• A Safer BART for All

    Editor’s Note: This Op-Ed first appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle on June 19, 2017 Lateefah Simon and Nick Josefowitz BART plays an essential role in hundreds of thousands of people’s daily commutes. As BART riders elected to the agency’s board of directors, we firmly believe that BART should...
  • City, County, State & Federal Budgets are Being Proposed

    Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR Residents, especially citizens who registered to vote, who are concerned, who learn about the issues, and actually voted for their elected representative at local, state and federal levels of governance, must understand that they are stakeholders (similar to investors who purchase shares of a corporation)....
  • Should a San Jose Law Limit the City’s Cooperation with ICE?

    Estephany Haro El Observador Ever since President Donald Trump took office, fear has become the new norm for immigrant families who fear deportation and being separated from their loved ones by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. Even though deportation is nothing new to families across the U.S....
  • Will Snapchat kill Spanish-language TV?

    Lee Vann Captura Group Earlier this year, Snapchat went public in the biggest tech IPO since 2014, raising $3.4 billion to advance its vision to “empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world and have fun together.” Flush with cash, Snapchat is much more...
  • Un revés mas

    Por José López Zamorano La Red Hispana Un panel de tres jueces de la Corte de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito reconfirmó lo que otros tribunales han dictaminado de manera coincidente: la orden ejecutiva de la Casa Blanca contra seis países de mayoría musulmana es precisamente lo que el presidente...
  • Terminemos con la intimidación de los Inmigrantes en Nuestros Tribunales

    Por el Senador Scott Wiener Especial para El Observador La incesante calumnia de los inmigrantes por parte de Donald Trump y sus aliados en Washington está teniendo un impacto desastroso en muchas personas de nuestras comunidades. Los niños tienen miedo de ir a la escuela porque temen que sus...
  • Stop Intimidation of Immigrant in Our Courts

    By Senator Scott Wiener Special to El Observador The relentless slandering of immigrants coming from Donald Trump and his allies in Washington is having a disastrous impact on so many people in our communities. Children are afraid to go to school because they fear that their parents may be...
  • Michael Tyree’s Legacy… What will that be?

    Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR       Recently, the three corrections officers who beat Michael Tyree to death (August 26, 2015) were found guilty of second-degree murder. Sentencing will be scheduled. Tyree was in a jail cell in protective custody because of his mental health issues. This incident exposed...
  • Nuestra misión: salvar vidas

    Elsa Mora La Red Hispana Cuando escuché a Mark Zuckerberg, el fundador de Facebook, durante la reciente ceremonia de graduación de los estudiantes egresados de la prestigiosa Universidad de Harvard, sus palabras me conmovieron, y espero hayan tenido el mismo efecto en millones de jóvenes de mi generación del...
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