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Reseña Historica, Parte 2 Por Herman Baca Sería realmente increible si alguien en nuestra comunidad en 2012 pudiera honestamente decir que, “politicamente algo esta fundamental o sistematicamente mal en nuestra creciente comunidad.” Las recientes acusaciones en el Distrito Sweetwater por la Fiscal, Bonnie Dumanis, lo deja claro. En la politica hay un viejo dicho que [...]

 A Historical Overview Part 2 Perspective: By Herman Baca It would be truly unbelievable if someone in our community in 2012 could honestly state that, “something is not fundamentally or systemically wrong politically in our ever growing community.” The recent Sweetwater Water District indictments by District Attorney, Bonnie Dumanis made that politically clear. In politics [...]

By Michael Klam For almost 30 years now, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Sigüenza of Culture Clash have delivered on-stage history and civics lessons disguised as madcap anarchy. Their particular brand of comedic social commentary has left audiences revolving from uproarious laughter to contemplation of pressing social problems. The performance troupe draws its inspiration [...]

By Stephanie Espinoza New America Media / South Kern Sol  The following commentary was produced by South Kern Sol, a new, hyperlocal online outlet for youth reporting on community health issues in South Kern County. It is a project of New America Media, and is supported by The California Endowment and The Knight Foundation.  The [...]

The importance of a higher education Commentary: By Frank Solis The cold air was chilly, as I made my way to the store. Outside the entrance was a young Chicano couple asking for spare change. It really hurt to see this because it was right before Christmas and at their age they should be working [...]

The Impact on the Poorest People in SD County! Commentary: By Herman Baca Committee on Chicano Rights, (CCR) President    National City’s Proposition “D.” In 2006, voters approved an increase in the state sales tax of 1 percent for 10 years to bolster city finances and services. As required by law, after 5 years (2011) [...]

First Person: By Al Carlos Hernandez     Lalo Alcaraz is a nationally syndicated political cartoonist and the creator of La Cucaracha, the daily comic strip. He hosts a radio show called Ponchos Hour of Power at LA’s KPFK radio 90.7.     Mr. Alcaraz is considered the most prolific Chicano artist in the nation. He has [...]

Commentary: By Rodolfo F. Acuña    The question that is most often posited during human rights struggles is, “Are We Going to Win?” Early on I would answer with certainty, “yes.” However, today I am cautioned by the words of Alice McGrath, one of the main organizers of the “Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee.”    Alice [...]

  Lead Artist/Coordinator: Victor Ochoa. Team Members: Hector Villegas, Stephanie Cervantes, David Ortiz and Original Artists Eddie Galindo and Juanillo Luna. Specifications: Acryloid b-72, consolidator and sealer, Novacolor acrylics, and Permashield graffiti barrier. By David Avalos     Eddie Galindo speaks about Logan Heights in terms of barrio virtues such as honor, respect, loyalty and love. [...]

Story and Photo by David Avalos  Lead Muralist: Felipe Adame. Assistants: Glory G. Sanchez and Frank Galindo III. Contributing Artist: Guillermo Chavez Rosette. Specifications: Nova Color Acrylic Paint on original mural, 2 coats of Liquitex Gloss Medium Varnish, Permashield Sacrificial Graffiti barrier.    Though Vidal Aguirre died days after his fiftieth birthday in 1997, his [...]

“I was never in the mainstream, never in all my life. I was born on the margins, lived on the margins, and have always sympathized with the margins.  They make a lot more sense to me than the mainstream.” Shifra M. Goldman, September 1992  Shifra M. Goldman 1926-2011 By Carol Wells     Shifra Goldman, a [...]

Historic Restoration Project’s Second Phase Now In Progress Photo and text: David Avalos     On July and August weekends this summer Norma Montoya traveled from Los Angeles to San Diego’s Chicano Park painstakingly repainting Niños del Mundo. The hardworking artist first came south in 1975 with Charles “Gato” Félix, invited by local muralists to paint [...]

Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program 58 minute Historical Documentary Airing on KPBS, Monday, September 5, 10 pm Co-directors: Gilbert Gonzalez and Vivian Price http://harvestofloneliness.com/    Arizona’s controversial new immigration law has reignited heated debates on how best to address the country’s growing number of undocumented immigrants. In looking to future policies and programs, says [...]

Editorial: The City of San Diego is going through the redistricting process – which it does after every census. This year, per voter mandate, a 9th district will be added. The political buzz that is getting a lot of attention is that the new 9th district should be a second “Latino” district.    What, we don’t get [...]

By Tanya King     The family of the late journalist Rubén Salazar has donated his archives to the USC Libraries. The collection – a gift from Salazar’s children Lisa Salazar Johnson, Stephanie Salazar Cook and John Salazar – includes personal and professional artifacts that document Salazar’s life from his birth in Mexico to his 1970 [...]

To all social justice and liberation activists, and supporters:  Join the Chicano Mexicano Prison Project (a project of Unión del Barrio) as we meet with other progressive and pro-liberation forces to discuss and find solutions to the growing incarceration/imprisonment of Raza and the terror/torture which many face on a daily basis.  This gathering, the Conference [...]

By Mariana Martínez     A year has passed since that night on May 28th 2010, when about twenty federal agents beat and tasered an undocumented immigrant, Anastasio Hernández, as he was being deported to Tijuana.     The beating and tasing left him brain dead; he was declared dead at a San Diego Hospital a few [...]