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KC HISPANIC NEWS
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Lives do matter.
Just ask El Pachuco.
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for complete story.
Las vidas son
importantes.
Simplemente pregunte a
El Pachuco.
Vea la historia completa
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VOL 19 No. 16
7 de enero, 2016 * Periódico Bilingüe Kansas City
ANIVERSARIO
Chiefs - What a strange and glorious year so far
by Jose Faus
J
ulio Gomez (not his real name)
attended his first football game
this past Sunday when the
Kansas City Chiefs defeated long
time nemesis the Oakland Raiders in
the last game of the season.
The Chiefs, already guaranteed
a spot in the playoffs, were playing
for the chance to win the division. A
win over the Raiders was a must and
combined with a Denver Broncos
loss would allowed them to win the
division and secure a home-playoff
game. In the end Denver won.
Gomez
though
loved
the
excitement
of
the
game-day
experience. “It was a blast and
closer than I thought it would be.
It’s loud but it’s kind of strange how
many Raiders fans there were here.”
It was an odd feeling to see so
much silver and black across the
stadium but fitting in a way. For so
many years the Raiders have been
a thorn in the Chiefs side and vice
versa. It was the best way to end a
wacky season.
Put on emergency support after
jumping out to a losing 1-5 record,
the Chiefs rallied to win their last ten
Jennifer Geronimo (inserted picture) from Omaha was inspired by the Chiefs win.
“My Chiefs are unpredictable. They can make me cry tears of frustration and tears of happiness.
As a Chiefs fan, disappointment has been my expectation only because I know how great they can
be. Holding on to disappointment caused me to lose hope. The Chiefs 10th straight victory gave
me my hope back,”said Geronimo.
CHIEFS VS TEXANS THIS SATURDAY / PAGE 5
Cleaver pulls in $22.5M
for police body cameras
Cleaver asegura $22.5
millones para las cámaras
de cuerpo de la policía
??
KCENG
Hispanic
News
looks back at 2015 / mira hacia atrás al 2015
U.S. House Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Missouri) secured $22.5 million for
law-enforcement agencies nationwide to apply for money to purchase body
cameras for police officers.
El Representante de la Cámara de los EU, Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Missouri)
aseguró $22.5 millones de dólares para las agencias de aplicación de la ley
a nivel nacional para que el dinero sea utilizado en la compra de cámaras
de cuerpo para los oficiales de policía.
by Joe Arce
and Jerry LaMartina
traduce Gemma Tornero
L
L
os organismos policiales en
todo el país pueden solicitar
dinero para comprar cámaras
de cuerpo para los oficiales,
gracias a los $22.5 millones
de dólares garantizados por el
Representante de la Cámara de
EU, Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Missouri).
aw-enforcement
agencies
nationwide can apply for money
to buy body cameras for officers
thanks to $22.5 million secured by
U.S. House Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II
(D-Missouri).
The money comes from The
Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2016, commonly called the omnibus
spending bill. The U.S. Department
of Justice will develop rules for
distributing the money. Cleaver
announced the money’s availability
at Kansas City Police Department
(KCPD) headquarters on Dec. 22.
“On Aug. 9, 2014, in a littleknown town (Ferguson) in Missouri of
20,000, a young man was shot and
killed by a police (officer), and from
that shooting, an outcry around the
country for body cameras surfaced,
and it spread all over the country
in terms of people saying we need
body cameras for law enforcement
El dinero proviene de la Ley de
Asignaciones Consolidadas de
2016, comúnmente llamada la ley
de asuntos distintos. El Departamento
de Justicia de Estados Unidos
desarrollará reglas para distribuir
el dinero. Cleaver hizo el anuncio
de la disponibilidad del dinero en
la sede del Departamento de Policía
de Kansas City (KCPD, por sus
siglas en inglés), el 22 de diciembre
“I DON’T KNOW WHY” / PAGE 4
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In 2015, West Jr. High School was purchased by developer Foutch Brothers and the renovations have started.
And how about those World Series Royals. What a year of baseball for Kansas City fans.
En el 2015, la escuela Preparatoria West fue comprada por el desarrollador Foutch Brothers y las renovaciones han
iniciado. Y qué tal Los Reales en la Serie Mundial. Que año para los fanáticos del béisbol en Kansas City.
by Joe Arce and Jerry LaMartina
Kansas City Hispanic News covered a slew of
big stories in 2015, including hotly debated immigration
reform, the National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR)
convention in Kansas City, normalization of relations
between the United States and Cuba, and the rise of
controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald
Trump.
