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Directora Ejecutiva de la Cámara Hispana Brenna Butler García recibirá el Premio ATHENA

By Rhashad R. Pittman Elegant and graceful as she navigates a room filled with business men, her very presence is an inspiration to young professional women who happened to cross her path. In recognition of her impact on fu-ture women business leaders, as well as her impact in the community, Brenna Butler Garcia, CEO of the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Com-merce (SJCHCC), will receive the 2015 ATHENA Young Professional Leader-ship Award “Winning this award is a true honor,” Butler Garcia said. “I am humbled to be recognized by my community as some-one who is helping to advance this cause. Promoting the success of small, women-owned and diverse businesses here in San Joaquin County is truly crucial to the

growth and prosperity of this region.” The Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce will present Butler Garcia with the award during a ceremony next month. The chamber will also recognize University of the Pacific President Pame-la A. Eibeck with an ATHENA award. Butler Garcia has carried the local Hispanic chamber to “new heights of success” and made a significant impact on Latino businesses throughout the region, the chamber stated in an an-nouncement on its website. “Since Brenna’s start as CEO of one of the oldest and most respected Hispanic Chambers in the State, she has expanded program capacity, increased member-ship and created community partner-ships that provide substantial benefits to their members,” the announcement stated. “Brenna has also boosted fund-

ing streams to historical record-breaking levels.” The greater cham-ber also added that in 2014 Butler Garcia im-plemented the Leaders’ Luncheon on Business to engage Hispanic and local business owners in civic service and poli-tics within their local communities. She also oversees the Hispanic chamber’s yearly Latino Business Conference, which highlights speak-ers who have broken gender stereotypes to become successful, and speaks at local high

Por Rhashad R. Pittman Elegante y graciosa al navegar una habitación llena de hombres de negocios, su sola presencia es una inspiración para las mujeres profesionales jóvenes que pasen a cruzar su camino. En reconocimiento a su impacto a las mujeres futuros líderes empresariales, así como su impacto en la comunidad, Bren-na Butler García, directora ejecutiva de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana del Con-dado de San Joaquín (SJCHCC), recibirá el Premio ATHENA en Liderazgo como Joven Profesional de 2015. “Ganar este premio es un verdadero honor,” dijo Butler García. “Me siento muy honrada de ser reconocida por mi comunidad como alguien que está ayudando a avanzar en esta causa. Pro-mover el éxito de los pequeños y diversos negocios, propiedad de mujeres aquí en el condado de San Joaquín es verdad-eramente crucial para el crecimiento y la prosperidad de esta región.” La Cámara de Comercio de Stockton presentará a Butler García con el pre-mio durante una ceremonia el próximo mes. La cámara también reconocerá a la Presidente de la Universidad del Pacífico Pamela A. Eibeck con un premio ATHE-NA. Butler García ha llevado a la cámara hispana local a “nuevas cotas de éxito” e hizo un impacto significativo en los negocios latinos en toda la región, la cámara declaró en un comunicado en su

sitio web. “Desde inicio de Brenna como CEO de una de las Cámaras Hispanas más antiguas y respetadas en el Estado, se ha ampliado la capacidad del programa, el aumento de la membresía y asociacio-nes comunitarias creadas que proporcio-nan importantes beneficios a sus miem-bros,” dijo el anuncio. “Brenna también ha impulsado flujos de financiación a niveles récord históricos.” La cámara mayor también añadió que en 2014 Butler García implementó Alm-uerzo de Líderes de Negocios para invo-lucrar a los dueños de negocios hispanos y locales de servicio cívico y la política dentro de sus comunidades locales. Tam-bién supervisa la Conferencia Anual de Negocios Latinos de la cámara hispana, que pone de relieve los oradores que han roto los estereotipos de género para tener éxito, y habla en las escuelas secundarias locales, la cámara reconoció. “Brenna es apasionada en apoyar a las mujeres en los negocios,” dijo la cámara. “Liderar en una industria dominada por los hombres, Brenna trató de inspirar a las mujeres a perseguir sus sueños en los negocios.” El Premio ATHENA en Liderazgo como Joven Profesional es un “premio al liderazgo internacional que apoya activa-mente y celebra la misión ATHENA de apoyar, desarrollar y honrar a las mujeres líderes, inspirando a las mujeres a alcanzar

