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May 7, 2013
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Have your business card-size advertisement placed on our website for only $20 per month. Our website reported more than 200,000 hits in April, many of them your potential customers. Call 805-218-5574; email to mhasan@amigos805.com or fmoraga@amigos805.com Your advertisements allow us to provide free public advertising space for area nonprofits. Thank you very much for your support…

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Guest commentary: Don’t mess with Meskins

May 20, 2013
Guest commentary: Don’t mess with Meskins

Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By Rodolfo F. Acuña / Guest contributor In West Texas, during the struggles to desegregate the schools in the later part of...

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UCSB to screen ‘Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America’ on May 22

May 20, 2013
UCSB to screen ‘Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America’ on May 22

SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present a film screening of “Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 at the MCC Theater at UCSB. Revealing the direct connection between the history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the current immigration crisis, this film,...

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Destino invites proposals for $72,000 in grants

May 17, 2013
Destino invites proposals for $72,000 in grants

CAMARILLO — The Ventura County Community Foundation’s Destino: The Latino Legacy Fund is accepting proposals for grants to fund programs that expand opportunities for Latino high school students to succeed through college preparedness. The grants will provide support for programs delivering curriculum that measurably increase academic achievement as well as college preparation and access;...

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MICOP seeks volunteers for Mixteco community meetings on May 18, 25

May 17, 2013
MICOP seeks volunteers for Mixteco community meetings on May 18, 25

OXNARD — “This month we have two volunteer opportunities, because our meetings fall on two different weekends,” Donna Foster, operations manager for Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project, stated in a media release. The first meeting will be held on Saturday, May 18 at Rio Real Elementary School, 1140 Kenny St., Oxnard. “Volunteers would be greatly appreciated...

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CSU Channel Islands students head to Cuba for rare travel course experience

May 16, 2013
CSU Channel Islands students head to Cuba for rare travel course experience

CAMARILLO — Twenty students will venture to Cuba this month for a rare travel experience offered as a CSU Channel Islands (CI) course, university officials reported Wednesday in a media release.  The nine-day trip gives students studying Spanish and Chicana/o Studies the chance to visit a country that has been closed to American tourists since the...

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El Concilio profile: LiUNA (Laborers International Union of North America) Local 585

May 16, 2013
El Concilio profile: LiUNA (Laborers International Union of North America) Local 585

Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series of stories profiling the award-winners of El Concilio Family Service 2013 Latino Leadership Awards. The awards gala will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. The event is sold out. Click here or call 805-486-9777 for more information. Amigos805 staff reports LiUNA Local 585...

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Bilingual commentary: Bullies in the Workplace

May 14, 2013
Bilingual commentary: Bullies in the Workplace

Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By David Magallanes / Guest contributor I have heard it over and over again: someone I know relates to me that...

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Federación de Clubes Jaliscienses del Sur de California en Oxnard el 16 de mayo

May 14, 2013
Federación de Clubes Jaliscienses del Sur de California en Oxnard el 16 de mayo

OXNARD — La Sra. Pina Hernández y algunos miembros de la Federación de Clubes Jaliscienses del Sur de California, impartirán en la ciudad de Oxnard un Taller gratuito sobre las actividades de la Federación, a las 6 pm, jueves 16 de mayo de 2013, Consulado de México en Oxnard, 3151 W. Fifth St., Oxnard. Actas...

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Santa Paula Elementary School District trustees urged to restore services that benefit migrant students

May 13, 2013
Santa Paula Elementary School District trustees urged to restore services that benefit migrant students

Update: Santa Paula school board tells superintendent to ‘dig deeper’ to restore cuts to bilingual and migrant education Read more: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/may/15/santa-paula-school-board-tells-superintendent-dig/#ixzz2TTVxYm3P - vcstar.com SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Elementary School District community will have a large presence at the Santa Paula Elementary School board meeting on Tuesday, May 14 to urge board members to restore recently-implemented...

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Guest commentary: When you’re stupid, you’re stupid

May 13, 2013
Guest commentary: When you’re stupid, you’re stupid

Editor’s note: Amigos805 welcomes guest columns, letters to the editor and other submissions from our readers. All opinions expressed in submitted material are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of Amigos805. By Rodolfo F. Acuña / Guest contributor My mother use to say, “Cuando eres pendejo, eres pendejo;” and there was not much...

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Clinicas del Camino Real to celebrate National Women’s Health Week — May 12-18

May 13, 2013
Clinicas del Camino Real to celebrate National Women’s Health Week — May 12-18

VENTURA COUNTY — Clinicas del Camino Real Inc. will host events in honor of National Women’s Health Week — May 12-18, the health care provider reported Friday in a media release. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Clinicas invites the Ventura Community to join them for a health fair at Flory...

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘A Painted Journal from Latin America’ art class on May 18

May 13, 2013
Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘A Painted Journal from Latin America’ art class on May 18

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present ‘Adult Art Studio Class — A Painted Journal from Latin America’ from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, the museum reported in a media release. The “Myth and Materiality” exhibit serves as the inspiration for this full-day workshop. Paint under the influence...

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Advance tickets available for 2013 Rebozo Festival to be held May 19

May 13, 2013
Advance tickets available for 2013 Rebozo Festival to be held May 19

CAMARILLO — The Rebozo Festival will be presented from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Camarillo Ranch, 201 Camarillo Ranch Road, Camarillo. Brunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door after May 13. The brunch event is the ultimate...

