Community colleges in San Diego County are marking Hispanic Heritage Month with events and activities that celebrate the cultures and history of Hispanic Americans.
For 30 years, the Research Center for the Americas at UC Santa Cruz has been a hub for research on Latin American studies and Chicano/Latino studies. These two fields of study, which focus on the Latin American region and Chicano/Latino people living in the U.S., respectively, while often considered separate, are inextricably linked, director Sylvanna Falcón explains. Falcon says the center's unique approach is aligned with Dolores Huerta’s advocacy and therefore fit for her name.
Milwaukee County Parks crews say Memorial Day is the "start of the trash season." McCarty Park on Tuesday morning was one example of what they're dealing with already short-staffed and spread thin.