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 …
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 »
June 2, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds MACSA (Mexican American Community Services Agency) was picketed early Monday morning, June 1, by a group of long time community advocates. The group, members of La Confederación de la Raza, marched from C.S.O. (Community Services Organization) headquarters at 22 So. Jackson to MACSA headquarters at 130 No. Jackson. They …
May 27, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Late in the afternoon of Saturday the 24th, the San Jose Police handcuffed and removed the residents of the St. Joseph’s housing that had been claimed by a number of vocal homeless as their own. Members of the Student/Homeless Alliance, an alliance of Homeless people, San Jose State University …
HOMELESS SAN JOSEANS CONTINUE THEIR ODYSSEY IN SEARCH OF SOCIAL JUSTICE Read More »
May 16, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Last Wednesday morning, at the now closed St. Joseph Gramma School on Park Avenue, a Redevelopment Agency Negotiations Technician, Paul Boggini, came by to witness the ouster of four homeless men who had been living in the now vacant “Green House” on the school grounds. The house painted green …
ONE CREATIVE SOLUTION FOR HOMELESS IS THREATENED Read More »
May 13, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Wednesday evening, May 6, young people and their parents, joined in a long procession of lament for the lives of local lost youth to drive by shootings, drug abuse, drug related activities, and gang fights in recent years. The procession. and the meeting that followed, was a gathering of …
May 6, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Great sadness and controlled frustration characterized the mood of many in San Jose over the Rodney King police brutality jury decision. The very afternoon of the jury decision ruling which found the four Los Angeles police officers involved in the video-taped beating of an African American, Rodney King. “not …
SAN JOSEANS REACT TO THE LOS ANGELES DISASTER QUICKLY AND WITH CALM Read More »
May 2, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Last week, San Ion City officials announced the start of projects that are meant to improve the quality of life of San Joseans. On Tuesday, May 21, District 5 City Council woman Blanca Alvarado and District 7 Council George Shirakawa announced the clean-up and rehabilitation of a large complex …
COUNCILWOMAN ALVARADO WORKS TO CLEAN UP EAST SIDE APARTMENT COMPLEX Read More »
April 18, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds On Thursday night, the Giants team lost to the San Diego Padres in a 5 to 3 defeat. Judging from audience reaction to the comments on the proponents publicly funded stadium for the Giants, at the League of Women Voters debate Wednesday evening, their San Jose Boosters also lost …
STADIUM PROPONENTS LEAVE QUESTIONS UNANSWERED AFTER DEBATE Read More »
April 15, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds On Wednesday evening, the San Jose Planning Commission heard a number of Alum Rock business people express their objections to the request of the San Jose Redevelopment Agency to amend the Alum Rock Redevelopment Plan. The Agency wants the Plan to be extended to December 31, 1992 and to …