Kansas City Hispanic News cubrió una gran
cantidad de grandes historias en 2015, incluida la muy
debatida reforma de inmigración, la convención en Kansas
City del Consejo Nacional de La Raza de (NCLR, por sus
siglas en inglés), la normalización de las relaciones entre
Estados Unidos y Cuba, y el surgimiento del polémico
candidato presidencial republicano Donald Trump.
Here’s a recap of some of the stories from Hispanic
News throughout the year:
He aquí un resumen de algunas de las historias de
Hispanic News durante todo el año:
Obama’s immigration reform lands in U.S.
Supreme Court
La reforma migratoria de Obama aterriza en la
Corte Suprema de EU
The fate of President Barack Obama’s November
2014 executive actions on immigration reform, blocked
in federal court since February 2015, now rests with the
U.S. Supreme Court.
El destino de las acciones ejecutivas del presidente
Barack Obama tomadas en noviembre de 2014 sobre
la reforma migratoria, permanecen bloqueadas en un
tribunal federal desde febrero de 2015, ahora descansan
en la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos
“El 9 de agosto de 2014, en un
pueblo poco conocido (Ferguson)
de 20 mil habitantes en Missouri,
un joven fue asesinado a tiros
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an appeal with
the Supreme Court on Nov. 20 after a federal appeals
court in New Orleans ruled by a 2-to-1 margin on Nov. 9
to uphold a February 2015 ruling by a federal judge in
Texas that blocked implementation of Obama’s actions.
“No sé por qué habría” / PÁGINA 4
“WE HAD A TRICK UP” / PAGE 2
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KCHISPANICNEWS.com
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El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos presentó
una apelación ante la Corte Suprema, el 20 de noviembre,
después de que un tribunal federal de apelaciones en
Nueva Orleans eliminó por un margen de 2 a 1, el 9 de
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“We had a trick up our sleeves, too”
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building at 1524 Paseo Blvd.
Texas filed the original lawsuit in
December 2014, joined by 25 other
states, including Kansas, alleging that
Obama had exceeded his authority
and violated a 1946 federal law
when he ordered an extension of the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) program and the Deferred
Action for Parents of Americans and
Lawful Permanent Resident (DAPA)
program.
DAPA would have prevented
deportation of parents who are in
the United States illegally but whose
children are here legally, and would
have affected an estimated 3 million
to 6 million people. Obama’s order
would have extended DACA, which
went into effect in 2012, from two
years to three years. DACA grants
lawful presence to students in the U.S.
illegally, making them eligible for
certain college scholarships and work
authorizations.
KC Mayor Sly
second term
James
wins
Kansas City Mayor Sly James won
a second term on June 23 with an
87 percent to 13 percent victory over
Vincent Lee.
“You’ve rewarded us with the
opportunity to serve you for another
four years, and I’m honored, I’m
proud, and I’m extremely grateful for
your support,” James told a crowd of
supporters at Union Station on election
night. “I’ve said this before, and I still
think that Kansas City’s best days are
not behind us – they’re in front of us.
Our future is extremely bright.”
Thirteen percent of registered voters
in the Jackson County portion of the
city voted in the election. In Clay and
Platte counties, 8 percent voted.
West High/Switzer renovation
on schedule for mid-summer
2016
Renovation of the former West High
“It’s going quite well,” Chris Medina,
CEO of Guadalupe Centers Inc. (GCI),
told Hispanic News on Dec. 16. “Our
goal was to have 360 kids for this
fall, which we do. It’s more convenient
because a lot of kids are from the East
Side and Northeast. School started on
Aug. 17. Also, we moved the middle
school from 17th and Holly to 26th and
Belleview, which is the high school’s
former location.”
includes taking steps to reestablish an
embassy in Havana; foster improved
human rights and living conditions
for Cubans; provide general licenses
for 12 categories of authorized
travelers; stimulate entrepreneurship
and the private sector in Cuba;
increase remittance limits from $500
to $2,000 per quarter to Cuban
nationals; authorize U.S. travelers
to Cuba to import $400 worth of
Cuban goods; unblock accounts at
U.S. banks of Cuban nationals who
have left Cuba; expand authorized
financial transactions between the two
countries; expand telecommunications
services in Cuba; and review Cuba’s
status as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Dr. Felix N. Sabates Sr. left Cuba
in 1956 to teach at the University of
Missouri-Columbia. He has practiced
ophthalmology in Kansas City for 53
years. He has no remaining family
members in Cuba, and he hasn’t
returned there since he left.
