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Businessman, philanthropist John Chase donates $10 million to University of the Pacific

El Concilio’s 2019 Gala recognizing community leaders

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By Keith Michaud Inspired by his own good fortune and a desire to give back to Stockton, Chase Chevrolet owner John Chase has donated $10 million to University of the Pacific’s Community Involvement Program (CIP), which has helped low-income Stockton students attain college degrees for the past 50 years. A $5 million Powell Match to Chase’s irrevocable estate commitment will immediately fund the Chase Your Dreams Endowed Community Out-reach Fund and the Chase Your Dreams Endowed Scholarship benefiting CIP, a comprehensive need-based program for first-generation college students from Stockton who have shown leadership

and community involvement. It also extends the total donation to at least $15 million. The Powell Match, created as part of the $125 million gift from the estate of former regents Robert and Jeannette Powell, has more than $50 million available to match new or en-hanced scholarship or academic program endowments at 100% for outright gifts or 50% for estate commitments, such as this gift. The focus of the latest gift will be on CIP outreach, scholarships and mentoring for students, especially for those transferring from San Joaquin Delta College. “The CIP program is a jewel at Uni-versity of the Pacific,” Chase said. “With

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By Mark Apostolon Since 1968, El Concilio has suc-cessfully helped people of all ethnicities and languages build ladders to success. Nationally recognized, El Concilio has grown to become the Central Val-

ley’s heart and home for those wishing to achieve a better life. Assisting over 75,000 individuals and families an-nually, El Concilio has established a committed and distinguished record of accomplishments through the develop-

ment of comprehensive social, health, financial and educational programs, creating stronger, healthier and more productive communities. “As part of its commitment to com-munity, El Concilio has, for over 20 years, honored four unique and diverse voices for their immense support of El Concilio, years of public service and community leadership, and who share in El Concilio’s commitment to the com-munity – and this year is no exception,” noted El Concilio CEO and President, Jose R. Rodriguez, in an interview. This year, as a part of their annual Gala, to be held on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Hutchens Street Square in Lodi, California, El Concilio will continue that tradition as it recognizes four more van-guards of the community for their dedi-cation to public service. They are Judge Xapuri Villapudua (El Concilio’s 2019 Amiga of the Year), William Trezza (2019 Amigo of the Year), Mercedes Silveira (2019 Unsung Hero) – and we, at Latino Times, are honored to be recipient of El Concilio’s 2019 La Raza Award. Every year El Concilio presents the Amiga of the Year award to someone for their leadership and commitment to helping El Concilio create equal op-portunities for all in the community. As a woman of justice, Judge Xapuri Villapudua, a former El Concilio board member who was appointed to the bench by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2007, truly exempli-fies the leadership and empowerment that El Concilio supports and acknowl-edges through its Latina Leadership Luncheons which Judge Xapuri hosted more than eight times. “Judge Villapudua has always been a strong partner for the community and with El Concilio,” Rodriguez continued. During her eleven year tenure with the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office as a Deputy District Attorney and after her appointment to the Supe-

rior Court in 2007, Judge Villapudua has worked to better the community through her efforts with the child abuse and sexual assault unit, presiding over Mental Health Court and in the Crimi-nal Division, and her involvement with the Women’s Shelter and so many other causes. “I can think of no person better to receive this award.” El Concilio’s 2019 Amigo of the Year, William Trezza, “has been a driving force and supporter of El Concilio for over 10 years. Whether as an advocate, board member or board chair, Bill has remained a steadfast proponent of El Concilio’s work, aspirations, and leadership,” said Rodriguez. “In 2010, when El Concilio was looking to expand and purchase its own building, it was Bill who spearheaded the work and business plan that resulted in the agency purchasing its headquarters at 445 North San Joaquin Street in Stock-ton- making El Concilio’s recent successes and growth, Bill’s as well.” The former CEO of BAC Commu-nity Bank for 34 years, Bill has served on numerous boards, including Hospice of San Joaquin, Dameron Hospital, JobRedi Foundation, Mary Graham Children’s Foundation, Stockton Metro-politan Airport Aviation Advisory Com-mittee and Pacific Italian Alliance, to name several. For all his work on behalf of the community, William has been a positive force for change in the Central Valley – and it is the primary force be-hind this recognition. “When El Concilio established its Unsung Hero award, it was with the ex-pressed purpose of honoring the efforts of someone who has dedicated them-selves to helping improve the quality of life for those in our community so hum-bly that they usually go unrecognized – which perfectly describes Mercedes Silveira, our 2019 Unsung Hero.” Involved in community activism

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Por Mark Apostolon Desde 1968, El Concilio ha ayu-dado con éxito a personas de todas las etnias e idiomas a construir escaleras para el éxito. Reconocido a nivel na-cional, El Concilio ha crecido hasta convertirse en el corazón y el hogar del Valle Central para aquellos que desean lograr una vida mejor. Al ayudar a más de 75,000 personas y familias anu-almente, El Concilio ha establecido un récord de logros comprometido y distinguido a través del desarrollo de programas integrales sociales, de salud, financieros y educativos, creando co-munidades más fuertes, más saludables y más productivas. “Como parte de su compromiso con la comunidad, El Concilio ha hon-rado, durante más de 20 años, cuatro voces únicas y diversas por su inmenso apoyo a El Concilio, años de servicio público y liderazgo comunitario, y quienes comparten el compromiso de El Concilio con la comunidad - y este año no es la excepción,” señaló el CEO y presidente de El Concilio, José R. Ro-dríguez, en una entrevista. Este año, como parte de su Gala anual, que se celebrará el viernes 22 de noviembre de 2019 en Hutchens Street Square en Lodi, California, El Con-cilio continuará esa tradición, ya que reconoce a cuatro vanguardias más de la comunidad por su dedicación al ser-vicio público. Ellos son la jueza Xapuri Villapudua (Amiga del año de El Con-cilio 2019), William Trezza (Amigo del

