See Gabriel Rangel and Sadie compete Thanksgiving Day on NBC

By James Klein
 NEW YORK (KPRENSA) – The National Dog Show is the most famous dog exhibition in the country.  It’s a two day competition that takes place every year in Philadelphia. This year’s edition will be televised on Thanksgiving day on NBC. The show will be [...]

By John Philip Wyllie

 When the Chula Vista Spartans (6-4, 4-1) host the El Camino Wildcats (3-7) tonight  in the first round of the CIF San Diego Section Division I playoffs they will be riding the arm of senior quarterback, Victor Perez.  The 6’6” 215 pound Perez led the Mesa League this season with 1635 passing [...]

 The Mother Goose Parade Association has announced the Grand Marshals for the 63rd Annual Mother Goose Parade on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 – the “Chula Vista Park View All-Stars!”
 The Chula Vista Park View All Stars became the first Little League World Series champions from San Diego County in 48 years by defeating Taoyuan, Taiwan, 6-3, [...]

 LEARN, the San Diego County Library’s adult literacy services, in partnership with the Laubach Literacy Council, will be hosting a free tutor training for volunteers interested in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to adult learners from other countries. The two-part training will be held on consecutive Saturdays, November 14th and 21st, from 10 [...]

(ConCiencia News) — La Oficina del Censo hace un llamado para que los hispanos, sin importar su situación migratoria, participen en el conteo del próximo año. El hacerlo hará que se beneficien con los resultados a nivel de grupo étnico.
 “Los condados y las ciudades solicitan fondos con propuestas donde tienen que demostrar las cifras del [...]

Frontera NorteSur

 A caravan aimed at upholding women’s rights and stopping violence against women in Ciudad Juarez and Mexico is headed to the US border. Organized by Women in Black along with other women’s and human rights organizations, the caravan set off from Mexico City on November 10.
 Prominent Chihuahua City women’s activist Irma Campos Madrigal spoke [...]

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Program
 The well-known 19th century Mexican saying— “poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States”—has become more poignant today than ever in the context of the global economic crisis.

 This year Mexico will be one of the worst-hit countries due to the crisis that began in the United States [...]

 La serie de un año de Radio Bilingüe “Frente a la Crisis”, una cobertura a fondo sobre el deterioro económico y su impacto entre los latinos, sale de gira con cuatro horas de transmisión en vivo desde El Centro, en el Valle Imperial de California, y desde Yuma, en el condado de Yuma, Arizona, áreas [...]

By Emily Mullin
Scripps Howard Foundation Wire
 WASHINGTON – Lisa White is not your average third-grade teacher.
 “I guess you could say that I run a tight ship,” said White, a veteran of the Air Force and a teacher at Lamont Elementary School in New Carrollton, Md.
 White, 42, served as a military command and control specialist for eight [...]

Students strongly encouraged to apply before the November 30 Application deadline
 With two weeks remaining until the application deadline, San Diego State University has received 5,400 more undergraduate applications for the fall 2010 semester compared to the same time last year. Still, the university is encouraging all local high school and community college transfer students to [...]

Voters’ Ballot Information for the Oceanside Special Municipal Recall Election December 8, 2009
 The Oceanside Special Municipal Recall Election will be held on December 8, 2009. The ballot contains 2 items to be voted on:
The first item you need to decide on is:
 Shall Jerome M. Kern be recalled (removed) from the office of Member of the [...]

Part of UC Institute to Address Global Health
 The University of California, San Diego will lead a new Center of Expertise on Migration and Health as one of three multi-campus initiatives launched by the University of California system under the auspices of the new UC Global Health Institute.
 The new center is headed by Steffanie Strathdee, PhD, [...]

“Every 15 Minutes” assembly held over two days
 An elaborate re-enactment that brought together three fire engines, two ambulances and even a Mercy Air helicopter demonstrated first-hand for students at Bonita Vista High School the real dangers of drinking and driving.
 The high school hosted the “Every 15 Minutes” program over two days to show 11th and [...]

“Angeles, Quijotes y Bacterias en la Casa de la Cultura Altamira”
Por: Paco Zavala
 En el Pasillo Principal de la Casa de la Cultura Altamira, a partir del pasado viernes 13 de noviembre, encontraremos la Exposición de Pintura “Angeles”, la cual contiene lienzos de pintura realizados por un grupo de 20 niñas, de 4 a 16 años [...]

LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL
El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos
Por Andrea Sarralde
 Hoy en día todos, incluso los niños, tienen en su poder un teléfono celular; un aparato cada vez más versátil que sirve para mucho más que realizar o recibir llamadas telefónicas, pero que si no mantenemos bajo control puede llegar a ser peligroso para nuestros [...]

 The American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholars Program is now accepting applications from African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian students who are pursuing or intend to pursue degrees in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical technology or related majors.
 Renewable awards of up to $5,000 per year are given to qualified high school seniors, community college students and college [...]

 Each year at the State of the City meeting, the Escondido City Council recognizes individuals who have improved the quality of life in the community through volunteer service. Nominations now are being solicited for these awards.
 If you know of an Escondido resident who has made a significant impact to the community, please obtain a City [...]

Amidst vocal student and faculty protest
 Faced with a state funding gap of $1.2 billion next year, a UC Regents’ committee voted Wednesday (Nov. 18) to increase student fees and adopt a financial plan that asks the state to fully fund the university’s needs.
 The fee increases are part of a 2010-11 operating budget that the Regents [...]

By Mary Jo McConahay
New America Media
Editor’s Note: This week marks the 20th anniversary of the murder of six Jesuit priests, their cook and her daughter -– a turning point in El Salvador’s civil war. Former NAM contributing editor Mary Jo McConahay, who has been a reporter for many years in Latin America, was the first [...]

By Khalil Abdullah
New America Media
WASHINGTON — Timing is everything in the arts of war or politics, according to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s Nov. 13 speech on the need for immigration reform.
 “Now, while everyone may agree that the status quo isn’t working, what everyone may not be aware of is how much the immigration landscape [...]

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:
Datel Systems is seeking qualified DVBE’s to participate in a Computer Contract. Please reference Solicitation #220500NB, Computer Systems. Work to be performed in San Diego County. Please contact Bill Bryant at bryant@datelsys.com, 5636 Ruffin Road, San Diego 92123. Please reply before 11/25/09.
Published: 11/13/2009
La Prensa San Diego
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) [...]

Purchasing
Senior Buyer
$55,895.84 – 69,869.58/Annually
The Otay Water District is seeking a Senior Buyer to perform a variety of complex procurement functions. Please visit our web-site or call the job line at 619-670-2740 for job requirements.
Please visit our online Employment Center at www.otaywater. gov to submit the required online application. For earliest consideration please submit an application [...]

Editorial:
Editor’s Note: This past weekend La Prensa San Diego editor, Daniel Munoz, had the opportunity to speak before The Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s “21st Century Council” about the border, immigration and transportation. The following is an abbreviated version of the presentation. The focus of the meeting in general was: a consensus on how we implement [...]

Commentary:
By Roberto Lovato
 As I watched the sad eyes of Lou Dobbs last night while he bade an abrupt farewell to his long career at CNN, I shed the tears that he apparently couldn’t. I cried in part because, regardless of the Basta Dobbs campaign’s — and my own — constitutional differences with his brand of [...]

Commentary:
By John Buell

 The double standard on ACORN exposes the real underside of American politics: Our democracy is skewed against the voices of the poor.
 Some of my best friends have worked for ACORN. They are honest, dedicated and moral individuals who appreciated the mission of this group, which has done so much good for some of [...]

Commentary:
By Maribel Hastings
America’s Voice
 “Americans want a solution to our immigration dilemma, as do law enforcement officials across this nation. But the solution isn’t turning every local police department into an arm of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
 That isn’t a quote from a pro-immigration activist. It’s from an editorial that the former Chief of Police of Los [...]

Commentary:
By Hector Sanchez
 Less than six months from the 2010 census, there is a rising movement in the Latino community to boycott the survey. Not only is this a terribly irresponsible and narrow-minded idea for Latinos, but it would be a detrimental decision that would affect all people that live in their communities.
 The census — conducted [...]

Comentario:
Por José R Uzal

 Los detractores de una reforma del sistema de salud en Estados Unidos, están convencidos de que los ciudadanos no tienen derecho al más básico cuidado médico. En realidad piensan que solo los que tienen poder adquisitivo pueden disfrutar de los beneficios que ofrece el sistema médico más avanzado del mundo. En otras [...]

 By Gustavo Arellano

 Dear Mexican: Whenever I see an ad for a Mexican ramera, they always describe themselves as “spicy.”  Are Mexican women hiding habaneros in their panochas?
Concha Curious

 Dear Gabacho: “I wish I could say that ‘Mexican Spitfire’ Lupe Velez was to blame for the ‘spicy’ epithet so often associated with Mexican femme pulchritude,” says William [...]