By Leon Rodriguez - NAM This week we celebrate Constitu-tion Week, a time to reflect on the uniquely American idea that citizenship in this country is a matter of commit-ment and conscience. Constitution Week focuses largely on September 17, “Constitution Day and Citizenship Day” – a recognition of naturalized American citizens and an opportunity for them to express their pride in their citizenship. We also cel-ebrate the Constitution and the rights and responsibilities it bestows in all of us. At U.S. Citizenship and Immigra-tion Services (USCIS), Constitution Week is an opportunity to celebrate the way in which the Constitution set the foundation for welcoming new Americans – those who have chosen to subscribe to our civic ideals of “liberty

and justice for all” and have committed themselves to join “we the people” in our pursuit of “a more perfect union.” Our celebration includes adminis-tering special naturalization ceremonies across the nation, highlighting the con-nection between the Constitution and the honor, privilege, and responsibility of becoming a U.S. citizen through naturalization. These ceremonies have special meaning to me. My parents and grand-parents were refugees from Cuba. And as a young boy, I watched as my parents studied for, and took, their citizenship test. Before they took the Oath of Al-legiance, I did not fully appreciate what citizenship truly meant. But seeing how proud they were to naturalize made it clear to me, even then, that they were fulfilling a life-long dream – for them

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schools, the chamber noted.“Brenna is passionate about supporting women in business,” the chamber said. “Leading in a male-dominated industry, Brenna sought to inspire women to pur-sue their dreams in business.” The ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award is an” international leadership award that actively supports and celebrates the ATHENA mission of supporting, developing and honor-ing women leaders, inspiring women to achieve their full potential – creating balance in leadership worldwide.” The 7th Annual ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award will be presented at the 29th Annual ATHENA Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 11:30 am at the Stockton Golf & Country Club, 3800 W. Country Club Blvd. Tickets are $40 per person (prepaid reservation only). “We are so excited for Brenna,” said Sylvester Agui-lar, president of the SJCHCC board of directors. “Brenna is truly a leader that

cares about our community.”Established in 2007, the ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award is given annually for professional excel-lence, community service and leadership skills. Chambers of commerce, women’s organizations and universities through-out the world present the award as local host organizations in partnership with ATHENA International, local businesses and local sponsors. Past local recipients of the Young Professional Leadership Award in-clude Nikki Lowery, Mimi Nguyen, Shelby Moran (Riley), Angela Rosenquist, Monica Streeter and Jennifer Torres Siders. Butler Garcia said she was grate-ful for the support of the Hispanic chamber’s board and members. “I hope that by being the recipient of a Young ATHENA award, I can provide a path-way to inspiring young women in our chamber to forge their own paths in business and entrepreneurship.”


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SJCHCC Offers Business Showcase & Procurement Expo Free to Small BusinessWho: San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of CommerceWhat: Business Showcase & Procure-ment ExpoWhen: Wednesday, October 21, 2015Where: University Plaza Waterfront Ho-tel, 110 West Fremont Street, Stockton The San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will host the Annual Business Showcase & Procure-ment Expo on October 21, 2015. The event will focus on procurement oppor-tunities from Federal, State and region-al agencies as well as important private

sector industries such as construction and transportation. The purpose of this regional conference is to provide small and minority-owned businesses access to procurement opportunities from across the state and it is FREE to the general public to attend. The event will be held on Wednesday, October 21st from 1:00pm-5:00pm at the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel in Stockton. Past participants and supporters in-clude the High Speed Rail Authority, RTD, Caltrans, DGS, Arcadis Con-struction, AECOM and the Western

Petroleum States Association. This event will feature a business expo with purchasing and procurement contacts, several break-out educa-tional workshops and a dynamic panel discussion about upcoming op-portunities to gain contracts on large-scale projects. Immediately following the event there will be a reception hosted by the CALTRANS program, Calmentor, to allow Architecture and Engineering small businesses the opportunity to network with large prime contractors. A dynamic panel discussion will

take a comprehensive look at the procurement process with large scale infrastructure projects and how small business can play a role in gain-ing contracts. Attendees will learn about the importance of certification, competitive requirements, advocacy efforts and the role civic and social engagement can play in procuring contracts. Special free workshops will assist business owners to get certi-fied, develop their business connec-tions and hear more about changing healthcare guidelines for business owners.

