By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — Ben Austin explains how “Parent Trigger” empowers parents to transform under-performing schools. A group of San Diego parents gathered this week to kick off a nine-city tour that…
By David Magallanes Amigos805.com It was their 8/25. It doesn’t resonate with us as well as “9/11” does and always will. The events of August 25, 2011, weren’t of the gasping magnitude of 9/11, but it shook Mexican society…
By Mona Alvarado Frazier Amigos805.com Last week I shared a family incident, which many people said they identified with on two levels. One was the “Sandwich Generation,” which I also call the “Quesadilla Generation,” because I often feel like…
Business, Culture, Local News, West
Expo Comida Latina brings all the flavor of Latino cuisine to San Diego
Aug 24, 2011, 9:04 PM 0
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — Latino food, especially Mexican food, is good business. Just in California, each year the Latino food and beverage industry represents sales of $4.3 billion, according to ProMéxico, a…
Literature, Local News, West
Commentary: Why read multicultural literature?
Aug 10, 2011, 10:49 PM 1
By Mona Alvarado Frazier Amigos805.com Last month a survey found that nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults believe multicultural books are important for children, but one-third say they are hard to find. The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, a non-profit…
Health, Local News, West
Local doctor recognized for his commitment to Latino health care
Aug 5, 2011, 8:45 PM 0
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — As soon as he decided to become a doctor during college, Raul Trejo knew he wanted to come back to the South Bay and contribute his skills and…
Business, Local News, West, Women
Mariluz Gonzalez — a Latina enterprise all by herself
Jul 29, 2011, 6:45 PM 0
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Amigos805.com SANTA BARBARA, CA — Alternative music lover, current PR entrepreneur, former successful PR executive for the music industry, passionate radio DJ, “punk” at heart and funky shoes collector — Mariluz Gonzalez is an ascending professional…
By David Magallanes Amigos805.com Prejudice has not been a major problem in my life — at least as far as I know. I’ve brushed against it throughout my lifetime, as we all have in one form or another, whether…
Art, Culture, Local News, West
Historic Restoration of Chicano Park Murals Begins
Jul 15, 2011, 9:57 PM 0
By Gail Pérez La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — In 1970 when the Chicano community took over the land under the Coronado Bridge and demanded that a long-promised park finally be constructed in the Logan Heights neighborhood, park…
Film, Local News, West
Spreading the word among Latinos to see ‘A Better Life’
Jul 8, 2011, 9:20 PM 0
Amigos805.com OXNARD, CALIFORNIA — A powerful film called A Better Life, with an all-Latino cast and already garnering positive reviews, may not be seen by millions of Latinos unless we take action and get the word out, Miguel Orozco of…
Causes, Faith, Human Rights, Local News, West
Catholic program aims at building peace in Mexico
Jun 29, 2011, 8:52 PM 0
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA — A non-profit Catholic organization announced this week in San Diego that it will start a pilot program in three Mexican states that will aim to contribute to…
Diversity, Local News, Politics, West
Community urged to call in to fight Oxnard redistricting that negatively impacts Latino voters
Jun 10, 2011, 8:36 PM 0
Amigos805.com OXNARD, CA — Oxnard residents are being urged to call the California Redistricting Commission to voice their opposition to a proposal that would split Oxnard into two Assembly Districts. Half of Oxnard’s residents, as well as Santa Paula…
Causes, Human Rights, Immigration, Local News, West
Anastasio Hernández; A year without justice
Jun 8, 2011, 12:20 AM 0
By Mariana Martínez La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — A year has passed since that night on May 28th 2010, when about twenty federal agents beat and tasered an undocumented immigrant, Anastasio Hernández, as he was being deported…
Children, Education, Local News, Parenting, West
Latino parents need to change educational system in San Diego
May 27, 2011, 12:31 AM 0
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — Experts at a recent educational forum agreed that Latino students in the San Diego Unified School District are trailing behind their White counterparts. The forum, which took place…
Fitness, Local News, West, Youth
Boxer Brandon Rios shows that dreams can come true
May 19, 2011, 1:53 AM 0
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Amigos805.com OXNARD — At 24 years of age, Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios is a professional in the boxing ring. As an amateur fighter Rios had won the Silver Gloves, the Ringside Nationals, the USA Nationals, and…
Environment, Local News, West
California pesticide regulation bill passes committee
May 13, 2011, 1:48 AM 0
Amigos805.com Assembly Bill 1176, which would implement enforceable timelines under the Toxic Air Contaminant Act with respect to pesticides, passed the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee on April 26, Assemblymember Das Williams, D-35 Assembly District, reported recently….
Education, Local News, Money, West, Youth
California Higher Education Bill to Establish a Community College Baccalaureate Pilot Program Clears Committee
May 13, 2011, 1:45 AM 0
La Prensa San Diego To help meet the demand for more college graduates to help drive California’s economy, Assembly Higher Education Chair Marty Block (AD-78) has authored legislation to look at alternate ways to help students achieve a baccalaureate…
Children, Education, Local News, West, Youth
San Diego mid-city neighborhoods get free community homework center
Apr 21, 2011, 12:28 AM 0
La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — Middle and high-school students in San Diego mid-city neighborhoods will now have free access to computers, printers, internet, homework assistance, school supplies and a daily after-school snack with the unveiling of the…
Fitness, Local News, West
Boxing champ Rios gets commendation from City of Oxnard
Apr 14, 2011, 11:04 PM 0
Amigos805.com OXNARD — Newly crowned WBA lightweight champ Brandon Rios received a commendation April 12 from the city of Oxnard for becoming its newest world champion. Rios, who won the title Feb. 26 from Miguel Acosta in what is…
Art, Environment, Immigration, Politics, Social Justice, West
Architect envisions border wall as good neighbor
Apr 4, 2011, 12:58 AM 0
By Kathleen Maclay UC BERKELEY La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — The U.S.-Mexico border wall may be here to stay, but a University of California, Berkeley, assistant professor of architecture has some provocative ideas about how to redesign…
By Mariana Llamas-Cendon Amigos805.com VENTURA COUNTY — The Bracero Program had a profoundly personal impact on the life of Jose Alamillo. His father, grandfather and other family members left their homes in Mexico and joined more than five million…