año de 2019), Mercedes Silveira (Héroe Desconocido de 2019), y nosotros, en Latino Times, tenemos el honor de recibir el Premio La Raza 2019 de El Concilio. Cada año, El Concilio presenta el premio Amiga del Año a alguien por su liderazgo y compromiso para ayudar a El Concilio a crear la igualdad de oportuni-dades para todos en la comunidad. Como mujer de justicia, la jueza Xapuri Villa-pudua, ex miembro de la mesa directiva de El Concilio fue designada al cargo por el ex gobernador Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger en 2007, realmente ejemplifica el liderazgo y el empoderamiento que El Concilio apoya y reconoce a través de sus Almuerzos de Liderazgo de Latinas que la jueza Xapuri presentó como anfitriona más de ocho veces. “La jueza Villapudua siempre ha sido una socia fuerte para la comunidad y con El Concilio,” continuó Rodrí-guez. Durante su mandato de once años en la Oficina del Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de San Joaquín como Fis-cal Adjunto de Distrito y después de su nombramiento al Tribunal Superior en 2007, la Jueza Villapudua ha trabajado para mejorar la comunidad a través de sus esfuerzos con la unidad de abuso infantil y agresión sexual, presidiendo el Tribunal de Salud Mental y en la Di-visión Criminal, y su participación en el Refugio de Mujeres y muchas otras causas. “No puedo pensar en ninguna persona mejor para recibir este premio.” El Amigo del Año 2019 de El

Concilio, William Trezza, “ha sido una fuerza impulsora y un defensor de El Concilio durante más de 10 años. Ya sea como defensor, miembro de la mesa directiva o presidente de la mesa, Bill ha seguido siendo un firme defensor del trabajo, las aspiraciones y el liderazgo de El Concilio,” dijo Rodríguez. “En 2010, cuando El Concilio estaba bus-cando expandir y comprar su propio edificio, fue Bill quien encabezó el plan de trabajo y de negocios que resultó en que la agencia comprara su sede en 445 North San Joaquin Street en Stockton, haciendo los recientes éxitos de El Con-cilio y crecimiento, de Bill también.” El ex CEO de BAC Community Bank durante 34 años, Bill ha servido en numerosas mesas directivas, incluy-endo Hospicio de San Joaquín, Hos-pital Dameron, Fundación JobRedi, Fundación Mary Graham para Niños, Comité Asesor de Aviación del Aero-puerto Metropolitano de Stockton y Alianza Italiana del Pacífico, por nom-brar varios. A pesar de todo su trabajo en nombre de la comunidad, William ha sido una fuerza positiva para el cam-bio en el Valle Central, y es la fuerza principal detrás de este reconocimiento. “Cuando El Concilio estableció su premio Héroe Desconocido, fue con el propósito expreso de honrar los es-fuerzos de alguien que se ha dedicado a ayudar a mejorar la calidad de vida de aquellos en nuestra comunidad con tanta humildad que generalmente pas-an desapercibidos, lo que describe per-

fectamente a Mercedes Silveira, nuestra Héroe Desconocida 2019. Participó en el activismo comuni-tario desde su adolescencia Mercedes Silveira-Gouveia nació en México; Se mudó a los Estados Unidos en 1963. Como maestra en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tracy, Mercedes era una defensora de los niños de la comu-nidad, luchando por sus derechos, luchando contra las injusticias y avan-zando en la educación. A lo largo de su vida, Mercedes ha marcado la diferen-cia. Ella ha estado involucrada con el Salón México-Americano de la Fama, Alcanzando las Estrellas, Comerciantes Unidos, y Presidenta de la Fundación SJ Delta College. Mercedes se retiró de TUSD después de veintinueve años de servicio como maestra de aula, directo-ra de escuela primaria y administradora del distrito, pero su trabajo continúa. El Premio La Raza de El Concilio se otorga a una persona o institución merecedora por su compromiso de por vida con el avance de las oportunidades para los latinos en el Valle Central de California. Este año, El Concilio se complace en reconocer a Latino Times, la publi-cación bilingüe más antigua para lati-nos que refleja sus contribuciones posi-tivas en la comunidad local y nacional. Fundada por Andrew Ysiano en 2001, un verdadero visionario, Andrew ha convertido a Latino Times en uno de los periódicos bilingües más grandes que llega a latinos de segunda, tercera

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this gift, imagine how many lives we will change in 20 years … in 100 years. I’ve been very fortunate in my life and have the opportunity to give back to my community. I can’t really put it into words. It’s something that comes from the heart.” The impact will be immediate, ongo-ing and far-reaching for Stockton’s future. “John Chase’s incredible gift has the potential of lifting the community by increasing the chances of a college edu-cation for more Stockton youth,” said Maria Pallavicini, Pacific’s interim presi-dent. “That’s vital for a city where last year only 17.4% of the population had a bachelor’s degree or better.” Chase’s generosity is already benefit-ting local students. He established a scholarship in honor of his father, Wil-liam K. Chase, which is awarded each year to two CIP students to help “close the gap in opportunity for those with aptitude who exceed their circumstances, especially for those whose character is community service oriented.” And for the past several years, Chase has financially supported CIP’s mentoring and outreach at Cleveland Elementary School and Dr. Lewis D. Stallworth Sr. Charter School, and soon at Delta College. “The Pell Institute cites a 21% retention through graduation rate for low income, first-generation college stu-dents nationally, while CIP’s retention through graduation rate is 87%,” said Allison Dumas, associate vice president for student involvement and equity, herself a first-generation college gradu-ate and alumna of both Delta College and Pacific. “The counseling, mentoring and friendships along with the identity and leadership development they find in CIP helps them succeed here at Pacific, and that’s exciting to see. John has been impressed by CIP students and the im-pact they’ve had with community youth.