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su máximo potencial - crear equilibrio en el liderazgo en todo el mundo.” El séptimo premio anual ATHENA en Liderazgo como Joven Profesional se presentará en la 29ª Entrega Anual ATHENA el jueves 19 de noviembre a las 11:30 am en el Golf & Country Club Stockton, 3800 W. Country Club Blvd. Los boletos para el almuerzo cuestan $ 40 por persona (sólo reserva prepagada). “Es-tamos muy emocionados por Brenna,” dijo Sylvester Aguilar, presidente de la junta SJCHCC directiva. “Brenna es verdaderamente un líder que se preocupa por nuestra comunidad.” Establecido en 2007, el Premio ATHENA en Liderazgo para Joven Profesional se otorga anualmente por la excelencia profesional, el servicio comu-nitario y la capacidad de liderazgo. Las

cámaras de comercio, organizaciones y universidades de las mujeres de todo el mundo presentan el premio como orga-nizaciones locales en colaboración con ATHENA Internacional, negocios locales y patrocinadores locales. Individuales locales que han reci-bido el Premio de Joven Profesional en Liderazgo incluyen Nikki Lowery, Mimi Nguyen, Shelby Moran (Riley), Angela Rosenquist, Mónica Streeter y Jennifer Torres Siders. Butler García dijo que estaba agra-decida por el apoyo de la junta directiva de la cámara hispana y sus miembros. “Espero que por recibir un premio Joven ATHENA, puedo proporcionar un cami-no para inspirar a las jóvenes en nuestra cámara de forjar su propio camino en los negocios y su iniciativa empresarial.”

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Making Classrooms Work for All Our Students By Ben Jealous - NAM The most important factor in a student’s success is a great teacher. But in the modern classroom, even great teachers face daunting obstacles. This is a story about what happens when big data meets the “three R’s” - reading, writing, and arithmetic. It’s a story about the recent revolution in Education Technology, and how we in EdTech can help make our education system work for all American students. Kids learn at different speeds and in different ways. A lesson perceived as boring and under stimulating to one student could strike another student as far too complicated to keep up. Ac-cording to one study, seven out of ten middle and high school students re-quire instruction that is specifically tar-geted to their strengths and weaknesses. This is partly a function of human nature, but it is also a function of in-equality. The first few years of a child’s life are crucial for their development, as they learn to recognize words and num-bers by sight and sound. Many children who grow up poor - particularly poor children of color - have fewer books in their homes, less access to good librar-ies and less access to the Internet. As early as kindergarten, children in the highest socioeconomic level already outperform their playmates in the low-est socioeconomic level by 60 percent. This creates a challenge for teach-ers: how do you take a class of 20 or 30 students who all have different home

lives, backgrounds and skill sets, and somehow manage to teach them the same material? A new generation of education software is beginning to help teachers answer that question. One of these services is Newsela. Newsela provides teachers with daily news articles from national and local newspapers, written at five different reading levels. The class can discuss the news as a group, and students can earn the satisfaction of moving up a level when they are ready. The software helps struggling students keep up with the class, and allows the brightest students to find engaging material. What Newsela does for reading comprehension, NoRedInk does for writing. The web-based learning engine generates writing exercises and gram-mar questions for students based on their personal interests - for instance, Harry Potter or Spongebob. The pro-gram allows teachers to track students’ growth and progress and adapts ques-tions based on what a student gets right or wrong. Like Newsela, it meets stu-dents where they are. On the other side of the academic spectrum is Front Row. Front Row is an online software that generates math exercises for students based on their current skill level. Like Newsela and No Red Ink, it tailors the lesson to stu-dents’ needs and automatically tracks progress. The program even reads math questions aloud for ESL students - something that’s particularly important

in light of the fact that by high school, fewer than one out of ten students tak-ing AP Computer Science are Latino. We are entering a new age of Edtech. As Silicon Valley investor Umang Gupta has pointed out, there has never been a “mega-breakout” in the education software space, and only one percent of all education spending right now is on technology. But that is likely to change. Computers and tablets only

continue to get cheaper, and broadband access only continues to improve. In an increasingly diverse nation, we need to use all the tools at our disposal - old-fashioned and new - to ensure that schools work for all of our kids. The era of widespread personal-ized education is rapidly approaching, and social justice-minded entrepreneurs are starting to break the code on how to teach using tech.


