Meg Whitman, a Republican gubernatorial candidate and business powerhouse, hopes to win over Latino voters by supporting a state plan to bring water to farmers in the west Central Valley. If the plan to build a peripheral canal or Delta tunnel moves forward, it would likely benefit farm workers in that area. It is widely supported by residents of the southern San Joaquin Valley and Southern California.
"I'm deeply committed to the Central Valley and to agriculture," Whitman said in a phone int
The perfect floral arrangement is not an easy thing to create. It takes skill, flowers and greenery that complement each other, and the right vase to bring them all together. But once they do come together, the result is almost magical.
For local florist Oralia V. Espinoza, building her business has been like creating the perfect flower arrangement. April 1 marks the 20th anniversary of her Spring Garden Flower Shop and within that time, Espinoza has pulled together the skills and support of he
I'm a community organizer. Last week, I did something I never thought would be possible. I met with the president of the United States in the West Wing of the White House.President Barack Obama met for 75 minutes with 14 leaders from across the country to discuss immigration reform — and the destruction of some 1,100 immigrant
families a day through deportations carried out by his administration.
The meeting was tense, blunt and passionate. And there was a racial irony to our discussion. Our l
The reason: Obama has yet to do anything on a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws, as he promised to do when he ran for president.
"I think he's in danger of breaking the spirit of solidarity and hope," Cedillo said. "More than a broken promise, it's the danger of breaking people's sense of hope in the Latino
