tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42733096086113095752024-03-06T17:41:58.672-08:00SacLatino.compop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-45619879825617400432024-02-28T14:37:00.000-08:002024-02-28T14:41:13.007-08:00OPINION: ROGER DICKINSON FOR DISTRICT 2 CITY COUNCIL<p> <b><span style="font-size: medium;">S</span></b>acramento City Council District 2 has been in a state of chaos for the last three years with a Council member embroiled in a variety of issues, some petty and others major, that made it difficult for business and community leaders to work with him. His resignation in January caused many community leaders throughout the district to look around and conclude that we haven’t been left behind, as many believe. Instead, we have found that North Sacramento possess all the ingredients for economic growth and opportunities to become a very healthy and major suburb for Sacramento proper. What we need is a leader with vision who understands the diversity of the district and how to best prioritize the immediate and long-term needs of the community. We need someone who can lead the charge at City Hall and bridge our needs in mending/creating relationships among the neighborhoods and know how to obtain much needed resources for health, wealth, and safety.</p><p>North Sacramento has a pool of 9 candidates pursuing the opportunity to become the next Council Member for District 2, which is very exciting to see so many residents wanting to be part of the political empowerment process. Unfortunately, only one candidate can be elected and because of the district’s unusual state, it cannot be someone who will be learning from scratch what it takes to work in a public policy body that will be facing a budget shortfall beginning this coming fiscal year. What North Sacramento needs to do is elect a seasoned public policy maker who has the experience and knowledge in identifying and negotiating for work and resources desperately needed for District 2 to grow. Of the nine candidates who are running only one, Roger Dickinson, has the qualifying experience to fill that seat and put us on a track of positive change. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9jcmMtp8myFc6qPMeSoqh0OljhEwFQD5AkKYfxqCClcwROIIS2eTYDWb3FTvXLr_Tm8DpdQBMYtrd1vQ0GHZXSO-8Xr6LdlJXSlLlKtSLiC3O5wz_Bhz3qFE9hGpMRVw0OQUdeXeyZIGz7XT0ukYfkKn1bojiK1G33Eh4poEFcDMYgPG_VPjhms9PdEW/s2048/DSC00836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9jcmMtp8myFc6qPMeSoqh0OljhEwFQD5AkKYfxqCClcwROIIS2eTYDWb3FTvXLr_Tm8DpdQBMYtrd1vQ0GHZXSO-8Xr6LdlJXSlLlKtSLiC3O5wz_Bhz3qFE9hGpMRVw0OQUdeXeyZIGz7XT0ukYfkKn1bojiK1G33Eh4poEFcDMYgPG_VPjhms9PdEW/s320/DSC00836.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Roger Eugene Dickinson is an attorney who has spent much of his life performing public service work and has lived in the district long enough to know the challenges the various neighborhoods are facing. He spent eight years as a member of the Regional Transit Board of Directors and was chairman of the board twice. He also served on the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission, the Sacramento County Air Pollution Control Advisory Board, and the North Sacramento Community Plan Citizens Advisory Committee. As a member of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors he met with many of us to see how we could improve our neighborhoods and funneled resources as necessary to help North Sacramento. As a State Assemblymember representing North Sacramento, he again ensured the funneling of resources into the district and brought some of us on board to represent the diverse communities. District 2 cannot go wrong with Roger leading the fight to bring the resources and public policies essential for ensuring the health, wealth, and safety of North Sacramento residents. We can no longer risk this City Council seat to be a training position for novices. We need someone to hit the ground running and that someone is Roger Dickinson. – <i>SacLatino Magazine</i><p></p>pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-75973016205306531302022-05-19T12:40:00.002-07:002022-05-19T12:40:40.468-07:00SacLatino Magazine's Voter Recommendations<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4t_yUQnL8YPp-2V2qszflbRQrw9t-lXPMSyCwALwuuyBxlmi16Qvat7auv4IPg3mHRDCg7O1qf4V3qsTU0Jftp5e9zdjhy6rmHL6PPJ3lXfx8jRa8yFBULXs8UY4T-bA5wzmLhwt5pZUdjaWy9pFy0X5Tz2avzM3JnSUnjkB4QFyfD5pjRAs17QgGA/s615/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-19%20at%2012.29.09%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="615" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4t_yUQnL8YPp-2V2qszflbRQrw9t-lXPMSyCwALwuuyBxlmi16Qvat7auv4IPg3mHRDCg7O1qf4V3qsTU0Jftp5e9zdjhy6rmHL6PPJ3lXfx8jRa8yFBULXs8UY4T-bA5wzmLhwt5pZUdjaWy9pFy0X5Tz2avzM3JnSUnjkB4QFyfD5pjRAs17QgGA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-19%20at%2012.29.09%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />The 2022-midterm elections will be held Tuesday, June 7 in California and many voters have already received their ballots in the mail. We will be choosing candidates in a wide array of elected positions including Governor, Constitutional Officers, a U.S. Senator, Congress members, Assembly members, State Senators, city council members, and law enforcement. But whom should you vote for? With so much campaign material bombarding voters, it’s easy to see why many are confused. <o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;">Newspapers and community groups and associations rely on candidate forums, interviews, and list of endorsements to recommend which candidate will deserve your vote. Others rely on a local neighbor who appears to understand politics, so they follow his/her recommendations. While yet others will vote for candidates based on gender, ethnicity, race, religion, LGBTQ status, skin pigmentation, or even their name.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;">We at SacLatino Magazine decided to make our endorsement list based on current job performance and candidate skill sets that tell us their readiness to serve in a public policy development capacity. This is especially key considering the direction our government is headed toward along with the rough economic waters being predicted, and which groups stand to lose the most if an ill-prepared candidate is chosen. As a result, these are SacLatino Magazine’s endorsements for the June 7<sup>th</sup> election:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Governor</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Gavin Newsom</u>. He may not be ideal to some, but he is the best qualified from the pool of candidates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Lt. Governor</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Eleni Kounalakis</u>. She is sharp and could easily assume the role of Governor. Eleni continues to do lots of outreach to the Latino community.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Constitutional Officers<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Attorney General</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;">Rob Bonta. Yes, some say he is too liberal, but we need to give him a chance to do the job since he was appointed and not elected.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Controller</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Lanhee Chen</u>. He is a very trusted accountant by both parties, and although he is a registered Republican, Democrats in Southern California really like him.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Insurance Commissioner</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>TOSS UP</u>. Ricardo Lara and Marc Levin are running for this post, but both have significant baggage.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv41c3cXQNJT9HMAktZZoubY-EfAId41MWziN4WkQNSpnmLOGJsgCscbz7QxBOeK2syjpFvLxWTwguAInCVseSbXQqj3nCjjyesZKXMGWfnpPOtHKNRbhAG8VqOn0oyZzpItTwYeScqnY7_dW4njHSX5j7vyK07LPEGSDvc3ipUTRchwgJQ8GjaMWaZA/s533/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-19%20at%2012.30.05%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="533" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv41c3cXQNJT9HMAktZZoubY-EfAId41MWziN4WkQNSpnmLOGJsgCscbz7QxBOeK2syjpFvLxWTwguAInCVseSbXQqj3nCjjyesZKXMGWfnpPOtHKNRbhAG8VqOn0oyZzpItTwYeScqnY7_dW4njHSX5j7vyK07LPEGSDvc3ipUTRchwgJQ8GjaMWaZA/w308-h202/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-19%20at%2012.30.05%20PM.png" width="308" /></a></b></div><b><br />U.S. Senate<o:p></o:p></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>U.S. Senator</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Alex Padilla</u>. He is a savvy politician and his selection by Gavin Newsom to replace Kamala Harris was a great one. Once appointed, he landed on the job running and that’s good for California and the Latino community.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>U.S. Congress<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>U.S. Congress 6th District</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Ami Bera</u>. He’s demonstrated an ability to work both sides of the aisle, especially in health, a critical area for Californian’s Latino population. If it’s not broken…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>U.S. Congress 7th District</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Doris Matsui</u>. In the last six years Matsui has demonstrated strength and courage to tackle some of our toughest issues facing this region. Had she not done that, we would be running a candidate ourselves.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Senate<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Senate 6th District</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Roger Niello</u>. Moderate Republicans are important in our state legislature to balance the extremes of both parties. Niello brings that, along with experience in good public policy development.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Senate 8th District</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Angelique Ashby</u>. As City Council member for District 1, North Natomas, she has taken rice fields and a major flood plain and converted them today into a powerful economic engine for the city. Sharp, energetic, methodical, strong community roots, and experience is exactly what we need.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Assembly<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Assembly 6th District</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Josh Pain</u>. We need new blood filled with ideas and genuine concern for the community. We don’t need a career politician who shows up only during election time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Assembly 7th District</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;">Ken Cooley. Experience and rooted in the community have made him a very well liked Assembly member. Let’s keep him in there.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>State Assembly 10th District</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Eric Guerra</u>. He has worked in the state legislature as a staffer and as Council member for District 5. Eric has made our community proud by taking Stockton Boulevard to new heights of economic development and safety. No other candidate can touch his qualifying credentials.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Sacramento County District Attorney</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;">Thien Ho. His experience as a prosecutor alone tells us he knows his way around the court and the justice system. His opponent is a teacher.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Sacramento County Sheriff</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Jim Cooper</u>. Cooper has really grown as a leader, negotiator, and public policy developer, giving him a significant edge over his opponent. His opponent is a Trump believer. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Sacramento County Supervisor 2nd District</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><u>Duke Cooney</u>. The County Board of Supervisors have been an embarrassment. We absolutely need new blood in there.<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Sacramento County Supervisor 5th District</b>: <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Jaclyn Moreno</u>. The County Board of Supervisors have been an embarrassment. We absolutely need new blood in there<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>Sacramento City Council <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>District 1</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Lisa Kaplan</u>. She brings a ton of public policy experience and knowledge of the district to city hall. Alyssa Lozano is well liked in the community but lacks the inside experience.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>District 3</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Karina Talamantes</u>. She is not only experienced in the workings of city hall, but she is very familiar of this newly created district. Her youth makes her a ball of energy to deal with and is experienced in creating smart growth communities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><b>District 5</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><u>Caity Maple</u>. The city needs someone that has been in the trenches and understands the conditions surrounding homelessness.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; margin: 0in;"> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-25665036087985495952021-05-31T08:29:00.003-07:002021-05-31T15:05:12.771-07:00El Soldado Latino, A Unique Memorial Among All 50 States<span style="font-family: times;">By Adrian Perez, SacLatino Magazine<br /><br />It was a typical weekday afternoon in the fall of 1944 in Los Angeles, California where the Rodriguez family lived when a hard knock came on the door. Mrs. Rodriguez opened the door to see two soldiers in uniform of which one held an envelope in his hand. “Mrs. Rodriguez?” asked one of the soldiers, “we are from the military department and we are here to inform you…” Before he could finish Mrs. Rodriguez knew exactly why they were there. She slumped over with the heartache and pain a parent would feel knowing that her son would not be coming home ever again from war.<br /><br />Thousands of parents across the United States have received that uncomfortable news in every major military conflict the United States of America has been involved in. As a result, and in their memory, Memorial Day was established as a National Holiday in 1971. Although originally established as Decoration Day right after the Civil War, there was a group of Mexican American mothers in Sacramento, California who felt more needed to be done for the remembrance of the child they lost in World War II. They wanted a Memorial Monument.<br /><br />These mothers organized themselves right after WWII and formed a group called “La Sociedad de Madres” (Mothers Society) and embarked on an effort to build a unique memorial to honor their children. In 1948, La Sociedad de Madres found a carved statue of a soldier that would cost $4,000 to purchase and ship from Italy. The amount was challenging for the time period, but the members of the group were up for the challenge. <br /><br />Organizing a series of fundraisers (tamale sales), La Sociedad de Madres reached their goal, obtained the statue, placed it at Sacramento’s Mexican American Center, a community nonprofit, and conducted a formal dedication of “El Soldado” on May 10, 1951 (Mexican Mothers’ Day.