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and for me. As a public servant for most of my professional career, I have often taken oaths to support and defend the Con-stitution. But as Director of USCIS, one of my highest privileges is to ad-minister the Oath of Allegiance – the same oath my parents took – at a natu-ralization ceremony and welcoming new citizens to the promise and hope of America. Today, the United States has almost 9 million lawful residents who are eli-gible to apply for U.S. citizenship. I encourage each of them to step forward and complete their journey in becom-ing an American citizen. And I pledge that at each step of the way, USCIS will be there to help, expanding our ability to reach as many audiences and com-munities as possible. We have already partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency to expand ser-vices to agricultural and rural com-munities. This week, naturalization applicants can start using credit cards to pay fees. Also this week, we will launch the next phase of our Citizen-ship Public Education and Aware-

ness Campaign, with new online test preparation tools. We are also an-nouncing new award recipients under our Citizenship and Integration Grant Program to help build community capacity to prepare immigrants for citizenship. Each new American citizen brings a unique set of skills and experiences which they can use to improve our communities and our nation. And each of them can help renew our shared hope that unlimited possibilities are available to everyone who embraces the opportunities that this country offers under its Constitution. On that first Constitution Day in 1787, Benjamin Franklin emerged from the Constitutional Convention and was asked what kind of govern-ment had been created. “A Republic,” Franklin replied, “if you can keep it.” That is the challenge on this Con-stitution Day and Citizenship Day. But I am fully confident that “we the peo-ple,” if we are faithful to ourselves and to each other, will “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our poster-ity” that we ordained and established by our Constitution.

Semana de la Constitución: Un tiempo para reflexionar sobre la importancia de la ciudadanía estadounidense Por Leon Rodriguez - NAM Esta semana celebramos la Semana de la Constitución, un momento para reflexionar sobre la idea exclusivamente estadounidense de que la ciudadanía en este país es un asunto de compromiso y conciencia. La Semana de la Constitución se centra principalmente en el 17 de septiembre, “Día de la Consti-tución y Día de la Ciudadanía” - un reconocimiento a los ciudadanos estadounidenses naturalizados y una oportunidad para que estos expresen el orgullo que sienten por su ciudadanía. También celebramos la Constitución y los derechos y responsabilidades que nos confiere a todos. En el Servicio de Ciudadanía e In-migración de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés), la Semana de la Constitución representa una opor-tunidad para celebrar la manera en que la Constitución forjó las bases para dar la bienvenida a nuevos estadounidenses – aquellos que han elegido adherirse a nuestros ideales cívicos de “libertad y justicia para todos” y que se han comprometido a unirse a “nosotros, el pueblo” en la búsqueda de una “unión más perfecta”. Nuestra celebración incluye cer-emonias especiales de naturalización a través de toda la nación, en las que destacamos la conexión especial entre la Constitución y el honor, privilegio y responsabilidad de convertirse en ciu-dadano estadounidense a través de la naturalización. Estas ceremonias tienen un sig-nificado especial para mí. Mis padres y abuelos fueron refugiados cubanos. De niño, presencié como mis padres estudiaron y tomaron el examen de

ciudadanía. Antes que hicieran el Ju-ramento de Lealtad, yo no apreciaba plenamente qué significaba verdadera-mente la ciudadanía. Pero al ver cuán orgullosos estaban de hacerse ciudada-nos, tuve claro - aún en aquel mo-mento - que ellos estaban cumpliendo un sueño de toda su vida, para ellos y para mí. A lo largo de mi carrera como ser-vidor público, a menudo he prestado juramentos para apoyar y defender la Constitución. Pero, como director de USCIS, uno de mis más grandes privi-legios es administrar el Juramento de Lealtad – ese mismo juramento que prestaron mis padres – en ceremonias de naturalización y darles la bienvenida a esos nuevos ciudadanos a la promesa y esperanza de Estados Unidos. Hoy, los Estados Unidos tiene cerca de 9 millones de residentes legales que son elegibles a la ciudadanía estadoun-idense. Exhorto a cada uno de ellos a dar un paso adelante y completar ese trayecto de convertirse en ciudadanos estadounidenses. Y prometo, que en cada paso de ese camino, USCIS estará ahí para ayudar, ampliando nuestra ca-pacidad para alcanzar tantas audiencias y comunidades como sea posible. Ya hemos logrado una colaboración con la Agencia de Servicios Agrícolas (FSA, por sus siglas en inglés) del De-partamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos para ampliar los servicios a las comunidades agrícolas y rurales. Esta semana, los solicitantes de naturalización podrán comenzar a utilizar tarjetas de crédito para pagar sus tarifas. También esta semana lanzaremos la próxima fase de nuestra Campaña de Educación y Concienciación Pública, con nuevas her-ramientas electrónicas de preparación para para tomar el examen de natural-

ización. Además, estaremos anunciando quiénes serán los nuevos receptores de subvenciones bajo nuestro Programa de Subsidios de Ciudadanía e Integración para brindar más capacidades a las co-munidades para preparar a los inmigran-tes para obtener la ciudanía. Cada nuevo ciudadano estadoun-idense aporta un nuevo conjunto único de habilidades y experiencias que puede utilizar para mejorar nuestras comuni-dades y nuestra nación. Cada uno de ellos puede ayudar a renovar nuestra esperanza compartida de que tenemos posibilidades ilimitadas disponibles para cada persona que abrace las opor-tunidades que este país ofrece bajo su

