• Two Retiree Incomes; Same Needs

    Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR As a commentator on issues which I believe are of interest to many EO’s readers, I decided to convey to you my personal experience Thanksgiving Day at a festive family meeting in San Francisco. During the meal, an 83 year old widowed neighbor told me...
  • “We’ve Got Your Back”

    Sam Liccardo Dear Friends, Recent events have left many thousands of our San José residents — about forty percent of whom were born in a foreign country — in fear. Some of our neighbors, friends, and family fear changes in immigration rules or enforcement that could separate their families....
  • Shelters for Homeless Individuals & Families to Open Nov. 28

    Program expands to shelter 35 homeless families at Arturo Ochoa Migrant Center in Gilroy SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF. — Each year, the County of Santa Clara’s Cold Weather Shelter Program (CWSP) provides homeless individual and families with a respite from cold and inclement weather from the Monday after Thanksgiving...
  • Plan to Aide Immigrants Who May Face Deportation

    San Jose – Responding to community concerns about potential changes in deportation policies with a change in administration in Washington, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Dave Cortese and Supervisor Cindy Chavez are promoting a plan to keep residents informed about their rights and provide legal representation to...
  • Report Recommends Greater Input for Foster Parents

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif – California’s foster-care system looks after 60,000 children a year, and a new study points out ways to make improvements, by giving foster parents more of a voice. Researchers at The Annie E. Casey Foundation suggest that state agencies make their treatment...
  • El Clamor de los Soñadores

    Por José López Zamorano Para La Red Hispana Sé que hablo a nombre de muchos cuando afirmo, sin temor a equivocarme, que pocas personas han sido el centro de tanta admiración e inspiración como nuestros jóvenes “soñadores”, los merecidamente llamados “dreamers”, que no sólo cambiaron el curso de su...
  • What may happen defines what we need to prepare for

    Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR Outside my kitchen window today I watched several squirrels scurrying around foraging for food. One had an apple in his mouth; another a walnut. The birds, bluejays, wrens, blackbirds, morning doves and titmouse’s feeding at the bird feeder seemed to have an understanding amongst themselves...
  • NFL en Mexico

    Este lunes 21 de noviembre, la NFL llega a México! No te pierdas en enfrentamiento de los Raiders de Oakland frente a los Houston Texans en el famoso Estadio Azteca en la Ciudad de México. El juego de temporada regular es parte de la Serie de Juegos Internacionales de...
  • Luis Valdez: The Way to the Mind is Through the Heart

    Belinda Quesada Special to El Observador 10 Fast Facts You Should Know About Luis Valdez 1. Straight “A” student in high school and a math1 and history nerd. 2. Received a college scholarship and graduated with honors from San José State University. 3. Still keeps in touch with his...
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