By Adrian Florido Fronteras Newsdesk SAN DIEGO — San Diego and Tijuana are submitting a joint bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. News of a joint bid emerged late last week, when the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee confirmed to the Associated Press that San Diego and Tijuana want to co-host the summer [...]
Bert Corona: Chicano Park Mural Recognizes the Father of the Immigration Movement
By David Avalos La Prensa San Diego the bipartisan group of Senators known as the “Gang of Eight” put their plan for “comprehensive immigration reform” before the USAmerican public, and once again served the Chicana/o community a Mexican Combo Platter steaming with piles of beefed-up border security smothered in drones, refried Bracero guest worker programs, [...]
San Diego native, Dominican pride
By Pablo J. Sáinz La Prensa San Diego Growing up in San Diego, most of the time Felix Sanchez was the only person of Dominican origin in the room. Even more, people would assume he wasn’t even Latino, because of his black skin. “I would speak Spanish, and people would be like, ‘You speak Spanish? [...]
Four San Diego Trailblazers To Be Honored At Annual Cesar Chavez Birthday Celebration
La Prensa San Diego The life and legacy of Cesar Chavez will be celebrated on Thursday, March 28 at 7 a.m. at the Jacobs Center, 404 Euclid Avenue, San Diego. In addition, the 4th Annual Las Mañanitas Breakfast will honor four San Diegans who, like Cesar Chavez, blazed new trails in their respective professions. The [...]
Homeless Youth Determined to Get Degree Earns Transportation from Caliber Collision Recycled Rides
La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO — As one of 6,000 homeless or unaccompanied youths in the San Diego Unified School District, Jorge Palacios could have easily dropped out of school. But he didn’t. Now, his determination to graduate and move on to a college education will be rewarded when he receives keys to a [...]
A Christmas tradition, San Diego-style
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego Throughout the year, Southwestern College Journalism Professor Max Branscomb takes note of all the major trends and events that made a cultural impact in American life. That’s what adds a different flavor each year to his version of La Pastorela, the classic Mexican story of the shepherds [...]
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