Constitución. En ese primer Día de la Consti-tución en 1787, cuando Benjamín Franklin salió de la Convención Con-stitucional y se le preguntó qué tipo de gobierno había sido creado, Franklin contestó: “Una República, si pueden mantenerla”. Este es el reto en este Día de la Constitución y Día de la Ciudadanía. Pero estoy seguro que “nosotros, el pueblo”, si somos fieles a nosotros mis-mos y entre nosotros, aseguraremos las bendiciones de libertad para nosotros y para nuestra posteridad, tal como fue ordenado y establecido por nuestra Constitución.


El Concilio is pleased to present the 2015 Annual Gala Dinner to be held on Friday, October 16th, starting at 6 pm at Hutchins Street Square, located at 125 S. Hutchins Street, Lodi, CA 95240 with live music and dancing. Our Annual Gala Dinner provides needed funds to cover the costs of all our programs. We invite you to be a guest at this wonderful event during which we will recognize the contributions of outstanding individuals in our community.

Congressman Jerry McNerney – Amigo of the YearCongressman Jerry McNerney represents California’s 9th Dis-trict, which includes a large portion of San Joaquin County. Mr. McNerney serves on the Committee of Energy & Com-merce, the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. He is also a member of the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, where he works to ensure that our nation’s veteran’s get the care and benefits that they deserve.

Jonise Oliva – Amiga of the YearRaised in South Stockton, Jonise Oliva has been a part of nu-merous community based groups throughout the years, serv-ing on multiple boards, helping in fundraisers, and mentoring children. Ms. Oliva was past President for the San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Tino & Mary Adame – La Raza AwardMr. & Mrs. Adame have been advocating for veterans issues for more than 20 years. Mr. Adame is Commander of the American Legion Post #16, and together they have dedicated their lives to assisting the underserved communities of San Joaquin County.

Frank Searcy – Unsung Hero AwardMr. Searcy has served on everything from the San Joaquin County Grand Jury, to the Mexican American Correctional Association. He was also Vice President of the Central Cali-fornia Latino Peace Officers Association. Mr.Searcy has dedi-cated countless hours to the Youth Academy at the Stockton Police Department, and is a past Stockton President for Coali-tion of Mexican Americans Organizations (COMA).

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California Strawberry Commission Elects First Latina Chair of Board of Directors WATSONVILLE, CA - In what is believed to be a first for an agricultural commodity group in California, the California Strawberry Commission an-nounced it has elected a Latina farmer to serve as chair of the commission’s board. A second-generation Mexican-American strawberry farmer from Santa Maria, Lorena Chavez, 50, was unanimously elected to lead the commission for the next year along with Vice Chairman Tom AmRhein from Watsonville and Secre-tary/Treasurer Hector Gutierrez from Ventura County. “Lorena Chavez embodies everything positive that strawberries represent to California,” said Rick Tomlinson, presi-dent of the commission. “Her family’s personal story is a prime example of how immigrants have found opportunity and a path to achieving the American Dream through hard work in California’s straw-berry fields.” Ms. Chavez is Controller and CFO of L&G Farming, Inc., a family-operated business, working alongside her father and brothers. She and her brother Daniel also operate their own farm in Santa Ma-ria, where they grow strawberries on 500 acres. A graduate of Santa Barbara Busi-ness College, Ms. Chavez has previously served as the commission’s vice chairman and secretary/treasurer, and as chair of the advisory committee for the California strawberry scholarship program, which has awarded more than $2 million to the

children of strawberry field workers. She is active in the Santa Maria community, sitting on the boards of the local YMCA and other organizations, including the 37th District Fair Park Board, and has volunteered for St. Mary’s Finance Coun-cil and Santa Maria Girls Softball. “I am profoundly honored and humbled to be chosen to help lead the commission in serving the needs of Cali-fornia’s 400 diverse family farmers and their workers,” Ms. Chavez said. “Given my family history, I am passionate about preserving the viability of strawberry farming in our state and am committed to ensuring the health, welfare and future of our workers and their families.” Tom AmRhein, Vice Chairman, is Vice President of Naturipe Berry Grow-ers, Inc., and a Watsonville native with more than 30 years of experience growing strawberries. Tom joined Naturipe Berry Growers Co-op as a grower in 1981 and served on the board of directors before becoming Research Director in 2004. His farming company expanded and became part of Naturipe. In addition to serving as a California Strawberry Commission board mem-ber, Tom is active with the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau, serving as found-ing President of Agri-Culture, an orga-nization that educates the community about agriculture. He has also served on several boards and committees directed at preserving