“My father told me not to come
(to the U.S.),” Sabates told Hispanic
News in January. “Of all the countries
that could be communist, Cuba was
the least likely one because it was
wealthy and there weren’t a lot of
Cubans in the U.S. There were 6
million Cubans in Cuba when I left.
… I’m not a radical individual. It’s
important to convey the idea that
Cuba was actually a very thriving
community. There was opportunity for
poor people to move forward. We
loved the United States.”
The difference between communism
and the U.S., Sabates said, “is you
have choice (in the U.S.) and a certain
amount of freedom.”
“I hope that the opening that’s going
on right now will be the beginning
of the end of the tragedy there,” he
said. “I think it’s important to open
communications. The devil is in the
details. I do hope and pray that things
will get better.”
Immigrant Connection sets up
shop in Olathe
School, Switzer Elementary School
and Switzer Annex buildings is on
schedule for completion in mid-summer
of 2016.
Immigrant Connection Inc. (ICI), an
affiliate ministry of Olathe Wesleyan
Church, started offering services at the
church on Feb. 2.
Steve Foutch, managing director of
Kansas City-based developer Foutch
Brothers, told Hispanic News on Dec.
15 that the former annex should open
in mid-spring of 2016 and the other
buildings in mid-summer.
The nonprofit organization’s goal
is to provide a variety of affordable
immigration services to Hispanic
immigrants and those of other
ethnic and national backgrounds,
Jim Wood, church pastor and ICI’s
executive director, said in February.
ICI is recognized by the Board
of Immigration Appeals, the top
administrative body for interpreting
and applying U.S. immigration laws
and a unit of the U.S. Department of
Justice. Wood is accredited by the BIA
to provide the services through ICI.
Foutch Brothers bought the property
for $450,000 from Kansas City Public
Schools (KCPS). The sale closed
on Jan. 8. The roughly $23 million
project could have as many as 117
apartments ranging from 400 square
feet to 1,600 square feet, with monthly
rents ranging roughly from $450 to
$1,000 a month. The city granted
developers a 10-year tax abatement
for the project. State and federal
historic tax credits for the project
could total $7 million.
The buildings have been vacant
for nearly 20 years. A few nonprofit
organizations and a library have had
offices there over the years. Several
developers prior to Foutch Brothers
sought but failed to reach agreements
with KCPS to buy and redevelop the
property, including Gary Hassenflu,
McCormack Baron Salazar and most
recently, the team of The Dalmark Group
and architecture firm BNIM.
The renovation plan faced a mix of
support and opposition from Westside
residents and organizations.
New U.S. policy toward Cuba
brings hope, hesitancy
The United States officially resumed
diplomatic relations with Cuba in
December 2014, and early 2015
brought mixed reviews of President
Obama’s decision.
The U.S. severed ties with the island
nation 90 miles away from Florida’s
southern coast in January 1961.
President Obama’s plan for resuming
relations between the countries,
according to a White House fact
sheet
(http://1.usa.gov/16tousW),
“We’ve seen over 350 people
through our doors, and we’re probably
processing about 170,” Wood told
Hispanic News on Dec. 16. “So it’s
been slow, but it’s been good. We’ve
worked with clients from all over the
world, including Mongolia, Rwanda,
Greece, France, Palestine, Jordan,
Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Columbia,
Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Honduras,
Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala and El
Salvador.”
ICI charges for services on an income
based fee schedule approved by the
BIA, Wood said, but the organization
will reduce its fee when necessary. His
church also runs a daycare with staff
members fluent in several languages
including English, Spanish, Swahili,
Vietnamese, Hindi and Pashto.
His motivation for running ICI is
based on a social viewpoint with
biblical roots.
“The Bible has a lot to say about
strangers, aliens and foreigners living
among us and our care for them, our
treatment of them,” he said.
Alta Vista Charter High School
leaves Westside for bigger
building
Alta Vista Charter High School
said in April it would move from the
Westside to the former Hope Academy
GCI bought the building on Paseo
in April for $1.1 million. It can
accommodate 400 students. It was
built in 1910 and formerly housed De
La Salle Military Academy and later
De La Salle High School, which closed
in 1971.