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawnAdiQJYelFLK9GcUw66i_LnUcuBLJVApq2gxUw43VGP_ehhv63pF-zEK2T1XasHwHhnDtdo0I_0DQbzZpRxzEx8ckfT675-ALf-dtUcpNrEhR6TCP4MdH6JYD5aaQcKFUfknnOXzXw5/s1117/Screen+shot+2013-05-28+at+12.34.57+PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawnAdiQJYelFLK9GcUw66i_LnUcuBLJVApq2gxUw43VGP_ehhv63pF-zEK2T1XasHwHhnDtdo0I_0DQbzZpRxzEx8ckfT675-ALf-dtUcpNrEhR6TCP4MdH6JYD5aaQcKFUfknnOXzXw5/s320/Screen+shot+2013-05-28+at+12.34.57+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />After the Vietnam War, a push was launched to relocate the Memorial onto state property to better honor all Mexican American/Latino soldiers who died in battle. The push was successful and the memorial was moved to its present location on the grounds of the State Treasurer's building, facing the west-steps of the state Capitol. It is the only Memorial of its kind that sits on State property in the United States. Its rededication was held on September 16, 1975, which is also Independence Day in Mexico and several other Latin American countries.<br /><br />At the time of its move and rededication, little consideration was given to the Memorials design regarding it being “visitor friendly” and a place for visitors to share a moment. However, as other memorial monuments were built around the Capital grounds, it became evident the El Soldado Memorial needed an upgrade and in 1980, a group of Latino Vietnam veterans decided to beautify and build out the Memorial to make friendlier and informative for visitors. But that group soon found out that the State of California would not fund a renovation since it was not a State memorial. To accomplish that task, they would need to raise private funds.<br /><br />They worked toward raising money and even obtained an artist rendition of the renovation from world-renowned muralist and Vietnam Veteran Juanishi Orozco. Although the private efforts were admirable, after a decade and a half of trying to raise funds they fell short, and some of the members of the group decided to work with the California Department of Veterans Affairs and several members of the California State Legislature to obtain public support.<br /><br />In 2007, the State Legislature created the Mexican American Veterans' Memorial Beautification and Enhancement Committee housed within the Department of Veterans Affairs to help secure private funding to complete the project. The estimated cost of the memorial restoration project was over $1.1 million. After a decade of work, enough donations were obtained to beautify El Soldado and placed on a new mount. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDJ-vGLKzbJG24FbjUrV1rLcDoai6GFj2FKoT5I2P3iaHaXRkmbTRZZa3xHTJmijwcxgVgfZxU9Ff_K9yRuhbpPNuR_gBndCMzkhInDUsv98OulLvuirGi0OJwQ_nelQQJ7gggqTKcWUh/s869/Screen+shot+2013-05-28+at+12.24.38+PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="506" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDJ-vGLKzbJG24FbjUrV1rLcDoai6GFj2FKoT5I2P3iaHaXRkmbTRZZa3xHTJmijwcxgVgfZxU9Ff_K9yRuhbpPNuR_gBndCMzkhInDUsv98OulLvuirGi0OJwQ_nelQQJ7gggqTKcWUh/w116-h200/Screen+shot+2013-05-28+at+12.24.38+PM.png" width="116" /></a></div><br />“What remains to be completed is the cement plaza on which El Soldado will be permanently located, the sidewalks leading into the plaza and a ‘Mothers’ Garden,” says Robert Ruiz, former Chairman of the California Mexican American Beautification and Enhancement Project. “Other enhancements will be in the next phase of the project.”<br /><br />To complete the project a new nonprofit has been established called the El Soldado Latino Memorial whose goal is to raise the $650,000 necessary to complete the project. Their mission is to have the project completed and a formal rededication by September of 2022. Any and all support is welcome. - <b>SacLatino</b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p>pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-88233751849726008442021-03-18T09:29:00.005-07:002021-03-18T09:29:58.877-07:00Natomas Unified Creates New Department To Connect With More Families<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, system-ui, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">New Department is charged with listening and adapting outreach efforts to connect with more families.</span></b></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIHrQA2gHDlggyitXSPHH1SiAs2ZxFMPyfo9EadJA5r0EVVlYCZR_FV5rAMhIlr0InXfL6aQjpXpM5Yqz7wqmPs-_PAmrq98x5ETJEWYda01xZLc9G8CbdvYJufljCaeg7gR0zCowR4GR/s310/Screen+Shot+2021-03-18+at+9.24.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="253" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIHrQA2gHDlggyitXSPHH1SiAs2ZxFMPyfo9EadJA5r0EVVlYCZR_FV5rAMhIlr0InXfL6aQjpXpM5Yqz7wqmPs-_PAmrq98x5ETJEWYda01xZLc9G8CbdvYJufljCaeg7gR0zCowR4GR/w134-h165/Screen+Shot+2021-03-18+at+9.24.43+AM.png" width="134" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lisset Mijares</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Making deeper connections with families that influence positive outcomes for students will be one of the primary focuses of a newly created department in the Natomas Unified School District. Communications and Family Engagement will provide families with education, resources, tools, and a variety of opportunities tailored to meet the unique needs of our diverse school community. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Although feedback has been positive about our communication efforts, and we’ve had good attendance at our workshops and other offerings through Parent University, this is an opportunity to expand our current actions and target families that have been at times harder to connect with,” said Chris Evans, superintendent.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the first steps in that effort will be learning the barriers and challenges that limit some parent’s ability to engage and participate. Whether it’s work schedules, mistrust from an experience, or tough circumstances, staff wants to listen and adapt their outreach efforts to connect with more families. This work will be critical as the district implements an 18-month recovery plan to get students back on track who experienced learning disruption because of the pandemic.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“We’ve been looking at research and lessons learned from other districts who had to rebound after a disaster, and what we’ve seen repeatedly and specifically with Hurricane Katrina is that it’s imperative to get parents engaged and empowered immediately to return to some form of normalcy,” Evans adds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This new department is an exciting addition in support of the district’s vision that “all NUSD students graduate as college and career ready, productive, responsible, and engaged global citizens. Although the department will officially launch July 1, preliminary work to start making those connections has already begun. Updates will be shared with the community along the way.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The team that will be leading this effort has a diverse set of skills that make a perfect combination to lead this work. Meet the team and their new roles in the link below.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="https://natomasunified.org/new-department-to-focus-on-deeper-connections-with-families/" id="LPlnk846713" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">https://natomasunified.org/new-department-to-focus<br />-on-deeper-connections-with-families/</a></p>pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-59045207064571895482020-08-10T07:55:00.001-07:002020-08-10T07:55:55.860-07:00California Redistricting Commission Complete<div><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></div><figure class="wp-block-image size-large" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">CalMatters Reports:</figure><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif !important; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">The <a href="https://calmatters.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f4af3af825368013c58e4547&id=c70ef6f229&e=9a633231c0" style="color: #04bad8; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">final six Californians</a> who will redraw the Golden State’s electoral map — defining its legislative and congressional districts for the next decade — were selected Friday <a href="https://calmatters.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f4af3af825368013c58e4547&id=3c4421f3a1&e=9a633231c0" style="color: #04bad8; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">by the eight other members of California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission</a>. Four of the new members are Latino, which didn’t satisfy advocates who <a href="https://calmatters.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f4af3af825368013c58e4547&id=c3a6ce27c1&e=9a633231c0" style="color: #04bad8; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">called for all six to be Latino</a> after none of the first eight randomly selected members were Latino. California’s population is about 40% Latino.</p><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><strong>Sonja Diaz of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative: </strong>“(Friday’s) decision brought more diversity to the redistricting commission, especially the voices of women of color … Yet, the diversity of the final commission does not go far enough to ensure Latinos have a full seat at the table in shaping the state’s political future.”</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif !important; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Of the <a href="https://calmatters.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f4af3af825368013c58e4547&id=7cb3dc7d55&e=9a633231c0" style="color: #04bad8; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">14 commissioners</a>, five are Democrats, five are Republicans and four have no party preference. Eight are female and six are male. Three are white, three are Black, four are Asian/Pacific Islander and four are Latino. Seven are from Southern California, four from the Bay Area and three from the Central Valley.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif !important; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br /></p>pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-88767192920292962002020-06-19T12:12:00.001-07:002020-06-19T12:13:07.326-07:00CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SEEKS REACCREDITATION<div><b><font size="5">The public’s input is one component of a three-day virtual visit in June by a team of assessors from CALEA.</font></b></div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>SACRAMENTO, CA</b> – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will seek public input later this month as part of its assessment from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), an internationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to improving law enforcement and public safety services.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The primary purpose of CALEA is to improve the delivery of public safety services by maintaining a comprehensive body of law enforcement standards, establishing and administering an accreditation process, and recognizing professional excellence. The CHP, which has been accredited since 2010, is the largest state law enforcement agency in the United States to be accredited. The CHP Academy and Communications Centers are also accredited.<br /><br />As a part of this assessment, members of the public are invited to comment by calling (916) 843-4398 on Tuesday, June 30, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Additionally, the public is invited to participate in a virtual public hearing on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, beginning at 1 p.m. The virtual public hearing, which will be conducted via Webex, will give members of the public an opportunity to interact with CALEA assessors, to provide commentary about the CHP, or ask questions about the accreditation process. To participate in the virtual public hearing, please e-mail <a href="mailto:chp-accreditation@chp.ca.gov">chp-accreditation@chp.ca.gov</a> no later than Thursday, June 25, 2020, at 5 p.m. <br /><br />The public’s input is one component of a three-day virtual visit in June by a team of assessors from CALEA. During their visit, the CALEA assessors will verify the CHP’s overall compliance with a set of standards designed to ensure the Department’s policies and procedures are consistent with law enforcement industry best practices. The assessors will remotely examine CHP Headquarters, the CHP Academy in West Sacramento, and various administrative and field commands to examine all aspects of the Department’s policies, procedures, administration, operations, and support services. <br /><br />“We welcome the accreditation process,” said CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley, who has led the Department since 2017. “The input we receive from the public and the assessment team gives the CHP direction and helps us continuously improve. The CALEA assessment is a valuable resource for the Department.”<br /><br />The CALEA accreditation process is an additional avenue in which the CHP ensures it is upholding its mission of providing the highest level of Safety, Service, and Security to the people of California.</div>pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-69852887030852415582020-02-11T10:10:00.001-08:002020-02-12T09:49:09.212-08:00SacLatino Voting Recommendations Primary 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">T</span></b>his year’s California primary lands on Tuesday, March 3,
2020. What this means is that ballots have begun to arrive to registered voter’s
homes already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also means you can go
to the Voter Registrars’ Office and vote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Why the big push to vote?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately,
Latinos typically doesn’t turn out to vote in big numbers, which affects our
ability to get public policies that benefit our community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only you can fix this!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t let the many sacrifices our historical
leaders went through go to waste by not voting. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Latinos are the most populous group in the state at nearly
40 percent of the population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the
Sacramento region, we are nearly 30 percent, or close to one out of three
residents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our children make up the
majority of students in the school districts, making voting for school trustees
especially important.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What we have done
is reviewed public information on candidates and public referendums to assess
those we believe would be in the Latino community’s best interest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are our recommendations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not all local races or referendums are
included.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">City Council Races:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>District 2</u> has four candidates running for City
Council and they include: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incumbent Alan
Wayne Warren, who has been in this seat since 2012; newcomer Sean Loloee, who
is owner of the Viva Markets; Ramona Landeros, who is currently a Trustee for
Twin Rivers School District; and, Lamar Jefferson, a small business owner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of the four candidates, only Warren has the inside
experience in city government, and is a life-long resident of North Sacramento.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since being elected, Warren has learned how
to maneuver city hall to make District 2 issues a priority, which has resulted
in major street and walkway safety, increase in jobs, and more investment for
