Archive for the ‘March’ tag
‘Tis the season to march
Is this the season to march? In the span of a few weeks, I covered an immigration march in downtown Fresno and a César E. Chávez march in Delano, and visited with participants in the March for California’s Future in Dinuba. So far, I know of at least two marches on April 10: There are [...]
Swine flu adds controversy to immigrants’ march
Some immigrants believe the swine flu that’s claimed over 150 lives in México will have drastic effects on immigrants in the United States. “Now we’re going to be blamed for this too. All we want is a driver’s license and some respect,” said Fermin González at the Immigration March in Fresno on Friday. González’s views are [...]
Harsh words for Gov. Schwarzenegger at end of ‘March For Water’
My lips are still chapped from that first day of the ‘March For Water’ last week in Mendota. I didn’t go on Wednesday or Thursday, but I was there for the one-liners shouted out at those on the podium, where Gov. Schwarzenegger delivered his speech at the San Luis Reservoir last Friday. Schwarzenegger didn’t offer [...]
Marching in ‘March For Water’ was eventful as photographer
On the first day of the ‘March For Water’ that started in Mendota on April 14, I managed to get to the front of the marchers, walking and photographing Leonel Flores, Paul Rodríguez and Ray Appleton as we ALL walked about five miles out of town. It was tough against the blistery wind as many of the marchers [...]
‘March For Water’ to San Luis Reservoir
Paul Rodríguez led the thousands of marchers in the ‘March For Water’ calling on the California legislature to allocate more water for crops. About 2,500 to 3,000 marchers want more water to flow from the San Luis Reservoir to the crops of the Central Valley. Marilyn J. and her young classmates from Mendota Day Care [...]
CIF Playoff Games Are Good Entertainment Value
Don’t forget to check out the photo galleries at vidaenelvalle.com to see the painted faces! During this March Madness of CIF Central Section playoffs, I took in the several exciting games. Let me see, there was the Fowler boy’s basketball game, then like three soccer matches and another basketball game last night (Kingsburg vs. Kerman). For the few [...]