the water resources of the central coast. Tom holds a BS in Agricultural Management from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Hector Gutier-rez, Secretary/Trea-surer, is member of Otilio Farms, LLC in Ventura County and has been farm-ing strawberries for 25 years. A first generation farmer, Gutierrez is also a pest management consultant who grew up around farming and managed other farming operations before starting his own. As a California Strawberry Commission board member, he has served on the Research and Food Safety committees. Hector is active in his

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(French Camp, CA) - San Joaquin General Hospital Foundation will present its first community event, An Evening of Good Health, on Saturday, October 17, 2015. The event will be held at the Stock-ton Civic Memorial Auditorium, 525 North Center Street, Stockton, CA. The event is being held to honor the

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in getting students to graduate from high school. But generally, the number of first-time, full-time college freshmen tracks closely with the number of births from 18 years earlier. In the post-recession era, about 70% of high school graduates go on to be first-time, full-time freshmen in either a two- or four-year college.Apart from its size, the high school class of 2025 will also look different from today’s incoming college fresh-men. Immigration and births of sec-ond-generation immigrants are likely to drive up the shares of Hispanic and Asian students. Over the past two decades, the share of students graduating from public high schools who are white and non-Hispanic has declined dramatically – from 73% in 1995 to 57% in 2012, according to the most recent data avail-able. In that time period the shares that are Hispanic and Asian have grown. WICHE projects that this trend will continue, with the public high school graduating class of 2025 being barely majority white (51%). Young Hispanics will likely make up a larger share of high school gradu-ates a decade from now, but today they are also the least likely among the ma-jor racial and ethnic groups to pursue full-time college enrollment. Another unknown factor for higher education is cost: Tuition has been rising rapidly at public and private universities, and the share of high school graduates in the class of 2025 who elect to pursue col-

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Downtown Stockton Alliance Hires Two New EmployeesGreg Gall is the new Clean and Safe Manager. Greg’s family have lived and worked in Stockton since the early days of Stockton. His grandfather opened a clothing store on East Main Street in the 1800s. Greg attended St. Mary’s High School and San Joaquin Delta College. After graduating from Butte College Police Academy, he worked as a Deputy Sheriff until 1991. Later he joined the Stockton Police Department and worked there as a Police Officer until September of 2015.Greg has worked in south Stockton and the downtown core throughout the majority of his career. He was assigned to the Downtown Stockton Bicycle Patrol Unit since 2005.As the Clean & Safe Manager, Greg will oversee DSA’s maintenance and hospitality teams. “We are very pleased that Greg has joined the DSA staff. Our responsibility is to give our downtown stakeholders the best clean and safe services and we know that it is Greg’s goal in his new position,” commented Cindi Fargo, DSA’s CEO.

Emily Oestreicher in the new Special Events Manager. Emily was born and raised in the Central Valley but spent the last 9 years in Bay Area. After graduating with a BA in American History from UC Santa Cruz, she spent many years honing her skills as a Sales and Event Manager with Joie de Vivre Hospitality and then as the Director of Marketing and Events for the Disposable Film Festival. Most recently, Emily has been running her own event business in San Francisco and is also the Group and Event Manager for the Inn at the Presidio. Emily comes back to the Valley with a unique knowledge of the challenges facing Downtown Stockton along with a fresh perspective on how to reinvigorate it. As the DSA’s Events Coordinator, she will plan and oversee many special events and downtown promotional activities. “We are excited that Emily is now a part of our DSA team. With her experience and enthusiasm, we will be able to develop new events and activities that will bring more people to downtown and create an attractive atmosphere in which our businesses can thrive,” commented Cindi Fargo, DSA’s CEO. To learn more about the Downtown Stockton Alliance, please visit www.DowntownStockton.org or follow us on social media.


