April 11, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds On Thursday morning, the San Jose City Hall staff had their very own mariachi serenade. The Mexican Heritage Corporation held a pres conference in front of City Hall to announce a gala event, a “Mariachi Concert and Festival,” planned for San Jose this summer on July 10, 11, and …
April 4, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Hammerville, a hastily constructed tent city, erected by the homeless on the front lawn of San Jose’s City Hall was ordered removed by the Mayor’s staff late Wednesday evening. City Manager Les White, along with Alex Sanchez, the City’s Housing Director, and the County’s Director of Human Relations, Jim …
SOLIDARITY FROM THE COMMUNITY DRAMATIZES THE PLIGHT OF SAN JOSE’S HOMELESS Read More »
March 26, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds The proposed to build: stadium in San Jose will cost San Jose residents far more than its supporters admit. The ballpark enthusiasts are attempting to mislead San Jose into believing that the stadium will bring prosperity to the City. Over the years, City officials beginning with the former Tom …
March 14, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds “Su Voto Es Su Voz,” in the words of Willy Velasquez has been the rallying cry of the Southwest Voter Registration Project. The voice of U.S. citizens has become quieter and quieter as fewer and fewer citizens bother to register and, of those that are registered, many fail to …
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION Read More »
March 11, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds Henry Cisneros, former Mayor of San Antonio Texas, joined the Latino Issues Forum of Santa Clara County at a press conference at which they announced the Forum’s 1992 Voter Education Project. Pete Carrillo, Forum President, pointed out the many achievements of the Forum in making government more accessible to …
March 7, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds “American Me” is a movie about a Latino Youth, originally a victim in his barrio of East Los Angeles, who later becomes a leader in victimizing his own community. The movie is based upon a story of the life of a prison/gang leader named “Santana.” written by Floyd Mutrux. …
“AMERICAN ME” – OLMOS LENDS HIS TALENT TO END GANG RELATED ACTIVITY Read More »
February 29, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments, (a regional planning association) concluded that the City of San Jose will need 16,000 low income dwelling units by 1995. At present, the City of San Jose is far behind that recommended schedule. In 1990. the U.S. Congress passed the Cranston-Gonzales National …
SENSITIVITY AND COMPETENCE IS REQUIRED IN ADDRESSING SAN JOSE HOUSING CRISIS Read More »
February 22, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds A group of San Jose State University students gathered Tuesday noon at the Campus amphitheater to protest the 40 percent tuition fee hike proposed by Governor Wilson. The State of California faces a multi-million-dollar budget shortfall next year. The State must either find money to meet operating expenses, increase …
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNITE FOR THEIR “RIGHT TO HIGHER EDUCATION” Read More »
February 26, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds The San Jose/Evergreen Community College Inaugural Celebration drew a host of people to the late Friday afternoon event. The celebration was held to formally present to local communities the new College Presidents, Del M. Anderson – San Jose City College, Richard G. Carpenter-Evergreen Valley College and the District’s new …
STUDENTS PROTEST CUTBACKS AT AN INAUGURAL CELEBRATION Read More »
February 22, 1992 By Yolanda Reynolds San Jose musicians and, “Best in Mexican American Music” Grammy award nominees, Los Tigres del Norte, will be flying to New York this month to attend the award ceremony, Feb. 25. They have been nominated for their hit album “Incansable.” LosTigres have the singular honor of being nominated six …
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