Ok if people can speculate on poll’s then surely i can do the same on quotes and articles , after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa got out from the gubernatorial race Could Cathleen sounds like she enjoys kicking the guy while he’s down and even pointing out the obvious. and let me say pointing out the obvious doesn’t make you a smart reporter.

Cathleen Decker: But in the latest Times Poll, voters offer the Democratic mayor a bracing jolt of reality as he prepares to start his second term. In short, they appear to be saying: “Get a grip. If we have to give up our ambitions and hunker down for survival, so too should you. And so should the government you lead.” read more

A high percentage of Los Angeles residents support the recent actions of the city’s police department, the results of a poll indicate.

The Los Angeles Times said Monday its poll of 1,500 registered Los Angeles voters found that 80 percent of those respondents either somewhat or strongly approved of the police department’s current actions.

The poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, and Public Opinion Strategies found increased police support among the Los Angeles black and Latino communities.

The Racist from Boston Jay Severin Gets his Job Back.

The Racist from Boston Jay Severin is expected to apologize on the air when he resumes his weekday afternoon time slot on WTKK-FM, station officials said. The host was suspended April 30 after he called Mexican immigrants “criminaliens,” “primitives,” and “leeches,” dubbed Mexico an exporter of “women with mustaches and VD,” and said Mexicans were endangering US citizens with swine flu, among other comments.

“Jay regrets the remarks for which he was suspended and understands that his comments were indeed wrong and hurtful to the Mexican and Mexican-American communities,” the station’s managers wrote yesterday in a note on the WTKK website. “Accordingly, we feel it is time to end Jay’s suspension and welcome him back.” - read more

The Political Baggage from Both politicians..

Antonio Veragosa

Mr. Mayor, the city you have sworn to lead is in crisis. It is time you put a stop to the betrayals and fecklessness. Time you resist the urge to bound up the career ladder. read more

Gavin Newsom

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has been linked to gay marriage ever since he directed city clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2004. Now he’s running for governor and trying to broaden his appeal, but fate appears to be working against him. read more Read the rest of this entry »

Following a thorough vetting process that drew down the number of potential Supreme Court nominees to four, President Barack Obama ultimately settled on his decision to nominate Sonia Sotomayor at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, senior administration officials said - [hp]

In a 2002 lecture, she said, “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion”

“First Latina Sonia Sotomayor For Supreme Court Justice“

The June 2009 cover of Los Angeles Magazine - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is a Failure

The political elite are starting to get ready for the California gubernatorial election and people are starting to take sides and Kit Rachlis looks like he might be going for Gavin Newsom. with The June cover of Los Angeles Magazine the magazine’s editor [in] chief Kit Rachlis is trying to stop Antonio Villaraigosa from competing with a more liberal and a clean cut Gavin Newsom.

i cant say anything bad about Gavin Newsom even if he had personal love drama as did Villaraigosa , it remains just that “his” anything out side of personal issues is fair game.

the [laobserved.com] is loving this story.. especially considering they went all out on Villaraigosa over his love triangle with a sexy Latina.

“Mr. Mayor, the city you have sworn to lead is in crisis. It is time you put a stop to the betrayals and fecklessness. Time you resist the urge to bound up the career ladder…Call a press conference and tell us in language that contains no loopholes that you’ll stay with us until the end of your term.

It looks like politics is going to get nasty in California.

The San Joaquin Valley is now a solidly majority-minority region - one in which Latinos increasingly represent the largest ethnic group, figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau show.

In an announcement Wednesday morning that updated county-by-county reports on the age, sex, racial and ethnic makeup of communities nationwide, the bureau said six counties across the country - including Stanislaus - became majority-minority in 2008. Minorities already made up more than half of the population in San Joaquin, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced and Tulare counties.

Regional demographics can reveal social and economic trends and help policymakers plan for future needs. Locally, the figures depict a young and growing Latino population, one for which agencies already have adapted services but also one that some advocates say hasn’t received adequate attention.

In San Joaquin County, whites account for about 39 percent of residents. In 2000, they represented 48 percent of the population. read more

The growth in the state’s Latino population is primarily due to births, many of them to immigrant parents, according to David Hayes-Bautista

The FTC says the Bakersfield home lender charged Latinos higher prices for mortgages. A lawyer for the company disputes the allegations.

By E. Scott Reckard
Have mortgage lenders discriminated against minority borrowers by charging them higher interest rates and fees? Fair-lending advocacy groups have long maintained that this is so, and federal consumer protection officials are agreeing in a case involving a California home lender.

The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that it had accused a Bakersfield-based mortgage banking company of charging Latinos higher prices for mortgage loans than it charged non-Latino whites. The agency alleged that the discrepancies could not be explained by applicants’ credit histories or underwriting risk - read more

If Hispanic business weren’t feeling the depression in the Colorado state then Denver Police are making sure they feel the pain , every year the Denver police starts its targeting of Hispanics during the Cinco de Mayo celebrations , and thus scaring away Latino customers that would normally shop along “federal blvd” in Denver.

Denver police are preparing for the annual Cinco de Mayo celebrations that include Latinos cruising along Federal Blvd.

Police anticipate heavy latino traffic along Federal Blvd. both Saturday, Sunday, May 5, 9, and 10.

Additional police officers will patrol Federal Blvd. during those days.

Traffic barricades will also be used to restrict access to side streets along Federal Blvd. ap news

The Luis Ramirez  petition is being sponsored by MALDEF, a non-profit dedicated to promoting equality and justice through litigation, advocacy, public policy, and community education in the areas of employment, immigrants’ rights, voting rights, education, and language rights. Read the rest of this entry »