¡A disfrutar de la primavera!

Luisa Fernanda Montero La Red Hispana Con la primavera en plena marcha es muy probable que estemos preparándonos para pasar más tiempo al aire libre, disfrutando de las cálidas temperaturas y de las alternativas que nos ofrece la naturaleza para relajarnos...

What is SJSU doing for Local Students?

Hilbert Morales El Observador Recently, the newly installed SJSU President, Mohammed Qayoumi, informed the local community that academic standards had been raised. An outcome will be not accepting 1,400 local students with ‘C’ grade point average...

Health Care Reform: Dependent coverage to Age 26

Steven J. Ybarra Retired Attorney Remember President Obama’s push for health care reform? I pretty much forgot about it until I received an ‘Important Special Enrollment Notice’ from my health insurance company. And now that most company’s enrollment...

Thriving Democracies Depend on a Free Press

Joe Simitan STATE SENATOR In Syria, two photojournalists were killed.  In Pakistan, a magazine editor was tortured and murdered. Two investigators, one in Brazil and one in Peru, both looking into the murder of journalists, were gunned down. All in...

The Potable Water supply must be safeguarded

Hilbert MoralesEl Observador Potable water is essential to all plants and animals. With global warming melting the glacial ice masses as well as the ice flows which are needed for polar bears, it has been projected that the level of the oceans will rise...

Let’s Empower Ourselves To Get The Politics We Need, Want & Deserve

John Vasconcellos CA Senator (retired) It’s no longer news to observe that our democracy isn’t working well except for the privileged, wealthy few. I’m grateful for having represented the Heart of Silicon Valley in our California Legislature for...

Pension Plan Woes

  Hilbert Morales Publisher El Observador The City of San Jose has Measure B, a pension plan initiative, on the June ballot. At issue are the unfunded pension obligations which accrued over time during past administrations.  In the past, retirement...

Another Barrier To Health Care For Latinos

Alex Ontiveros Special to El Observador Latinos in California face a number of barriers when it comes to health care.  For many of us, there is a language barrier that blocks access to quality health care.  For others, it is the neighborhoods that we...

Earth Week, April 16-22, 2012

Hilbert Morales El Observador All need to know and understand the significance of Earth Day/Earth Week. A comprehensive understanding of  many dynamic equilibrium  cycles of environments which are interrelated would be essential knowledge for all to...

EPA toma un paso clave hacia un futuro más limpio más saludable

Adrianna Quintero Directora de La Onda Verde de NRDC y Voces Verdes El anuncio de la administración de Obama y EPA que establecerá los primeros límites nacionales a la contaminación por carbono procedente de nuevas plantas de energía es una gran...