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18
May
HOUSTON – The makeup of the Houston Police force is different than it was in the 1970s. However, some people insist officers still mistreat minorities. For Houston and its police department, residents say some bad memories never burn out. “I remember Moody Park because I was there,” said Sylvia Gonzalez, now the president of LULAC [...]
18
May
Gavilan College President Steve Kinsella’s $42,000 salary raise is under fire again – though this time it’s because a local Latino advocacy group alleges the Gavilan College board violated the Brown Act in an October meeting when they approved increasing his pay from $234,090 to $276,090 by 2015. An expert on California’s open meetings law [...]
17
May
Photo: Survey shows texting while driving is highest amongst hispanics Click Here to Enlarge Photo Findings from a new survey commissioned by ATT as part of the “It Can Wait” campaign indicate Hispanic teens are highly vulnerable when it comes to texting while driving. A shocking 54 percent of Hispanic teens admit to texting while [...]
17
May
David Perez (Blade photo by Michael Key) Though David Perez is a few generations removed from the group that came to the U.S. — his great-grandparents on his father’s side immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico — he identifies strongly with his Latino roots and spends his career and volunteer hours working on community advocacy. [...]