By Daniel Muñoz For several years Guadalupe Augustyn, a counselor at National City Middle School, collected baskets filled with food and sweets for the holiday season that she would pass out to families of the school who would benefit the most from the baskets. For the many families each year that received the baskets it [...]
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California Court Rules National City Likely Violated Open Meetings Law
November 18, 2011
Court Preliminarily Enjoins City from Using Planning Documents to Establish Blight Arlington, Va. — A California Superior Court judge ruled on Friday that the city of National City may not use documents the city created in violation of California’s Open Meetings Law as a basis for finding property blighted. The judge’s injunction against the city [...]
A “victory” for National City small-businesses
February 19, 2010
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz A local community activist and small-business owner in National City is calling the refund of illegal fees charged by the city for business permits “a victory for struggling business in the city.” Herman Baca, president of the Committee on Chicano Rights and owner of Aztec Printing, said that “the NC Council [...]
National City business-owner: “The city keeps taxing the poorest”
October 30, 2009
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz Herman Baca has been a small-business owner in National City for 40 years. Every year, he has paid for a business license for all those years, so when he renew the license earlier this year, he was surprised to find a new administrative fee attached to the regular tax. It was [...]
A role model to follow in the community
September 4, 2009
Raquel Ibarra’s properties became a refuge for former addicts seeking rehabilitation under the program Sober Living By América Barceló Feldman NATIONAL CITY – Undoubtedly, one of the biggest challenges for former addicts is the opportunity for a second chance. Unfortunately, a significant number of them fall back into their addictions finding no support to continue [...]
Un ejemplo a seguir en la comunidad
September 4, 2009
Raquel Ibarra convirtió sus propiedades en el refugio de ex-adictos que buscan rehabilitarse bajo el programa Viviendo Sobrio Por América Barceló Feldman NATIONAL CITY – Sin duda, una de las etapas más difíciles para un ex-adicto es encontrar una segunda oportunidad; por desgracia, un número consi-derable de estas personas recaen en los vicios al no [...]






December 23, 2011
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