latinos Archive
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¡Que Viva el Centro Cultural! Grand Re-Opening in Downtown Santa Ana
Posted on January 13, 2012 | 3 Comments. . . . . After spending the past few months continuing its classes and programs wherever it could while searching for a new space, El Centro Cultural de Mexico... -
Is Santa Ana a “sanctuary city”? Let’s ask GOP candidates from this day in 2007
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . . . From exactly four years ago today in the New York Times (fair use basis is ready upon request; for now, I note that use of... -
Documentary Trailer Shows Santa Ana’s Fight to Change Checkpoint Policy
Posted on November 27, 2011 | 127 Comments. . . . . Earlier last week, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the city of Los Angeles were said to be considering changes to impound policies for unlicensed drivers at... -
Adiós cabrón! Russell Pearce Recalled in Arizona!
Posted on November 9, 2011 | 22 Comments. . . . . Last night, in a historic recall election in Arizona, top Republican State Senator Russel Pearce (seen pictured on the right next to a neo-Nazi, how... -
Should AD-69 be a “Latino seat”?
Posted on October 21, 2011 | 89 Comments. . . Now that Vern has reinserted the headlines from “Art Pedroza’s ‘New Santa Ana’” onto OJB’s front page, I am once again able to see what’s happening on... -
California DREAM Act Becomes Reality
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 89 Comments. . . . . Over the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 131 into law. The legislation joins AB 130, which was signed earlier this year. Together,... -
Embattled Chicano Activist Carlos Montes Speaks in Anaheim Tuesday Sept. 27
Posted on September 27, 2011 | 37 Comments. . . . . Brown Beret co-founder and tireless Chicano, human, and immigrant rights activists Carlos Montes will speak tonight in Anaheim starting at 7 p.m. on his experience... -
Hispanic Women Inspiring Others $10,000 Competition – Virginia Isaias
Posted on September 26, 2011 | 27 Comments. . . Hispanic Women Inspiring Others $10,000 Competition. Virginia Isaías and “Survivors of Human Trafficking Foundation – FSTH.org”. The national magazine “Siempre Mujer” is holding its 6th annual... -
The California GOP clutches its archaic irrelevance tightly to its breast.
Posted on September 20, 2011 | 18 Comments. . . Those of us on the sidelines, those of us who aren’t Republicans, who might be Democrats, independents, etc., how should we feel about the California GOP’s long-running... -
Former Santa Ana College Professor/Art Historian Shifra Goldman Passes Away
Posted on September 16, 2011 | No Comments. . . . . Shifra M. Goldman, an early scholar, author, and activist for Latin American and Chicano art, died Sunday due to complications of Alzheimer’s disease. According to... -
The Liberal Class Has Failed Santa Ana
Posted on September 2, 2011 | 8 Comments. . . . . The Liberal Class, a shell of its former self, is failing Santa Ana miserably from all angles. As there is a push to have Mayor... -
El Centro: Let’s Cut to the Chase!
Posted on June 25, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . . . It’s been a hectic week since the Weekly first broke the news that SanTana’s El Centro Cultural de Mexico will soon find itself without a... -
McCain Says Immigrants Caused Arizona Fires
Posted on June 20, 2011 | 13 Comments. . . The raging fires in Arizona, besides consuming thousands of acres of forest and countryside, are also fanning the flames of debate about immigration. The Huffington Post, AOL... -
Like “musical chairs with switchblades” – the latest Redistricting Scuttlebutt
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . “Like musical chairs, etc.“ – people seem fond of that apt Dan Schnur quote from the LA Times, referring to the practical effects of California’s redistricting. It’s...
