December 28, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Through this toilsome world, alas! Once and only once I pass; If a kindness I may show, If a good deed I, may do To a suffering fellow man, Let me do it while I can. No delay, for it is plain I shall not pass this way again. …
H.D.C. FIRST GIFT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR NEEDY HISPANIC FAMILIES IS A SUCCESS Read More »
December 21, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose based Center for Employment Training (CET), today not only provides employment training to local adults, but has become a mecca for others who wish to emulate CET or improving their own employment training programs. Recently, a Rockefeller Foundation study announced that CET had been identified as …
December 7, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Raza Sí, a San Jose community organization, Saturday night, December 1, celebrated its tenth anniversary with a gathering of its members and supporters for a dinner at Casa del Pueblo in downtown San Jose. Jorge Gonzales, President of Raza Sí, recounted for the celebrants the many achievements of the …
RAZA SÍ CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF COMMUNITY COMMITMENT Read More »
December 14, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Recently the local daily, the San Jose Mercury News, (MN) has come under increasing scrutiny and criticism as a consequence of the manner in which it covers local news and, perhaps more importantly how it treats its staff. Members of the Hispanic community have emerged as the most vocal …
December 4, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds “Alternative Futures: Trends and Choices” is a report of the findings and analysis of twenty three diverse trends and issues that will face Santa Clara County in the early 21st century. The report concludes the first stage of the work of the “Strategic Vision Steering Committee” organized by Supervisor …
SANTA CLARA COUNTY REPORT – A GUIDE FOR BETTER CHOICES Read More »
November 16, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds A recent report, prepared for Santa Clara County Board Supervisor Zoe Lofgren regarding the county’s future, found that, among other things, the county will have increasing numbers of children living in poverty. The study also predicts that half of all youngsters will spend part of their time in single …
THE NEED FOR CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY Read More »
November 6, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds The Historic Arts Advisory Committee (HAAC) voted Wednesday evening, October 24, to place the Thomas Fallon statue at Pellier Park. It is not slated to unveiled until 1995. At that meeting, discussions generally followed the format of the previous meetings. The chairman of the committee, Alex Smart. spent some …
November, 2 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds La Oferta Review, last Tuesday, shared with its readers a summary of an interview with City of San Jose mayoral candidate, Susan Hammer. This issue follows with a summary of an interview this writer had with Hammer’s opponent in the mayoral race, Frank Fiscalini. Frank Fiscalini, from Eastside Union …
October 30, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds La Oferta Review will share with its readers a summary of the last interviews this writer had with mayoral candidates Susan Hammer- and Frank Fiscalini. In this issue is a summary of the interview with Susan Hammer who is leaving her position on the Council to bid for the …
