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A c t i v i s t D r. Jo s é Á n g e l G u t i é r r e z r e l e a s e s “The Eagle Has Eyes” “This is the first one on this subject. There are no books written about us Chicanos,” Gutiérrez said.
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ctivist Dr. José Ángel Gutiérrez, who resides in Redlands, just released his new book, “The Eagle Has Eyes.”
He was a founding member of the Mexican American Youth Organization in San Antonio in 1967, and a founding member and past president of the Raza Unida Party, a MexicanAmerican third party movement that supported candidates for elective office in Texas, California, and other areas of the Southwestern and Midwestern United States, also according to the published press release.
According to an official press release, Dr. Gutiérrez will discuss how the FBI and the Federal Government sought attempts and means to destroy César Chávez, the UFW Union and the Chicano Movement of the 1960’s. “The FBI did not find anything criminal on Chavez; yet they tried to destroy him by investigating him for over 10 years,” said Gutiérrez.
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“In life the blame is frequently placed on the victim. You are never shown the complicity and collusion of the FBI…disrupting, destroying and discrediting Chicano efforts,” said Gutiérrez. Gutiérrez, who has authored 18 books is also a graduate from Saint Mary’s University, an attorney and a professor emeritus at the University of Texas, Arlington.
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Recently, Gutiérrez received the National Hispanic Hero Award from the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute In Chicago, Illinois.
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Activist Dr. José Ángel Gutiérrez will be making a presentation followed by a book signing of his newest book “The Eagle Has Eyes” on Saturday at the Gonzales Center in Colton at 2 p.m. The book discusses how the FBI and the Federal Government sought attempts and means to destroy César Chávez, the UFW Union and the Chicano Movement of the 1960’s.
“I was very surprised to be awarded the National Hispanic Hero Award. To be recognized as one of the original horsemen of the Chicano movement made me proud, because I felt that we were very regional. It was very encouraging, maybe it'll all pay off in Gutiérrez, cont. on next pg.
Measure Z has generated San Ber nardino $80 million since its inception in 2007 By Manny B. Sandoval
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n a 6-0 vote the San Bernardino City Council approved the authorization to issue a request for proposal for a survey research firm and a strategic communications and public education consultant to assist with the impending sunset of the Measure Z, $0.25 Sales Tax, in April 2022. “Measure Z was the 25-cent sales tax approved by the voters in 2006 and went into effect on April 1 per the ordinance in 2007 and raised the sales tax rate from 7.75 percent to 8 percent,” said Teri Ledoux, Assistant city manager. Measure Z also featured advisory Measure YY, which stated the proceeds would fund police officers, support personnel and antigang and anti-crime operations. “Since Measure Z began collection in April 2007, it has generated $80 million. This fiscal year we anticipate it will bring in $8.8 million,” continued Ledoux. “This would be a devastating
loss. We want to put this back on the ballot to increase the measure or keep it the same during the next general election in 2020,” Ledoux said. The city staff also wants to hire a polling company and an education research firm to get the Measure Z process started. “I can tell you, we do not need a survey research, we know what people are going to say. But, we do need to conduct public education and inform the voters on how this is going to effect safety and their taxes,” said Council Member Sandra Ibarra. During the discussion Mayor John Valdivia shared that the council has the sole discretion to task the scope of Measure Z. “The city of Riverside and several other cities passed a general sales tax and garnered almost $60 million in annual revenue budgets; creating a stream of money coming into the city of Riverside. These are important discussions we will continue to have,” said Valdivia. Ybarra said, “Just the fact that
you are trying to compare us to Riverside, if you look at the medium income, San Bernardino does not compare to Riverside. I know in my area people do not want to get any more taxes and they don’t feel safe; which is why
I say the education is going to be key if we want to pass or renew Measure Z again.” For more information, visit https://www.ci.sanbernardino.ca.us.