His generosity will help so many more first-generation students achieve their dreams.” This is one of the largest gifts in Pacific’s history, after the $125 million Robert and Jeannette Powell bequest in October 2013. A portion of that gift created the Powell Match to encourage others to give. “I wanted to do something special, something that had merit,” Chase said of the new gift. “I wanted to do this, and the only thing I want in return is for the students who receive the scholar-ships is to give back to the communities from which they came.” CIP, which this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary, was founded in 1969 by Pacific students, faculty and staff who wanted to diversify the campus popula-tion. Besides need-based scholarships, CIP students receive resources such as tutoring, peer mentoring and network-ing with an extensive alumni group. CIP alumni include former astro-naut Jóse Hernández ’85; musician and actor Chris Issak ’80; Pacific regents Ar-mando Flores ’71 and Bo Yu ’93; Uni-versity of San Francisco’s Vice Provost of Diversity, Engagement and Community Outreach Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi ’89; San Joaquin County Deputy Dis-trict Attorney Mary Aguirre ’86, ’89; and Mary Ann Gomez Orta ’89, presi-dent and CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, among other leaders. The program boasts an 87% six-year average graduation rate, far better than the national average of 60%. (The six-year average graduation rate is the fed-eral benchmark for first-time, full-time undergraduate students at four-year col-leges and universities to earn a bachelor’s degree.) More than 1,500 students have graduated from the CIP program over the past five decades.

since her early teens Mercedes Silveira-Gouveia was born in Mexico; she moved to the United States in 1963. As a teacher in the Tracy Unified School District, Mercedes was an advocate for kids in the community, fighting for their rights, fighting against injustices, and advancing education. Throughout her life, Mercedes has made a difference. She has been involved with the Mexican American Hall of Fame, Reaching for the Stars, Comerciantes Unidos, and Chair of the SJ Delta College Founda-tion. Mercedes retired from TUSD after twenty-nine years of tenure as a class-room teacher, elementary school princi-pal and district administrator – but her work continues. El Concilio’s La Raza Award is awarded to a deserving individual or in-stitution for its lifelong commitment to advancing opportunities for Latinos in the Central Valley of California. This year El Concilio is pleased to recog-nize Latino Times – the oldest bilingual publication for Latinos that reflects their positive contributions in the local and national community. Founded by Andrew Ysiano in 2001

- a true visionary, Andrew has grown Latino Times into one of the largest bilingual newspaper reaching second, third and fourth generation Latinos in the Central Valley and Bay Area Mar-ketplace through the hard copy of the paper and social media with a readership of 100,000. “I came up with the idea for the Latino Times out of a personal passion and commitment to the Latino community, social causes and to be up-lifting to the community as it enters it’s 20th year of publication,” said Andrew Ysiano. “The importance and value of the Latino Times to the community is invaluable,” said El Concilio President and CEO, Jose Rodriguez. “So many in the community depend upon it, rely upon it to keep up with what is going on in the community.” “This year is an important year, es-pecially as we look toward 2020 and all that lays ahead – the census, elections, and the presidential campaign. This was not lost on us as we chose this year’s honorees – each of whom represents not only the accomplishments that have been made, but also embodies the work still to come.”

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El empresario y filántropo John Chase dona $10 millones a la Universidad del PacíficoPowell Iguala significa que la donación aumenta al menos a $15 millones y nuevas becas dentro del año para ‘transformar vidas’ Por Keith Michaud Inspirado por su propia buena for-tuna y un deseo de retribuir a Stockton, el propietario de Chase Chevrolet, John Chase, ha donado $10 millones al Pro-grama de Participación Comunitaria (CIP) de la Universidad del Pacífico, que ha ayudado a estudiantes de Stock-ton de bajos ingresos a obtener títulos universitarios en los pasados 50 años. Un Powell Match de $5 millones iguala con el compromiso de herencia irrevocable de Chase financiará inme-diatamente el Fondo de Alcance Co-munitario de Chase Your Dreams y la Beca Chase Your Dreams que beneficia a CIP, un programa integral basado en la necesidad para estudiantes universita-rios de primera generación de Stockton que han demostrado liderazgo y partici-pación de la comunidad. También ex-tiende la donación total a al menos $15 millones. Powell Match, creado como parte de la donación de $125 millones de la herencia de los antiguos regentes Robert y Jeannette Powell, tiene más de $50 millones disponibles para igualar las donaciones de becas o programas académicos nuevos o mejorados al 100% para donaciones directas o 50% para los compromisos de herencia, como este regalo. El último obsequio se centrará en la divulgación de CIP, becas

y tutorías para estudiantes, especial-mente para aquellos que se transfieren de San Joaquin Delta College. “El programa CIP es una joya en la Universidad del Pacífico,” dijo Chase. “Con este regalo, imagina cuántas vi-das cambiaremos en 20 años ... en 100 años. He sido muy afortunado en mi vida y tengo la oportunidad de retribuir a mi comunidad. Realmente no puedo ponerlo en palabras. Es algo que viene del corazón.” El impacto será inmediato, con-tinuo y de gran alcance para el futuro de Stockton. “El increíble regalo de John Chase tiene el potencial de levantar la comuni-dad al aumentar las posibilidades de una educación universitaria para más jóvenes de Stockton,” dijo Maria Pallavicini, presidenta interina de Pacific. “Eso es vi-tal para una ciudad donde el año pasado solo el 17.4% de la población tenía un título universitario o mejor.” La generosidad de Chase ya está beneficiando a los estudiantes locales. Estableció una beca en honor a su pa-dre, William K. Chase, que se otorga cada año a dos estudiantes de CIP para ayudar a “cerrar la brecha de oportuni-dades para aquellos con aptitudes que exceden sus circunstancias, especial-mente para aquellos cuyo carácter está