KC
conference
energizes
National Council of La Raza
The National Council of La Raza
(NCLR), invigorated by its national
conference in Kansas City in July, is
increasingly focused on its mission
to advocate for Latinos nationwide,
especially on immigration reform but
also on issues including education,
health care, economic development
and increased voter registration.
Kansas City Mayor Sly James won a second term in office with 87 percent
to 13 percent victory over Vincent Lee. “You’ve rewarded us with the
opportunity to serve you for another four years, and I’m honored, I’m proud,
and I’m extremely grateful for your support,” said Mayor Sly James.
El Alcalde de Kansas City, Sly James, fue el ganador de las elecciones para
un segundo término con un 87% de los votos en comparación del 13 %
sobre Vincent Lee. “Usted nos ha recompensado con la oportunidad de
servirle por otros cuatro años, y me siento honrado, orgulloso, y estoy muy
agradecido por su apoyo”, dijo el Alcalde Sly James.
The conference ran July 10 through
July 14 at the Kansas City Convention
Center and attracted attendees from
across the nation. NCLR was founded
in 1968 and calls itself the largest
national Hispanic civil rights and
advocacy group in the United States.
Kansas City, Kan., native and NCLR
President and CEO Janet Murguia
gave the keynote speech. She focused
her comments on Trump’s controversial
comments about Mexican immigrants.
“Let me be clear: We know Donald
Trump will never be president,”
Murguia said. “While Trump himself
does not matter, what he said does.
Latinos may be angry at what Trump
said, but we’re not surprised by it. The
demonization of our community is not
new. When you attribute traits such as
drug dealers, murderers and rapists
to an entire group of people, that is,
by definition, racism, and you join the
long line of people who have said the
same things about every immigrant
group in this country.”
“Anchor baby” term offends,
stirs immigration debate
A two-word phrase floating in the
Republican political sphere in 2015 –
“anchor baby” – is causing an uproar,
especially among Hispanics.
The term, as it has been used lately,
is a child born in the United States of
an undocumented mother, implying
that the mother, most often from
Mexico or south of the U.S. border,
enters the U.S. with the intention of
having a child here.
According to the 14th Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution, these children are
U.S. citizens because they were born
here, – sometimes called “birthright
citizenship.” The term anchor baby
implies that the U.S. born child will
“anchor” the mother or family to the
U.S., despite being undocumented,
thus giving them an advantage in
seeking citizenship, legal residency or
government-provided social services.
The term is generally considered
offensive, and inaccurate. Others
– including Republican presidential
candidates Trump, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
of Texas, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
and former Florida governor Jeb Bush,
have said the term is accurate and
appropriate.
Hector Barreto, president of the
Hispanic Business Roundtable Institute,
based in Washington, D.C., said in
September that he thought the 14th
Amendment should not be changed,
but he said there was “absolutely no
doubt” that the term referred to a real
situation in the U.S.
“There’s an industry out here in
California,” he said. “They organize
trips for Chinese families (for example)
to come to the U.S., and they arrange
all the logistics, find them apartments,
provide medical care, and it costs tens
of thousands of dollars. These women
want their children to be U.S. citizens.
The parents don’t want to live here,
but they want their child’s citizenship
to enable their reentry to the U.S. The
world sees U.S. citizenship as a value,
very important if you can get it. Is that
the majority of the reason people
come to this country? No, it’s not; it’s
economic.”
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) conference came to Kansas City this
past summer at the Kansas City Convention Center and attracted attendees
from across the nation. It calls itself the largest national Hispanic civil rights
and advocacy group in the United States.
La conferencia de El Consejo Nacional de la Raza (NCLR, por sus siglas en
inglés), vinó a Kansas City el pasado verano al Centro de Convenciones de
Kansas City y atrajó asistentes de varias partes de la nación. Se nombra
así mismo como el grupo hispano más grande de defensa de los derechos
civiles en los Estados Unidos.
appropriations bill on May 11, 2015,
whose preamble states in part that the
legislation appropriates money for
higher education for July 1, 2015,
to June 30, 2016, “provided that no
funds shall be expended at public
institutions of higher education that
offer a tuition rate to any student with
an unlawful immigration status in the
United States that is less than the
tuition rate charged to international
students, and further provided that no
scholarship funds shall be expended
on behalf of students with an unlawful
immigration status in the United
States.”
