore, Marie Najera, Lezley
Saar and James Watts.
Two Old friends get together; both looking to
end losing streaks
By John Philip Wyllie
Saturday's San Diego Spirit soccer game was more than just
another date on the 21 game schedule for Mexican national team
defenders, Gina Oceguera and Lisa Nanez. For the Spirits' Oceguera
and the CyberRays' Nanez, the game, which ended in a 1-0 CyberRay
victory, provided a perfect opportunity for these two old friends
to get together.
Ringside Notes
HARRIS AND SCOTT TO HAVE A BLUE JUNE: On June 15 at Philadelphia's
famed Blue Horizon, Vivian Harris will headline an ESPN2 "Friday
Night Fights" fight card when he battles Golden John-son
in a 10 round junior welterweight bout.
DIRECTV PARA TODOS Presentará a Oscar
De La Hoya en su Lucha por el
Campeonato Superwelter del Consejo Mundial de Boxeo
DIRECTV, el proveedor líder de entretenimiento
por satélite para los hogares hispanos, ofrece uno de los
eventos boxísticos más anticipados del año
cuando el "Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya se enfrente
a Javier Castillejo por el Campeonato Superwelter del Consejo
Mundial de Boxeo.
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