Tony and Sylvia Martinez’s approach to helping the disenfranchised is both lively and from the heart Arturo Hilario / El Observador From turkey drives, to clothing and feeding the homeless, San Jose based organization Blvd. Bombs has grown into a magnet for those that want to be part of a...

Neal Morrison City Career Fair/Diversity Recruiters Network The fastest growing segment of the US population are Hispanic or Latino.  According to US Census the Hispanic/Latino population grew from 12.5  (35.3 million) to over 16 percent (50.4 Million) of the US Population between 2000 and 2010. This is the fastest...

Santa Clara County / CALIFORNIA The Santa Clara County Human Relations Commission and Office of Human Relations are releasing the following statement to join the Nation and the LGBTQ community in grieving the victims of Orlando’s mass shooting that left 49 dead and 53 injured, and condemning the unspeakable act...

San Jose / CALIFORNIA Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and Broadway San Jose, a Nederlander Presentation, are proud to announce that MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will play a one-week engagement at San Jose’s Center for the Performing Arts (255 Almaden Blvd.) from June 21–26, 2016.  Individual tickets...

Alberto Hauffen / Universidad de California Científicos y líderes de la industria citrícola de California confían en poder estar mejor equipados con una nueva instalación de contención de plagas y enfermedades que afectan a los cítricos, que se construirá próximamente y será operada por expertos del plantel de la Universidad...

Washington / D.C. El viernes pasado, la congresista Loretta Sanchez (CA-46), co-presidente del Subcomité de Inmigración del Caucus Hispano del Congreso, hablo en frente del pleno de la Cámara de Representantes en contra de la disposición discriminatoria impidiendo que la Biblioteca del Congreso elimine el término ‘extranjero ilegal’ en sus...

New America Media / Editorial There are moments when as a member of the ethnic press we must leverage our collective voice, to push our nation’s leaders to act in the interest of the communities we serve. This is one of those moments. In the early morning of June 12, a gunman...

Mario Jiménez Castillo / El Observador El mundo entero está conmocionado tras el cruento ataque terrorista a una discoteca la madrugada del domingo 12 de junio en Orlando, Florida. 49 personas muertas y 56 heridos fue el saldo sangriento de este acto de barbarie. Y por si fuera poco, Roger...

Greg Stotelmyer / California News Service WHITESBURG, Ky. – A federal court has upheld the Federal Communication Commission’s decision to treat the Internet like a utility – a victory for consumers say advocates of net neutrality. The 2-to-1 ruling came Tuesday from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C....