orientado al servicio comunitario.” Y durante los últimos años, Chase ha apoyado financieramente la tutoría y divulgación de CIP en la Escuela Pri-maria Cleveland y la Escuela Charter Dr. Lewis D. Stallworth Sr., y pronto en Delta College. “El Instituto Pell cita una retención del 21% a través de la tasa de gradu-ación para estudiantes universitarios de primera generación de bajos ingresos a nivel nacional, mientras que la re-tención de CIP a través de la tasa de graduación es del 87%,” dijo Allison Dumas, vicepresidenta asociada de participación y equidad estudiantil, ella misma de primera generación graduada

universitaria y alumna de Delta College y Pacific. “El asesoramiento, la tutoría y las amistades junto con el desarrollo de identidad y liderazgo que encuentran en CIP les ayuda a tener éxito aquí en Pacific, y eso es emocionante de ver. John ha quedado impresionado por los estudiantes de CIP y el impacto que han tenido con los jóvenes de la comunidad. Su generosidad ayudará a muchos más estudiantes de primera generación a alcanzar sus sueños.” Este es uno de los regalos más grandes en la historia de Pacific, después del legado de $125 millones de

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By Jesús García The House of Representatives ap-proved with 232 in favor and 196 against the formal investigation for a possible political trial against President Donald Trump . That represented just 14 votes above the minimum majority required to sup-port the procedure led by the Intelligence Committee on the request of the Repub-lican president to his Ukrainian counter-part, Volodymyr Zelensky , to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter , in exchange for a meeting at the White House and military funds. Of the 197 Republicans 196 rejected the measure, to which an independent was added, while four representatives abstained during the process led by the president of the House, Nancy Pelosi . Previously, the House passed a pro-cedural resolution with the surprise of a Republican in favor. In a pre-voting conference, Pelosi considered it a “sad day” for the United States. “It’s a sad day, because nobody comes to Congress to accuse a president of the United States. No one, ” he said. “We come here to do the job, make the future better for our children, for the future of the United States.” He added that part of the representa-tives’ work is to protect the Constitution, for which they also took an oath. “That is what we cannot ignore and we will not ignore when the president’s behavior indicates that this investigation, that investigation, is necessary,” he said in reference that it is already in process in committees. The president of President Trump’s reelection campaign team, Brad Parscale , criticized the process, which he described as “a farce.” “Every American can see this for what it is: an attempt to dismiss a duly elected president for strictly political rea-sons, through a strictly partisan and il-legitimate process,” he said. “Today’s vote simply proves that the entire political trial process was a farce from the beginning and that Nancy Pelosi cannot legitimize it after the fact . “ He added that the transcript of the July 25 telephone call between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart was not a quid pro quo , although in the documents revealed by the White House the Republican president even offers support from Attorney General William

Barr. “Voters will punish the Democrats who support this farce and President Trump will be easily re-elected,” Parscale said. President Trump reacted a few min-utes after the formal investigation process was approved. “The biggest witch hunt in American history” , published. The White House spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham , considered that Pelosi and the Democrats have a “ crazy obsession” with the procedure against President Trump, who - from his point of view - “has not done anything wrong”, in addition to ensuring that This will not harm you. “It hurts the American people. In-stead of focusing on urgent issues that af-fect real families, such as reducing armed violence, passing the USMCA (Mexico-United States-Canada Treaty), improving medical care, reducing prescription drug costs, securing our southern border and modernize our aging infrastructure, the Democrats choose to waste time on a mock destitution every day, ”he said. He added that it is a “blatantly parti-san” attempt to destroy the president, cou-pled with violating the rules of procedure of the House when voting was conducted when the inquiries have already begun. “President Pelosi, President (Adam) Schiff and the Democrats held secret meetings behind closed doors, blocked the participation of the Administration and now voted to authorize a second round of hearings that still does not provide any due process,” he said. “The Democrats want to issue a verdict with-out giving the Administration the oppor-tunity to organize a defense. That is un-fair, unconstitutional and fundamentally anti-American. ” Whats Next? After considering that President Trump’s “misconduct” has made this procedure necessary, Democrat Schiff, president of the Intelligence Committee, specified the following steps in the inves-tigations. Now the procedure will allow: open hearing , a lawyer will interrogate those cited for up to 45 minutes ; the Commit-tee members may ask questions later also be made public transcripts of statements. He added that in the first hearings there were people cited or invited who did not attend the call, referring to the position of the White House of not co-

operating with the procedure prior to the vote on Thursday. “I must tell you that despite those who have complained about the lack of access to the audience, the majority of

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the members who have been allowed to attend have not attended, have not taken advantage of the availability to attend each and every one of the audience, ”he said.

