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Sacramento / CALIFORNIA In an effort to close the achievement gap and give all kids access to a quality education, Senator Carol Liu, Chair of the Senate Education Committee and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León are introducing legislation to provide additional funding to train school district staff...
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New California State Law Took Effect Friday the 1st Suzanne Potter / California News Service California’s medical marijuana industry is growing up fast, so to speak, because a new law professionalizing the growth, sale and taxation of the plant went into effect on Friday January 1st, 2016. The California Medical...
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Santa Clara County / CALIFORNIA Starting Jan. 1, 2016, the age to purchase tobacco and electronic smoking products in unincorporated Santa Clara County increased from 18 to 21. The ordinance affects 17 retailers located in unincorporated county areas. “Our county continues to be a national leader in protecting the...
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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....
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A new VTA service, FLEX, will debut in a pilot program on January 11, 2016 in a select area of Santa Clara County, specifically Northern San Jose. FLEX is an “On-Demand” connection service between regular transit stops and high-density employment centers and/or retail centers that according to VTA “prioritizes...
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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...
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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...
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Hoodslam Fri Jan 1, 2016 Oakland Metro Operahouse 630 Third St,Oakland, CA 9pm � Free Admission Day Fri Jan 1 Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA All Day Free � South First Fridays Art Walk Fri Jan 1 SoFA District South First...
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Pity the parents of college-bound kids. According to the just-released 9th annual national “College Savings Indicator Study” conducted by Fidelity Investments, while more parents than ever before are socking away money to finance their children’s college educations — 69 percent nationwide, up 5 percent from last year — they’re...
Sacramento / CALIFORNIA In an effort to close the achievement gap and give all kids access to a quality education, Senator Carol Liu, Chair of the Senate Education Committee and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León are introducing legislation to provide additional funding to train school district staff...
New California State Law Took Effect Friday the 1st Suzanne Potter / California News Service California’s medical marijuana industry is growing up fast, so to speak, because a new law professionalizing the growth, sale and taxation of the plant went into effect on Friday January 1st, 2016. The California Medical...
Santa Clara County / CALIFORNIA Starting Jan. 1, 2016, the age to purchase tobacco and electronic smoking products in unincorporated Santa Clara County increased from 18 to 21. The ordinance affects 17 retailers located in unincorporated county areas. “Our county continues to be a national leader in protecting the...
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....
Pity the parents of college-bound kids. According to the just-released 9th annual national “College Savings Indicator Study” conducted by Fidelity Investments, while more parents than ever before are socking away money to finance their children’s college educations — 69 percent nationwide, up 5 percent from last year — they’re...