Kettleman City Residents Given Hope
A small array of hope came to residents of Kettleman City in the way of a house-to-house visit by Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest regional director Jared Blumenfeld.
Parents of children who have either died or whose children suffer from birth defects met one-on-one with Blumenfeld yesterday afternoon. The families, some still in mourning, told the new EPA regional director they believe the cause of [...]
Henry Cejudo Silent About London Olympics in 2012
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Henry Cejudo, the only wrestler on the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team to win a gold medal in Beijing last year, remains undecided about whether he will join the team in London come 2012.
According to Cejudo, promoters from mixed martial arts events continue to court him about [...]
VIDEO: Rally for environmental justice in SF
Early Wednesday morning, I threw a camera, two reporter’s notebooks, and a voice recorder into my daypack, hopped on the Amtrak, and travelled to San Francisco to cover a rally for environmental justice in front of the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office.
At the event, about 50 Kettleman City residents, along with residents of other communities [...]
Nation’s No. 1: Gary Salazar of Alemán Boxing in Fresno
Fresno’s junior boxer Gary Alexis Salazar surpassed many of the challenges to become the nation’s top-ranked amateur in the 112-pound division.
Remember my story on Salazar a year ago? He’s the young fighter who does not emulate any pro. Sure, he’s impressed with De La Hoya and Pacquiao, but does not follow their fighting style.
“I just [...]
Cabañas stable, but swelling around the brain
It wasn’t three weeks ago that soccer star Salvador Cabañas was within the scope of my 300 mm lens. I snapped several photos of the Paraguayan controlling the ball against Estudiantes Tecos at the 2010 InterLiga tournament in Carson.
Cabañas, 29, was shot in the head by some lowlife early Monday at the Bar-Bar nightclub in Mexico City.
Miguel Angel Mancera, Mexico City’s attorney general, [...]
Sanchez: What a great first postseason for the rookie
Mark Sanchez will not play in Super Bowl XLIV. Nope. And that’s all right.
It will, however, be a great game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.
That’s all right. Sanchez, or if it really bothers you, Sánchez, 24, performed like a veteran in many of the Jets’ games in just his rookie season.
He led the New York [...]
