August 21, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade Late on a Wednesday afternoon, August 14, United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta and others who support the farm workers’ campaign to improve the working conditions and wages of strawberry pickers, gathered at the 2nd Street entrance to the Federal building for a rally. …
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August 14, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade U.S. President Bill Clinton spoke to an estimated 3,000 San Joseans at the John Muir Middle School in San Jose last Wednesday. The group that gathered to hear the President began arriving at the school as early as 2 p.m., even though the President …
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Los Ángeles, 14 mar (EFE).- Un indocumentado salvadoreño que había sido buscado por la Oficina de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) hasta en nueve ocasiones fue acusado de asesinato este jueves en una corte del Condado de Santa Clara, en California. Carlos Eduardo Arévalo Carranza, de 24 años y arrestado el pasado lunes, se …
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August 7, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds The July 18 meeting of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School Board began with It special ceremony in recognition of the thirty-one years of medical services provided by Dr. Alvin Nickel. Dr. Nickel explained that he began his practice with a specialty in voice disorders with offices in Los …
July 31, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform, fed up with Redevelopment Agency staff and Board member claims that the use of millions in tax payer dollars to attract development and business to San Jose is good for “job creation” are demanding accountability for …
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July 24, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade In San Jose numerous concerned citizens are working, alone or in groups, to encourage County residents to become citizens if they are not and to encourage those that are to register to vote in the November elections. Included in this huge voter drive is …
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Mayor’s budget message calls for one-time investments in key City services, emphasizes savings and long term fiscal sustainability San José, Calif. – Mayor Sam Liccardo today released his March Budget Message for the upcoming fiscal year–a plan that balances investments in key City services, such as public safety, housing, homelessness, and blight, with an emphasis on saving, …
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Juan Manuel Calderón, Cónsul General de México en San José En Puebla se llevarán a cabo elecciones extraordinarias el próximo 2 de junio de 2019, para elegir Gobernador. Los poblanos que viven en el extranjero y cuentan con una credencial para votar vigente podrán participar si se registran en la Lista Nominal de Electores Residentes …
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July 10, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade After five months of picketing and engaging in a “rolling strike” throughout four counties in the Bay Area, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa; janitors who are members of SEIU (Service Employees International Union) ended their strike upon securing a much improved …
June 26, 1996 By Yolanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade For those attending the Santa Clara Grand Jury hearing of the death of Gustavo Soto Mesa raises far more questions than it has answered. The differences from the early news accounts of the incident differ greatly regarding the events that led to his death …
Grand jury testimony of the Soto-Mesa death raises more questions than it answers Read More »