First Person:
By Alberto Ledesma
New America Media
Sofia and I had been making that turn since we had moved to Castro Valley. In those five years, the protesters at the corner of Castro Valley Boulevard and Redwood Road had become a constant example of the way politics worked in the United States. Each time, after I picked her up from abuelita’s house, we waited for the light to turn while she stared at the protesters.
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When young women and girls began vanishing in Ciudad Juarez about two decades ago, Esmeralda Castillo was not even born. But in 2009, the 14-year-old middle school student joined the ranks of the disappeared.
“She was a normal girl, just like the rest,” Jose Luis Castillo, Esmeralda’s father, said in an interview.
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<p> —Pssst. ¡Eh, tú! Sí, tu. ¿Te has preguntado alguna vez si Dios te llama al sacerdocio o a la vida consagrada?</p>
<p> —¿A quién, a mí?</p>
<p> — Sí, a ti.</p>
<p> —No, eso no es para mí.</p>
<p> —Tienes, razón. Ser sacerdote o religiosa no es para uno mismo, es vivir para los demás.</p>
Vega to look into billing by communications consultant
The Sweetwater Union High School District Board of Trustees voted 4-1 Monday to hire former United States Attorney Greg Vega to conduct an independent review into the billing statements of communications consultant Scott Alevy. Board Member Bertha Lopez voted against the motion.
The board took the action in closed session Monday evening and reported out to the public during the regular meeting later in the evening.
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<p> In California, the teen pregnancy rate has declined, but it is still four-to-twelve times higher than France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. The United States teen birth rate is eight times higher than other industrialized countries. </p>
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<p> Un corto documental que retrata la vida de la familia de un inmigrante asesinado a golpes por agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza en la garita de San Ysidro el año pasado será presentado este viernes por un grupo comunitario.</p>
UC San Diego presenta el innovador mosaico Chicano Legacy 40 Años
Un proyecto de arte internacional que celebra la cultura chicana durante el 50 aniversario de UC San Diego