housing developments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A friend of the Latino community, which is now
almost 40 percent of the population, Warren has overseen the most improvement
in North Sacramento in nearly 50 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The other three candidates are nowhere near ready to lead North
Sacramento.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">VOTE FOR ALLEN WARREN, SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>District 4 </u>has the fastest growing economy, comprised
of midtown and downtown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are two
candidates running for the Council seat, incumbent Steve Hansen and Katie
Valenzuela.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hansen has been doing an
incredible job of bringing investors for housing development, pushing RT to cut
fares and promoting less use of cars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Valenzuela is criticizing the construction of the Golden 1 Center and
the new professional soccer stadium and is taking a novice’s approach at city
government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">VOTE FOR STEVE HANSEN, SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>District 6</u> is going through a major transformation
behind the energy of incumbent City Council Member Eric Guerra, who is being
challenged by newcomers Kevin Rooney, a plumbing contractor, and Waverly
Hampton III, a college student.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Guerra
has kept a humble yet straight forward approach in improving business districts
and develop housing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moreover, he has
made strong alliances among fellow city council members, an essential
ingredient to get good public policy passed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His opponents should sit back and take notes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">VOTE
FOR ERIC GUERRA, SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>District 8 </u>is the most interesting of the city
council races. Larry Carr a long time public servant and friend of the Latino
community, is not seeking reelection creating an opportunity rarely seen in
City Council races.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The candidates are:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mai Vang, a college scholarship director and
teacher at Sacramento State University and University of California, Davis; Les
Simmons, a Pastor and known leader from South Sacramento; Ronald Bell, a
retired Pastor; Daphne Harris, a real estate broker, and, Santiago Morales, a
program analyst.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of the candidates, only
Vang brings elected office experience having been a Trustee in the Sacramento Unified
School District.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This alone makes her
the strongest candidate, but she also brings more diversity to a male dominated
City Council.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">VOTE FOR MAI VANG, SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mayor, City of
Sacramento<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Sacramento has three individuals running for mayor. They
include incumbent Mayor Darrell Steinberg; challenger Mac Arteaga; and newcomer
Jrmar Jefferson. Darrell Steinberg was elected mayor in 2016 and has done a
number of really good things to improve living in the city of Sacramento. More
recently his push to develop the Rail Yards will not only bring business to
the area, but much needed jobs and housing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Steinberg has also taken a strong leadership role in addressing the
growing homeless crisis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other two
candidates have absolutely no relevant experience. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">VOTE FOR DARRELL STEINBERG, MAYOR, CITY OF SACRAMENTO. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Trustee For Twin
Rivers School Board<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Twin Rivers School District is geographically the largest
school district in the Sacramento region, and based on news clippings and
attending School Board meetings, it is extremely disjointed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those Trustees representing suburban and
rural Areas rarely support the needs of the schools in the Sacramento city
limits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, the Trustees representing
the Areas within the Sacramento city limits are weak or disconnected with the
schools and school children they represent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<u>Area 3</u> - This year, Area 3 will have a new Trustee,
Christine Jefferson, who is running unopposed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Her activities and commitment to especially Grant High School, which has
a 52% Latino student body, will be a breath of fresh air over the outgoing
trustee, whose troubled legacy included not living in the Area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Area 7</u> - There are currently three candidates running
to represent Area 7, they include incumbent Linda Fowler; Planner and
consultant Daniel Savala; and community activist Sasha White Vogt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Linda Fowler was initially elected in 1971 and
she doesn’t appear to know or understand that the neighborhoods she has been
representing have changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition,
she has been under investigation for numerous questionable activities including
paying herself for helping launch a private school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More recently, Fowler was not vocal about the
school closures nor the parents concerns in this Area, which will still face
some challenging proposals being considered by the Board of Trustees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What Area 7 needs is a fresh new Trustee who
sees the needs of the children and understands the demographic and economic changes
that have occurred since 1971. Daniel Savala and Sasha White Vogt bring those
perspectives as well as advocacy experience on behalf of the disenfranchised.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of these two, Savala brings the additional
experience of creating alliances, a much-needed tool to bridge the District’s
division between city versus rural and suburban.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">VOTE FOR
DANIEL SAVALA, TRUSTEE TWIN RIVERS SCHOOL BOARD. <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>Measure E</u> is one of those essential Bond issues that
are critical for the economic development of our region. Without proper
classrooms or learning environments for students to grow, the Sacramento region
will be unable to produce the workforce that is essential to attract big
businesses or stimulate entrepreneurship. The best thing about Measure E is
that it will not increase property taxes, a concern expressed by many homeowners
and renters early on and by tax groups. As a result we recommend:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">VOTE
YES ON MEASURE E.</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Measure G</u> is an interesting idea but very ill
conceived. To believe that taxpayers would rather have their money spent on
raising someone else’s child versus protecting their home or their neighborhood
leads me to believe that the framers of Measure G gave no thought to ask
taxpayers if this even made sense. Nonprofits are established by individuals
who have a vision of improving things in the different aspects of our busy
lives. The state and federal laws allow nonprofits to exist by giving them
rights to raise nontaxable money through contributions, activities, or events. This
Measure takes taxpayer monies to accomplish the mission of those nonprofits,
which essentially equates to raising a child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Taxpayers already flip the bill for schools, workforce development,
youth employment, gang prevention, parks and recreation, libraries, etc., but
this Measure implies City government is failing in these areas, therefore nonprofits
should be paid to duplicate these functions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Moreover, in addition to the City funding existing programs, a total of
2.5% of the City’s budget will be committed to fund these nonprofits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why not have the nonprofits petition to work with the existing City programs and add value to them versus functioning independently?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Measure G appears more like a money grab than
a legitimate effort to address the City’s future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">VOTE
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Why is the Cinco de Mayo so widely celebrated in the United States, when it is scarcely noticed in Mexico? The answer to that question is to be found in the lived experience of tens of thousands of Spanish speakers residing in what is now the American West during the American Civil War. What? Latinos in the American Civil War? </div>
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When Hidalgo proclaimed Mexico's independence from Spain in 1810, he also announced racial equality in citizenship and the abolition of slavery in the new republic. When the US seized control of the northern half of Mexico in 1848, it also acquired a large, Spanish-speaking, racially mixed (mestizo) population that was largely uncomfortable with the new US constitutional values that permitted slavery and denied citizenship to non-white persons. </div>
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Latino delegates successfully pushed the 1849 California Constitutional Convention to honor Mexico's earlier abolition of slavery, to allow non-white persons to become voting citizens, and to do so in both Spanish and English. California's entry to the US as a free state, without an accompanying slave state as mandated by the 1820 Missouri Compromise, nearly led to Slave State secession and civil war immediately. The compromise of 1850 staved off this war for a decade, and during that time tens of thousands of Spanish-speakers from every corner of Latin America poured into California and Nevada seeking gold and silver. When the Civil War did erupt in 1861, Latinos in the American West overwhelmingly supported Abraham Lincoln and the United States against the Slave State Confederacy. Latinos joined the United States Army, and rode in units of Spanish Speaking US Cavalry: the first full admiral of the US navy was a bilingual, bicultural Latino, David Farragut. Yet, from the very first Battle of Bull Run, the Slave State armies rode a streak of luck, winning highly visible battles in the Virginia Theater of War, while Lincoln's army appeared unable to win the big battles. </div>
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Latinos in the American West followed the advance of the French army through Mexico via the lively Spanish language press in San Francisco and Los Angeles. When the French army was only about three days' march away from Mexico City, the future for dark-skinned mestizos who might fall under the power of the Confederacy appeared to be bleak. </div>
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Like a streak of lightning in the dark night sky, the news arrived, and it was electrifying: The French did not make it to Mexico City to create a Slave State friend south of the border---they were stopped dead at the Battle of Puebla fought on Cinco de Mayo of 1862, and thrown back to the coast at Veracruz. Although the news arrived three weeks after the actual battle, Latinos in California, Nevada and Oregon immediately erupted into joyous, spontaneous celebrations, They then began to organize themselves into the first regional network of Latino community organizations, the Juntas Patrióticas Mejicanas. It was established in 129 locations in in the American West, to channel their economic support to Juarez for his purchase of arms and ammunition to fight the French, and their political support Lincoln. Each Junta met every month, three or four speakers would harangue the crowds at each meeting, and the focal point of most of the speeches was the victory of Cinco de Mayo. </div>
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Every year, the Juntas in many towns organized public events on the Cinco de Mayo as a public statement of where Latinos stood on the issues of the American Civil War: they opposed slavery and supported freedom; they opposed white supremacy and supported racial equality. Led by both the Mexican and the US flags, parades would march through the streets of towns and mining camps of the American West, speakers would energize the crowds, bands played music, the militia saluted with rifles and cannon, and then dances would last until the early hours of the morning. </div>
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It is time to take Cinco de Mayo back from drunken revelers wearing sarapes and straw sombreros, and return it to its origins as a Latino public statement of commitment to freedom, equality and democracy. I would encourage us all to commit to creating the 21 century version, "Cinco de Mayo for social justice." </div>
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<i>David E. Hayes-Bautista, PhD is Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is the author of the book upon which this commentary is based, El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition (University of California Press, 2012). He can be reached at dhayesb@ucla.edu. </i></div>
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<li><b>The Increasing California Latino Political Influence</b></li>
<li><b>Trump on track to make California Republicans Irrelevant</b></li>
<li><b>Republicans are feeling the pain of future irrelevance in California</b></li>
<li><b>California voters affirm sanctuary status and reject xenophobia</b></li>