DACA students but leave the final
decision to each of its four campuses.
The legislature’s action means that
students covered by DACA must pay
out-of-state tuition, which often is
beyond their means. Some lawyers,
citing legal precedent, have said the
bill’s preamble language doesn’t carry
the force of law. Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick
(R-Shell Knob) proposed the preamble
language regarding students with
unlawful immigration status.
Just before the players hit the
stage, the crowd erupted with several
thundering choruses of “Let’s go
Royals!” Beloved catcher Salvador
“Salvy” Perez, who won the World
Series Most Valuable Player award,
thanked the crowd “for being the best
fans in the world. Today, we’re number
one in the whole world, guys.”
“My goal here was not to make it
illegal for (DACA students) to attend
college,” Fitzpatrick told Hispanic
News in November. “We just didn’t
want them to be treated better than
people who did it the right way.”
The University of Missouri-Kansas
City paid the increased tuition amount
for its roughly 35 DACA students in
July 2015 for the fall semester with
private donations, and said late in the
year that it was trying to raise more
money to help the students for the
following semester. The University of
Missouri System said it would abide
by the legislature’s decision regarding
Unbelievable
Royals
come
home to unbounded love
The Kansas City Royals came home
on Nov. 3 and witnessed in person just
how their hometown felt about them.
Kansas City’s celebration of the
Royals’ World Series victory over the
New York Mets started with a 2.3-milelong parade from the Sprint Center
to a rally in front of Union Station.
City officials estimated that 800,000
people turned out for the festivities to
welcome home “The Boys in Blue.”
Jason Walstrom of Kansas
City – “Everybody knows me as
Jigg” – stood on Main Street near
the National WWI Museum and
Memorial, playing harmonica into a
microphone.
“I was 5 years old the last time this
happened, so this is a very magical
day,” Walstrom said.
Royals’ outfielder Alex Gordon
summed it all up.
“We’re World Series champs, and
you guys are the best fans in the
world,” Gordon said. “All I got to
say is we had a trick up our sleeves,
too – it’s called World Series
Champs.”
Missouri DACA students still
unsure about college tuition
Contested education funding by the
Missouri General Assembly leaves
some college students in the state with
ongoing uncertainty about whether
they’ll be able to afford tuition.
The legislature passed an education
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noviembre, el mantener una sentencia
de febrero de 2015 hecha por un
juez federal en Texas que bloquea la
aplicación de las acciones de Obama.
Texas, acompañado por otros 25
estados, incluyendo Kansas, presentó
la demanda original en diciembre de
2014, alegando que Obama había
excedido su autoridad y violado una
ley federal de 1946, cuando él pidió
una extensión del programa de Acción
Diferida para los Arribos de Infantes
(DACA, por sus siglas en inglés)
y el programa de Acción Diferida
para Padres de Estadounidenses y
Residentes Permanentes Legalmente
(DAPA, por sus siglas en inglés).
DAPA habría evitado la deportación
de los padres que están en los Estados
Unidos de manera ilegal, pero cuyos
hijos están aquí legalmente, y habría
afectado a un estimado de 3 millones
a 6 millones de personas. La orden de
Obama habría extendido DACA, que
entró en vigor en 2012, a partir de
dos años a tres años. DACA otorga
presencia legal a los estudiantes
que están en los EU ilegalmente,
haciéndolos elegibles para ciertas
becas universitarias y autorizaciones
de trabajo.
El alcalde de KC, Sly James
gana segundo mandato
El alcalde de Kansas City, Sly James
ganó un segundo mandato el 23 de
junio con una victoria del 87% al 13%
con respecto a Vincent Lee.
“Usted nos ha recompensado con
la oportunidad de servirle por otros
cuatro años, y me siento honrado,
orgulloso, y estoy muy agradecido por
su apoyo”, James dijo a una multitud
de partidarios en Union Station en la
noche de las elecciones. “He dicho
esto antes, y sigo pensando que los
mejores días de Kansas City no están
detrás de nosotros - están en frente
de nosotros. Nuestro futuro es muy
brillante”.
El trece por ciento de los votantes
registrados en la parte del Condado
de Jackson de la ciudad votó en la
elección. En los Condados de Clay y
Platte, votó el 8%.