How Bad is California’s Drought? By Allyson Escobar - NAM On the first day of October, water conservation figures for California were released by the State Water Resources Control Board. Impelled by severe drought condi-tions, residents have been seriously saving water in the last few months of summer. Californians cut water use by 27 percent in August, according to the Associated Press. That’s compared to August 2013, state regulators an-nounced on Thursday, Oct. 1 The reduction was slightly less than the 31 percent decline in July, but sta-ble with the 27 percent conservation ef-fort made in June–still enough to meet Governor Jerry Brown’s mandatory requirements for at least 25 percent in water cuts, said the Los Angeles Times. “The public response to hitting the conservation targets was really quite impressive,” said Lester Snow, director of the California Water Foundation, a nonprofit group that helped conduct polls. “That shows a level of engage-ment on water that we just normally don’t see.” Because Californians have saved so much, water regulators have for the most part been able to avoid levying big fines on local water districts for fail-ing to meet their conservation targets, ranging from 4 to 36 percent, com-pared with 2013 levels. However, August saw a decrease in water regulations compliance compared with July. The decrease from an exactly

31.4 percent water savings in July to 26.9 (almost 27) percent was “concern-ing,” officials said. About 72 percent of water suppliers met or were within 1 percentage point of their conservation standard, studies showed. Earlier this week, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that LA cut its water use 17.4 percent, com-pared with the same month in 2013. The amount was still good enough to eclipse the city’s 16 percent conserva-tion target. About 28 percent of urban water providers, however, missed their targets in August, some widely. The worsening drought, now on its fourth year, has brought to light serious issues that could have a “snowball ef-fect” for state residents. For instance, this year’s lack of rain and snow hit California water supplies hard. The Sierra snowpack’s water con-tent measured just 5 percent of normal, while the previous record low was 25 percent. “The snowpack’s sorry condition was what differentiated 2015 from pre-vious years,” said Felicia Marcus, chair-woman of the State Water Resources Control Board. “Snowpack is impor-tant because when it melts, it refills the state’s reservoirs during the hot summer months.” Wells ran dry, Water supplies were cut, and some reservoir levels in Lake Shasta, Folsom Lake, and Lake Oroville

plummeted far below normal. According to the State Water Resources Control Board, the 2015 water year also saw the highest average temperature in 120 years of record-keeping. Data from the California Cli-mate Tracker recorded the state’s aver-age temperature was 58.4 degrees–over three degrees warmer than average, and almost a full degree warmer than the previous high in 1995-96. The biggest impact of warmer tem-peratures, reports said, has been that they intensify the effects of drought, increasing evaporation and drying out the nutritious soil. “The character of this drought has been to have record and near-record temperatures,” state climatologist Mi-chael L. Anderson told the LA Times. “This drought is definitely warmer than its 20th-century counterparts. And when you run into that, you have a higher demand for water and a limited supply, so it creates greater stress.” Extremely warm, dry weather conditions have also fueled wildfires throughout the state. In recent months, two highly destructive wildfires raged parts of Northern California. Ac-cording to federal statistics, a total of 813,163 acres have burned across the whole state in 2015. The lack of precipitation has dried out vegetation, driving fuel moisture to critically low levels. “Four years of such parched condi-tions have predisposed the vegetation to

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SJCOG Celebrates the Completion of a Long Awaited Soundwall STOCKTON – Emphasizing promises kept, San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) officials joined officials from Caltrans District 10, San Joaquin County, and the Lincoln Uni-fied School District to celebrate the completion of a long-awaited sound wall segment adjacent to the Claudia Landeen Elementary School along the Interstate 5 (I-5) freeway in Stockton. This soundwall has been a request from the local community for several years to help reduce traffic related noise and provide additional safety measures for the school children. The October 2, 2015 celebra-tion began with a few words from Andrew Chesley, SJCOG Execu-tive Director. The Claudia Landeen Student Body Presidents led guests in the Pledge of Allegiance and Flag Salute and the entire student body sang the Mariners Anthem while ac-companied by the Claudia Landeen String Orchestra. Supervisor Carlos Villapudua, San Joaquin County Board of Supervi-sors, Dennis Agar, Caltrans District Director, Dolores Bronson, Claudia Landeen Principal, and Tom Uslan, LUSD Superintendent, addressed the audience that included over 600 stu-dents, teachers, parents, and members of the community. Representatives for Congressman Jerry McNerney, State Assemblymember Susan Eggman, and State Senator Cathleen Galgiani pre-sented special certificates of recognition to the school. Supervisor Villapudua also presented, former Claudia Landeen parent, JoAnn Eggert with a “Golden K” award for her contributions to the

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STOCKTON, Calif. – The San Joa-quin Regional Transit District (RTD) is pleased to announce the addition of two new employees to its management team. Teresa Evans joins RTD as Execu-tive and Board Support Manager. Evans previously worked for Shaw / Yoder / Antwih, Inc. (SYAI), where she was re-sponsible for board support and event management for the California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) and the California Transit Association (CTA). Prior to SYAI, Evans was an Executive Assistant at both private orga-