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Artist Favianna Rodriguez donates personal papers to the UCSB Library

May 10, 2013
Artist Favianna Rodriguez donates personal papers to the UCSB Library

SANTA BARBARA— Favianna Rodriguez, the Oakland-based activist artist best known for bold posters and digital art that explore issues of social justice, has donated her personal archive to the UC Santa Barbara Library. The Favianna Rodriguez Papers are now housed in the library’s California Ethnic Multicultural Archives (CEMA), the university reported in a media...

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Oak Park’s De Castro named to the ‘California Super Lawyers’ list

May 10, 2013
Oak Park’s De Castro named to the ‘California Super Lawyers’ list

OAK PARK — David M. De Castro has been named to the California Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in California for 2013. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers, according to a media release. De Castro, who has an office is in...

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El Concilio profile: Amelia Sugden

May 9, 2013
El Concilio profile: Amelia Sugden

Editor’s note: Part of a continuing series of stories profiling the award-winners of El Concilio Family Service 2013 Latino Leadership Awards. The awards gala will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. The event is sold out. Click here or call 805-486-9777 for more information. Amigos805 staff reports Amelia Sugden, whose parents...

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CAUSE, Future Leaders of America among groups receiving McCune Foundation grants

May 8, 2013
CAUSE, Future Leaders of America among groups receiving McCune Foundation grants

VENTURA — The Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) and Future Leaders of America are among community organizing and social justice initiatives in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties receiving a total of $345,000 in grants from McCune Foundation, the organization reported Tuesday. Sixteen groups were approved for grants to organize residents in voicing...

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One Step a la Vez, Future Leaders of America, Park Oaks Outreach Program to benefit from 2013 Rebozo Festival on May 19

May 8, 2013
One Step a la Vez, Future Leaders of America, Park Oaks Outreach Program to benefit from 2013 Rebozo Festival on May 19

CAMARILLO — The One Step a la Vez Program, Future Leaders of America and Park Oaks Outreach Program will be the beneficiaries this year when the 2013 Rebozo Festival celebrates its 9th year from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19  on the grounds of the historic Adolfo Camarillo Ranch in Camarillo, the organization reported Tuesday in a...

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Crusin’ “A” Car & Bike Show & Shine to be held May 11 in downtown Oxnard

May 8, 2013
Crusin’ “A” Car & Bike Show & Shine to be held May 11 in downtown Oxnard

OXNARD — The Crusin’ “A” Car & Bike Show & Shine to be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 11 in downtown Oxnard. Cool cars, motorcycles, street eats, live music and prize drawings, with special appearance by the Police Dragg Car and My Caliente Dragster, organizers reported Saturday. Presented by The Muphy Auto...

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805 REGIONAL NEWS

NEW

> Food Bank of Santa Barbara opposes cuts to hunger relief in Farm Bill
> UCSB researchers find political motivations may have evolutionary links to physical strength
> EDC-VC reviews April's labor market information report
> Rep. Capps introduces legislation to improve public health preparedness for climate change
> Family law attorney joines Ferguson Case Orr Paterson
> Rep. Capps leads California Congressional delegation in fighting for California’s agricultural priorities in farm bill
> UCLA presents instructor award to Camarillo business owner
> UCSB Assistant Professor Michelle O'Malley receives 2013 DOE Early Career Award
> Gillespie named president at Ventura College
> In honor of EMS Week, Oxnard Fire Department to hold Sidewalk CPR training on May 25
> Is prophylactic mastectomy a universal key to breast cancer Prevention? UCSB Feminist Studies scholar Laury Oaks addresses the Issue

RECENT

> CSU Channel Islands to graduate more than 1440 students
> UC Santa Barbara scientist studies methane levels in cross-continent drive
> Surgical Eye Expeditions offers tips on Healthy Vision Month
> Social Justice Fund for Ventura County taking reservations for 5th Annual "On the Road to Change" Bus Tour
> KDB to broadcast Santa Barbara Symphony Concert Live on May 19
> CSU Channel Island's biology student wins grant to study women's cancers
> Ojai Studio Artists celebrates 30th anniversary
> Assemblymember Williams touts education funding revise
> UC Santa Barbara history professor's book elucidates, celebrates ‘Visioneers'
> Assemblymember Williams honors Sharon Hoshida
> Gene Haas Foundation donates more than $1 million to charitable and education-based programs to date in 2013
> Aspiranet Ventura district director announces retirement after 17 years
> City of Oxnard’s Community Relations Commission seeks to honor community leaders
> UCSB students receive U.S. State Department language scholarships
> Oxnard Convention & Visitors Bureau announces new president / CEO
> Lawrence D. Bobo, W.E.B. Du Bois professor of social sciences at Harvard, to deliver UCSB's Shirley Kennedy Memorial Lecture
> CLU Graduate Commencement is May 17
> MICOP seeking administrative coordinator
> CSU Channel Islands announces schedule for 2013 Commencement on May 18
> CLU's 50th commencement set for May 18
> KCLU radio expands along Central Coast
> Gene Haas Foundation makes generous donation to FOOD Share
> Ventura County Public Works Agency celebrates National Public Works Week, May 19-25
> Studio Channel Islands Art Center offering Summer Art Camp for kids July 14 through Aug. 9

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May 22 will be the last class before summer break. Classes resume Aug. 7.