Editorial:
City Manager search should be done in public
Chula Vista City Council bogged down in making selection
As a resident of the City of Chula Vista, when you stop and think about who is running your city, which most hard working citizens might not during their daily routine, you probably would say it was the City Council and would give them all the credit for a well run city. But you would be wrong. The most important person in Chula Vista is the City Manager, he is the person that is guiding the city on a day to day basis, making decisions for the city.
Commentary:
Passing the Buck on Health Care for Undocumented
By Rene P. Ciria-Cruz
Well-meaning people can be fooled by politicians some of the time because they’re so hungry for good deeds from public officials. Sometimes, we just fool ourselves.
Comentario:
La Estrategia de McCain
Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D
Estamos a un poco menos de dos años de las elecciones del 2008 y ya empezamos a percibir los primeros movimientos estratégicos de los potenciales candidatos a la presidencia.
Comentario:
Un Pérez cualquiera
Por José R.Uzal
No hay experiencia que defina más al hombre que cambiar de cultura. Nadie abandona su tierra natal a menos que encuentre motivaciones básicas y poderosas como querer comer o no querer morir. Raramente son más del 10% de cualquier sociedad los que se van. El 90% se queda y se enfrenta al hambre y la muerte antes que abandonar su patria. No es cuestión de ser mejor o peor, es ser diferente. Es estar dispuesto a pagar el precio del destierro. El emigrante abandona sus prerrogativas generacionales, sus amigos de la infancia, sus costumbres, sus comidas típicas y su familia. Cambian todo por la esperanza de una vida mejor o simplemente para sobrevivir.
Commentary:
Heart disease in women is prevalent, serious
By Dr. Jennifer Mieres
February is American Heart Month, and it serves as an important reminder of the need to address the impact of heart disease on women.
TEZOZOMOC SPEAKS:
It hasn’t been a good 13 months for Ted Martinez, Jr. First, he was fired as President of Grossmont College for standing up to Omar Suarez the Chancellor, the same Suarez who re-wrote his own contract and is under investivagation. And now in a cost cutting move Mayor Sanders has eliminated the position that Martinez had filled the past year: Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Neighborhood and Customer Services. Last day on the job will be in April. Hmmm, wonder if he has served long enough to qualify to receive a pension???
Etc. Etc. Etc.
Entertainment, Reviews, Sporting news, and other tid bits
¡ASK A MEXICAN!
Dear Readers: Mucho comments about my Feb. 1 column regarding the metamorphosis of Mexican names into seemingly wacky nicknames—Nini from Alejandrina, for instance, or Chely from Araceli. I argued such changes occurred thanks to linguistic laws; some of you had other theories. Here are the best:
Raiderette Stand-up comic
First Person:
By Al Carlos Hernandez
If you don’t know by now, you need to ask somebody. Actress and comedian Anjelah Johnson, a small Chicana, part Native American, is blowing up Google Video with her routine on going to the nail salon.
Novedades Editoriales:
Presentamos las Ultimas Publicaciones Editoriales de Varios Autores
Por: Paco Zavala
El esmero que demuestran las empresas que se dedican a imprimir libros y a distribuirlos, aportan un gran servicio a la comunidad en todos sus entornos, al traernos en pequeños rectángulos de papel perfectamente encuadernado la información que en ningún otro sitio podremos encontrar: los libros.
The Hidden Mexicans of Deer Canyon
By Mark R. Day
Filmmaker Juan Carlos Frey told his audience that the only thing that keeps homeless migrant workers living near Rancho Penasquitos from being accepted as human beings is a piece of paper. After watching his 71 minute documentary, most of the viewers agreed. The undocumented status of most of the migrants has made them prone to harsh living conditions, exploitation, fear of deportation and exposure to hate crimes. And there is no sign that these men will get that piece of paper any time soon.
Estrella Morente: Su arte es más que la ficción
Por James Klein
NUEVA YORK (KPRENSA) — El 25 de febrero, Volver, la película por el director español Pedro Almovador, puede ganar el Academy Award para Mejor Película del Idioma Extranjera y Penelope Cruz puede ganar el Academy Award como Mejor Actriz para su trabajo en la película. Si eso sucede, la actriz y el director ciertamente darán gracias a Estrella Morente.
Festival de la Canción Latinoamericana de California Cumple 27 Años
Ya comenzaron las inscripciones para el 27avo Festival de la Canción Latinoamericana de California 2007. Una trayectoria de 27años, el talento de los participantes, el entusiasmo del público y el apoyo de los medios de difusión internacionales en Español, han consolidado a este festival como una de las competencias musicales y poéticas internacionales más respetadas y queridas en el mundo de habla hispana.
¡TIC TAC TIEMPO!
The Revelations, universal music at the Belly Up
It seems like Panamanian-turned-Rasta-turned-Chicano activist with Elijah Emmanuel, but with no drawbacks for any community that his music reaches. This Panama native has been formulating his Reggae style in San Diego for over a decade and solidified a cause in 1996 with his group, The Revelations.
Lancers Rely on Playmaker Najera
By John Philip Wyllie
As the girl’s high school soccer season winds down, the South Bay League has turned into a three-horse race between Marian Catholic, Southwest and Hilltop. Over the next two weeks, these teams will face each other and ultimately only one will remain standing. If the Hilltop Lancers emerge triumphant, it will be in no small measure due to the efforts of their skillful center midfielder, Andrea Najera.
Ramos Revved Up About Roller Hockey
By John Philip Wyllie
Roller Hockey is a sport that often flies under the radar, but San Diego has become a haven for this rapidly developing offshoot of its more well-known cousin, ice hockey. Bonita Vista High School’s Max Ramos can’t get enough of it.
Los Chiefs contratan al tackle ofensivo mexicano Ramiro Pruneda
El Presidente Carl Peterson de los Chiefs anunció que el club acordó por dos años con el tackle ofensivo Ramiro Pruneda. Como es la costumbre y la política del equipo, no se divulgaron más términos de este acuerdo.
A Sad Farewell to Plaza ‘El Toreo’ de Tijuana
Bullfight World
By Lyn Sherwood
Barring a miracle or an equally unlikely political commutation, by the time that you read this edition of La Prensa San Diego, Plaza de Toros “El Toreo de Tijuana” will have been torn down and a large piece of Tijuana history will have been consigned either to dusty history or a new center of commercial enterprise. Somehow, Bullfight World anticipates the latter.
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