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<i>By José L. Pérez, Latino Journal and Adrian Pérez, SacLatino Magazine</i><br /><div align="left" style="color: #403f42; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">Though some vote counting is still going on in California, it is already too evident the large Latino population is beginning to express its numerical strength by increasing its political power.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">Nationally, The Guardian published that the "Latino turnout up 174% in 2018 midterms elections, Democrats say." And continued, "The Hispanic community will have record level of representation in Congress with at least 42 members: 34 Democrats and eight Republicans." And, that was before Gil Cisneros won his congressional race in California.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">As a result of the 2018 elections Latinos will hold a first ever 50% of California's Constitutional Offices; 25% of the State Legislature; 28% of the State Assembly and 17.5% of the State Senate; and 32% of the 53 House seats in Congress. Latino voters also helped turn the once super red county of Orange into a blue base.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">California's Latinos are the most populous with over 40% of the population followed by Caucasians (38%), Asians (14%), African Americans (5.9%), and American Indians (2%) respectively. Based on the midterm election results, it is evident that Latinos are on their way to gain half of all California's political power within the next decade.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">So, why are Latinos now increasing their political power?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">A good place to start is with the xenophobic rhetoric against immigrants coming from former Republican California Governor Pete Wilson's Proposition 187 in 1994 and more recently from President Donald Trump who is using the caravan of desperate Central Americans as a tool to gather more support from those who share his philosophy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">Proposition 187 passed and would have barred undocumented immigrant access to health care, housing and education had it not been declared unconstitutional by the courts. However, it allowed Wilson to be re-elected as California's governor for four more years.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">Proposition 187 bitterly angered California's Latino community, which has built steam for 24 years and there is no sign that it will break anytime soon. Few Republicans, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, have been elected to statewide office in California since, and none for the last eight years. The California Republican Party has become less relevant after this midterm election and unless things change, it will become extinct.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">For example, in 1996, two years after his re-election, Latino groups were declaring Pete Wilson the "Man of the Year" for waking up the sleeping giant Latino community. During that period, millions of Latino immigrants began to switch their status from green card to U.S. citizenship, learning English and exercising their right to vote. Even our late elderly Mother got her citizenship after holding a green card since 1950 telling us "Para votar a contra Pete Wilson" (So I can vote against Pete Wilson.) Yes, this after Wilson had termed out of office.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">The number of Latinos running and being elected into office in California began to substantially increase in 1996. The increasing number of Latinos in the Legislature allowed for a monumental change to take place in the halls of power in Sacramento. Former State Senator Richard G. Polanco, who chaired the Latino Legislative Caucus at the time, engineered the greatest increase in Latino political power by creating the dynamic to elect the first Latino Speaker of the State Assembly, Cruz M. Bustamante from Fresno. The number of Latino legislators in California grew to 30. Eventually, Bustamante was elected to Lt. Governor and the circle of power in the highest echelons of State government were penetrated by Latinos. So, yes, thank you Pete Wilson.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">Fast forward.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">In 2016 Donald Trump referred to Mexicans in front of all America as rapists, drug lords and criminals when he declared his candidacy for president of the United States. In the last two years President Trump's anti-Mexican and immigrant rhetoric again lit a fire under thousands of highly able and influential Latinos in California and across the nation who do not forget the vile actions of Pete Wilson. The anger became a national issue as Trump ignored the cries of Puerto Ricans after hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, creating a firestorm in social media of "hate Trump."</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">Today, as in 1994, Latinos find themselves shocked, surprised but much better prepared for the incredible disrespect they see and feel coming from the President of the United States.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">Now, just as in California, we see the American Latinos reacting to Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric by increasing its voter turnout, especially for Democrats. As a result the influence on the political fortunes defined by significant Latino populations are shifting priorities in law making, enforcement and public resources. Latino public policy priorities include quality education, public safety, economic development (business & jobs) and civic engagement.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">There is little doubt that President Trump's immigration rhetoric reminded Latinos in California of Pete Wilson's hate towards Latinos, especially Mexican Americans. There appears no end in sight that will change that important and powerful American political dynamic of Latino anger towards Republicans. California Republicans are as omnipotent as can be and soon will expire due to their irrelevancy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">It is not surprising to see a surge of Latino civic engagement in California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Nevada, North Carolina, Illinois, New York, New Mexico and Florida. And, just like in California, the Latino community's political reaction to anti-immigrant rhetoric may last another 24 years as it spreads across America.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">The California Republican Party leadership would have to beg for the Latino community's forgiveness in an unprecedented manner for them to even begin accepting Republican participation again to secure their long-term survival.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14px;">The ever-growing and substantial political power being gained in 2018 by the Latino community in California is unprecedented. Therefore, Latino Journal declares Donald Trump "Man of the Year" for inspiring this change.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Latino Journal was founded in 1996 in Sacramento, CA by José L. Pérez. Latino Journal provides non-partisan discussion and analysis on public policy, government and business. Future topics include education, economic development, civic engagement, and many other topics. It also convenes policy forums and receptions recognizing Leaders in government, community and business.</span></div>
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<b>Business regulations, healthcare and taxes discussed.</b><br /><br /><b>WASHINGTON</b> -- On June 15, <a href="https://www.thelatinocoalition.com/">The Latino Coalition</a> (TLC), the leading, national non-partisan advocacy organization representing Hispanic businesses and consumers, and <a href="https://www.jobcreatorsnetwork.com/">Job Creators Network</a> (JCN), hosted the Small Business Rising Summit at the Marriott Irvine Spectrum Hotel in Orange County, CA.<br /><br />Attracting over 200 dynamic business leaders, prominent executives and high-profile speakers, the Small Business Rising Summit featured deep-dive sessions that examined the impact of regulations, healthcare and taxes. Showcasing the importance of small business to the overall economy and how to leverage entrepreneurial diversity for optimal opportunities, the event highlighted key public policies and gave attendees the opportunity to build professional and personal networks.<br /><br />"The Small Business Rising Summit in California highlighted the fact that the environment for small businesses to start and grow has never been more promising," said The Latino Coalition Chairman and former U.S. Small Business Administrator Hector Barreto. "Providing invaluable insight and resources for independent business owners, or 'founders,' the summit took a closer look at the historic economic success we are seeing thanks to policies that are good for job creation. America is on the rise again, and entrepreneurs are excited about opportunities that will unleash more of this nation's economic potential." <br /><br />Headlining the event was former Secretary of Health and Human Services and Job Creators Network Fellow Tom Price. As a physician who has served in the legislative and executive branches, Price offered a unique perspective on the practical and policy implications of volatility in health insurance premiums. <br /><br />Attendees also heard from business leaders and experts such as: Anna Cabral, former U.S. Treasurer; Carlos Contreras, Commercial Vice President at California Resource Corporations; President & CEO AltaMed Health Services; Zoila Escobar, President of AltaMed Foundation AltaMed Health Services Corporation; Jennifer Korn, Special Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Director for the Office of Public Liaison; Alfredo Ortiz, President and CEO of Job Creators Network; Thomas Sullivan, Vice President of Small Business Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Maxine Turner, Cuisine Unlimited Chair, U.S. Chamber Council on Small Business; and Peter Villegas, Vice President of Latin Affairs for The Coca-Cola Company, among others.<br /><br />"Last week's Small Business Rising Summit helped us personally connect with the driving force of our economy. Focused on this nation's job creators, the event touched upon the challenges entrepreneurs face today, while also serving as an effective tool to help build and improve small business development," said Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of The Job Creators Network. <br /><br />A significant deliverable during the summit was Chairman Barreto's announcement of a new partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Job Creators Network and Latino's For Tennessee. These organizations join TLC's network of 100+ partners working to enhance the overall business, economic and social objectives of the Hispanic community.<br /><br />President and CEO of Litografía Magno Graf, Armando Prida Huerta was recognized with the Sanchez to Sanchez to Smith Award for his successful career trajectory and unwavering leadership within the Latino community.<br /><br />"With such an exciting time for the fastest growing sector of the economy, I am looking forward to our October 2nd Gala in our nation's Capital. We anticipate a historic gathering of the business community to celebrate the growth and prosperity of Latino business founders, and our contributions to the U.S. economy," Barreto added.<br /><br />The Latino Coalition would like to thank the following Title Sponsor: Wal-Mart. TLC also acknowledges and is grateful for all its partners: AltaMed Health Services Corporation, Altria Client Services, Alvarado Smith, American Facility Service Group Inc., Association for Affordable Medicines, AT&T, Atticus Group Inc., Bank of America, Benefits Exchange Alliance, California Resource Corporation, Coca-Cola Company, Comcast/Universal, Direct Selling Association, East West Bank, Ecco Select, Google, Herbalife, Hispanic Business Roundtable Institute, H&R Block, International Franchise Association, Intuit, Koch Industries, McDonald's, Microsoft, National Association of Broadcasters, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, NV Energy, PG&E, PhRMA, Southern California Edison, T-Mobile, The Latino Coalition Foundation, The Libre Initiative, Tributo Tequila, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Univision, Verizon. Media Partners: Conexión, Finding Productions, Tico Sports Productions, LLC.<br /><br />SOURCE The Latino Coalition</div>
pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-30150590382303437742018-05-08T08:22:00.000-07:002018-05-08T08:22:55.292-07:00The American Civil War Origins of Cinco de Mayo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Why is the Cinco de Mayo so widely celebrated in the United States, when it is scarcely noticed in Mexico? The answer to that question is to be found in the lived experience of tens of thousands of Spanish speakers residing in what is now the American West during the American Civil War.</div>
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When Hidalgo proclaimed Mexico's independence from Spain in 1810, he also announced racial equality in citizenship and the abolition of slavery in the new republic. When the US seized control of the northern half of Mexico in 1848, it also acquired a large, Spanish-speaking, racially mixed (mestizo) population that was largely uncomfortable with the new US constitutional values that permitted slavery and denied citizenship to non-white persons.</div>
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When the Civil War did erupt in 1861, Latinos in the American West overwhelmingly supported Abraham Lincoln and the United States against the Slave State Confederacy. Latinos joined the United States Army, and rode in units of Spanish Speaking US Cavalry: the first full admiral of the US navy was a bilingual, bicultural Latino, David Farragut. Yet, from the very first Battle of Bull Run, the Slave State armies rode a streak of luck, winning highly visible battles in the Virginia Theater of War, while Lincoln's army appeared unable to win the big battles.</div>
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Then, things got worse. Taking advantage of Lincoln's preoccupation with the Civil War, Napoleon III, the Emperor of the French, sent his army into Mexico for the purpose of destroying a republic with its constitutional values and installing Maximilian of Austria as a new emperor, who would then be free to make an alliance with the rebelling Slave States.</div>
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Latinos in the American West followed the advance of the French army through Mexico via the lively Spanish language press in San Francisco and Los Angeles. When the French army was only about three days' march away from Mexico City, the future for dark-skinned mestizos who might fall under the power of the Confederacy appeared to be bleak.</div>
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Like a streak of lightning in the dark night sky, the news arrived, and it was electrifying: The French did not make it to Mexico City to create a Slave State friend south of the border---they were stopped dead at the Battle of Puebla fought on Cinco de Mayo of 1862, and thrown back to the coast at Veracruz. Although the news arrived three weeks after the actual battle, Latinos in California, Nevada and Oregon immediately erupted into joyous, spontaneous celebrations, They then began to organize themselves into the first regional network of Latino community organizations, the Juntas Patrióticas Mejicanas. It was established in 129 locations in in the American West, to channel their economic support to Juarez for his purchase of arms and ammunition to fight the French, and their political support Lincoln. Each Junta met every month, three or four speakers would harangue the crowds at each meeting, and the focal point of most of the speeches was the victory of Cinco de Mayo.</div>
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Every year, the Juntas in many towns organized public events on the Cinco de Mayo as a public statement of where Latinos stood on the issues of the American Civil War: they opposed slavery and supported freedom; they opposed white supremacy and supported racial equality. Led by both the Mexican and the US flags, parades would march through the streets of towns and mining camps of the American West, speakers would energize the crowds, bands played music, the militia saluted with rifles and cannon, and then dances would last until the early hors of the morning.</div>
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<i>is Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is the author of the book upon which this commentary is based, <a alt="https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520272132" href="https://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520272132" linktype="1" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank" track="on">El Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition (University of California Press, 2012). He can be reached at dhayesb@ucla.edu.</a></i></div>
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<b>SAN FRANCISCO</b> — Democrats Gavin Newsom and
Antonio Villaraigosa are running a close race among likely voters in the
gubernatorial primary. Senator Dianne Feinstein continues to lead fellow
Democrat Kevin de León, state senate president pro tem, by double digits.