La
renovación
de
la
Preparatoria West/Switzer con
fecha prevista para mediados
del verano de 201
La renovación de la antigua Escuela
Preparatoria
West,
la
Escuela
Primaria Switzer y el anexo Edificio
Switzer tiene fecha prevista para su
finalización a mediados del verano
de 2016.
Steve Foutch, director general del
desarrollador Foutch Brothers con
sede en Kansas City, dijo a Hispanic
News, el 15 de diciembre, que
el antiguo anexo debería abrir a
mediados de la primavera de 2016
y los otros edificios en pleno verano.
Foutch
Brothers
compró
la
propiedad por $450 mil dólares al
Distrito Escolar de Kansas City (KCPS,
por sus siglas en inglés). La venta
se cerró el 8 de enero. El proyecto
de más o menos $23 millones de
dólares podría tener hasta 117
apartamentos que van desde los 400
pies cuadrados a los 1.600 pies
cuadrados, con rentas mensuales que
oscilan aproximadamente entre los
$450 a $1000 dólares por mes. La
ciudad concedió a los desarrolladores
una reducción de impuestos de 10
años para el proyecto. Los créditos
fiscales históricos estatales y federales
para el proyecto podrían ascender a
$7 millones de dólares.
Los edificios han estado vacantes
durante casi 20 años. Algunas
organizaciones sin fines de lucro y
una biblioteca han tenido oficinas allí
durante años. Varios desarrolladores,
antes de Foutch Brothers buscaron
pero no llegaron a acuerdos con
KCPS para comprar y rehabilitar
la propiedad, incluyendo a Gary
Hassenflu, McCormack Baron Salazar
y, más recientemente, el equipo de
The Dalmark Group y la firma de
arquitectura BNIM.
El plan de renovación se enfrentó
a una mezcla de apoyo y oposición
de los residentes y organizaciones del
Westside.
La nueva política de Estados
Unidos
hacia
Cuba
trae
esperanza, hay vacilación
Los Estados Unidos reanudaron
oficialmente relaciones diplomáticas
con Cuba en diciembre de 2014 y
a principios de 2015 trajo críticas
mixtas sobre la decisión del presidente
Obama.
Estados Unidos cortó relaciones
con la isla ubicada a 90 millas de
la costa sur de Florida en enero de
1961. El plan del presidente Obama
para la reanudación de las relaciones
entre los países, de acuerdo con
una hoja informativa de la Casa
Blanca (http://1.usa.gov/16tousW),
incluye la adopción de medidas
para restablecer una embajada en
La Habana; adoptar la mejora de los
derechos humanos y las condiciones
de vida de los cubanos; proporcionar
licencias
generales
para
12
categorías de viajeros autorizados;
estimular el espíritu empresarial y el
sector privado en Cuba; aumentar
los límites de remesas desde $500
a $2000 dólares por trimestre a los
nacionales cubanos; autorizar que
los viajeros de los Estados Unidos
a Cuba importen $400 dólares
en bienes cubanos; desbloquear
cuentas en bancos de Estados Unidos
de ciudadanos cubanos que han
abandonado Cuba; ampliar las
transacciones financieras autorizadas
entre los dos países; ampliar los
servicios de telecomunicaciones en
Cuba; y revisar la situación de Cuba
como un estado patrocinador del
terrorismo.
El Dr. Felix N. Sabates Sr., salió de
Cuba en 1956 para dar clases en la
Universidad de Missouri-Columbia.
Ha practicado la oftalmología en
Kansas City durante 53 años. Él no
tiene a integrantes restantes de la
familia en Cuba, y él no ha vuelto allí
desde que se fue.
“Mi padre me dijo que no viniera
(a los EU)”, Sabates dijo a Hispanic
News en enero. “De todos los países
que podrían ser comunistas, Cuba era
el menos probable, ya que era rico
y no había una gran cantidad de
cubanos en los EU. Había 6 millones
de cubanos en Cuba cuando me fui.
Yo no soy un individuo radical. Es
importante transmitir la idea de que
Cuba era en realidad una comunidad
muy próspera. Estaba la oportunidad
de que la gente pobre saliera
adelante. Nos encantaron los Estados
Unidos”.
La diferencia entre el comunismo y
los EU, dijo Sabates, “es que se tiene
opciones (en los EU) y una cierta
cantidad de libertad”.
“Espero que la apertura que está
pasando en este momento sea el
principio del fin de la tragedia allí”,
dijo. “Creo que es importante abrir
las comunicaciones. El diablo está en
los detalles. Espero y rezo para que
las cosas mejoren”.
