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EXCLUSIVE TO CHAMBER MEMBERS UNLOCK OVER $2,500 IN BENEFITS! Including a Free 4-week subscription to Orange County Register & Unidos Includes: • 7-day Home Delivery to the Orange County Register and Unidos GR AT IS UNA EDICIÓN DEL Semana de 16 de mayo de 2014 SEC: Community_Broadsheet DT: 06-27-2014 ZN: Santa_Ana ED: 1 PG #: 1 PG: Cover BY: mvega TI: 06-26-2014 14:34 Sirviendo el condado de Orange como Excélsior desde 1992 CLR: C K Y M THE ocregister.com | ocvarsity.com • $50 Credit FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2014 SEC: Community_Broadsheet DT: 05-29-2014 $4.2 million Center in Santa Ana encourages residents, many of whom are Latino, to pursue higher education. AN EDITION OF THE Amount of scholarship and grants received PG: Cover BY: jjones TI: 05-27-2014 13:29 CLR: C K Y M ‘‘ Serving the Anaheim and Anaheim Hills communities since 1923 THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014 OCREGISTER.COM/ANAHEIM OCREGISTER.COM/ANAHEIM REY MISTERIO EN NEXT Number of graduates from the NAC in 2009 ne hundred and twenty-four Santa Ana Unified students beamed with pride at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and Marina on June 7 while wearing sweatshirts from their future college – signifying the end of their high school careers and the start of paths that could take them across the nation. The students, all graduates from the Nicholas Academic Center’s Class of 2014, are part of a sea of change that is seeing more Latino students head to college – all because of the center’s influence. ROSE PALMISANO/ ESPECIAL PARA UNIDOS 124 Number of graduates from the NAC in 2014 478 Number of NAC graduates since 2009 430 Number of students enrolled at the NAC PHOTOS: PAUL RODRIGUEZ, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER From left, Adriana Fregoso, 17, Andrea Portillo, 18, and Carmen Arredondo, 17, laugh with Jack Mandel after the center's graduation ceremony June 7. Below, graduates take a selfie as they line up for a group photo. 96 Percentage of Latino graduates Source: Nicholas Academic Center TUESDAY IS The story isn’t about the adults; all we’ve done is given the kids this tremendous enrichment and the chance to break free of any limitations. This is a national benefit.” Estudiantes de la Primaria Monte Vista en Los Angeles presentaron un concierto el viernes, 2 de mayo, ante familiares y maestros. Almunos aprenden música clásica de los miembros de la Orquesta Santa Cecilia. El programa existe en 18 escuelas de bajos recursos. MÚSICA DEL ALMA SONIA MARIE DE LEÓN DE VEGA DIRIGE LA ORQUESTA SANTA CECILIA, QUE COMPARTE MÚSICA CLÁSICA CON ESTUDIANTES LATINOS. LAURA BUCIO UNIDOS FINAL EN MÉXICO Pág. B1 CONTENIDO Editorial........pg A2 Comunidad....pg A3 Pases............pg A12 Pasatiempo...pg A13 Comunidad....pg A14 S u padre tenía solamente un deseo antes de morir: visitar la iglesia de Santa Cecilia, la santa patrona de los músicos, en Roma. Sonia Marie De León de Vega se lo cumplió. Ahí dentro de la iglesia y ya desgastado por la enfermedad, su pa- dre de 56 años de edad entonó “De Colores” como un homenaje a la santa de su devoción. “Fue una experiencia tan poderosa para mí que decidí abandonar el avance de mi propia carrera para comenzar esta orquesta en honor a él y para beneficiar a la comunidad y a las familias latinas”, expresó De León de Vega, quien aún relata ese momento emotivamente. Así fue el comienzo de la Orquesta Santa Cecilia, la única orquesta en la nación que tiene como misión compartir la música clásica con la comunidad latina. De León de Vega se ha convertido en una figura nacional dentro del ámbito músical, y es reconocida dentro de su comuinidad por su trabajo en más de 18 escuelas a lo largo del condado de Los Ángeles. Por medio de la Orquesta Santa Cecilia, la conductora de música ha creado el programa “Discovering Music” o en español, “Descubriendo la música”, un programa que lleva la música clásica a varias escuelas, mayormente en las áreas de más bajos recursos. “Creo que la música y las artes en general tienen un papel tan importante en la vida de todos”, dijo. “Une a la gente, y llena la vida de cosas hermosas”. Para De León de Vega la música es de suma importancia en la vida de los niños, pues asegura que por medio de ella aprenden disciplina y les ayuda a aumentar su autoestima. El programa de música está VE A M Ú S I C A ● PÁ G . 