However, many voters in both primary contests are undecided.<br />
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These are among the key findings of a statewide survey released by the
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).<br />
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Newsom (23%) and Villaraigosa (21%) are the top two candidates in the June
primary for governor, with 24 percent of likely voters undecided. Fewer would
vote for Democrat John Chiang (9%), Republican Travis Allen (8%), Republican
John Cox (7%), Democrat Delaine Eastin (4%), or Republican Doug Ose (3%).
Results were similar in December, before Ose entered the race, with Newsom
(23%) and Villaraigosa (18%) in the lead. Today, Newsom and Villaraigosa are
tied at 32 percent each among Democratic likely voters. Among Republican
likely voters, Allen receives 24 percent and Cox 20 percent, with 35 percent
undecided. Among independents, Newsom gets 24 percent and Villaraigosa 17
percent, with 35 percent undecided. Nearly half of Latino likely voters (48%)
support Villaraigosa.<br />
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“Two Democrats are in a virtual tie in the top-two gubernatorial primary. But
a quarter of likely voters are undecided—as many as support either of the
front-runners,” said Mark Baldassare, PPIC president and CEO.<br />
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Most likely voters (54%) are satisfied with their choice of candidates in the
gubernatorial primary. But there are strong partisan differences: 71 percent
of Democrats are satisfied, compared to 38 percent of Republicans and 44
percent of independents. Only about a third of likely voters say they are
following news about the gubernatorial candidates very closely (7%) or fairly
closely (23%).<br />
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Before being asked about the primary election, likely voters were asked for
their impressions of the gubernatorial candidates. They were given each
candidate’s name and commonly used title because official ballot titles have
not yet been announced. While 40 percent have favorable opinions of Newsom,
California’s lieutenant governor, and Villaraigosa, former Los Angeles mayor,
majorities say they have no opinion or have never heard of Allen, Chiang,
Cox, Eastin, or Ose. Villaraigosa’s favorability rating among likely voters
is up slightly from December (40% today, up from 31%).<br />
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As Dianne Feinstein seeks a fifth term in the US Senate, she leads de León
(46% to 17%), with a third of likely voters (33%) undecided. (The PPIC survey
includes only candidates with significant news coverage and resources.)
Two-thirds of Democratic likely voters (67%) support Feinstein, 19 percent
support de León, and 13 percent are undecided. With no prominent Republicans
in the race, about two-thirds of Republican likely voters (65%) are
undecided. Among independent likely voters, 41 percent favor Feinstein, 16
percent favor de León, and 39 percent are undecided. Feinstein leads de León
by double digits across regions and racial/ethnic groups, and among men (39%
to 16%) and women (51% to 18%).<br />
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A majority of likely voters (52%) have a favorable opinion of Feinstein (38%
unfavorable). A majority also say they either have never heard of de León
(45%) or don’t know enough about him to have an opinion (19%). Just 16
percent view him favorably (19% unfavorably).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Most Value Candidates’ Experience in Elected Office, Stands on Issues</b><br />
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Which qualification is more important in a candidate for statewide office:
experience as an elected official or experience running a business? A solid
majority of likely voters (62%) prefer experience in elected office. This is
a high mark in PPIC surveys and a notable increase from December 2015 (49%
elected office, 43% running a business) and September 2010 (44% elected
office, 43% running a business), when Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman vied for
the governor’s seat. Partisans are sharply divided on this question: 84
percent of Democratic likely voters prefer experience in elected office and
65 percent of Republican likely voters prefer experience running a business.
Independents are more likely to prefer experience as an officeholder (56% to
36%). Across all racial/ethnic groups and regions, majorities of likely
voters prefer experience in elected office. Likely voters ages 18 to 34 are
more likely than older voters to express this view (76% 18 to 34, 59% 35 to
54, 57% 55 and older).<br />
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When choosing a statewide leader, such as governor or US senator, 60 percent
of likely voters say a candidate’s stands on the issues is the most important
qualification, while 17 percent say a candidate’s experience, 16 percent say
a candidate’s character, and 6 percent say a candidate’s party affiliation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Divided on Gas Tax Repeal, Proposition 13 Change</b></div>
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Likely voters are divided (47% favor, 48% oppose) when asked whether they
favor repeal of the recently passed increase in the state gasoline tax, a
measure that could be on the ballot this fall. Majorities of Republican (61%)
and independent (52%) likely voters favor repeal, compared to 39 percent of
Democratic likely voters.<br />
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Likely voters are also divided about the idea of easing the strict limits on
commercial property taxes imposed by Proposition 13. A proposed measure would
tax commercial properties according to their fair market value but not lift
Proposition 13 limits on residential property taxes—creating a “split roll”
tax system. While 46 percent favor the idea, 43 percent are opposed and 11
percent don’t know. Support for this proposal is at its lowest point among
likely voters since PPIC began asking about it in January 2012 (60% in
favor). Today, a majority of Democratic likely voters (53%) are in favor,
compared to 45 percent of independent and 34 percent of Republican likely
voters. Support is similar among homeowners (47%) and renters (44%).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Immigration Seen as Top Issue for State Leaders to Tackle</b></div>
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Californians name immigration as the most important issue for the governor
and legislature to work on this year (20% all adults, 23% likely voters).
Other issues are named by less than 10 percent of residents (9% jobs,
economy; 8% education, schools, teachers; 7% state budget, deficit; 6%
infrastructure). Immigration is the most frequently named issue across the
state’s major regions and across partisan groups (28% Republicans, 20%
Democrats, 18% independents).<br />
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The survey—taken just after California became a sanctuary state on January
1—asked whether the state and local governments should make their own
policies and take action separate from the federal government to protect the
legal rights of undocumented immigrants in California. Majorities (65% adults,
58% likely voters) are in favor. Partisan divisions on this question are
stark (83% Democrats, 53% independents, 21% Republicans are in favor).
Majorities across regions and age, education, income, and racial/ethnic
groups are in favor.<br />
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Overwhelming majorities (85% adults, 81% likely voters) favor the protections
given by DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, to
undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children. Majorities of state
residents across parties, regions, and demographic groups favor the program,
which President Trump has announced will end.<br />
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“Californians across regions are most likely to name immigration as the top
issue facing California today, and majorities across party lines are in favor
of the DACA protections,” Baldassare said.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Divided Views of Legislative Leaders’ Actions on Sexual Misconduct</b></div>
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Nearly half of adults (46%) are closely following news about sexual
harassment and misconduct in the legislature. Likely voters are even more
likely (59%) to be following news of this issue —much larger than the
percentage following news about the gubernatorial candidates (30%).
