El Chicano April 14 2014

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W e e k l y EL CHICANo Features, Lifestyle & News You Can Use!

Vol 51, NO. 16

THIS WEEK San Bernardino celebrates grand opening of new sbX bus line

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Acevedo & Morrow selected for Colton’s Hall of Fame A5

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Members of the community exit the sbX bus on the corner of E Street and Court in celebration of the new bus line for the city.

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By Jazmine Collins undreds of supporters flocked to downtown San Bernardino in celebration of the grand opening for the new

Assemblymember Brown holds campaign office grand opening

sbX bus line set to start service on April 28, 2014. The celebration included a pep rally, which effectively drowned out cowbells and chants from small group of protesters opposing the rapid transit bus

line; a crowd that Leslie Rodgers, FTA Regional Administrator of the Region IX Office, referred to as “background noise.” sbX cont. on next page

Second annual Edward James Olmos Book and Family Festival set for May 3

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April 24, 2014

Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown Tackles Issue of Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants

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San Bernardino Generation Now prepares for CommUnity Fest

Calendar Classifieds Legal Notices Opinion Service Dir. Sports

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Book lovers of all ages are invited to visit the second-annual festival which will be held at Cal State San Bernardino. with authors and other great activ- James Olmos Latino Book and By Jazmine Collins ities at Cal State San Bernardino. Family Festival on Saturday, May et ready for a fun-filled, The university, along with the 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at book loving day of story- John M. Pfau Library’s Latino the Books cont. on next page telling, meet and greets Literacy Now project will be hosting the second-annual Edward

stakeholder meeting was held to discuss the process of implementing AB 60, a new law that allows the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants beginning January 1, 2015. The first meeting was held at the District Office of Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown and included representation from the DMV, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the Consulado de Mexico, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Inland Congregations United for Change (ICUC), Latinas Educated And Empowering Communities, and Centro del Immigrante (Cdell). “As our state begins to advance immigration reform, our implementation of AB 60 will be an indication as to how we, as leaders, ensure that laws like this are not used to discriminate nor punish based on immigration status,” said Assemblymember Brown. California is home to the largest immigrant population in the nation. According to a 2011 census report, California’s immigrant population represents nearly 2.6 million of the nation’s 11 million total. In California, undocumented immigrants account for seven percent of the total population and nine percent of the state’s workforce. Given California’s large immigrant population, stakeholders expressed a concern for immigrants becoming a target of abuse by law enforcement and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency due to the special identification symbol that’s embedded on the license. However, stakeholders were reassured that under AB 60, law enforcement officers are not permitted to target immigrants for criminal investigation, arrest or detention based on their immigration status. DMV offices currently offer literature and free online pre-testing for individuals seeking to take advantage of AB 60. The tests and literature are available in ten different languages. Once the driver’s license application becomes available, a workshop will be held by Assemblymember Brown and key stakeholders to give constituents an opportunity to learn more about obtaining a California driver’s license under AB 60.


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