Racism, Bigotry, Homophobia and Cold Blooded Murder By Carlos Alejandro Budhabhatti, Project Manager, Immigrant Empowerment Foundation, Inc., No Vote- Many Voices Project San Jose / CA LIFORNIA On early Sunday Morning, at approximately 2:00am, at a nightclub, called The Pulse, in Orlando, Florida, lights flashed to signal “last call” for...

Legislative Hearing Today on Direct File Ballot Initiative Suzanne Potter / California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The practice of “direct file,” in which a prosecutor decides to file adult criminal charges against a youth, varies widely by county and disproportionately affects young people of color, according to a new...

By Raul Ray, Esq. A decision by the Supreme Court on President Obama’s  DAPA and Expanded DACA initiatives could be handed down as early  as next week.   The court’s current term, which started October 2015, will conclude at the end of  this month. If the court rules in...

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...