Vida En El Valle Blogs: The Latin voice of the central valley.

Fresno – The entire southbound lanes along Freeway 99 south of Fresno were cleared in honor of the casket that carried Reedley Police Officer Javier Bejar, 28. About 3,500 visitors, many from law enforcement, from throughout the state paid their respects in a public service at the Fresno Exhibit Hall today. They heard relatives of Bejar speak, then piled into [...]

Visit the photo gallery to see pictures taken by Hector Navejas of El Tri in San Francisco and my pictures from Pasadena. PASADENA – After an exciting but scoreless first half, El Tri came through for the 90-plus thousand screaming fans whose unwavered support was rewarded with a 2-0 win over New Zealand at the Rose Bowl [...]

PASADENA – Hundreds of disappointed fans lined up outside the gates of the Rose Bowl. ”We have no more tickets!” said box office employees. Unlike the start in San Francisco, Mexico ended the first half without a goal against New Zealand. El Tri struck the crossbar in at least two shots on goal. The brothers Dos Santos graced the field [...]

I felt like I was paid to drive the Valley’s Blossom Trail yesterday! A little after noon on Tuesday, I drove from Fresno to Selma, where I picked up Vida photographer Daniel Cásarez. Then we drove to Corcoran, to interview students on the school’s Academic Decathlon team, and then to Dinuba, to interview a Latino [...]