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April 14, 1993 By Yolanda Reynolds The Third Annual Barrios Unidos Youth and Family Conference in San Jose has focused, this year, on bringing peace to those of Mexican heritage who identify themselves as Norteños (northerners) and those who say that they are Sureños (southerners). The three-day conference. held at Arbuckle School near Poco Way, …

POWERFUL MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY FROM LEADERS AT THE BARRIO’S UNIDOS CONFERENCE Read More »

March 27, 1993 by Yolanda Reynolds Raza Day at San Jose State brought approximately 4,000 high school students to a day long program that was dedicated to encourage them to stay in school and to consider their education beyond high school. M.E.Ch.A. (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan), a student organization at San Jose State University, …

Raza Day at San Jose State University Brought thousands of high school students to it’s campus Read More »

March 3, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Standing in the afternoon drizzle last week before the charred and fire blackened remains of a Victorian house located on the corner of North 6th Street and Washington in San Jose, homeless and homeless advocates once again pointed out a long overlooked opportunity to make housing affordable for the …

HOMELESS ADVOCATES ASK CITY FOR ACTI0N NOT WORDS Read More »

February 24, 1993 by Yolanda Reynolds San Joseans who wish to engage themselves in policy decisions by way of the initiative or referendum process have to follow a whimsical San José ordinance that one attorney, Tim Morgan, says “may be defective for unconstitutional vagueness, in that it does not permit electors of the city to …

CITY HALL BLOCKS CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Read More »

February 13, 1993 By YoIanda Reynolds Photos by Mary J. Andrade Graffiti is being found in more and more areas of the City. Most of the graffiti or scribbling by young “artists” is generally the work of middle school age children, mostly boys. Some youth as well as a small number of adults consider graffiti …

GRAFFITI HAS PAINFUL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES Read More »

Febrero 6, 1993 Sala de Prensa – La Oferta Review trajo a casa el pasado fin de semana 15 premios en excelencia periodística, entre los cuales se incluyen dos primeros lugares. La entrega de ellos se realizó durante la ceremonia dc clausura de la Séptima Conferencia Anual de la Asociación Nacional de Publicaciones Hispanas, la …

La Oferta Review El periódico bilingüe más premiado en los EE.UU. Read More »