Class warfare in education has been waged for years. It must end. Cries from the extreme right have accused President Obama of starting a “class warfare” because corporations and the ultra-rich are being asked to pay their fair share in…
Commentary: Travel as therapy
By Boyd Lemon / Guest contributor Have you ever said, “I really need to get away.” Behind this not uncommon expression is the implied recognition that travel, despite its sometimes stressful moments, can be therapeutic. My experience in recovering from…
Commentary: Raising a daughter
By David Magallanes /Guest contributor I have had the experience and privilege of raising a daughter. Many people throughout the years have indicated to me their belief that I had accomplished this task successfully. It was not always easy nor…
Commentary: Young filmmaker shows stamina
By Mona AlvaradoFrazier/ Guest contributor At twenty years of age, Bibiana Martinez, is well on her way to living her passion. She is a student at the Art Institute of California in Santa Monica, California and has already won an award…
CSU Channel Islands awarded $6 million Federal grant to encourage Hispanic science, math graduates
University will partner with local community colleges, schools in five-year grant-funded effort CAMARILLO – A $6 million federal grant will be used to help inspire and educate the next generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates at CSU Channel…
Capps announces Federal funding for physical education program for Ventura County schools
WASHINGTON – Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) announced on Tuesday that Ventura Unified School District has been awarded a three year, nearly $983,000 grant from the Department of Education’s Carol M. White Physical Education Program. The federal funding will allow…
‘Migrants/A Journey’ set for Oct. 4 at CSU Channel Islands
“2501 Migrants: A Journey,” will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Oct. 4 at CSU Channel Islands, Broome Library 1360. Presented by the Centers for Community Engagement and Multicultural Engagement, the full-length documentary explores questions of art and…
Destino to hold 2011 Grantee reception in Ventura on Oct. 5
Event set for Oct. 5 at Derby Club California Lutheran University, Padres Promotores de la Educación, Many Mansions and Project College Bound from the Moorpark College Unified School District will be receiving grants from Destino: The Hispanic Legacy Fund, during…
Teatro’s ‘Adán…’ opens Oct. 7 at Oxnard College
Teatro de las Américas’ opens ‘Adán, Eva, y la otra’ Friday, Oct. 7 and continues through Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Black Box Theater at the Oxnard Performing Arts Theater, 4000 So. Rose Ave., Oxnard. Hours: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Amigos805.com is…
‘Defying Gravity — New work by Claudia Pardo’ reception on Oct. 7
A reception for “Defying Gravity — New Work by Claudia Pardo” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 at the Vita Art Center at the Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura. The exhibit will…
Capps announces federal funds for Oxnard College to help Hispanic students earn degrees in science, math, engineering
SANTA BARBARA — Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) on Thursday announced that Oxnard College has been awarded a highly competitive grant from the Department of Education’s Science Technology Engineering Mathematics program for Hispanic Serving Institutions. Oxnard College has been awarded…
Commentary: Retirement — Prepare, prepare, prepare
By Boyd Lemon / Guest contributor In September 2003 I sat on my beach chair, cream colored sand caressing my feet, a hundred steps from my front door, my sight drifting from the stark silhouette of Anacapa to the purplish-browns…
Commentary: Nudges: Staying alert
By David Magallanes /Guest contributor Yesterday one of my sisters, who is very attuned to the spiritual dimension, wrote to me that she had gone to bed for the night when suddenly something “nudged” her to get up and go…
Commentary: César’s last fast
César’s Last Fast: “One man taking on Goliath-like forces in a fight for social justice.” The second of a two-part series: By Mona AlvaradoFrazier/ Guest contributor The Kickstarter campaign to raise money to complete the documentary “Cesar’s Last Fast,” began on…
‘Secure Communities’ forum set for Sept. 29 in Santa Barbara
PUEBLO will present a community forum with Sheriff Bill Brown at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Presido Springs Conference Room, 721 Laguna St., Santa Barbara. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. Call 805.882.2484 for more…