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Survey: California’s lawsuit climate ranks among worst in country, again SACRAMENTO – California’s lawsuit environment again places among the worst in the country with a rank of 47 out 50 states, tying its all-time low ranking recorded in 2012, according to a recently released Harris Poll by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR). The survey also names Los Angeles and San Francisco among the “least fair” jurisdictions in the nation. In the survey, 2015 Lawsuit Cli-mate Survey: Ranking the States, general counsels or senior attorneys at major companies rank their percep-

tions of state lawsuit environments, including laws, courts, judges and juries. States were also ranked for their overall treatment of tort, contract, and class action litigation. The survey and 50 state list can be viewed here. (http://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=1) The survey identifies California as “ground zero for lawsuit abuse in sever-al areas.” Cases such as ADA and Prop 65 shakedown lawsuits and food label-ing class action lawsuits, among other factors such as the state’s high business

and regulatory costs and high taxes, are creating an environment that makes it even more difficult to attract new busi-nesses to California. “More business leaders than ever have identified a state’s lawsuit climate as a significant factor in determining their growth and expansion plans,” said Lisa A. Rickard, president of ILR. “Califor-nia ought to take notice that the results of this survey are of vital significance to continue attracting good jobs.” “The ILR/Harris Poll puts Califor-nia at the very bottom for class action lawsuits and for damage awards. I can’t

say I’m surprised,” Kim Stone, Presi-dent of the Civil Justice Association of California said. “Our state has a ‘sue me’ sign on its back. Most of our tort laws, but particularly our class action rules, heavily favor plaintiffs.” In a similar report, California has been ranked by the American Tort Reform Foundation as the #1 Judicial Hellhole in 2013 and 2014. California would have been #1 again this year but fell second to New York City due to its biased treatment of asbestos cases. That report can be viewed here. (http://www.judicialhellholes.org/2014-2015/

Delta Charter Schools Expanding to Serve Stanislaus County

(TRACY, CA) Delta Charter Schools is now offering three virtual academy op-tions to Stanislaus County students: Del-ta Charter Online, Delta Keys Charter School and Delta Home Charter School. “Our growth over the past three years is due to the success our families have experienced,” said Dr. Jeff Tilton, Deputy Superintendent of New Jerusalem El-ementary School District. All of the Delta Charter Schools academies are authorized by the New Jerusalem Elementary School District Broad of Trustees. “Since our beginning in 2001, we have provided a

choice for families who wanted an option other than the traditional school system.” Delta Charter Online (DCO) is an accredited, internet-based, college prepa-ratory academy that meets the University of California a-g enrollment require-ments. Delta Keys is a fast-paced virtual academy designed for students who want to complete their high school diploma as quickly as possible. Delta Home is designed for families who chose to home-school their children with curriculum support from the charter school. “Our typical DCO student is moti-vated and college-bound, but not neces-sarily interested in a lot of the social issues they encounter in a traditional school,” said Modesto’s Russell Irwin, principal of DCO and Delta Keys. “And, Delta Keys kids typically have gotten behind for one reason or another, and are looking for a

quick and painless way to get caught up to earn their diploma.” Delta Keys accelerated program re-quires the state minimum of 130 credits to earn a diploma – compared to the average 250 credits in a traditional high school setting. “At Delta Charter Schools, we work very hard to develop a mutu-ally supportive relationship with local districts in order to help students and their families chose the best options for them,” said Irwin. “Students in Stan-islaus County are fortunate to have a lot of good options provided by their local districts and other charter schools. At Delta, we provide an independent study program with a personal touch, which I believe, sets us apart from some of the others,” Irwin continued. Delta Charter Schools are locally

based academies with staff that lives in the area. Other virtual academies in the area like Connections Academy (Virgin-ia) or California Virtual Academies (Simi Valley) are not local. Students who attend a Delta Charter Schools virtual academy have an educa-tion coordinator who assists them in developing a personalized learning plan, monitor their progress, and help them overcome obstacles. James Hewie, a Delta teacher who lives in Modesto, said, “I check on my students every school day. If they are not logged-in and working when they are supposed to be they can expect to hear from me that day.” Get more information about Delta Charter Schools academies on their web-site at www.deltacharter.net or by calling (209) 830-6363.

Parents and students in Stanislaus County now have more choices available if they are seeking an option to the traditional school system


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