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Pricey police hold Oakland budget hostage

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30 June 2010 Alan Lopez Print Email

As Oakland struggles with a $31 million budget deficit, much of the focus has been on the generous salaries and benefits provided to the city’s police officers. The average annual cost of salary and benefits for one police officer is $190,589 compared to $177,888 for one firefighter, according to a letter written by Councilwoman Pat Kernighan. Starting police officers in Oakland earn about $70,000 a year, compared to those in New York City who make about $44,000 a year.

Young survivor needs help

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30 June 2010 Visión Hispana Print Email

Miguel Angel is just six years old and is fighting for his life every day at a public hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Miguel Angel used to be a healthy kid. He is only six years old and life is now putting him and his family through a huge test.  In February of this year Miguel Angel presented a fever that could not be controlled by the doctors at the local community health care center near his home in San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Jalisco , Mexico.

Pequeño sobreviviente necesita ayuda

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29 June 2010 Visión Hispana Print Email

 

Miguel Angel solía ser un niño saludable. Tiene tan solo seis años de edad y ya la vida lo está poniendo a él y a su familia ante una gran prueba. En febrero de este año Miguel Angel tuvo una fiebre muy intensa que no pudo ser controlada por los doctores del centro de salud comunitario cerca de su casa en San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Jalisco , México.

Futbolmania on both sides of the border

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17 June 2010 Visión Hispana Print Email

Soccer fans are enjoying the World Cup at Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant in Hayward.

More than 9,000 Mexicans traveled to South Africa to attend the World Cup games, according to the Mexican Consulate in Johannesburg. There are no estimates of how many Mexican-Americans or other Latinos from the Bay Area traveled the nearly 11,000 miles (17,327 kilometers) to South Africa for the games, though the Bay Area’s diversity means there are fans here of almost all of the 32 national soccer teams competing.

Fútbolmania en ambos lados de la frontera

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17 June 2010 Visión Hispana Print Email

Aficionadas del futbol muestran su apoyo a la selección mexicana fuera de Era Art Bar and Lounge en Oakland.

Más de 9,000 mexicanos viajaron a Sudáfrica para asistir a los partidos de la Copa del Mundo, de acuerdo con el consulado mexicano en Johannesburgo. No se puede calcular cuántos mexicoamericanos u otros latinos del Área de la Bahía viajaron cerca de 11,000 millas (17,327 kilómetros) hasta Sudáfrica para los partidos, aunque la diversidad del Área de la Bahía significa que aquí hay aficionados de casi todos los 32 equipos nacionales que compiten.

Workers volunteer to build playground in Hayward

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17 June 2010 elena Print Email

Workers from the Hayward Day Labor Center are building a public playground in Eden Greenway Linear Park in Hayward.

About a dozen workers from the Hayward Day Labor Center (HDLC) have built a public playground in Eden Greenway Linear Park in Hayward. Armed with safety goggles, tools, and the desire to make Hayward a better place for children, the workers are donating their time and skills to give back to the community.

The HDLC workers established a volunteer program and regularly perform volunteer work like picking up trash, covering up graffiti, planting trees, and