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Nancy Maldonado

Nancy is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Chicano Federation of San Diego County, a social services and advocacy organization that has been serving the community for 51 years. Prior to ing Chicano Federation, Nancy owned and operated her own business. She holds a master's degree in Exercise Science from California State University, Northridge and a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from California State University, Long Beach. Nancy Maldonado is a community advocate with a strong commitment to improving the lives of marginalized communities. She has held leadership positions for the past fifteen years and is a dynamic leader that has been recognized for her dedication to helping underserved communities.

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Rady Children’s is on a mission to be a place where diversity is celebrated

January 18, 2024 at 9:21 p.m.

Maldonado is chief diversity and inclusion officer at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and lives in Tierrasanta.Children in San Diego County have one hospital dedicated exclusively to pediatric health care: Rady...

Mario Aguilar

Mario Aguilar: Un educador que se esfuerza por mantener vivas las tradiciones

January 24, 2022 at 10:25 p.m.

Mario Aguilar nació en Ciudad de México. Cuando solo tenía un año y medio, su familia emigró a Estados Unidos. Aunque su padre solo tenía estudios de segundo grado y...

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Someone San Diego Should Know: Mario Aguilar

January 23, 2022 at 11:42 p.m.

Mario Aguilar was born in Mexico City. When he was just one and half years old, his family immigrated to the United States. Although his father had only a second-grade...

Michelle Chavez

Michelle Chavez: Dirige programas de servicio publico para el Colegio de Abogados del Condado

October 22, 2021 at 5:57 p.m.

El objetivo de Michelle Chávez es ayudar a las personas a obtener los servicios legales que necesitan.Trabaja en el Colegio de Abogados del Condado de San Diego o SDCBA como...

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Someone San Diego Should Know: Michelle Chavez

October 22, 2021 at 1:02 a.m.

Michelle Chavez's goal is to help people get the legal services they need.She works at San Diego County Bar Association as the director of public services.The association is a professional...

Vivian Nieto

Vivian Nieto: Junto a sus amigas dirige una organizacion para apoyar a mujeres en los momentos dificiles

September 20, 2021 at 9:54 p.m.

En 2005, Vivian Nieto y un grupo de amigas cercanas experimentaron dificultades que cambiaron su vida. Al unirse a través de la muerte, el divorcio y otras adversidades, Nieto y...

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Someone San Diego Should Know: Vivian Nieto

September 16, 2021 at 10:18 p.m.

In 2005 Vivian Nieto and a group of close friends all experienced life changing hardships. By coming together through death, divorce and other adversity, Nieto and her friends were able...

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As a single mother, Mother’s Day has a special significance for me

January 31, 2023 at 1:20 a.m.

Maldonado is CEO of The Chicano Federation. She lives in Tierrasanta.Mother’s Day is a special day to honor all mothers. As a single mother, Mother’s Day has always held a...

Tamara Craver

Someone San Diego Should Know: Tamara Craver

February 26, 2021 at 9:35 p.m.

Throughout her long career in education, Tamara Craver was mostly focused on ing high school students. While she loved her work, she came to realize that some students were not...

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Why the city of San Diego should switch to Falck for its ambulance services

February 4, 2021 at 11:00 p.m.

Maldonado is the CEO of the Chicano Federation and lives in Tierrasanta. Maxwell is the president of the NAA San Diego branch and lives in Encanto. Paguio is the CEO...

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My son’s determination and resilience give me hope for the future

December 29, 2020 at 10:27 p.m.

2020 was a year that completely rewrote the rules. Within just a few months, a global pandemic, massive unemployment, school closures, major health care decisions of elected officials and images...

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Let’s all thank essential workers this Thanksgiving

November 24, 2020 at 10:58 p.m.

This year has been challenging and life-changing. While at times it has seemed that we are more divided than ever, one thing that this pandemic has made abundantly clear is...

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Undocumented families are facing a health crisis. Elected officials must act and react.

November 4, 2020 at 11:08 p.m.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed numerous vulnerabilities in our “safety net” that had long been failing under-resourced communities across our county — lack of access to adequate health care, lack of...

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San Diego, CA October 12, 2019

Alberto Chausse helps Natalie Nevarez, 15, with her dress as models leave the dressing area for Lili's Creations Quincenera Fashion show as The Joe and Vi Jacobs Center hostied it's first Hispanic Heritage Festival. Events included a festival blessing, fashion show, lowrider contest, and aztec and traditional folkloric dancers.

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Hispanic Heritage Month just ended. This may be the time to rebrand and reconsider it.

October 16, 2020 at 9:05 p.m.

What is normally a month filled with tributes and gatherings celebrating the diverse shared experiences of Latinos, Hispanic Heritage Month took on a different look this year. Amid a pandemic,...

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A call to action for the nonprofit sector

August 11, 2020 at 2:18 a.m.

Over the past few months, I’ve been doing a lot of personal reflection and introspective thinking around racism and inequality through several different lenses — as a woman of color,...

Excelsior Farming in Hanford has a presentation for their employees for safety protocols dealing with the Coronavirus.

COVID-19’s effect on San Diego Latinos goes beyond physical health – it’s mental health, too

May 27, 2020 at 12:15 a.m.

When disaster strikes, we often see the best in people, but when the disaster is over, when the headlines change, or in this case, when the threat of coronavirus begins...

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Reflections on Mother’s Day and Ahmaud Arbery

June 2, 2020 at 3:07 p.m.

As May comes to a close and I reflect on what an unusual month this has been, I am also reminded of the many beautiful moments that transpired – particularly...

Escondido CA.- March 5, 2018,- A view to the north from the project that shows I-15 and the Lawrence Welk Resort. All of this land that goes to the intestate will preserved as open space. The footprint of the Lawrence Welk project is about the size of each of the proposed neighborhoods in the Newland Sierra project.

The 1,800 acres of the proposed Newland Sierra development project in the Twin Oaks area north of Escondido. 2,135 residential units are planned and a small commercial development. PHOTO/JOHN GIBBINS, Staff photographer, San Diego Union-Tribune) copyright 2018

Yes on Measure B – Newland Sierra brings much-needed housing to San Diego County

February 7, 2020 at 8:26 p.m.

Nearly a decade ago, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors revised the county’s General Plan, a document that lays out where future development, from housing to commercial to industrial,...