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The City of Chula Vista’s centennial celebration is off to a rough start after, only, the second meeting
By Daniel Muñoz
The City of Chula Vista is the early stages of planning for the celebration of the 100 year existence of the city. The first meeting was held September 21, 2009 when the official planning committee, the Committee of 100, co-chaired by the Mayor Cheryl Cox and city councilperson Pamela Bensoussan, kicked off the [...]
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Friday, February 5, 2010
Utility/Construction
Utility Worker I/II (Collection Systems)
$21.05– $29.01/hr
Otay Water District is seeking a Utility Worker I/II to assist in the construction and maintenance of water distribution, wastewater collection, water reclamation and related facilities.
Please visit our online Employment Center at www.otaywater.gov for more information and to submit an online application. For earliest consideration please submit an application by [...]
MINORITY CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES
Friday, February 5, 2010
Notice of Request for Qualifications No. 112
For Engineering Services for the Gotham Road Widening Project at Southwestern College located at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910.
Notice is hereby given by the Southwestern Community College District of San Diego County, California, hereinafter referred to as the District, acting by and through its Governing Board, [...]
Frank Parra the best man for the job?
Friday, February 5, 2010
Editorial:
We haven’t really heard much complaining coming out of National City over the recent announcement by City Manager Chris Zapata who selected and has appointed City Councilman Frank Parra as the next –soon to be determined title— Director of the Fire Department. Technically, Parra can’t be called Fire Chief of National City because he is [...]
California Los Necesita
Friday, February 5, 2010
Comentario:
Por: Damon Dunn
California es reconocida en el mundo por su clima y sus hermosas playas, su diversidad y sus famosas atracciones en todo el estado, desde Lake Shasta y San Francisco hasta Los Angeles y San Diego. Sin embargo, no hace mucho le hemos agregado otra distinción a nuestro estado: déficits históricos y devastadores, [...]
La incineración de los años viejos
Friday, February 5, 2010
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Por Rafael Prieto Zartha
America’s Voice
Al revisar mis archivos electrónicos me encontré con un artículo que escribí en los últimos estertores de 2004 y que publicó el diario The Charlotte Observer el 1 de enero de 2005 sobre la tradición que observa la gente de los Andes sudamericanos de quemar los años viejos para dejar atrás [...]
TEZOZOMOC SPEAKS
Friday, February 5, 2010
El Chicano, Herman Baca, wins one from the man. Baca’s questioning of illegal service charge forces the city of National City to pay back the $10.50 they were charging for processing businesses licenses. If Baca hadn’t said anything National City would have continued on with this illegal charge, that you could have counted on. Seems [...]
Continue reading...Derecho de los gays
Friday, February 5, 2010
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Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D.
Finalmente se ve una lumbre que brilla al final del túnel que conduce a los gays hacia el Pentágono. La tolerancia empieza a ganar terreno en la institución militar.
Durante su pronunciamiento en el Congreso, el presidente Barack Obama propuso, ante la mirada atónita de los comandantes de las Fuerzas Armadas, que los [...]
¡ASK A MEXICAN!
Friday, February 5, 2010
By Gustavo Arrellano
SPECIAL NARCO EDITION
Dear Mexican: How can a formerly proud Latina like myself feel proud to be Mexican again after my beloved relative was murdered in Mexico by narcos while visiting? I still have love for my heritage, and I understand that many Mexican people live in desperate situations because they have no [...]
San Diego celebra el Bicentenario de México con cultura
Friday, February 5, 2010
Por Pablo Jaime Sáinz
Durante el 2010 los mexicanos en el Condado de San Diego celebrarán en grande el Bicentenario de la Independencia y el Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana.
Encabezados por el esfuerzo del Consulado General de México en San Diego, los festejos patrios en el condado incluirán cine, arte, música y demás muestras de la [...]
Réplica de La Casa de Ana Frank se Exhibirá en el CECUT
Friday, February 5, 2010
Tijuana, B.C.— Con la inauguración de una serie de exposiciones bajo el título Holocausto. Recordemos por siempre, en el CECUT, dará inicio la serie de actividades en torno al Día Internacional de Conmemoración en memoria de las víctimas del Holocausto, a realizarse hasta el próximo 25 de febrero, misma que se complementa con lecturas, presentación [...]
Continue reading...Community Notes:
Friday, February 5, 2010
First Time Homebuyer Education Class
-Course Fulfills Requirement for Government Assistance Programs-
WHAT: The Neighborhood House Association’s Housing Counseling program is hosting a First Time Homebuyer Education Class to provide first time homebuyers with the knowledge and confidence needed when purchasing their first home.
This class fulfills the requirement for potential buyers to utilize government assistance programs such [...]
Dream Catcher
Friday, February 5, 2010
Called a dreamer his whole life, Tijuana’s Antonio DeMarco is one step away from fulfilling his ultimate dream of becoming the Lightweight Champion of the world
By Steve Galindo III
World Boxing Council interim lightweight champion, Antonio DeMarco is still in disbelief. At 24, the Tijuana resident by way of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico is [...]
Beating Back the Puerto Vallarta Blues
Friday, February 5, 2010
Frontera NorteSur
Not too long ago, Dyviam Romay and David Luna were busy selling fine furnishings to second-home buying foreigners who were snatching up properties in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
An internationally-known interior designer, Luna’s gift of creating culturally blended home environments kept local store manager Romay with plenty of things to do during the work-day. Then the [...]
Ciudad Juárez Descends into Another Circle of Hell
Friday, February 5, 2010
By Laura Carlsen
El Paso’s troubled twin, Ciudad Juárez, descended into another circle of hell this weekend when hitmen opened fire on a house where teenagers were celebrating a football victory. As of today, sixteen people—mostly youth—have died on the scene or from wounds in the hospital. The community is stunned, the nation shocked, and the [...]
Politicians Propose Drastic Measures
Friday, February 5, 2010
Frontera NorteSur
Sharp debate over the direction of Mexico’s narco war has broken out in the wake of twin massacres in northern Mexico last weekend. As the death toll from the narco violence punctures past records, some political leaders propose drastic responses that could curb civil liberties.
In the northern Mexican city of Torreon, Coahuila, Mayor Eduardo [...]
Approval of Land Exchange Breathes New Life into the Chula Vista Bayfront Plan
Friday, February 5, 2010
The Board of Port Commissioners adopted a resolution on February 2, 2010, approving a land exchange between the Port and North C.V. Waterfront L.P., also known as Pacifica. The land exchange is the first step in the redevelopment of the Chula Vista bayfront, which will include a balance of jobs, environmental buffers, housing and recreation.
The [...]
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