Hispanic Heritage Month By Pablo J. Sáinz When Lisbeth Garces moved to Read more…
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<p>Cuando Lisbeth Garcés se mudó a San Diego de su natal Venezuela, nunca imaginó que iba a iniciar una organización sin fines de lucro aquí. En aquel entonces, en 1988, todo lo que deseaba era una cosa: encontrar cuidado médico apropiado para su hijo de cinco años, Juan Carlos, quien tenía distrofia muscular.</p>
<p>Apenas pudo juntar el dinero para pagar por los boletos de avión, era madre soltera, y no sabía inglés ni conocía a nadie en San Diego.</p>
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<p>Locals remember the days when border waits were no more than fifteen minutes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry (SY POE).</p>
<p>Today, border wait times often reach upwards of three to four hours.</p>
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<p>A measure on the November ballot would reclassify six non-violent felonies to misdemeanors, a move that observers say could help California finally comply with a federal mandate to reduce its overcrowded prison system.</p>
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<p>Mid-Term elections will be held on Nov 4. Mail ballots will be sent out the first week of October.</p>
<p>This year the focus is on the Sweetwater Union High School District races which will usher in several first for the district and the community.</p>
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<p>On Thursday September 4th, ABC Television Network announced that Rosie Perez (and Nicolle Wallace) would be new hosts on the 18th season of The View. This means that the View’s host lineup will have 4 co-hosts, Whoopi, Rosie O., Nicolle and Rosie P.</p>
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<p>In a world where every day is a holiday – there’s National Doughnut Day, Pi Day (honoring the number 3.14 and celebrated by eating pie), and Talk Like a Pirate Day (that one is international) – a group of organizations came together and decided that surely one of these days should be dedicated to voter registration.</p>
<p>They designated a day and proceeded to register over 300,000 voters in their first such effort – on the fourth Tuesday of September in 2012.</p>
<h3>Veteran San Diego Theater Director William Virchis Revamps Classic With a Latino Twist</h3>
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