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I FANiM FNTmAINMFNT CALL 909 FIFTH ANNUAL NOCHF CULTUnAL AT UCR, SAT, JAN. 25 787-3821 • ^ r fi 13 C/3 ^ C-" A Publication of the DO Hispanic Communication & Development Corporation Si g Si o >3^ & INLAND EMPIRE n hs w BULK RATE Wednesday >^0 U.S. POSTAGE January 22,1997 K> -s PAID Volume 10 O "C SAN BERNARDINO; CA Number 11 HISPANIC NEI PERMIT No. 118 Serving the Hispanic Communities in the Inlt iptre San Bernardino • Colton • RIalto • Bloomlngton • Redlands • Fontana • Rancho Cucamonga • Ontario • Victorville • Riverside • Casa Blanca • Moreno Valley • Corona • Perris The Inland Empire's Only Hispanic Minority Owned Engiish Language Newspaper Lalo Guerrero is awarded the Reviewing A Pivotai Year National Medal of Arts by Presi­ Pope John Paul IPs Appointment of dent Clinton in Washington, D.C. the Most Rev. Gerald R. Barnes as the Second Bishop of San Bernar­ dino Was the Most Important Event in a Year of change for the Diocese By Steven Barrie SAN BERNARDINO - 1996 may well go down in the annals of the Dio­ cese of San Bemardino as its most pivotal year since its establishment on _^pv. 6^1978.^_ iT was the ffrsrifuTl year of^ffieT^st Rev. Gerald R. Bames' tenure as Dioc­ esan Bishop. It saw an overhaul or restaffing of a number of goveming and advisory bodies in the Diocese, and a restmcturing of the Diocese's sub-divisions known as Vicariates Forane. And it was the first full calen­ dar year in which diocesan staffers The Most Rev. Gerald R. Barnes, worked out of the new $6 million Dioc­ above, after he was received as esan Pastoral Center. the second Bishop in a rite held Just three days before the New Year, at the Riverside Convention Cen­ it was announced that Bishop Bames, ter on March 12, 1996, attended then Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese, by over 2,000 people, including had been elevated by Pope John Paul II Cardinal Roger Mahony. to Diocesan Bishop. Seventy-five days Bishop Bames wasted no time as he later, on March 12, he was received as began to remold the Diocese's image Bishop in a rite held at the Riverside and stmctures to bring them in line with Convention Center. It was attended by his own ministry goals, goals based on more than 2,000 people, including 30 his interpretation of empirical demo­ Bishops from around the country, and graphics figures and the grass roots Roger Cardinal Mahony, Archbishop input gathered during the first phase of Lalo Guerrero of Los Angeles and Metropolitan of the the Diocese's ongoing Pastoral Plan­ He was bom on December 24,1916 his music, compositions and dedicated Province of Los Angeles of which the ning Process. in the barrio of Tucson, Arizona and many hours of his time to community Diocese of San Bemardino is a suffragan Continued on back page starting at^ very early age, devoted all work; and on January 9, 1997, Presi- see. his life to entertaining the public with Continued on page 4 TRAMITES DE ClUDADANIA GRATIS PARA PERSONAS Planning Department's recommendation QUE RECIBEN SEGURO SOCIAL SUPLEMENTARIO (SSI) for denial of "Sober Living Project" will be SAN BERNARDINO, CA - Libreria del Pueblo, Inc, organizacion sin fines lucrativos, ofrece asistencia gratuita de ciudadania a residentes del Condado heard by S.B. City Council on February 3 de San Bernardino que actualmente perciben beneficios de Seguro Social On Febmary 3, 1997, at 2:00 PM, Suplementario (SSI). La asistencia consiste en preparacion de la solicitud, Bemardino Westside Community De­ the San Bemardino City Council will huellas y fotografias y la entrevista con oficiales del Departmento de velopment Corporation. be hearing the Planning Department's Immigracion la cual se ofrece de manera gratuita. Se calcula que mas de 11,000 The agenda item was reviewed by recommendation to deny the project, residentes legates en el condado de San Bemardino perderan sus beneficios si the Planning Commission on Decem­ "Sober Living Community" initially no se naturalizan para antes de Agosto de 1997. Para major informacion los ber 17,1996 and unanimously voted to submitted to the San Bemardino City interesados deberan llamar al (909) 888-7678 o visitar las oficinas localizadas oppose the project after many citizens Council on September 12, 1996 by en el 972 N. Mt. Vemon Ave., San Bemardino, CA 92411. living in the area adjacent to the project Valerie Pope Ludlum, president of San Continued on page 5 TV', Economics Inland Empire Hispanic l^(tews Wednesday, Janu^22,1997 Assembly Speaker Names Baca taFedwraHJaison Post, ^997 Economic Forecast for the Iniand Empire SACRAMENTO - January 15, 1997 - Speaker of the State Assembly Cruz SAN