Cámara aprueba importante paso para juicio político a Trump Por Jesús García La Cámara de Representantes aprobó con 232 a favor y 196 en contra la investigación formal para un posible juicio político contra el presidente Donald Trump. Eso representó apenas 14 votos ar-riba de la mínima mayoría requerida para avalar el procedimiento que lidera el Comité de Inteligencia sobre la

petición del mandatario republicano a su homólogo ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelensky, para investigar al exvicepresi-dente Joe Biden y a su hijo Hunter, a cambio de una reunión en la Casa Blanca y fondos militares. De los 197 republicanos 196 re-chazaron la medida, a la que se sumó un independiente, mientras cuatro

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Robert y Jeannette Powell en octubre de 2013. Una parte de ese regalo creó el Powell Match para alentar a otros a dar. “Quería hacer algo especial, algo que mereciera la pena,” dijo Chase so-bre el nuevo regalo. “Quería hacer esto, y lo único que quiero a cambio es que los estudiantes que reciben las becas devuelvan a las comunidades de donde vinieron.”

El CIP, que este año celebra su 50 aniversario, fue fundado en 1969 por estudiantes, profesores y personal del Pacífico que querían diversificar la población del campus. Además de las becas basadas en la necesidad, los es-tudiantes de CIP reciben recursos tales como tutoría, asesoramiento entre pares e interconexiones con un extenso grupo de alumnos.

Los alumnos de CIP incluyen al ex astronauta José Hernández ‘85; músico y actor Chris Issak ‘80; Los regentes del Pacífico Armando Flores ‘71 y Bo Yu ‘93; Viceprovisora de Diversidad, Compromiso y Alcance Comunitario de la Universidad de San Francisco Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi ‘89; Fiscal Adjunta de Distrito del Condado de San Joaquín Mary Aguirre ‘86, ‘89; y Mary Ann Gomez Orta ‘89, presidenta y directora ejecutiva del Instituto de Liderazgo Hispano del Congreso, entre

otros líderes. El programa cuenta con un índice de graduación promedio de seis años del 87%, mucho mejor que el promedio nacional del 60%. (La tasa de gradu-ación promedio de seis años es el punto de referencia federal para los estudiantes de pregrado de tiempo completo por primera vez en colegios y universidades de cuatro años para obtener una licen-ciatura). Más de 1,500 estudiantes se han graduado del programa CIP en los últimos cinco décadas.

y cuarta generación en el Mercado del Área del Valle Central y la Bahía a través de la copia impresa del periódico y las redes sociales con un número de lecto-res de 100,000. “Se me ocurrió la idea para el Latino Times a partir de una

pasión personal y un compromiso con la comunidad latina, las causas sociales y ser edificante para la comunidad a medida que entra en su vigésimo año de publicación,” dijo Andrew Ysiano. “La importancia y el valor de Latino Times

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Seasons are Changing, Time to Inspect our Homes By Luis Sanchez At the Community Resource Proj-ect, we see the communities we serve already doing what they can with their current means. We collaborate with organizations to provide eligible house-holds with weatherization tools, utility credits, and solar installations to ease some burdens. But our ultimate goal is to empower our community members to transition from dependency to self-sufficiency. October 30th was National Weath-erization Day and just like we change the

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By Mayukh Saha Cultura Colectiva has reported that Xóchitl Guadalupe Cruz, an 8-year-old girl from Mexico (Chiapas), has been awarded UNAM’s Institute of Nuclear Sciences for creating a device, totally solar-powered, which can heat water. This device uses recycled and re-cyclable materials. Xóchitl’s invention might seem a tad unnecessary for 1st World Countries, but in her commu-

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Rounded to the nearest thousand:Mexicans 36,634,000Puerto Ricans 5,614,000Salvadorans 2,307,000Cubans 2,298,000Dominicans 2,067,000Guatemalans 1,444,000Colombians 1,246,000Hondurans 940,000Spaniards 810,000Ecuadorians 738,000Peruvians 679,000Nicaraguans 464,000Venezuelans 421,000Argentines 278,000Panamanians 210,000Source: Pew Research Center tabula-tions of the 2017 American Commu-nity Survey (1% IPUMS).

Venezuelans, Dominicans and Guatemalans saw the fastest popula-tion growth since 2010. From 2010 to 2017, 10 of the 15 largest origin groups grew faster than the Hispanic popula-tion overall, which increased 16%. The Venezuelan population in the U.S. increased 76% to 421,000 in 2017, by far the fastest growth rate among Hispanic origin groups. Among groups with populations above 1 million, Dominicans and Guatemalans had the fastest growth. Their populations grew by 37% and 30%, respectively, during this time. Puerto Ricans, the second-largest origin group, saw their popula-tion in the 50 states and the District of Columbia jump by 20%, to 5.6 million in 2017. (Another 3.2 million live in Puerto Rico.) At nearly 37 million, Mexicans are the largest origin group and make up 62% of Latinos, but this share has de-creased from a recent peak of 66% in 2008. The Mexican population grew by 11% from 2010 to 2017, tied for the lowest growth rate among the 15 origin groups. The Peruvian and Ecuadorian populations in the U.S. saw similarly slow growth rates. Immigrants are a declining share of the Latino population. The share of Latinos in the U.S. who are immigrants declined to 33% in 2017, down from 37% in 2010, due in part to slowing international migration from Latin America. The immigrant share among Nicaraguans fell from 63% to 55% dur-

ing this time, the largest drop among the 15 largest Latino origin groups. Guate-malans and Ecuadorians followed with a 7 percentage point decline over the same period. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan and Spaniard populations bucked the trend as their foreign-born shares increased between 2010 and 2017. Immigrant share falls in 12 of 14 largest Latino origin groups since 20003The vast majority of Latinos are U.S. citizens. About 79% of Latinos liv-ing in the country are U.S. citizens, up from 74% in 2010. This includes people born in the U.S. and its terri-tories (including Puerto Rico), people born abroad to American parents and immigrants who have become natural-ized citizens. Among the origin groups, virtually all Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. Spaniards (91%), Panamanians

