SHARES HIS CONCERNS AND SEEKS THEIR ADVICE March 29, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds California Governor Pete Wilson met with members of the California Hispanic Publishers. Inc. at a meeting in Sacramento last Monday. There were thirty different publications and publishers present at that meeting. The Hispanic print media targets the Hispanic community with information frequently …
GOVERNOR PETE WILSON MEETS WITH HISPANIC PRINT MEDIA, Read More »
CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ‘FAMILY’ HONORS HIM March 22, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds Dr. Anthony Soto, academic (philosophy, archaeology. sociology, history), community leader, religious leader, writer and community Volunteer, is retiring from serving on the Governing Board of the Center for Employment Training (CET). Soto helped found CET in 1967 and has long served on …
ANTONIO SOTO IS NAMED NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR CET Read More »
El territorio del Espacio Digital Por Sharon McElhone Historias del lejano oeste han inspirado, durante siglos, a los estadounidenses y a todo el mundo. Sin embargo, un territorio sin leyes es también peligroso e inseguro. No creo que alguien quiera volver a la época cuando no existían leyes para proteger a las personas; y si …
The Land of Digital Space By Sharon McElhone Stories of the Wild West have inspired Americans and the world over for centuries. Yet, a land without laws is also dangerous and unsafe. I don’t think anyone wants to go back to the time when laws didn’t exist to protect people; and while we cannot go …
March 15, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose Redevelopment Agency Board (San Jose City Council) two weeks ago was told that “adjustments” were necessary to the Redevelopment Agency financing plan because of an anticipated reduction in Tax Increment (property taxes) revenues. The City of San Jose is running out of money to conduct its …
CITY HAS A BUDGET CRISIS, IT IS TIME TO REASSESS SAN JOSE’S PRIORITIES Read More »
MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO RENAME THE NEW SAN JOSE CONVENTION CENTER March 12, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds The Historic Landmarks Commission last Wednesday evening postponed making a recommendation for the renaming of the new San Jose Convention Center. They postponed the decision to the April 3rd meeting of the Commission in order to allow more …
February 12, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds A small group of friends of former Mayor McEnery have approached City Hall with a proposal to name the new San Jose Convention Cnter in his honor. Among those present at the Wednesday afternoon press conference were the former mayor’s chief of staff, Dean Munro, former aides, David Pandori …
February 8,1991 By Yolanda Reynolds District 5 Councilmember Blanca Alvarado who, under former Mayor Tom McEnery, served as Vice Mayor of the City; has recently been named the Vice Chair of the very powerful Redevelopment Agency, Chair of Community Services. She is also the Council liaison to the Fine Arts Commission and continues to serve …
BLANCA ALVARADO TAKES ON NEW RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CITY Read More »
COMMUNITY INPUT NEEDED TO DETERMINE BEST ROUTE February 5, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds The Santa Clara County Transit Agency has scheduled a series of community meetings to inform the public of the routes being considered for the extension of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to Santa Clara via downtown San Jose. The Agency says that …
January 29, 1991 By Yolanda Reynolds The Mayor’s 1991 Unity Breakfast brought together community leaders, policy makers, business persons, educators and interested citizens at the San Jose Convention Center to hear the newly elected mayor present her plans for the city this coming year. Mayor Hammer’s remarks and the focus of Wednesday morning’s address stressed …
MAYOR’S UNITY SPEECH STRESSES NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIZENS PARTICIPATION Read More »