Californians are divided in their views about how Democratic leaders in the
legislature are addressing sexual harassment (39% adults approve, 36% disapprove;
38% likely voters approve, 38% disapprove). Democrats (52%) are far more
likely than independents (28%) or Republicans (18%) to approve. Women and men
have similar views: 40 percent of women and 38 percent of men approve of
Democratic leaders’ handling of the issue.<br />
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“Many Californians are closely following news about sexual misconduct in the
state legislature, and they are divided about how Democratic leaders are
handling this issue so far,” Baldassare said.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Majorities Approve of Brown, Proposed Budget</b></div>
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As Jerry Brown begins his final year as governor, 56 percent of adults and 57
percent of likely voters approve of the way he is handling his job. An
overwhelming majority of Democrats (76%), nearly half of independents (47%),
and a quarter of Republicans (26%) approve of the governor’s job performance.<br />
<br />
About two-thirds of Californians (67% adults, 66% likely voters) approve of
the governor’s budget when they are read a brief description of the plan,
which projects a one-time surplus and would bring the rainy day fund to 100
percent of its constitutional target. Strong majorities (70% adults, 65%
likely voters) favor the governor’s proposal to spend $4.6 billion from the
recently passed gas tax and vehicle fees to repair roads, highways, and
bridges; improve commute corridors; and improve local rail and public transit
systems.<br />
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Half of Californians (51% adults, 50% likely voters) approve of the job the
legislature is doing. Most Democrats (69%) approve, while far fewer
independents (37%) and Republicans (24%) express support. Will the governor
and legislature be able to work together and accomplish a lot in the next
year? Most (60% adults, 58% likely voters) say yes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Low Ratings for Trump, Congress—and Pessimism about Collaboration<o:p></o:p></div>
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In contrast, far fewer Californians (29% adults, 27%
likely voters) say that President <o:p></o:p></div>
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Trump and the US Congress will be able to
work together and accomplish a lot in the next year. At the close of the
president’s first year in office, his approval rating in California is 26
percent among adults and 32 percent among likely voters. A strong majority of
Republicans (72%) approve of the president’s job performance, while just 31
percent of independents and 7 percent of Democrats concur. Congress’s
approval rating is lower than the president’s: 21 percent among all adults,
15 percent among likely voters. Negative views of Congress are held across
parties: just 27 percent of Republicans, 18 percent of independents, and 10
percent of Democrats approve of the way the Republican-led Congress is doing
its job.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">TV share has dropped from 92% in 2006 to 79% in 2016</span></h1>
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For years, TV was the most commonly used platform for news among U.S. Hispanics. In recent years, however, the share getting their news from TV has declined, from 92% in 2006 to 79% in 2016. Meanwhile, 74% of Hispanics said in 2016 that they used the internet – including social media or smartphone apps – as a source of news on a typical weekday, up from 37% in 2006.</div>
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Hispanics also consume news from radio and newspapers, but neither is as widely used as TV or the internet. In 2016, 55% of Hispanics got news from radio on a typical weekday, down from 64% in 2006 (but mostly unchanged from 2012). The use of newspapers as a news source continued its decline, falling from 58% in 2006 to 34% a decade later.</div>
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Millennials (those ages 18 to 35 in 2016) are driving many of the changes in Hispanic news consumption – in part because <a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2016/04/20/the-nations-latino-population-is-defined-by-its-youth/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #bc7b2b; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">this generation makes up more than a quarter of U.S. Hispanic adults</a>, a higher share than among other racial or ethnic groups. In 2016, 91% of Hispanic Millennials got news from the internet on a typical weekday, making them the only generation of Hispanics for which the internet is the most widely used news platform. By contrast, television remains the top source for news among older generations of Hispanics (even as the internet grows as a source of news for all generations).</div>
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Foreign-born Latinos, who tend to be <a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2017/09/18/facts-on-u-s-latinos-current-data/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #bc7b2b; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">older</a> than U.S.-born Latinos, continue to rely heavily on TV for news. In 2016, 85% of foreign-born Latinos said that on a typical weekday they got their news from TV, the group’s most widely used news source. Meanwhile, two-thirds (67%) of foreign-born Latinos said they use the internet for news, a share that has increased sharply since 2006, when only 25% said so. (News consumption among U.S.-born Latinos generally reflects that of Latinos overall.)</div>
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Many Latinos speak <a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2015/05/12/english-proficiency-on-the-rise-among-latinos/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #bc7b2b; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">English and Spanish</a>, and this bilingualism is reflected in their news habits. In 2016, Latinos primarily <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-latino-millennials-univision-20150719-story.html" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #bc7b2b; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">consumed news in English</a>, with 83% saying they get at least some of their news in this language on a typical weekday (29% only in English and 54% in both English and Spanish). At the same time, a comparable share (71%) said they get at least some of their news in Spanish (17% only in Spanish and 54% in both English and Spanish).</div>
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Hispanic Millennials use English-language news sources more than older generations, with 91% in 2016 saying they get at least some of their news in English, compared with 68% who said they consume at least some of their news in Spanish.</div>
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Foreign-born Latinos, by contrast, prefer Spanish-language news sources: 89% in 2016 said they get at least some of their news in Spanish, and 70% said they get at least some of it in English.</div>
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The landscape of news outlets has changed over the past decade as the news habits of Hispanics have shifted. Univision and Telemundo, the two largest Spanish-language television networks in the U.S., have had <a href="http://www.journalism.org/fact-sheet/hispanic-and-african-american-news-media/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #bc7b2b; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">viewership declines</a> in their most popular news programs. In addition, several news outlets that targeted Hispanics as a primary audience, often in English, <a href="http://www.journalism.org/2014/03/26/developments-in-the-hispanic-media-market/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #bc7b2b; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">have either closed</a> or been folded into larger news organizations, including CNN Latino, NBC Latino, Fox News Latino and VOXXI.</div>
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Poll finds Latino voters in California highly engaged, but candidates for governor need to increase outreach</h1>
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A statewide <a href="http://www.latinodecisions.com/files/8415/1615/0026/LCF_Gubernatorial_TOPLINES.pdf" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #5472de; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">poll</a> of Latino registered voters by Latino Decisions finds that 68% intend to vote in the June 2018 primary elections for Governor and other statewide office, and that 2016 election of Donald Trump has further engaged and politicized Latinos. The poll of 900 Latino voters, was commissioned by the Latino Community Foundation, asked Latino registered voters their preference in the June 2018 primary election, as well as most important issues facing the state, and how closely they are following political affairs. Overall, 79% of Latino voters said they somewhat or very often follow California state politics and current affairs, while 46% said the election of Donald Trump in 2016 has increased their interest in politics. According to Latino Decisions co-founder, and poll director Matt Barreto, “Latino voters in California are very highly engaged and politicized in 2018 and ready to make their voice heard at the ballot box. In a state with more than 4.5 million Latino voters, politicians need to pay close attention to this community which we expect will participate at record high levels in 2018.”</div>
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When it comes to the critical question of the 2018 gubernatorial election, Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa was the leading candidate among Latino voters with 39% compared to 15% for Democrat Gavin Newsom. Still, both front-runners were leaving a lot of Latino votes up for grabs with 23% favoring another candidate and 22% saying they were undecided. Thus, the pivotal Latino vote remains in flux heading into the primary, with Villaraigosa perhaps best poised to capture the lion’s share.</div>
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Overall, Villaraigosa carried a 61% favorable rating, compared to 19% unfavorable, for a net +42 favorability among Latino voters with 19% stating they had no opinion of the former Los Angeles mayor. Fellow Democrat Gavin Newsom had 34% favorable against 18% unfavorable, for a net +16 favorability rating, but a large percent – 48% – said they had no opinion of Newsom. Likewise, other candidates for Governor found themselves with a majority of Latino voters stating “no opinion” with 55% giving no rating of Democrat John Chiang, 64% for Democrat Delaine Eastin, 75% had not heard of Republican John Cox, and 73% had no opinion of Republican Travis Allen.</div>
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Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO of the Latino Community Foundation, stated “Latinos in California represent the largest Latino voting bloc in the nation. They are engaged and paying attention especially in light of today’s political climate. All of the candidates can do a better job in reaching out to this group. Informing and mobilizing Latinos will strengthen our state’s democracy.”</div>
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In their evaluations of the political parties, just 17% said the Republican Party was doing a good job of reaching out to Latino voters, while 46% said Republicans don’t care too much, and 31% thought Republicans were hostile towards Latinos. In contrast, 53% thought Democrats were doing a good job in their outreach, far better than Republicans, but also far lower than the 83% favorability rating given to former President Barack Obama, suggesting Democrats have work to do in shoring up the Latino vote.</div>
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Gary Segura, co-founder and senior partner of Latino Decisions added that “while Latino voters show high marks for political interest and taking action, most of the candidates are not breaking through yet and they need to seriously increase their outreach efforts to Latino voters. Simply put, Latino outreach cannot be an afterthought in California.”</div>
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In terms of public policy, Latino voters in California said the top issues they expected the next Governor to address are immigrant rights, creating jobs and improving the economy, increasing investment in public schools, expanding access to health care and encouraging affordable housing. All of these issues will be discussed at the <a href="https://latinocf.org/forum/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #5472de; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2018 Gubernatorial Forum</a> hosted by the Latino Community Foundation and Univision on January 25, 2018.</div>
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pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-2731651331024120912017-09-02T09:20:00.000-07:002017-09-02T09:20:30.906-07:00Sacramento City Leaders Rally To Support DACA Program<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">W</span></b>ith President Trump threatening to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by September 5, 2017, Sacramento City officials gathered at a rally to support its continuation. The DACA program prevents the deportation of undocumented children who were brought to the US before their 16th birthday.<br /> DACA is a national immigration policy founded by the Obama administration in June 2012. Its purpose is to allow certain illegal immigrants who entered the country as minors, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and eligibility for a work permit.<br /> "On behalf of our 13,000 'Dreamers' and our great Sacramento community, we ask you to uplift, not tear down,” Mayor Darrell Steinberg told the crowd referring to the DACA eligibles in the Sacramento region. <br /> The Pew Research Center estimated in 2014 that up to 1.7 million people might be eligible for the DACA program. As of June 2016, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had received 844,931 initial applications for DACA status, of which 741,546 (88%) were approved, 60,269 (7%) were denied, and 43,121 (5%) were pending. Over half of those accepted reside in California and Texas.<br /> “It doesn’t change anything that we do," said Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn in reference to the possibility of the program being terminated. "I mean, our responsibility is to our community and enforce state and local regulations and a big part of that is maintaining trust.”<br /> The DACA program was created after the federal government acknowledged that these undocumented children had been largely raised in the United States, and should be viewed as "low priority" individuals. Moreover, approximately 65,000 of undocumented immigrant student population graduate from U.S. high schools on a yearly basis. <br /> "They are wonderful, they are brilliant and they are the leaders," said Sacramento State University President Robert Nelsen. "President Trump needs to learn to lead with his heart.” <br /> So does this mean President Trump is heartless or is he pressuring Congress to address the issue of immigration? <br /> This issue could have been addressed in 2006 when Congress had proposed a bipartisan immigration reform bill, which was going to be signed by President George Bush, but was killed by Democrats to preserve their relationship with unions. In 2008, then candidate Barack Obama promised Latinos that immigration reform would be addressed in his first year in office. Instead he mounted the largest deportation campaign unlike never seen by the US. As a token of piece, after being called “the Great Deporter” by national Spanish media, he offered the DACA program, which did have an expiration date once a new president was elected. <br /> In several statements made by candidate and now President Trump, DACA appears to have run its course. The White House has announced that Trump will end the program by no longer accepting new permits and allowing existing permits to expire. This is supposedly being done to pressure Congress into creating and passing immigration legislation that the White House would consider as adequate. <br /> Because California and Texas will be the most impacted (125,000 in the Harvey disaster area alone), numerous legislators, Republican and Democrat, are telling the White House to reconsider the cancellation of the Program. This call includes Congressmen Jeff Denham and David Valadao, Senators Dick Durbin and Lindsay Graham. <b><i>- SacLatino </i></b><style type="text/css">
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<b>RE-DEDICATION OF EL SOLDADO: A WORK OF LOVE, FRUSTRATION, AND ACCOMPLISHMENT</b><br /><i>By Adrian Perez, Publisher/Editor, SacLatino Magazine</i><br /><br /><i>“Mothers are sacred in the Latino culture and disobeying them, or worst still,, disrespecting them, is a sign of cowardice.” - My Mom</i><br /><br /> In the Latino culture, mothers are the symbol of unconditional love. The one who protects when we need shelter and the one who provides when we need food or clothing. Yes, fathers do this too, but not at the level mothers do.<br /> When a mother sends their child to school, thereʼs a clear expectation the child will return that afternoon. But, when a mother sends their child to war...It only stands to reason that the pain and void of not seeing their child return cannot be filled with a letter explaining how valiantly they died for their country. This was the case for numerous Mexican American mothers who decided to fill that void by building a memorial in honor of their sons who died in World War II (WWII.) These mothers organized themselves right after WWII and formed a group called “La Sociedad de Madres” (Mothers Society) and embarked on an effort to build a veterans memorial to honor their children. <br /> In 1948, La Sociedad de Madres found a carved statue of a soldier that cost $4,000 to purchase and ship it from Italy. The amount was challenging for the time period, but the members of the group were up for the challenge. <div>