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prueba que todo el proceso de juicio político fue una farsa desde el principio y que Nancy Pelosi no puede legiti-marlo después del hecho”.Agregó que la transcripción de la lla-mada telefónica del 25 de julio entre el presidente Trump y su homólogo ucraniano no había un quid pro quo, aunque en los propios documentos revelados por la Casa Blanca el manda-tario republicano ofrece incluso apoyo del fiscal general William Barr. “Los votantes castigarán a los demócratas que apoyan esta farsa y el presidente Trump será reelegido fácil-mente”, sentenció Parscale. El presidente Trump reaccionó a los pocos minutos de que se aprobara el proceso formal de investigación. Una ‘desquiciada obsesión’ La portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Stephanie Grisham, consideró que Pelosi y a los demócratas tienen una “desquiciada obsesión” con el proced-imiento contra el presidente Trump, quien –desde su punto de vista– “no ha hecho nada malo”, además de asegurar que esto no lo perjudicará. “Le duele al pueblo estadounidense. En lugar de centrarse en cuestiones ur-gentes que afectan a las familias reales, como reducir la violencia armada, pasar la USMCA (Tratado México-Estados Unidos-Canadá), mejorar la atención médica, reducir los costos de los medi-camentos recetados, asegurar nuestra frontera sur y modernizar nuestra in-

fraestructura envejecida, los demócratas eligen a diario perder el tiempo en un destitución simulada”, expuso. Agregó que es un intento “descara-damente partidista” para destruir al mandatario, aunado a que violan las reglas de procedimiento de la Cámara al realizar la votación cuando las inda-gatorias ya comenzaron. “La presidenta Pelosi, el presidente (Adam) Schiff y los demócratas llevaron a cabo reuniones secretas a puerta cer-rada, bloquearon la participación de la Administración y ahora votaron para autorizar una segunda ronda de audi-encias que aún no proporciona ningún debido proceso”, acusó. “Los demócra-tas quieren emitir un veredicto sin darle a la Administración la oportunidad de organizar una defensa. Eso es injusto, inconstitucional y fundamentalmente antiamericano”.¿Qué sigue? Luego de considerar que la “mala conducta” del presidente Trump ha

hecho necesario este procedimiento, el demócrata Schiff, presidente del Comi-té de Inteligencia, precisó los siguientes pasos en las investigaciones. Ahora el procedimiento permitirá: audiencia abiertas, un abogado inter-rogará a los citados hasta por 45 minu-tos; los miembros del Comité podrán hacer preguntas posteriores, también se harán públicas las transcripciones de las declaraciones. Agregó que en las primeras audien-cias hubo personas citadas o invitadas que no acudieron al llamado, en ref-erencia a la postura de la Casa Blanca de no cooperar con el procedimiento previo a la votación de este jueves. “Debo decirles que a pesar de aquellos que se han quejado de la falta de acceso a las audiencia, la mayoría de los miembros a los que se les ha per-mitido asistir no han asistido, no han aprovechado la disponibilidad de asistir a todas y cada una de las audiencia”, dijo.

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proud to be part of”. CVHCC President Johnny Garcia said “Christine has done an outstanding job for the Chamber and the community! Her passion, dedication and hard work has made a significant dif-ference in our Chamber’s growth. Board Secretary Christine Parraz said “ Since Christine became the Chamber’s CEO she has been a valuable and well respected member of our Chamber. Christine pro-fessionalism, leadership, mentorship and guidance will be missed. Her extended hours of dedication are greatly honored. We are sorry to see her leave as our CEO but we are thrilled that she will stay on as a board member. She will also remain as an Interim CEO until December 31st. We know her decision was difficult, how-ever we know that in her next role she will do very well. We wish her the best in all her endeavors. The Chamber Board will start looking for a replacement in the Spring after the Installation & Awards dinner in February.

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Hospice of San Joaquin 40th Anniversary Open House & Kick Off Celebration November 5, 2019, marks 40 years of care for Hospice of San Joa-quin – the first non-profit hospice agency serving San Joaquin County. We are excited to begin this celebra-tion by hosting an Open House at our Stockton Campus (Home of Hospice House) on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, 12:30pm to 4:30pm. A ribbon cutting with the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce will be held at

3:00pm. Hospice of San Joaquin originated from a small group of community vol-unteers working together to establish an identity in fostering hospice care in San Joaquin County to becoming a regionally recognized, Joint Commis-sion accredited, healthcare organiza-tion serving an average census of 185 patients per day. Throughout history, Hospice of

San Joaquin has remained true to their founders’ vision of providing the high-est level of care to our community pa-tients and their families and has always been committed to be the leader in ensuring quality of the journey, from serious illness through end of life. Hospice of San Joaquin is most notably known for their Hospice House that opened in 2004, providing 24-hour nursing and compassionate

personal care for patients enrolled in their hospice program who cannot remain in their homes. The Hospice House is supported in part, through generous community donations and fundraising by the Hospice of San Joaquin Butterfly Auxiliary, a dynamic group of men & women who fund-raise and work to fulfill the ongoing needs of the Hospice of San Joaquin Hospice House.