Conexión Inmigrante (Inmigrant
Connection) se instala en Olathe
Conexión Inmigrante Inc. (ICI, por sus
siglas en inglés), un ministerio afiliado
de la Iglesia Wesleyana Olathe,
comenzó a ofrecer servicios en la
iglesia el 2 de febrero.
El objetivo de la organización sin
fines de lucro es ofrecer una variedad
de servicios de inmigración asequibles
a los inmigrantes hispanos y de
otros orígenes étnicos y nacionales,
dijo en febrero Jim Wood, pastor
de la iglesia y director ejecutivo de
ICI. ICI es reconocido por la Junta
de Apelaciones de Inmigración,
el órgano administrativo superior
para interpretar y aplicar las leyes
de inmigración y una unidad del
Departamento de Justicia de Estados
Unidos. Wood está acreditado por la
BIA para proporcionar los servicios a
través de ICI.
“Hemos visto a más de 350
personas atravesar nuestras puertas,
y probablemente estamos procesando
alrededor de 170”, dijo Wood a
Hispanic News, en diciembre 16.
“Así que ha sido lento, pero ha
sido bueno. Hemos trabajado con
clientes de todo el mundo, incluyendo
Mongolia, Ruanda, Grecia, Francia,
Palestina, Jordania, Arabia Saudita,
Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú,
Venezuela, Honduras, Argentina,
México, Guatemala y El Salvador”.
ICI realiza cargos por servicios en
base a un programa de tarifas de
ingresos ​​
aprobado por la BIA, dijo
Wood, pero la organización reducirá
su cuota cuando sea necesario. Su
iglesia también dirige una guardería
con personal con fluidez en varios
idiomas, incluyendo inglés, español,
swahili, vietnamita, hindi y pashto.
Su motivación para estar al frente
del funcionamiento de ICI se basa en
un punto de vista social con raíces
bíblicas.
“La Biblia tiene mucho que decir
acerca de los extraños, inmigrantes
indocumentados y los extranjeros que
viven entre nosotros y nuestro cuidado
por ellos, nuestro trato hacía ellos”,
dijo.
La Preparatoria Alta Vista
Charter deja el Westside por un
edificio más grande
La Preparatoria Alta Vista Charter
comunicó en abril que dejaría el
The U.S. severed ties with the Cuban island nation 90 miles away from Florida’s southern coast in January 1961.
President Obama’s started officially resuming relations between the countries, according to a White House in 2015.
En enero de 1961, los EU dieron por terminada la relación con la nación cubana ubicada a 90 millas de la costa
sur de Florida. El presidente Obama reinició oficialmente las relaciones entre los dos países, de acuerdo a la casa
Blanca en 2015.
Westside y se movería al antiguo
edificio de la Academia Esperanza
(Hope Academy) ubicado en el
número 1524 de Paseo Blvd.
“Va muy bien”, dijo el 16 de
diciembre
a
Hispanic
News,
Chris Medina, director general de
Guadalupe Centers Inc. (GCI, por sus
siglas en inglés). “Nuestro objetivo era
tener 360 jóvenes para este otoño,
lo que tenemos. Es más conveniente
porque muchos jóvenes son de la zona
Este y Noreste. La escuela comenzó el
17 de agosto. También, trasladamos
la escuela secundaria de las calles
17 y Holly, a las 26 y Belleview, que
es la antigua ubicación de la escuela
preparatoria”.
GCI compró el edificio ubicado en
Paseo, en abril, por $1 millón 100 mil
dólares. Tiene capacidad para 400
estudiantes. Fue construido en 1910 y
antiguamente albergaba De La Salle
Academia Militar y posteriormente la
Preparatoria De La Salle, que se cerró
en 1971.
Conferencia KC energiza al
Consejo Nacional de La Raza
El Consejo Nacional de La Raza
(NCLR, por sus siglas en inglés),
vigorizado por su conferencia
nacional en Kansas City en julio, se
centra cada vez más en su misión
de abogar por los latinos en todo el
país, especialmente en la reforma
de
inmigración,
pero
también
en temas como la educación, la
salud, el desarrollo económico y el
aumento de registro de votantes.
La conferencia se llevó a cabo del
10 de julio hasta el 14 de julio en el
Centro de Convenciones de Kansas
City y atrajo a participantes de todo
el país. NCLR fue fundado en 1968 y
se nombra a sí mismo como el mayor
grupo nacional hispano de derechos
civiles y abogacía en los Estados
Unidos.