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Since WWII, there were the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, where more soldiers died and so a push was launched to relocate the Memorial onto state property to better honor all Mexican American/Latino soldiers who died in battle. The push was successful and the memorial was moved to its present location on the grounds of the State Treasurers building, facing the westside of the state Capitol. Its rededication was held on September 16, 1975, which is also independence day in Mexico and several other Latin American countries. <br /> At the time of its move and rededication, little consideration was given to its design regarding it being “visitor friendly” and a place for visitors to share a moment. Plus, as other memorial monuments were built around the Capital grounds it became evident the Memorial needed an upgrade. <br /> In the 1980s, a group of Latino Vietnam veterans decided to raise funds to beautify and build out <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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the Memorial. They soon learned that the State of California would not fund a renovation, and that only private funds could be used. <br /> They worked toward raising money and their efforts included an artist rendering of what a renovated Memorial would look like. The artist rendition was the illustrated work of world renowned muralist and Vietnam Veteran Juanishi Orozco. Although the private efforts were admirable, they fell short, and the group decided to work with the Department of Veterans Affairs and several members of the State Legislature to obtain public support. <br /> In 2007, the State Legislature created the Mexican American Veterans' Memorial Beautification and Enhancement Committee to beautify and enhance the existing memorial, and to secure private funding to complete the project. The estimated cost of the memorial restoration project was $1.1 million. <br /> The Memorial ʼs design, engineering services, architectural drawings, and environmental assessment work was completed with the initial $335,000 raised. However, the most expensive component has been the actual renovation, which the Memorial Committee estimates will cost over $800,000. A series of fundraisers were held throughout the state with the assistance of the Cesar E. Chavez chapter of the American GI Forum. <br /> “We have done a significant amount of work and weʼre going to be doing a lot more to raise funds and educate the public about the Memorial,” Says Fredrick A. Romero, State Commander of the American GI Forum. “Weʼre encouraging all Californians to get involved and help us get this project done. It is my personal goal to have this Memorial completed.” <br /> The Memorial is the first permanent memorial to honor Latino veterans at any of our nationʼs fifty <br />state capitols. <br /> “What remains to be completed is the cement plaza on which El Soldado will be permanently located, the sidewalks leading into the plaza and a ‘Mothers’ Garden,” says Robert Ruiz, former Chairman of the California Mexican American Beautification and Enhancement Project. “Other enhancements will be in the next phase of the project.” <br /> The El Soldado Memorial is not owned nor provided maintenance by the State of California. It is a Memorial that relies on private funds. Any and all support is welcome. <i><b>- SacLatino</b></i></div>
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Sacramento’s Latino community became fragmented after the passing of Mayor Joe Serna in 1999. Serna was not just a civil rights activist, City Council Member and Mayor, but had been the glue that held the Sacramento Latino community together. Although several Latino community meetings were held to regain the coalitions that Serna had created, none resulted in a sustained effort. Instead, it took a scathing editorial published in the Sacramento Bee that asked, <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/mariel-garza/article4660557.html">“Where have all the Latinos gone?”</a> in response to the poor Latino voter turnout of the November 2014 election. The article, written by Mariel Garza, a Latina, prompted a number of us to make calls and push for a general meeting where we could begin to plan the future of Sacramento’s Latino community. <br /><br /> The first meeting, albeit a bit contentious, was held in January of 2015, with over 60 attendees representing themselves and varied nonprofits, and yours truly acting as moderator. It was not easy, after a couple of hours we all agreed on two resolutions: 1) To meet on a monthly basis; and, 2) To work on Eric Guerra’s campaign for City Council. <br /><br /> At its second meeting, the group named itself the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/SacLatinoRoundtable/">Sacramento Latino Community Roundtable</a> (SLCR), a body not owned or governed by any person, group, or entity, with a focus to better the lives of Latinos in the region. Since then, the SLCR has met monthly, helped get Eric Guerra elected, and has collectively written letters to City Hall to ensure inclusion of Latinos in city government and its activities. <br /><br /> Because of the many leaders and organizations involved, the group also decided early on that the SLCR would be structured as an unincorporated association, governed by guidelines rather than bylaws or Robert’s Rules of Order. With a simple agenda, a two-hour meeting time limit, no membership fees, open to anyone and rotating monthly hosts, the SLCR has attracted the attention of business, political, elected and appointed individuals. Moreover, it has established itself as a key group to engage for public policy development. <br /><br /> Now in its third year, it’s been my honor to moderate most of these meetings together with past President of the League of Women Voters Lola Acosta. With a fluctuating number of attendees, from 40 to over 90, there is no question that the information shared at these meetings is invaluable, and the resources discovered continue to help the improvement of our Sacramento Latino community in the areas of education, economic development, and political empowerment. Si Se Puede! <br /></span><br />
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pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-46871191200813058482016-06-15T07:20:00.000-07:002016-06-15T07:20:22.436-07:00Will millenials ever have the means or guts to become entrepreneurs? <br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><b><span style="font-family: serif;">College graduates have an average student loan debt of over $37,000, the highest ever.</span></b></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilq_wDrpT3UtRGapScNGHLFgOMxFUkV-4KB9qeo-Zt5JzKsYXmnPOo1gmqCHOC9GHCcRtnnzym_e3OVgGoqgpcEazpF7kwU1dDz7DrePTgr5aXyNlFa9N9DgyVDpOT3AKS8jmmiopEMvP/s1600/Screen+shot+2016-06-15+at+7.17.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilq_wDrpT3UtRGapScNGHLFgOMxFUkV-4KB9qeo-Zt5JzKsYXmnPOo1gmqCHOC9GHCcRtnnzym_e3OVgGoqgpcEazpF7kwU1dDz7DrePTgr5aXyNlFa9N9DgyVDpOT3AKS8jmmiopEMvP/s400/Screen+shot+2016-06-15+at+7.17.35+AM.png" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">America needs more job creation, which by definition means it needs entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, the rising generation is living with mom and dad.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />When the Pew Research Center recently announced that living-with-their-parents is the most popular living arrangement for 18-34 year olds for the first time in 130 years, reactions ranged from concern to eye rolling. But the societal and economic ramifications of this phenomenon are quite serious. <br /><br />For example: To maintain economic strength and stability, the American economy needs a healthy percentage of each generation to do something bold, independent and important: Leverage their accumulated assets (usually home equity), embrace productive risk and become business owners.<br /><br />Can we expect that enough basement-dwelling millennials will become entrepreneurs?<br /><br />Think of the headwinds they face, beginning with student debt - a key driver of the living-at-home phenomenon:<br /><br />Higher education and student loan expert Mark Kantrowitz says this year's college graduates will have an average student loan debt of over $37,000 - the highest ever. This staggering level of debt sets up a financial domino effect that puts the American Dream of home ownership further out of reach and, in turn, the even-bigger dream of business ownership on ice.<br /><br />The decline and disappearance of small, community banks create another headwind for would-be entrepreneurs, as these institutions have been the traditional lending source for small business.<br /><br />The complexity of Dodd-Frank rules are often cited as a cause for small bank closures - one of many examples illustrating the fact that Millennials live in an economic and business environment made hostile by their own government.<br /><br />Another example: Since the ironically named Affordable Care Act has taken effect, the cost of health insurance for the self-employed and small-business owners has increased, in many cases dramatically. According to the National Federation of Independent Business, 63 percent of small-business owners experienced premium increases between mid-2014 and mid-2015. The result, among other things, is a powerful dis-incentive for entrepreneurship and job creation.<br /><br />More evidence of a hostile environment can be found in punishing tax and regulatory policies - particularly at the federal level - which continue to send a message that our government may care about jobs, but it doesn't care (and/or understand) about job creators. The Department of Labor's recent overtime rule provided a particularly clear look into the mindset of regulators: This single rule, with its astronomical salary threshold, is onerous enough to rob some small firms of any profit at all. If you are unable to profit, there is little point in starting - or staying in - a business.<br /><br />The final headwind of note is one without a clear source of blame: Our culture. Millennials have grown up in a culture that is increasingly risk-averse. We see it in everything from helicopter parenting to the extremely cautious savings-and-investment behavior that has followed the financial crisis.<br /><br />The millennial generation dreams big, sure. They have an easy time imagining themselves as the next tech mogul because so many tech ventures are low-risk. Mark Zuckerburg didn't need good credit, equity in his home or a business loan to start Facebook. He just needed a laptop ... something his parents had already bought for him.<br /><br />But who will be willing to take the risk needed to start a small manufacturing facility? A restaurant? A construction business? Who is dreaming of the kind of small business that requires the less exciting, traditional combination of collateral and skill, vision and guts? The kind that creates so many, necessary jobs?<br /><br />For entrepreneurship to bloom, we need the millennial generation to be even more bold than their entrepreneurial forebears. They must embrace productive risk, move out of the basement, pay off their student loans on an aggressive schedule, and change their government to one that understands and appreciates the fact that job creation requires an environment favorable to small, new businesses.<br /><br />It's a tall order, but this generation will also have terrific health and longevity on their side, not to mention the gifts of technology and a tolerant society that does not judge them on anything other than their merits.<br /><br />If they are to become entrepreneurs and reverse the dangerous trend line of shrinking business dynamism in America, millennials will have to leverage their considerable gifts to break through daunting economic and situational barriers. If they can do it - and I hope and believe they can - they will save the American economy and change the world.<br /><br />Hector Barreto, <i>served as Small Business Administration Administrator under President George W. Bush. He is the author of "The Engine of America," which provides motivation and inspiration through the stories and ideas of business leaders across the nation.</i></span>pop9comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418020348485957674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273309608611309575.post-67648160902120361342016-06-10T05:11:00.000-07:002016-06-10T05:25:38.144-07:00Latinos Increasingly Confident in Personal Finances, See Better Economic Times Ahead<style>
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</style><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Yet many economic indicators show few gains for the community since the
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11.0pt;">By <a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/staff/mark-hugo-lopez/" title="View the profile of Mark Hugo Lopez"><span style="color: blue;">Mark Hugo
Lopez</span></a>, <a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/staff/rich-morin/" title="View the profile of Rich Morin"><span style="color: blue;">Rich Morin</span></a>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Latinos have become considerably
more upbeat about their personal finances and optimistic about <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">their finan<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cial future since the Great Recession<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, acco<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rding to new released results from <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a national survey of Latino adults. The survey also shows that Latinos have pulled even with the general US population in their views of their personal finances and continue to outpa<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ce them on optimism about the future. However, community econo<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mic indicators show limited pr<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ogress since the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Great Recession.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Four-in-ten Latinos say their
personal finances are in “excellent” or “good” shape, a 17 percentage point
increase since 2008, when only 23% made a similarly positive assessment of
their finances (the Great Recession began in December 2007). <sup><a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2016/06/08/latinos-increasingly-confident-in-personal-finances-see-better-economic-times-ahead/#fn-24544-1"><span style="color: blue;">1</span></a></sup> By contrast, the share of all Americans
who have a similarly positive view of their finances remained essentially flat
during the same seven-year period (41% in 2008 vs. 43% in 2015).</span></span></span></span></div>
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Hispanics are more upbeat in their financial expectations for the upcoming year
than they were in 2008. About eight-in-ten Hispanic adults (81%) say they
expect their family’s financial situation to improve in the next year, up from
67% who said the same in 2008. By comparison, the U.S. public is not as upbeat
– 61% say they expect their family’s financial situation to improve, up from
56% who said this in 2008.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Latino adults also see upward
mobility in their children’s futures. Fully 72% say they expect their children
will be better off financially than they themselves are now. <sup><a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2016/06/08/latinos-increasingly-confident-in-personal-finances-see-better-economic-times-ahead/#fn-24544-2"><span style="color: blue;">2</span></a></sup></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">These findings emerge from the
2015 National Survey of Latinos, a nationally representative bilingual
telephone survey of 1,500 adults conducted on both landline and cellular
telephones. It was fielded from Oct. 21 to Nov. 30, 2015, and has a margin of
error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The nation’s Latino population
is its largest minority group, numbering <a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2016/04/19/statistical-portrait-of-hispanics-in-the-united-states/"><span style="color: blue;">55.3 million in 2014</span></a>. They are also one of its
fastest-growing groups – the U.S. Latino population grew 57% between 2000 and
2014. With this fast demographic growth has come a growing impact on the
nation’s economy. Between 2009 and 2013, Latinos <a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2014/06/19/latino-jobs-growth-driven-by-u-s-born/"><span style="color: blue;">accounted for 43.4% of total jobs growth</span></a>, with
U.S.-born Latinos driving most of that job growth. And the group’s purchasing
power is on the rise. According to the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for
Economic Growth, the purchasing power of the U.S. Latino community was <a href="http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/multicultural-economy-report-2014/"><span style="color: blue;">$1.3 trillion in 2014</span></a>, a gain of 155% since 2000
and higher than that of blacks ($1.1 trillion) and Asians ($770 billion).</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Despite growing confidence and a
larger economic footprint, federal government data shows a mixed economic
picture for the Hispanic community recently. For example, the group’s unemployment
rate has improved since the Great Recession (just as it has for all Americans),
falling from a high of 12.8% in the first quarter of 2010 to 6.4% in the last
quarter of 2015 (and 5.6% in the first quarter of 2016). <sup><a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2016/06/08/latinos-increasingly-confident-in-personal-finances-see-better-economic-times-ahead/#fn-24544-3"><span style="color: blue;">3</span></a></sup> Still, it remains above its low of 5% in
the fourth quarter of 2006 and is higher than that for non-Hispanic workers in
the fourth quarter of 2015.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">At the same time, median
household income for Hispanics has stagnated since the Great Recession—in 2014
it was $42,491, a level essentially unchanged since the Great Recession (income
is also little changed among the U.S. public), according to the <a href="https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/"><span style="color: blue;">latest
Census Bureau data</span></a>. In addition, the same Census Bureau report shows
that the Hispanic poverty rate – 23.6% in 2014 – is less than a peak of 26.5%
in 2010 but remains above pre-recession levels (as it does for all Americans).
