This fall Northern California saw some of the deadliest, most destructive wildfires in the state’s history, including wind-driven, ferocious blazes in Sonoma, Napa, Humboldt and Mendocino counties. Dozens were killed, and hundreds injured, including older and disabled adults who couldn’t escape in time.
Español. Celebrate the holidays by tracing the history of Chocolate, the food of the gods, from a drink reserved for Mayan and Aztec nobility, to a drink for European aristocrats, to the simple chocolate bar of today. Enjoy a tasting of Aztec hot chocolate and champurrado. Guest speaker chef and historian: Maite Gomez-Rejon
English. Inicia tus celebraciones de las fiestas de fi n de año recorriendo la historia del chocolate en La Plaza de Cultura y Artes. La chef e historiadora Maité Gómez-Rejón te enseñará mucho sobre esta deliciosa bebida originalmente reservada para la nobleza maya y azteca. Luego, disfruta de una degustación de chocolate azteca y champurrado. Este es un evento familiar y gratuito.
Español Dating back centuries, Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration to honor the ancestors of families of Mexican and Central American heritage. Rather than mourning the dead, the festival focuses on remembering their lives.
English El Día de los Muertos se ha celebrado durante siglos para recordar a los ancestros de las familias de ascendencia mexicana y centroamericana. En vez de lamentar su muerte, el festival se enfoca en recordar sus vidas.
Local governments throughout California are forming community-owned agencies that operate Community Choice Energy (CCE) programs to deliver cleaner, competitively priced electricity to their customers through the existing utility. Each CCE is governed locally, partnering with the current utility to deliver electricity over existing lines, maintain the lines, send bills, respond to power outages and provide customer service. The only change that customers may see is an additional line on their bill with the name of their new CCE and their Electric Generation Charges
November marks the one-year anniversary of the passage of Measure M, the transportation ballot initiative that will deliver on $120 billion worth of improvement projects to relieve traffic, fix sidewalks and potholes and help improve the quality of life in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Este domingo, 17 de septiembre de 10:00 a.m. a 15:00 p.m. únete a AARP en “Viva Calle San José” en San José, California. Viva Calle (#VivaCalleSJ) es un evento gratuito que abre más de 7 millas de calles libres de vehículos para que la gente pueda andar a pie, en bicicleta, patinar, jugar y explorar la ciudad como nunca antes. No es una carrera, no hay comienzo o meta final y no necesitas de una bicicleta para participar – ¡puedes caminar si quieres!