Small Business Success: Recruiting and Retaining TalentEmployee benefits can help you attract the right employees for your business, and they don’t have to cost you a penny By Myles B. Harris, Jr. CLTC As a small business owner, you un-derstand that finding and keeping the right employees are essential to your success. And, you’re keenly aware of growing and protecting your bottom line. So, how do you accomplish these goals while remaining competitive? The answer may surprise you: Offer your current and potential employees af-fordable benefits that they can only get through you – their employer. What are Group Voluntary Benefits? Group Voluntary benefits are supplemental insurance options that help employees and their families pro-tect their finances when unplanned expenses associated with a medical event arise. Types of Group Voluntary coverage include Accident, Critical Illness, Disability, Life and Hospital Indemnity. Additionally, legal support and ID Theft protection are rapidly becoming popular choices of Voluntary

insurance. Insured employees, covered family members or their beneficiaries may use their Group Voluntary cash benefits for copays, deductibles, travel costs or for anything they wish. There are no restrictions as to how the money is used. While it may not be possible to offer large salaries to your associates, perks such as Group Voluntary benefits are increasingly becoming attractive solutions for employees and employers. Lydia Jilek, director of voluntary bene-fits for Willis Towers Watson offers this compelling support for Group Volun-tary, “These benefits are a cost-efficient way to provide additional coverage to employees, and they can help employ-ers attract and retain talented employ-ees, many of whom tend to migrate to employers who offer choice and flex-ibility,” she says. Group Voluntary benefits help pro-tect your employees’ finances and help

differentiate you from the employer field. Plus, they’re employee-paid so there’s no effect on your bottom line. Additionally, employees realize the savings of added protection with dis-counted pricing. “Employees on the other hand, see great value in voluntary benefits, which they are able to pur-chase through their employer at a lower group rate compared with on the indi-vidual market,” says Jilek. Why Offer Group Voluntary Ben-efits? Employee Advantages: Pays cash benefits that correspond with covered conditions, accidents, di-agnoses, loss of a primary provider and more. Benefits can be used for gaps in major medical coverage, transportation costs, or however the covered employee wants to use them. Affordable group premiums are only available through you, their em-

ployer; convenient payroll deduction.Employer Advantages: No impact on your bottom line; premiums are employee-paid. Rounds out benefit packages, help-ing you (choice employer!) recruit and retain top talent. Improved employee satisfaction and workplace engagement. Ultimately, Group Voluntary cover-age options can help give financial sup-port to your employees when they need it most. And, as options grow, employees are given greater flexibility and choice in the voluntary market. To learn more about protecting your business and show-ing your employees that you care, watch our Mayhem Accident video. Mr. Harris is a local Allstate Agent, specializing in Voluntary Benefits for Small to Medium sized Business owners in San Joaquin County. [email protected], 209-472-8585. Allstate Benefits. Are you in good hands?® You can be.

AVISO DE DISPONIBILIDAD DE FINANCIACIÓNY REUNIÓN PÚBLICA

EL AÑO FISCAL (AF) PLAN CONSOLIDADO 2020-2025EL PLAN DE ACCIÓN FY 2020-2021

POR LA CIUDAD DE STOCKTON

SE ANUNCIA EN ESTE AVISO de que el jueves, 21 de noviembre de 2019, a las 3:30 pm en el Auditorio Cívico Memorial de Stockton - North Hall 525 N. Center Street Stockton, se llevará a cabo una reunión pública para discutir el Proyecto de Plan Consolidado año fiscal 2020-2025 y Proyecto de Plan de Acción 2020-2021 de la Ciudad de Stockton. El propósito de la reunión es brindar a los residentes y miembros de la comunidad la oportunidad de compartir sus pensamientos sobre las necesidades de vivienda y desarrollo comunitario de Stockton y describir cómo la Ciudad aprovechará el Subsidio de Desarrollo Comuni-tario (CDBG), el Subsidio para Soluciones de Emergencia (ESG) y la financiación de la asociación de Inversión HOME para abordar las necesidades y cumplir con los objetivos descritos en el Plan Consolidado.

La Ciudad de Stockton prevé recibir aproximadamente $3.3 millones de dólares de fondos de CDBG, $290,000 de fondos ESG y aproximadamente $1.6 millones en fondos de HOME Sociedad de Inversión del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD) en el año fiscal 2020-2021.

Los fondos de CDBG pueden usarse para una variedad de actividades para ayudar a per-sonas de ingresos bajos y moderados y para prevenir/eliminar barrios marginales y áreas deterioradas. Los fondos de ESG están disponibles para agencias que brindan refugio de emergencia, prevención de personas sin hogar o servicios de reubicación a las personas sin hogar. La Ciudad generalmente asigna fondos de HOME a tipos de actividades de vivienda (es decir, propietario de vivienda, alquiler, construcción nueva, rehabilitación y asistencia para compradores de vivienda por primera vez). Se emitió un NOFA por separa-do para el uso específico de estos fondos.

Las solicitudes para el uso de fondos CDBG y ESG estarán disponibles para el público el 25 de noviembre de 2019 en línea en http://www.stocktongov.com/government/depart-ments/econDev/housing.html o al Departamento de Desarrollo Económico de la Ciudad de Stockton. Las solicitudes completas deben enviarse al Departamento de Desarrollo Económico de la Ciudad de Stockton, 400 E. Main Street, 4th Floor, Stockton, CA 95202 el 6 de enero de 2020 o antes, antes de las 5:00 p.m. Las solicitudes recibidas después de la fecha límite no pueden aceptarse (no se aceptan matasellos ni faxes).

Si está discapacitado y necesita una copia del aviso de audiencia pública, o una agenda y/o paquete de agenda en un formato alternativo apropiado; o si necesita otra adaptación, comuníquese con la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad ubicada en 425 N. El Dorado St., Stockton, California 95202 durante el horario comercial normal o llamando al (209) 937-8459, al menos 5 días antes de la audiencia/reunión.

Puede comunicarse con el Departamento de Desarrollo Económico al (209) 937-8539 para obtener información sobre cualquiera de los programas mencionados anteriormente o el proceso de solicitud.

