October 28, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Mi Tierra, the first community garden established in San Jose, has from its first days inspired thoughtful reflection about the really important things in life. When the garden was opened over 15 years ago the entry dedication stated: En honor de nuestros padres se creó este parque respételo y …
MI TIERRA GARDENERS VOW TO SAVE THEIR GARDEN EVEN WITHOUT COUNCIL HELP Read More »
October 3, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose City Council, led by Mayor Susan Hammer, rejected a proposal to curtail the practice of cashing checks at card room clubs in San Jose. Councilman David Pandori had recommended increasing the city’s (law enforcement) ability to monitor the check cashing policies of local card rooms. According …
“MAYOR HAMMER LACKS THE POLITICAL WILL TO CONTROL CARDROOM GAMBLING” – Dale Warner Read More »
September 23, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds The Community organization, El Teatro de Los Pobres, held Friday September 17, an open house at their recently established, San Jose Eastside Youth and Family Chicano Cultural Center which is located at 14271 Story Rd., near the intersection of White Rd. The Center is located at the site of …
EL TEATRO DE LOS POBRES HOLDS COMMUNITY CENTER “OPEN HOUSE” IN EAST SAN JOSE Read More »
September 19, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Presidential candidate, Bill Clinton, arrived in San Jose to find a large and enthusiastic crowd awaiting him at San Jose State University on Tuesday afternoon. His appearance at San Jose was originally scheduled for 10 a.m., but Mr. Clinton took a detour to speak before the American Legion in …
GOVERNOR CLlNTON’S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF NOVEMBER ELECTION Read More »
Alviso Health Foundation will provide health Screening September, 16, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Access to health care for most people in the United States is either limited or too expensive or both. A number of proposals have been made to resolve this problem, both nationally and, within the State of California. Health care reform, after …
SIX MILLIONS CALIFORNIANS ARE WITHOUT HEALTH CARE INSURANCE Read More »
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, …
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 »