La Prensa San Diego

            A San Diego Superior Court Judge has granted the request of HAR Construction to drop Sweetwater Board President Pearl Quiñones from a civil lawsuit. In an action dated Dec. 22, 2011, Judge William Cannon dismissed Quiñones without prejudice. HAR Construction’s litigation against the district continues. TheSweetwaterUnionHighSchool Districtterminated HAR Construction from its contracts at Southwest [...]

Date/Time: Monday, January 16, 2012.  Doors open at 6:45am.  Two-hour program begins at 7:30am. Location: HiltonSan DiegoBayfront |One Park Boulevard,San Diego,CA  Cost:    Admission is $40 per person, $400 per table. Details: For ticket sales and more information, visit the Equality Alliance of San Diego County website or email AllPeoplesBreakfast@equalitysandiego.org.   The living legacy of the [...]

Dear Crossroaders and Friends:  We are hearing from a lot of you concerned about why various people have been left out of the DA’s ongoing investigation into the SUHSD/SWC corruption.  Some are asking where are Jim Cartmill and John McCann in all this.  We know that they have taken tens of thousands of dollars from [...]

San Diego Police Department Sex Crimes detectives arrested Jose Davila, age 53, for the sexual assault of a 20 year-old woman that occurred in Southcrest on December 30, 2011.  Davila voluntarily turned himself into detectives on Sunday, January 1, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.  Davila is a priest at St. Jude’s church located at 3751 Boston [...]

 Kids in Imperial Beach have a new opportunity to hone their cursive skills at the Imperial Beach Library, 810 Imperial Beach Blvd.  Starting January 3, the library is launching a Cursive Club aimed at elementary school students.  The Cursive Club will take place every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., with students spending the first three Tuesdays [...]

Deportation, Family Love, and Love Across Borders are focus of student-produced one-acts at San Diego Mesa College   Three one-act plays written, produced and performed in Spanish by college students will be showcased on Friday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Apolliad Theatre at San Diego Mesa College campus in Kearny Mesa. The production [...]

Forensic DNA Database Expansion: Growing Racial Inequities, Eroding Civil Liberties and Diminishing Returns, a new report released by Generations Ahead, illustrates how communities of color, immigrants, and youth have become ensnared in a forensic dragnet of local, state, and federal DNA database collection programs.  Despite the growing public demand for a fair, accurate criminal justice [...]

Submitted to the college by professors Phil Saenz and Alejandro Orozco Who Support Our Students (SOS), is a coalition of professors and students based at Southwestern College in Chula Vista. Phil Saenz, Professor of Political Science and Alejandro Orozco, Professor of Philosophy, are the faculty organizers of the event. What SOS will hold a rally [...]

 A special hiring event for veterans and military spouses is being held at Liberty Station’s NTC Promenade @ Corky McMillin Companies Event Center THIS THURSDAY!   Please help get the word out to all the veterans & military service members in the community about this free event for their benefit.  Over 300 veterans and military spouses [...]

   Experts Analyze What this Means for the Politics in 2012 and Beyond   Phoenix, AZ – Amidst a busy election day, one of the most talked about races was in Arizona, where the architect of the state’s notorious “papers please” immigration law, State Senator Russell Pearce was decisively defeated by fellow Republican Jerry Lewis in [...]

In the wake of HB 56, Alabama’s extreme immigration law, students have been bullied by their peers simply for looking Hispanic, and now even one teacher has singled out a student because she looked foreign — even though she is an American citizen. The ACLU reports that a teacher gave Cineo Gonzales’ young daughter a pamphlet in Spanish about [...]

County Health and School Officials Working Together To Notify Students and Staff  An individual at Hilltop Drive Elementary School was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed students and staff to the disease, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today. HHSA is working in close collaboration with the [...]

 Harry Pachon died yesterday morning with family by his side. He was 66 years of age. Harry Pachon was battling Parkinson’s disease and had been confronted with many complications this past year. We all join in expressing ourcondolences for Harry’s family, his wife Barbara, and their children.  His colleague, Jack H. Knott, Dean of the [...]

County Health and School Officials Working Together to Notify Students and Staff     An individual who attends Southwestern College was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) and may have exposed students and staff to the disease, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today. HHSA is working in close collaboration with college [...]

SAN DIEGO – Assemblymember Marty Block will host a public informational forum on health care facility and workforce needs in San Diego on Wednesday evening. The event will examine the Affordable Care Act to understand new demands for regional healthcare service and its impact on local families. The discussion will include a focus on productive [...]

Lights On Afterschool – the 12th annual nationwide rally for afterschool programs            The popular “Club TC” is Chula Vista Middle School’s afterschool program. Here, in addition to working with mentors to improve their academic skills and finish homework, students participate in a wide selection of intramurual sports programs, enrichment  activities to expand their minds and [...]

This Wednesday, San Diego’s Mayoral Candidates will answer our questions about jobs, the economy, education, housing, and more. Join the Labor Council on Wednesday evening at the Balboa Theater for the Coalition for A Better San Diego’s Mayoral Forum! San Diego Mayoral Forum Wednesday, October 19 6:30-8:00 p.m. Program starts promptly at 6:30, doors open [...]