ELIZA R. GARZA, CMCEmpleada de la ciudadCIUDAD DE STOCKTON

Modesto Area Express to Offer Free Rides on Veterans Day Modesto, CA — Modesto Area Express (MAX) announced today that all rides on MAX fixed-route buses will be free for passengers on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2019. This includes MAX to BART Commuter Express and MAX to ACE Commuter Express, but excludes Modesto Area Dial-a-Ride (MADAR) services. All

MAX vehicles are accessible to individ-uals with disabilities as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Funding for the free ride promo-tion is made possible through a grant from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) under the Low Carbon Transit Operations Pro-gram (LCTOP).

“This is a great opportunity for Modesto residents to ride with and thank the brave men and women in our community who have served in our armed forces,” said Adam Barth, MAX’s Transit Manager. “MAX is free for the day to allow us to come togeth-er as a community.” Residents are encouraged to make the most of this free ride promotion by planning their trips in advance. Trip planning tools are available on the MAX website, as well as through smartphone apps such as myStop. These tools make it easy to determine the closest bus stop, the correct route, and in some cases real-time bus arrival information. MAX has provided 41 free-ride days in 2019 through its Free Rides All July and Free Rideshare Week campaigns. The effort is leading to an

increase in ridership. July 2019 bus trips on MAX fixed routes increased by 62 percent over the previous year. Free Rideshare Week (offered from October 6 through 12, 2019) resulted in 56,839 MAX bus trips. This was an increase of 31 percent over the same week in 2018. MAX was formed in 1973 and is the primary public transportation pro-vider for the Modesto Urbanized Area. MAX serves 20 routes, operates 7 days a week, and transports approximately 2,800,000 passengers annually with its fixed-route buses. In addition to MAX, the City of Modesto provides a special demand-response transportation service 7 days a week, every day of the year, for registered seniors and qualified disabled residents of the Modesto Urban Area, including Salida. For more informa-tion, visit www.modestoareaexpress.com or call 209-521-1274.

The 20th Annual “Adoption Satur-day” will be held on Saturday, Novem-ber 23, 2019, beginning at 9:00 am in Department 3B at the Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin lo-cated at 180 E. Weber Ave, in Stockton, CA 95202. San Joaquin County will celebrate National Adoption Month on “Adoption Saturday”, when the courts open their doors to finalize the adoption of children currently in foster care, help-ing to ensure their forever family. The Honorable Judge Barbara Kronlund and the Honorable Judge Michael Coughlan will preside over the ceremonies. National Adoption Day is a collec-tive national effort to raise awareness of the more than 125,000 children in foster care waiting to find permanent, loving family. This annual one day event has made the dreams of thousands of children come true by working with policy makers, practitioners, and advo-cates to finalize adoption and create and celebrate adoptive families.

This year the National Adoption Day Coalition expects 4,000 foster children to be adopted on National Adoption Day, on November 23, 2019 to a forever family. That figure includes nearly 1300 children in San Joaquin County who are growing up without a permanent family of their own. They entered the foster care system through no fault of their own, as victims of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Every child deserves the chance to thrive in a loving, permanent family which is why we are actively encourag-ing our community to consider foster care and adoption. Everyone can make a difference, either by adopting a child from foster care or by supporting the work of agencies finding homes for wait-ing children. For more information about adopt-ing a waiting child in San Joaquin County, contact the Human Services Agency at (209) 465-1055. The media is invited to attend this event.

Adopt Children Waiting in Foster Care Event in November


Health Plan of San Joaquin has announced that for the second year in a row, one of its local Health Careers Scholarship Program awardees has also won the prestigious ACAP schol-arship award from the nationwide Association for Community Health Plans. Joanna Valenzuela is currently a nursing student at Modesto Junior College and plans to transfer to Cali-fornia State University, Stanislaus to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Joanna is determined to become one of her generation’s leaders in health care, dedicated to providing quality health care access for the Central Valley under-served families. Her ultimate goal is to work through the HPSJ provider network to serve as a nurse practitioner. Joanna, who is bilingual, is also a graduate of University of California, Merced where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in her double ma-jor: Biology and Physics. HPSJ’s Health Career Scholarship Program, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary, awards scholarships

to aspiring medical professionals to increase the number of future nurses, physicians, and other clinical experts in San Joaquin and Stanislaus coun-ties. With HPSJ’s ongoing combined scholarship and mentorship program, the nonprofit, public health plan is seeing that it can remain true to its long-term mission to advance well-ness through community collabora-tion in the years to come, while also providing access to first-rate service for today’s members. Health Plan of San Joaquin is the major, nonprofit, managed care, public health plan in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties serving almost 350,000 members who are mostly working families and children, as well as seniors and people with dis-abilities. High-touch and hands-on, HPSJ’s over 300 dedicated staff are experts in health care and re-lated business systems. Every HPSJ Health Career Scholar is awarded $3,000 for their education career and provided with a mentor from among HPSJ staff.

Health Plan of San Joaquin Celebrates Joanna Valenzuela

HPSJ Health Career Scholar Joanna Valenzuela receives her ACAP Award from Health Plan of San Joaquin CEO Amy Shin, who hosted a November 1st presenta-tion ceremony in HPSJ’s Community Room. -Goff Photography


Here’s to self-care through gratitude.Gratitude’s amazing powers have the ability to shift us from focusing on the negative to appreciating what is positive in our lives. This can be healing for both our bodies and minds. Gratitude is more than simply saying “thank you”.

Here are simple acts of kindness to show gratitude every day:

• Bring in a healthy snack for your co-workers• Send a handwritten thank you note• Smile and hug often• Call instead of text• Pay for someone’s meal at a restaurant• Participate in a fundraiser

Practicing daily gratitude helps build greater connection with ourselves and the community around us.

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