Bilingual Weekly
A Bilingaul Publication covering Latino Issues. Creating a record of life in the valley for Hispanics in California, San Joaquin County, Stockton and Beyond..
Archive for October 8, 2010
Hispanic Businesses Double National Growth Rate
Washington, DC / Bilingual Weekly
A new report published this past week by the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that the number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States increased by 43.7 percent —to 2.3 million, more than twice the national rate of 18.0 percent— between 2002 and 2007. About 45.8 percent of all Hispanic-owned businesses were owned by people of Mexican origin. Continue reading
Opinion:What’s the deal with Prop 21?
Jeremy Terhune / Special to Bilingual Weekly
First and foremost: I agree with Michael Fitzgerald that it’s tough to ask us to fork out an additional $18 in vehicle registration fees when only less than 5% of CA State Parks are located in the Central Valley! Continue reading
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