September 25, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds Here, in the United States, our newspapers daily recount the political and social events throughout what was once the Soviet Union. Our interest in that vast part of the world has been the movement towards the democratization of its government. Until now, the government or the Soviet Union has …
MEXICAN MURALIST LEAVES A NEW MESSAGE OF INSPIRATION AND HOPE IN SAN JOSE Read More »
September 14, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds The decennial legislative redistricting process has focused attention on the elected officials of the various communities that make up the City, County and State. Most final district lines will some face a court challenge. Clever manipulation of the groupings becomes evident — in some districts, areas with high voter …
SAN JOSE’S HISPANIC COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP FOUND IN MANY FIELDS Read More »
El ayuntamiento ofrece diferentes formas de ayuda a los más necesitados Por Nahuí Ollín San José, CA. 26 de febrero, 2017 Las recientes lluvias que ha padecido el estado ha ocasionado que miles de familias en San José hayan perdido sus hogares debido a las inundaciones en zonas que no se tenía previsto que algo …
AYUDA PARA LOS MILES DE DAMNIFICADOS POR INUNDACIONES EN SAN JOSÉ Read More »
REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS August 31, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds The Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission heard a series of protests regarding police behavior as it affects the Hispanic community, in a lengthy meeting on Tuesday evening. Dona Racheal Silva, a long time Eastside resident recounted a recent incident in which San Jose police …
MEMBERS OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY VOICE SERIOUS CONCERNS Read More »
FOUR MILLION DOLLAR SUBSIDY FOR ST. CLAIRE HOTEL August 21, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose City Council held a special Council meeting on Thursday, August 15, to approve a loan to MidPeninsula Country Hills, Inc. for the purchase of the Country Hills Apartments that are intended for conversion to low and very low …
July 31, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds Homeless citizens and their advocates marched through downtown San Jose last Saturday morning. The “March for Dignity” which began at the Julian street lnn a facility for the homeless, ended with a demonstration and bag lunch at Plan Park, opposite the Fairmont Hotel, at noontime. The group of approximately …
By Sharon McElhone Question: What are your views on the border wall? Answer: I think they ought to use the concrete for road repairs, not the wall. I think it’s just a crazy idea. It’s expensive, crazy…some of the stuff I’ve seen coming out of Washington is not just billions but tens of billions of …
County Requests Swift Federal Court Action to Protect Nearly $1.7 Billion in Funds Used for Critical Health, Safety, and Social Services SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. – Today, the County of Santa Clara asked a federal court to prevent the Trump Administration from implementing an unconstitutional executive order stripping all federal funding from state and local …
July 13, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds California residents will have less discretionary money after the State, County and cities balance their 1991-1992 budgets. The State of California has for weeks been struggling with a budget plan that will be acceptable to both Republicans and Democrats or at least tolerable enough to get the necessary votes …
STADIUM FINANCING COULD HAMPER RECOVER OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY Read More »
WILL THE STADIUM BE ADDED TO THE LIST? July 6, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds On Tuesday afternoon the San Jose City Council voted to issue $80 million of Tax Allocation Bonds to pay for the controversial Downtown Arena. During the arena debate, the citizens of San Jose were promised that the arena would not cost …
FIRST HOTELS – NOW THE ARENA: REDEVELOPMENT DEBT GROWS Read More »