November 14, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds As the City’s residents struggle harder every day to provide for themselves and their families, the San Jose officials of the largest City in the Santa Clara Valley continue to proceed with expensive and controversial capital (building) projects and city policies. Early Tuesday afternoon, the City Council of San …
November 3, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Workers at the electronic company, Versatronex, held a demonstration last Thursday in front of the Sunnyvale company to protest working conditions there. They have been picketing the company for over a week. The workers have been on strike since the 16th of October. The electronic chip assembly workers, most …
HIGH TECH WORKERS STRUGGLE TO IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS Read More »
October 28,1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Adelante Con Clinton, with offices in the historic east side of San Jose, held, a rally on Saturday morning at Roosevelt Park morning to “Get Out the Vote” for November 3. The tally was organized to highlight the reasons many Latino leaders strongly recommend the Democratic candidate for U.S. President, …
MEXICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY LEADERS HOLD A RALLY FOR CLINTON/GORE CAMPAIGN Read More »
October 28, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Mi Tierra, the first community garden established in San Jose, has from its first days inspired thoughtful reflection about the really important things in life. When the garden was opened over 15 years ago the entry dedication stated: En honor de nuestros padres se creó este parque respételo y …
MI TIERRA GARDENERS VOW TO SAVE THEIR GARDEN EVEN WITHOUT COUNCIL HELP Read More »
October 3, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose City Council, led by Mayor Susan Hammer, rejected a proposal to curtail the practice of cashing checks at card room clubs in San Jose. Councilman David Pandori had recommended increasing the city’s (law enforcement) ability to monitor the check cashing policies of local card rooms. According …
“MAYOR HAMMER LACKS THE POLITICAL WILL TO CONTROL CARDROOM GAMBLING” – Dale Warner Read More »
September 23, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds The Community organization, El Teatro de Los Pobres, held Friday September 17, an open house at their recently established, San Jose Eastside Youth and Family Chicano Cultural Center which is located at 14271 Story Rd., near the intersection of White Rd. The Center is located at the site of …
EL TEATRO DE LOS POBRES HOLDS COMMUNITY CENTER “OPEN HOUSE” IN EAST SAN JOSE Read More »
September 19, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Presidential candidate, Bill Clinton, arrived in San Jose to find a large and enthusiastic crowd awaiting him at San Jose State University on Tuesday afternoon. His appearance at San Jose was originally scheduled for 10 a.m., but Mr. Clinton took a detour to speak before the American Legion in …
GOVERNOR CLlNTON’S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF NOVEMBER ELECTION Read More »
Alviso Health Foundation will provide health Screening September, 16, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Access to health care for most people in the United States is either limited or too expensive or both. A number of proposals have been made to resolve this problem, both nationally and, within the State of California. Health care reform, after …
SIX MILLIONS CALIFORNIANS ARE WITHOUT HEALTH CARE INSURANCE Read More »
September 5, 1992 By Yolanda R. Reynolds On noon Friday, August 28, P.R.D. (Partido Revolucionario Democrático) supporters from as far away as Stockton and Watsonville joined San Joseans in a picket line at the Mexican Consul in San Jose, to protest the electoral fraud they say occurred in the July gubernatorial election in Michoacan. The …
MEXICAN CONSULATES IN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING SAN JOSE’S WERE PICKETED BY P.R.D. MEMBERS Read More »
August 22, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds City Team a non-denomination Christian fundamentalist organization dedicated to helping addicted and homeless people, is expected to open their new men’s shelter in San Jose located at old Oakland Road and Charles Street by mid-October. Fundraising for a women’s shelter and “discipleship” program, similar to that available for men, …