Hilbert Morales / EL OBSERVADOR Gentrification is the process by which “urban renew” happens. Usually low income neighborhoods undergo transitions when those having higher income begin to move in. Property values rise; rents go up, affordable housing becomes scarce. This gentrification process drives out retired fixed income folks; young couples;...

La presencia de candidatos en las estaciones radiales, en las pantallas y en los diarios seguramente tiene a todo el mundo bien advertido de que este es un año electoral, lo que no hay que olvidar es que para nuestra comunidad, es crucial. En este año que acaba de...

Especially for developing infants & youth As a chemist, I know that lead, mercury, and arsenic are toxic elements which, when ingested at very low ‘legal’ levels, over time accumulate in one’s body eventually causing nerve damage or physiologic toxicity. I wonder today if our local water districts need...

This past Sunday, January 3, 2016, the New York Times published in its Sunday Review Section, page SR-1, “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LATINO POWER?”, This article was authored by Roberto Suro, Professor, Public Policy and Journalism, USC. I recommend reading this article presenting the perspective of historical Latino demographic growth....

Con el arribo de la época de las festividades decembrinas que traen consigo varias celebraciones -y  en muchos casos incluyen alcohol- vale la pena recordar que la prevención al volante y fuera del debe ser nuestra principal invitada. Año tras año, las cifras se repiten. Durante las festividades aumentan...

Lest we forget what we can do as Latinos for ourselves, consider these resolutions for the 2016 New Year. This Op-Ed is directed to those whose parents were faithful readers of EO (1980-2000). Latino millennial youths have ‘smart electronic device savvy’, but should continue to go to El Observador...