Latino Business Expo set for Sept. 29
The Latino Business Expo will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Four Points by Sheraton, Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura. The theme for this year is Tacos, Tequila and Tamales. Call 805.216.1927…
Nominaciones para los premios Liderazgo Latino de El Concilio 2012
Las nominaciones ya están abiertas para los premios de Liderazgo Latino de El Concilio Family Services 2012. Estos premios serán presentados el sábado 24 de marzo del 2012 en el Oxnard Performing Art Center. Los premios fueron establecidos en 1990…
Palacio to read, sign new novel on Sept. 27 in Santa Barbara
Melinda Palacio will sign and read from her debut novel, “Ocotillo Dreams,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27 at Chaucer’s Books, 3321 State St., Santa Barbara. The book is set in Chandler, Arizona, during the city’s infamous 1997 migrant sweeps and…
Commentary: So you want to write
By Boyd Lemon / Guest contributor I am a retired lawyer who, in the past six years, has re-invented himself as a writer. Since then I have met hundreds of people who tell me they want to write, but they…
Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum to offer view of Ventura County’s vital industry
Opens to the public at 11 a.m. Sept. 25 at The Mill in Santa Paula. Museum features bilingual exhibits By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805.com From sugar beets and lima beans to lemon orchards and strawberries, Ventura County residents have witnessed…
Commentary: The dance of life
By David Magallanes / Guest contributor Generally, boys learn about becoming men from their peers (God help us) and their fathers. This could be beneficial if the peers and fathers were raised in a healthy environment — something that seems…
Commentary: César’s last fast
César’s Last Fast: “One man taking on Goliath-like forces in a fight for social justice.” This article is a two part series: By Mona AlvaradoFrazier/ Guest contributor A couple of weeks ago I chatted with a friend about the need for…
Volunteers needed for MICOP monthly meeting on Sept. 24
The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project presents its monthly community meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at Harrington Elementary School, 2501 Gisler St., Oxnard. Volunteers are needed to help with children’s arts & crafts programs. Call Donna Foster…
Bilingual report: El gobierno de México dona $35,000 a la Agencia de Salud del Condado de Ventura
Oxnard — Representando al Condado de Ventura, en las oficinas del Consulado de México, el Supervisor del 5to. Distrito del Condado de Ventura, John Zaragoza, recibió el pasado viernes 9 de septiembre una donación por $35,000 que envío la Secretaria…
“Blowout” book presentation, signing set for Sept. 21 at CSU Channel Islands
CSU Channel Islands’ Chicano Studies program presents Sal Castro and Mario T. Garcia in a book signing for “Blowout: Sal Castro & the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice,” from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the Broome Library…
Capps applauds repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
WASHINGTON — Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) applauded the repeal of the military’s failed and discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy, her office reported today in a media release. Capps has long supported the repeal of DADT and…
Williams sides with consumer protections in votes
SACRAMENTO — As issues relating to consumer protection arose for state lawmakers during the first part of the legislative session, Assemblymember Das Williams (D-Santa Barbara) sided with consumers 100 percent of the time, the office of Das Williams reported in…
Diva Tu! fall issue now available
Diva Tu! publisher Natty Rios-Sipes has announced that the new Diva Tu! Fall issue is now available featuring “Back to School Inspiration” by Kassandra Romero, “Blueprint for Success” by Mariaemma Willis, Fashion “TeenTrends,” “Quinceañeras de Niña a Mujer” and “Social…
Capps celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
WASHINGTON — Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) issued the following statement in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15 every year. “This week we begin celebrating Hispanic Heritage month and will pay tribute to…
Commentary: Digging deep
By Boyd Lemon / Guest contributor I have been married and divorced three times. A few years after my last divorce I wrote a memoir about my journey to understand my role in the destruction of those three marriages, “Digging…