Local

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, …

MEN’S SHELTER OPENING ON SCHEDULE AT NEW LOCATION, PLANNED WOMEN’S SHELTER PROGRESSING SLOWLY Read More »

August 16, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds On Tuesday evening, August 11, Mi Tierra gardeners were honored by a visit from the San Jose Mexican Consul Arturo Balderas and his diplomatic aide, René Santillán Sánchez. He honorable Balderas had read in this newspaper of the proposed relocation of the Mi Tierra gardeners and wished to visit …

MI TIERRA GARDENERS GAIN IMPORTANT SUPPORT IN THEIR QUEST AT THEIR PRESENT LOCATION Read More »

July 22, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds On Saturday morning, July 18, San Jose Parks and Recreation representative Jim Norman and Community Gardens Coordinator, Manny Diaz were emphatically told, by Mi Tierra gardeners, that relocating the Community Garden was neither reasonable nor acceptable. The City says that it wants the Garden space so that it can …

MI TIERRA GARDENERS REAFFIRM THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE CITY’S RELOCATION PLAN Read More »

July 15, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds On June 30, Mi Tierra, the first community garden established in San Jose, is slated to become only a memory. The current Council unanimously voted to allow the construction of a $10+ million ice rink on the garden property that is used and lovingly cared for by over 150 …

MI TIERRA COMMUNITY GARDEN, IS SLATED TO BE DESTROYED Read More »

July 1, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Cesar Chavez spoke to a standing room gathering of people at Lee Mathson Middle School Monday Night. Chavez explained to a very attentive audience a financial service program that the Farm Workers Union in cooperation with the AFL-CIO has developed for its membership. Cesar Chavez explained that, at least …

CESAR CHAVEZ ANNOUNCES REVOLUTIONARY SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROGRAM “LUPE” FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY Read More »

June 6, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds CAST, Citizens Against Stadium Taxes, opponents of a ballot measure to publicly finance a ballpark in San Jose for the San Francisco Giants, declared a victory for the people late Tuesday. Measure “G,” the ballpark measure which would have authorized the City to build the stadium was rejected by …

HAMMER AND GIANTS STRIKE OUT $$ MILLION $$ CAMPAIGN FAILS Read More »