On wealth, Hispanic households had the largest percentage <a href="http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/07/26/wealth-gaps-rise-to-record-highs-between-whites-blacks-hispanics/"><span style="color: blue;">decline</span></a> in their net worth through 2009 of any
major racial or ethnic group. Unlike white households, however, their net worth
continued to <a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/12/12/racial-wealth-gaps-great-recession/"><span style="color: blue;">fall</span></a> after the recession.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Nonetheless, Hispanics remain
upbeat about national economic conditions. According to a <a href="http://www.people-press.org/2015/12/22/as-election-year-nears-public-sees-mixed-economic-picture/"><span style="color: blue;">December 2015 Pew Research Center survey</span></a> of U.S.
adults, 35% of Hispanics said economic conditions today are good or excellent,
a higher share than among whites (25%). And the same survey shows that
one-third of Hispanics (34%) say U.S. economic conditions will be better in the
coming year, a share about twice as high as seen among other groups of
Americans.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Economic issues have long been
among the top issues identified by Hispanics when asked about those that are
more important to them personally. For example, in 2014, <a href="http://www.pewhispanic.org/2014/10/29/latino-support-for-democrats-falls-but-democratic-advantage-remains/"><span style="color: blue;">the issues of education and the economy and jobs</span></a>
were rated more important than health care and immigration among registered
voters. And on such issues as the minimum wage, Hispanics are more likely than
the general U.S. public to support an increase – 84% versus 73%, according to
the Pew Research Center’s <a href="http://www.people-press.org/2015/12/22/as-election-year-nears-public-sees-mixed-economic-picture/"><span style="color: blue;">December 2015 survey</span></a>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Among the report’s other
findings:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">In 2015,
Latinos with some college experience or more (56%) and U.S.-born Latinos
(50%) were most likely to say their personal financial situation is either
excellent or good.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The
lowest personal financial ratings in 2015 were among Latinos with less
than a high school education and immigrant Latinos – 23% and 31%,
respectively, say their personal finances are “excellent” or “good.”</span></span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Even
though 59% of Hispanics ages 65 and older say they expect their family
finances to improve in the next year, this is the lowest share among major
Hispanic demographic subgroups.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hispanics
who say their personal finances in 2015 were “excellent” or “good” are
more likely to say they expect an improvement in the next year compared
with other Hispanics. Some 45% of those whose personal finances in 2015
were “excellent” expect their family’s finances to improve “a lot,” as do
30% of those who characterized their personal finances in 2015 as “good.”</span></span></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Youth Now
Say They’re More Likely to Use Snapchat Than Facebook or Instagram</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">by MarketingCharts staff </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Almost 8 in 10 Americans aged 12 and older
currently use some form of social media, according to the latest annual <a href="http://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Infinite-Dial-2016-1.pdf"><span style="color: blue;">Infinite Dial report</span></a> [pdf] from Edison Research
and Triton Digital. While Facebook maintains the broadest awareness among
respondents (93%), awareness of Snapchat has grown quickly from last year (71%,
from 60%), and now takes the top spot in reach among respondents aged 12-24. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Indeed, some 72% of respondents aged 12-24 said
they currently use Snapchat, up from 57% last year. In the process, Snapchat
has surpassed Instagram usage, which itself has grown from 59% to 66% among
this demographic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Interestingly, Facebook use continues to recede
among youth, falling to 68% from 74% last year and 80% the year prior. (Cue the
renewed media frenzy over Facebook use among teens…) But it remains the most
frequently used platform among 12-24-year-old social media users, as:</span></div>
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most often, down from 43% last year; while</span></li>
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often, up from 15% last year; and</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">17% use Instagram
most often, relatively flat from 18% last year. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">The results bring to mind research released late
last year from Forrester. That study found that <a href="http://www.marketingcharts.com/online/which-social-media-platforms-do-teen-users-think-are-cool-63337/"><span style="color: blue;">while Facebook wasn’t perceived to be as “cool” as Snapchat
or Instagram</span></a> among 12-17-year-old users, it was the most heavily
used platform.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">In another study, from Piper Jaffray, <a href="http://www.marketingcharts.com/online/instagram-remains-teens-most-important-social-network-snapchat-gains-steam-60344/attachment/piperjaffray-teens-most-important-social-network-oct2015/"><span style="color: blue;">Instagram remained as the “most important” social network to
teens</span></a>, with Snapchat rising quickly to top Facebook and rival
Twitter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Meanwhile, it’s a very different story when
taking into account the rest of the Infinite Dial survey sample (not just
youth). Among all respondents aged 12 and older, Facebook easily leads in
reach, currently used by 64% of respondents, up slightly from last year’s 62%.
Instagram follows (29%, up from 24%), ahead of Pinterest (25%, up from 21%) and
Snapchat (23%, up from 17%), with each of these apparently currently used by
more Americans than Twitter (21%, up from 18%) and LinkedIn (20%, up from 18%).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Facebook again leads in frequency of usage, also,
with 35% of respondents saying they use it “several times per day.” Snapchat
(12%) and Instagram (12%) are the next-most heavily used platforms among the
entire 12+ sample, followed by Twitter (7%).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">In comparing the social media platforms used most
often by men and women, the study finds that:</span></div>
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likely than men (57%) to say they use Facebook most often;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Women (7%) are also
more likely than men (1%) to cite Pinterest as their most-oft used
platform; while</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Men (8%) are more
likely than women (1%) to say they use LinkedIn most often; and</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Men (7%) are also
more likely than women (2%) to tab Twitter as their most-used platform.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;">In other results from the study:</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 in 4 respondents
(12+) reported listening to Pandora during the previous week, led by the
12-24 (33%) and 25-54 (32%) age groups;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some 29% of
12-24-year-olds say it is “very important” to keep up-to-date with music,
compared to 17% of Americans aged 12 and older;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friends and family
(68%), AM/FM radio (68%) and YouTube (66%) are the primary sources used to
keep up-to-date with music by those who say that it is very or somewhat
important to do so; and</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Among 12-24-year-olds
who feel it is very or somewhat important to keep up to date with music,
YouTube (86%) is the most commonly used source for doing so, ahead of
friends and family (74%) and AM/FM radio (58%).</span></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">About the Data:</span></i><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> The results are based on a national telephone survey conducted in
January and February 2016 of 2,001 people aged 12 and older. Interviews were
52% land line and 48% cell phone, and the survey was offered in both English
and Spanish.</span></div>
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of a 38-stop tour, the Covered California’s bus with Executive Director Peter
V. Lee held a small rally at La Familia Counseling Center on Thursday,
promoting enrollment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>La Familia is one
of several key locations in Sacramento where individuals can enroll before the
January 31, 2016 deadline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, the main
purpose of the tour is to get individuals enrolled before December 15 to ensure
coverage beginning January 1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Covered California is spotlighting
enrollment because an estimated 2.2 million uninsured Californians remain
eligible to get help to make their insurance affordable by enrolling in either
Covered California or Medi-Cal. An estimated 750,000 uninsured Californians
could enroll through Covered California. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We have made 38 stops and travelled
2,000 miles since the tour began,” Lee told a crowd that had </span></div>
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of La Familia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We have heard from those
who received coverage like Maria in Redding, not her real name, who because of
the coverage she received, was able to get proper medical care for uterine
cancer.”<span style="background: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lee stated that the national rate of the uninsured has
dropped below 10 percent and California’s uninsured rate is even lower, at 8.6
percent.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Covered California helps families
and individuals receive free or low-cost health insurance,” said La Familia
Counseling Center’s Executive Director Rachel Rios.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We offer enrollment services as part of the
many services offered here at La Familia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Our message of putting the
spotlight on coverage has spread all over the state with the help of hospitals,
counties, community clinics, agent storefronts and our Navigators,” added Lee. “These
partners are on the front lines each day and see the true impact having
affordable health care coverage means in their communities.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the weeks ahead, Covered
California will continue to spotlight the fact that open enrollment continues
through Jan. 31, but the exchange is encouraging consumers to sign up before
Dec. 15 to ensure they have coverage beginning Jan. 1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We can’t stress enough that the
sooner consumers sign up, the sooner they have access to world-class
facilities; high-quality doctors; and real, affordable health care coverage.
Enrolling by Dec. 15 guarantees them the peace of mind of knowing they and
their family won’t face financial strain should something unforeseen happen,”
said Lee.</span></div>
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sign up, you can go to La Familia website at <a href="http://www.lafcc.org/">www.lafcc.org</a>
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