1 2 JURAN PRIMER JEFE DE POLICÍA LATINO DAY JACK MANDEL, RETIRED SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE CARLOS ROJAS, EL JEFE PROVISIONAL DE SANTA ANA FUE JURAMENTADO EL MARTES. Voters will give the thumbs up or down to fireworks and decide how the mayor is elected. • FREE help wanted listings ALEJANDRA MOLINA OC REGISTER GETTY IMAGES V BY ART MARROQUIN oters on Tuesday will decide three measures aimed at amending the City Charter – the guiding document that essentially serves as Anaheim’s constitution. One would significantly alter how often Anaheim’s mayor is elected. Another asks whether safe-and-sane fireworks should be sold in Anaheim. The third would clean up technical language in the charter and merge two city-finance jobs into one. The measures were placed onto the ballot earlier this year by the City Council, which considered a long list of recommendations drawn up last year by an advisory panel of seven residents charged with taking a fresh look at the charter. This was the fifth review of Anaheim’s charter (2 lines in your community paper for 4 consecutive weeks) Transgender woman remembered as activist for peace Carlos Rojas, quien ha fungido como jefe provisional de la Ciudad de Santa Ana durante los últimos dos años, fue juramentado como el nuevo jefe de policía de la ciudad, convirtiéndose en el primer latino en ocupar el cargo. “Esta ciudad, es un verdadero renacimiento. Es un nuevo día en la Ciudad de Santa Ana tener a nuestro primer jefe de policía latino”, dijo la concejal Michele Martínez. “Somos un 78 por ciento latinos en la Ciudad de San- STAFF WRITER since it was adopted in 1964, ultimately resulting in 27 previously approved amendments. Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley declined to project voter turnout: “We don’t want people to see a number, and then be discouraged from voting.” As Orange County’s most populous city, Anaheim has more than 123,000 registered voters, Kelley said. About 26 percent of the electorate turned out for the June 2012 election, while 30 percent turned out for the June 2010 election. “For primary elections, those are pretty decent turnouts that are comparable to other large cities in Southern California,” Kelley said. For a closeup look at the issues, see Page 4. Raúl Ortega sostiene una pancarta después del gobernador Jerry Brown firmó Bill 60 de la Asamblea en la escalinata del Ayuntamiento de Los Ángeles en octubre pasado. PAUL RODRIGUEZ/ OC REGISTER Con su esposa Tara (der.) observando, el jefe de policía de Santa Ana, Carlos Rojas, es juramentado por el secretario municipal durante la reunión del concejo municipal. ta Ana, y es sin duda algo muy bueno cuando tenemos personal en el gobierno municipal que representa a su comunidad”, dijo. “La diversidad es clave y hoy verdaderamente se puede ver aquí”. Rojas recibió numerosos aplausos de la multitud, que incluyó a oficiales del De- partamento de Policía de Santa Ana, el Departamento del Alguacil del Condado de Orange, el Departamento de Policía de Anaheim y la Autoridad de Bomberos del Condado de Orange. Así como también de oficiales de cumplimiento de ley de VE A J U R A M E N T O ● PÁ G . 1 2 DMV PROPONE REGLAS PARA LICENCIAS OFRECERÁN UNA SEGUNDA OPORTUNIDAD SÍ NO TIENEN LAS PRUEBAS DE IDENTIDAD ROXANA KOPETMAN OC REGISTER Autoridades de California detallaron por primera vez el viernes, 9 de mayo lo que se necesita para que los inmigrantes indocumentados obtengan una licencia de conducir del estado. Lo que destaca en el anuncio es esto: si aquellos que viven en el país ilegalmente no pueden proporcionar las pruebas necesarias de identidad, se les ofrecerá una segunda oportunidad. Oficiales del DepartaVE A L I C E N C I A S ● PÁ G . 1 2 Zoraida ‘Ale’ Reyes, 28, found dead behind a Dairy Queen in Anaheim. Artisan food hall gives Summer mentoring program may help project taste of success ‘bubble students’ land the right career BY ALEJANDRA MOLINA BY SARAH TULLY STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER The venues line a twostory, high-ceiling building SANTA ANA As Juan GaThe opening of an indie- converted from a 1919 citrus briel’s “Siempre enminded Mi food court this wee- packinghouse. Mente” (“Always inkend My will mark the compleDiners can eat at long taMind”) played, Macrina tion of a decades-plus MINDY project bles inside, on rail cars or at SCHAUER, Reyes wept and embraced to establish a downtown des- the adjacent Farmers Park. