September 12, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Amid repeated protests that the Historic Ads Advisory committee was not following agreed upon procedures, the committee decided to place the statue in downtown San Jose. Exactly where and when is yet to be decided. The one other decision was that the Fallon statue does not belong in the …
HISPANIC COMMUNITY DISAPPOINTED WITH LACK OF PUBLIC SELECTION PROCESS Read More »
September 12, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose Mercury News, the only daily newspaper in Santa Clara County and one of the largest in the Bay Area hires few Latino writers. The news last week of Nora Villagran’s reassignment (to a position normally held by junior writers or on occasion clerical staff) has created …
LOCAL DAILY NEWSPAPER HIRES FEW HISPANIC JOURNALISTS Read More »
San José, CA – The City of San José and the San José Police Officers Association (SJPOA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that includes wage increases spread over the next 3.5 years as part of the City’s ongoing efforts to address SJPD’s chronic staffing challenges and rebuild the department. “Rebuilding the …
New members receive special offers while supporting museum arts and education programming SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 12, 2017 – The Mexican Museum the premier museum of Mexican, Chicano, and Latin American art, culture, and heritage, invites Bay Area individuals, organizations, and businesses to become new museum members during its 2017 Annual Membership Campaign running …
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September 5, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Last week the Historic’ Arts advisory Committee meeting brought together a number of historians from throughout the Bay Area whose specialty is early day California history. Most of the historians who spoke before the committee at that meeting felt that Fallon’s raising of the American flag was not really …
H.A.A.C. to determine Fallon statue fate tonight Read More »
THE IMMIGRATION REFORM AND CONTROL ACT (IRCA) IS UNDER ACTIVISM August 15, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds The immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). passed by Congress in 1986, is under increased criticism by many. IRCA was passed in an effort to control immigration into the United States. This legislation imposed employer sanctions for the hiring …
August 29, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose Evergreen community College District announced last Wednesday that one of its colleges, San Jose City had been selected to receive a 2.5 million dollar federally funded Title III Grant, to be awarded over a five year period. The grant monies were made available to help institutions …
ADELANTE PROGRAM TO BEGIN AT SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE Read More »
August 22, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Hispanics in Clara County number an estimated 310,000. The City of San Jose has both the largest concentration of and the highest percentage of Hispanics (est. to be 30%) of any city in the County. There are 14 cities in Santa Clara County whose total population is estimated to …
HISPANICS: A FORCE IN CALIFORNIA TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF THE 21ST CENTURY Read More »
August 8, 1990 By Yolanda Reynolds Members of the Historic Arts Advisory Committee (HAAC) were selected on July 31. This committee was formed as a consequence of the Fallon controversy. HAAC will serve two functions: 1) to recommend a resolution of the Fallon statue controversy to the City Council and 2) recommend to the Fine …
Por Ernesto I. Garibay Mora Antes de dar mi opinión, envío a Mary y Frank Andrade, una felicitación por el XXXIX Aniversario de La Oferta, que durante este tiempo se ha caracterizado por ofrecer a la comunidad latina en el Norte de California, información veraz y oportuna del acontecer mundial, de los Estados Unidos y …
DESDE MI PERSPECTIVA – EL GASOLINAZO…CUESTIÓN DE IMPUESTOS Y PLANTA PRODUCTIVA Read More »