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Life lessons

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21 June 2014 Visión Hispana Print Email

Oakland Raider George Atkinson III takes a handoff from a youngster participating in the NFL Play 60 Character Camp on the team’s practice field in Alameda. Atkinson and other Raider players mentored kids on life and football. Photo: Tony Gonzales/Raiders.com

A group of local youths received lessons in life and sports at a recent event at the Oakland Raiders’ practice facility in Alameda. The weekend of June 14 saw the Oakland Raiders, in conjunction with the NFL, partnering with Hall of Fame offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz and the Muñoz Agency to host an NFL PLAY 60 Character Camp.    

The two-day, non-contact football camp featured Raiders players including this year’s top selection, Khalil Mack, the fifth overall selection in last month’s NFL draft, as well as two rookie players with local ties – George Atkinson (Livermore’s Granada High) and TJ Carrie (Concord’s De La Salle High).

Terreno de $10 millones de dólares donado a los Parques del Este de la Bahía

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17 May 2014 Visión Hispana Print Email
Un terreno con naturaleza virgen de casi 300 acres que se encuentra adyacente al Parque Regional Coyote Hills en Fremont fue donado por los herederos de George y Clara Patterson, residentes importantes del sur del Condado de Alameda a medidos de 1850s.

Una donación de un terreno con valor de $10 millones de dólares – el más grande recibido nunca por el Distrito de Parques Regionales del Este de la Bahía – fue recientemente donado al Comité de Directores del Distrito del Parque. Un terreno con naturaleza virgen de casi 300 acres que se encuentra adyacente al Parque Regional Coyote Hills en Fremont fue donado por los herederos de George y Clara Patterson, residentes importantes del sur del Condado de Alameda a medidos de 1850s.   

Sacred soil

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24 May 2014 Elena Miramar Print Email
A cathedral in central Mexico stands in view of green hills. Mexican soil is sacred for many Hispanics and a local chapel in the East Bay will be first in the U.S. to make it available to families.

At the San Ysidro border crossing in San Diego, two members of a Mexican-American family nervously wait to re-enter the U.S. Packed in their car is a small bag containing a substance that is illegal to import into the U.S. – soil from Mexico. Border officials confiscate the soil and the travelers are allowed to continue to their home.

The family’s name is not important – their attempt and failure to bring soil from Mexico is a very common happening. It’s also very disappointing for these families as their mission is to bury their deceased family member with a tangible part of their homeland.

Tierra sagrada

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24 May 2014 Elena Miramar Print Email

Una catedral en el centro de México se mantiene de pie al frente de unas montañas verdes. La tierra mexicana es sagrada para muchos hispanos y una capilla en el Este de la Bahía será la primera en hacerla disponible para las familias en EE.UU.

En el cruce de la frontera de San Ysidro en San Diego, dos miembros de una familia mexico-estadounidense esperan nerviosos la entrada a los EE.UU. Dentro del auto que conducen hay una pequeña bolsa que contiene una sustancia que es ilegal importarla a los EE.UU. – tierra de México. Autoridades en la frontera decomisan la tierra y a los viajeros se les permite la entrada para que continúen su viaje de regreso a casa.

Wildlife, jobs, and land

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14 May 2014 Elena Miramar Print Email
From left EBRPD General Manager Robert Doyle, EBRPD Board Director Beverly Lane, Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell, Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary N. Piepho.

Partnership benefits threatened species and economic growth

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell recently visited the East Bay to host a discussion with East Contra Costa County community leaders about a model of collaboration known as habitat conservation plans (HCP). HCPs are agreements through which local land use agencies, landowners and other partners work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to address long-term conservation needs, maintain local control over land use and provide flexibility to meet economic growth initiatives.

Vida silvestre, trabajos y suelo

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14 May 2014 Elena Miramar Print Email
De izq. a der. EBRPD General Manager Robert Doyle, EBRPD Board Director Beverly Lane, Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell, Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary N. Piepho.

Colaboración beneficiará a especies en peligro y el crecimiento económico
 
La Secretaria del Interior Sally Jewell recientemente visitó el Este de la Bahía para dialogar con líderes comunitarios del Este del condado de Contra Costa sobre un modelo de colaboración conocido como planes para la conservación del hábitat (HCP por sus siglas en ingles).