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER the pink casket containing tination that includes the “There’s a tremendous her daughter, asking for her Mourners place flowers on restoration of old buildings. community here. I think it forgiveness. the casket of Zoraida The Packing House will just adds a great amenity Reyes placed a white rose Reyes in Santa Ana. hold a grand opening from for the locals,” said Shaatop the casket of Zoraida noon toscribed 10 p.m. heen Sadeghi, the chief ex“Ale” Reyes, a transgender as Saturday a humble and line for dancecutive officer of Lab Holdwoman who was foundwith deadmusic, boldtours, advocate both the ing and crafts for kids. and lesbian, ings, the project developer. more than a week before. undocumented Northbound “I asked her for forgivegay, bisexualAnaheim and transgen-The Packing House is the Boulevard, between Broad- final phase of a 10.4-acre reness because I didn’t tell her der communities. way Ana rested Street,among development that started how much I loved her,” herand Santa Her casket willaf-be white, closedpink starting atpastel in 2000. mother said in Spanish and blue 8 a.m. roses — the colors of theNow called the Packing ter her funeral Monday morning. transgender flag.isActivists The Packing House a District, the area includes More than 100 friends with DeColores Queer Orfood hall filled with more the 1920s Packard Building, and relatives gathered County, an organizathanat 20 ange “culinary artisans,” which re-opened in 2010 Fairhaven Memorial offering Park tion works toand empower freshthat vegetables and holds the Anaheim for services honoring gourmet ice on a stick to In- Brewery and Umami E R E Y E S ● PA G E 6 Burger. Reyes, a 28-year-olddian de-fare andS Epizza. ● • 2x3 black & white ad ZN: Anaheim_E ED: 1 PG #: 1 24 BY RAYMOND MENDOZA STAFF WRITER O S E E N A C ● PA G E 6 towards advertising for your favorite charity. OCREGISTER.COM/SANTAANA A NAC for inspiring change ANAHEIM BULLETIN BACKGROUND IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM • Unlimited Digital Access STEVEN GEORGES, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER SCHOOLS WRAP UP GRAD CEREMONIES each week in your community paper (consecutive weeks) Kimberly Burgos, left with blue hair, and Perla Ivone Cabral, right blond hair, smile as they attend 2014 commencement ceremonies for Santa Ana High School at Santa Ana Stadium. FOR MORE PHOTOS, SEE PAGES 4-5 BY ART MARROQUIN STAFF WRITER Sophomores from Magnolia, Western and Savannah high schools can participate in a new mentoring program beginning this summer that will provide hands-on experience for future careers. Participants will take preparation classes and then be matched with Anaheim businesses based on their skills and interests, said Michael Matsuda, superintendent of the Anaheim Union High School District. The pilot program by the district, Mayor Tom Tait and Cal State Fullerton is geared toward help- COURTESY OF MAYOR TOM TAIT’S OFFICE ing so-called bubble students who show promise and drive, but come from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as those who have an incarcerated parent, live in poverty or are a recent immigrant. It’s unclear how many youths will participate, Superintendent Michael Matsuda of the Anaheim Union High School District talks to businessmen on May 20 about educating youth. because the program is still under development. But Matsuda said if it’s deemed successful, then the program may be expanded to other schools and grade levels. “We want to be able to focus on the students who have some leadership potential, but they also have some factors that weigh against them,” Matsuda said. “There’s a big need for preparing kids for jobs, whether or not they move on to college after they graduate high school.” The program will allow students to intern in a variety of professional and vocational roles, Tait said. The mayor started formulating the mentoring program shortly after more than 200 local high school students signed a petition urging the City Council to participate in the Partnership for 21st Century Skills program. The council agreed to S E E J O B S ● PA G E 6 Go to ocregister.com/sections/chamber/ochispanic or call Angelica De Santos at 714-796-4369 or complete form below. ALREADY A 7-DAY SUBSCRIBER? 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