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El Presidente Obama acaba de dar el Discurso del Estado de la Nación. Como respuesta, el director ejecutivo del Sierra Club, Michael Brune, emitió la siguiente declaración: “Mirando a los últimos siete años, podemos decir con confianza que el Presidente Obama ha actuado sin precedentes para cumplir con su...
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Suzanne Potter/ California News Service Tens of thousands of minimum-wage workers in California will be making an extra dollar an hour. The Golden State’s minimum-wage increased from $9 to $10 an hour on Jan. 1, But labor advocates plan to continue their push for $15 an hour. Sean Wherley, senior...
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San Jose / CALFIORNIA The Interchange connecting Highway 101 and I-280-680 was named the Joe Colla Interchange at a brief ceremony and sign unveiling. In 1976, then San Jose City Councilman Colla was so frustrated with the stalled completion of the Interchange that he convinced a crane operator to...
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Suzanne Potter / California News Service LOS ANGELES – Volunteers, part of a group called “My Tiny House Project LA” a movement to building stop-gap shelters that is now active in San Diego and Oakland. The structures are just big enough to lie down inside. They’re on wheels so they’re...
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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...
Suzanne Potter / California News Service LOS ANGELES – Volunteers, part of a group called “My Tiny House Project LA” a movement to building stop-gap shelters that is now active in San Diego and Oakland. The structures are just big enough to lie down inside. They’re on wheels so 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....