opinion

  • Make Prevention Our Intention

    Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR Currently the U.S. Senate will be voting pro or con on TrumpCare legislation which is being crafted by a Senate Committee behind closed doors. There are no public hearings scheduled; no prior review by anyone, especially Democrats who sit across that aisle. In addition no...
  • ¿Un Vaso Medio Vacio o Medio Lleno?

    Por José López Zamorano La Red Hispana Sigilosamente, la administración Trump decidió mantener, al menos por el momento, el Programa de Acción Diferida para Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) que beneficia a más de 790,000 inmigrantes indocumentados que llegaron a los Estados Unidos siendo menores de edad. Al mismo...
  • 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...
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