Politics

New Community Development Director for Stockton

Official seal of City of Stockton

(Stockton, CA) – The City of Stockton has selected a new director to head its Community Development Department. Steve Chase, Director of Planning and Environment Services with the City of Goleta, will join the City of Stockton in July as the chief official of building, planning and development. Continue reading »

VIDEO: State of the City, Stockton 2011-2012

State of the City

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Migration from Mexico to the United States Falls to Zero

WASHINGTON, D. C. – The net migration flow from Mexico to the United States has stopped says a recent analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization based in Washington, D.C. Continue reading »

Martinez to appointed by State Controller

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Controller John Chiang announced his appointment of Capitol veteran Julio Martinez to serve as the Controller’s Director of Legislative Affairs. Continue reading »

James Butler,one of the candidates interested in leading the city of Stockton in 2013.

Plant Maintenance Supervisor, James Butler, is one of the candidates interested in leading the city of Stockton in 2013. Continue reading »

California Act that would allow farm and labor workers to work lawfully moves ahead

SACRAMENTO, CA — AB 1544, the California Agricultural Jobs and Industry Stabilization Act of 2012 that would allow undocumented farm and service-sector workers to stay in California lawfully, was approved on Wednesday,  April  18,  in the California Assembly Committee on Labor and is now ready to move to the next committee—the Appropriations Committee. Continue reading »

Candidate for City Council could be voice of Latinos in Stockton

STOCKTON, CA –Three Stockton City Council seats are up for election in the June 5^th Primary and November 2^nd General election.   In District 4, Attorney Moses Zapien is challenging incumbent, Diana Lowery.   Continue reading »

Rhodesia Ransom seeks SJ Board of Supervisors

TRACY, CA – Over a hundred San Joaquin County residents rallied at the Tracy Grand Theater in support of Rhodesia Ransom as she announced her candidacy for the 5^th District of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on February 16, 2011 — the seat is currently held by termed-out Leroy Ornellas.  Ornellas is now vying for the State Senate 5^th District seat. Continue reading »

Three Candidates and the Upcoming Election: Comerciantes Unidos continues its Election 2012 Education.

Stockton, CA — “I want to partner with you in rebuilding Stockton; because our city deserves better,” highlighted Moses Zapien, candidate for Stockton’s City Council District 4, at the monthly meeting held by Comerciantes Unidos (United Merchants).  Continue reading »

Farm workers continue Chavez Legacy

By Dennis Rocha

Sacramento, CA — Only two days away from celebrating the 85th anniversary of civil rights activist Cesar Chavez’s birthday, dozens of farm workers and supporters along the United Farm Workers Union (UFW) continued the legacy of Chavez on Thursday, March 29 at the State Capitol, as they lobbied for a union-sponsored bill that will promote fair treatment to all farmworkers.

Assembly Member Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) and the UFW, showed his support towards the heat regulation.

The Farm Worker Safety Act of 2012 Assembly Bill (AB) 2346 will ensure that water, shade and breaks are provided to farmworkers and will rigorously penalize noncompliance by making growers and farm labor contractors accountable for heat-related illness. “In 2005, the state passed a law that gives farmworkers the right to have access to drinking water, shade and breaks,” said Erica Lomeli, UFW Civic Participation and Policy Director. However, he explained that although we have these laws, the state fails to enforce them.  

“It is absolutely abhorrent to think that in this day and age, farm workers are not regularly provided with shade and water,” said author of the bill Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, (D-Los Angeles) in a press release. “AB 2346 will move California’s heat-illness prevention law from being merely well-intentioned to effective in saving lives.”

The Farm Worker Safety Act will cost nothing to Californians says Lomeli

“Next month the temperatures will be twice as hot as they are now… we have to save the lives of the farm workers, there cannot be a number seventeen,”—according to the Union at least 16 farm workers have died since 2005.

62-year old Antonio Albarengua from Mendota, California was among the nearly 100 farmworkers from throughout the Central Valley who gathered to share with assembly members the story of what is like the everyday life of a farm worker.

“I have worked in the fields for a very long time, in different crops. We are the ones that strengthen our communities, all the fruit that we harvest goes to the tables of many families,” said Albarengua.

UFW members in Sacramento

Assembly Members Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) and other assembly members showed their support towards the heat regulation.

“My family`s story started while working in the fields of the Central Valley,” said Assembly Member Lara, as he related his life to the many farmworkers.

“I represent Gilroy, Watsonville, Salinas, Hollister, areas where there are many farmworkers,” said Assembly Member Alejo.  “There are 23 Latinos legislators in California, in November we can reach up to 30, we are gradually achieving the dream of Cesar and the Farm Worker Union, of not only achieving better working conditions in the fields but also the day when children of farmers become the leaders in the medical, education, business and law fields.”

Diana Lowery Running for Re-Election

Stockton, CA- Diana Lowery is presently the 4^th District City Councilmember in Stockton and she is seeking voters to reelect her in a second term. Continue reading »

Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney extracts $500,000 out of Stockton

Group of residents protesting Romney`s visit to Stockton.

Stockton, Ca- As part of his tour in California, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited Stockton for a campaign fundraiser breakfast on Tuesday, March 27^th, at the Villa Angelica, Home of Faye & Alex Spanos. Continue reading »

Astronaut title to remain on ballot for Jose Hernandez

Central Valley, CA — “I thought the hardest part of being an astronaut was the training.  I didn’t realize it was going to be proving it in court,” said Jose Hernandez, Candidate for the 10th Congressional District. Continue reading »

A delegation from the LXI Legislature of Mexico`s Senate visits Sacramento

Sacramento, CA — The Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento participated in  a visit from a delegation of  the LXI Legislature of the Senate of Mexico to the California State Assembly.  The visit was in response to an invitation from the California State Assembly Speaker, John A. Perez, in response to his visit to Mexico City in September 2011.

With Cónsul Carlos González Gutiérrez, Sen. Silvano Aureoles, Sen. Amira Gómez, Sen. Claudia Corichi and Sen. Adriana González at the Mexican Consulate in Sacramento.
(Photo Courtesy of the Mexican Consulate)

The Mexican delegation seeks to promote and keep open communication channels with the California State Legislature, as well as acknowledge the leadership of the legislature in promoting a constructive approach to address the phenomenon of immigration and to the several issues on the bilateral agenda with Mexico.

The delegation will be headed by Senator Silvano Aureoles Conejo, vice president of the Senate, and includes Senator Adriana González Carrillo, president of the Committee on Foreign Relations, North America, Senator Claudia Sofia Corichi Garcia, secretary of the Committee on Foreign Relations, North America, and Senator Amira Gómez Tueme, secretary of the Committee on Foreign Relations, North America.

Ricky Gill Runs for Congress

San Joaquin County — “We deserve a seat at the table, and a voice in American politics,” said Congressional Candidate Ricky Gill. Continue reading »