BERNARDINO, - The Inland average of 407,600. M. Bustamante today announced the Empire will see its largest employment There is a plethora of positive eco­ appointment of Assemblyman Joe Baca % gain since 1990 and continue to outper­ nomic indicators, Husing said. "The to be the Speaker's Federal Govern­ form other Southern Califomian areas, region hasadded more than 80,000jobs ment Liaison. As the Speaker's Federal according to a recent economic study, this decade, four times that of second Go\ emment Liaison, he will assist in sponsored in part by the Inland Empire place San Diego County. In the past the coordination of assembly business Economic Partnership (lEEP). three years, more than 170 comp^lnies with the Clinton Administration, the \ In 199T, gains in Inland Empire con­ have moved to the. area, which surpris­ Congress, and federal agencies. Baca struction, manufacturing, export ser­ ingly haveadded more jobs than work­ is the first official to hold the newly vice and local service sector groups ers since 1990." created liaison position. In addition to wUl give the Inland Empire an increase Brian Collins, president and CEO of this new leadership role. Assembly­ of 30,900jobs, which is a growth rate the lEEP, said that the rating in the man Baca is the Assistant Speaker pro of 3.7 percent, says economic analyst Places Afo^nacdidnot surprise Tempore and serves as a member of the John Husing, E^.D,, in the January him. "We've been telling companies powerful Assembly Rules Committee. issue of the Inland Empire quarterlv and real estate professionals across the "California faces a range of challenges Report. country that the inland Empire is the on issues including welfare reform, "In the last decade, the Inland Em­ best location for business success. The flooding, immigration, agriculture, A^emblyman Joe 6aoa pire hasbccome Southern California's successful marketing of the inland public utilities deregulation, education, metaphor for growth," Husing said, Empire and the support of businesses < and transportation," Baca said. '"The "I also anticipate assisting our local "The Department of Commerce re­ already here directly impact the quality state also is facing competition and governments on issues including: bud­ cently forecasted that the Inland Em­ of life," Collins said. opposition from other state and re­ get reconciliation. Community Devel­ pire will ass 928,000 people between "The lEEP's Sunrise Inland Empire gional interests across the country. At opment Block Grants, crime and public 1993 and 2005 - more than any other Campaign is currently raising_$7.5 mil­ the same time, Califomia, like other safety, defense conversion, the envi­ U.S. metropolitan area." lion toeffectively direct this message at states, is facing a shrinking federal ronment, housing, immigration, and According to the report, the em­ targeted companies who wiU produce budget and a resulting redirection of transportation," h& smd. ployment figures represent the highest higher-wage employment and a funds and program priorities. Trends annual increase in the number of jobs healthier economy for our region." in Congress and the executive branch since 1990. The QER 1997 forecast of 'Hie ffilP; apriyatfenuB^fffiofit orgft- toward the devolution of federal re­ speeiaL importance to Caltfmmia ^so 30,900 new jobs would raise average nizatitMftaPtwo counfisaS} ITcities audi. sponsibilities and program authority are: may includeem-linecmi^Miteraccessto local Mand Empire employment to 140 businesses^ designed: to encourage returning many responsibilities andsig.- federal legislatioa and telejrficme issue 859,800 jobs. businessgrowth in the region, launched nificant monies to the state legislatures. briefings from Washington, D.C. The QER forecast was compiled the StoJiise iBJand; Empire Campaign This will be the most important inter­ Speaker Bustamante.^idl agreethatthe sect(» by sector, and included the con- last spiang.to bpnganradditional 50,000 governmental dynamic over the next"' ion and housing roup, manufac­ higher wage jobsAo theregion over the two years. as a clearing house for receiving and turing (non-defense), agriculture, ex­ next five y^rs^Thetne:^'jobswill have "Our plan is to focus on the analysis and disseminating timeEy infonn^kffl^ ^ port service sectors, defense, and the an ecoiHMBie impact of more than $9^ development of a set of priorities on ther tidesvandirqporte onfoderai m^barstxr focal service sector. The analysis for billlOiiL. issues and objectives of the Assembly^ eachseetweoncluded with a prognosis Baca said. said^ for 1997: Ccffistittctlon and Housing: WUl a^ 5,2911^ jobs (6.0%) to reach an an­ nual average of 91,300.