La nativa de Kansas City, Kansas
y presidenta y directora ejecutiva
de NCLR, Janet Murguía, dio el
discurso de apertura. Ella centró
sus comentarios en las polémicas
declaraciones de Trump sobre los
inmigrantes mexicanos.
“Permítanme ser clara: sabemos que
Donald Trump nunca será presidente”,
dijo Murguía. “Si bien el propio Trump
no importa, lo que dijo si. Los latinos
pueden estar enojados con lo que dijo
Trump, pero no estamos sorprendidos
por ello. La demonización de nuestra
comunidad no es nueva. Cuando
usted atribuye rasgos tales como
narcotraficantes, asesinos y violadores
a todo un grupo de personas, esto es,
por definición, racismo, y se une a la
larga lista de personas que han dicho
las mismas cosas sobre cada grupo
de inmigrantes en este país”.
El
término
“Bebé
ancla”
ofende, suscita debate sobre
inmigración
Una frase de dos palabras
estuvo flotando en la esfera política
republicana en 2015 - “bebé ancla”
- está causando un gran revuelo,
especialmente entre los hispanos.
El término, como se ha utilizado
últimamente, se trata de un niño
nacido en los Estados Unidos de
una madre indocumentada, lo que
implica que la madre, más a menudo
de México o del sur de la frontera
estadounidense, entra a los EU con la
intención de tener un hijo aquí.
De acuerdo con la Enmienda
14 a la Constitución de Estados
Unidos, estos niños son ciudadanos
estadounidenses porque nacieron
aquí, - lo que a veces se nombra
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
como “Ciudadanía por nacimiento”.
El término bebé ancla implica que el
niño nacido estadounidense “ancla” a
la madre o a la familia a los EU., a
pesar de ser indocumentados, lo que
les da una ventaja en la búsqueda de
la ciudadanía, la residencia legal o de
los servicios sociales proporcionados
por el gobierno.
El
término
es
generalmente
considerado ofensivo, e inexacto.
Otros - incluyendo los candidatos
presidenciales republicanos Trump;
el senador Ted Cruz, de Texas; el
gobernador de Luisiana, Bobby
Jindal; y el ex gobernador de Florida,
Jeb Bush, han dicho que el término es
preciso y adecuado.
Héctor Barreto, presidente del
Instituto de Mesa Redonda de Negocios
Hispanos, con sede en Washington,
DC, dijo en septiembre, que pensaba
que la Enmienda 14 no debe ser
cambiada, pero él dijo que no había
“ninguna duda” de que el término se
refiere a una situación real en los EU.
“Hay
una
industria
aquí
en
California”, dijo. “Ellos organizan
viajes para familias chinas (por
ejemplo) para venir a los EU., y
organizan toda la logística, les
encuentran
apartamentos,
les
proporcionar atención médica, y esto
cuesta decenas de miles de dólares.
Estas mujeres quieren que sus hijos
sean ciudadanos estadounidenses.
Los padres no quieren vivir aquí,
pero quieren la ciudadanía de sus
hijos para permitirles su reingreso a
los EU. El mundo ve la ciudadanía
estadounidense como un valor, es muy
importante si usted puede conseguirla.
¿Es la razón por la que la mayoría de
la gente viene a este país? No, no es;
es económica”.
Estudiantes DACA de Missouri
todavía no están seguros acerca
de la matrícula universitaria
La financiación de la educación
impugnada por la Asamblea General
de Missouri, deja algunos estudiantes
universitarios en el estado con la
incertidumbre en curso, acerca de si
serán capaces de pagar la matrícula.
La legislatura aprobó una ley de
asignaciones de educación el 11 de
mayo de 2015, en cuyo preámbulo se
establece en parte, que la legislación
se apropia de dinero para la educación
superior desde el 1 de julio de 2015,
al 30 de junio de 2016, “a condición
de que los fondos no se gasten en
instituciones públicas de educación
superior que ofrecen una tasa de
matrícula a cualquier estudiante con
un estado de inmigración ilegal en los
Estados Unidos, que sea menor que la
tasa de matrícula que se cobra a los
estudiantes internacionales, y que no
provea fondos para becas que sean
usados en nombre de estudiantes con
un estado de inmigración ilegal en los
Estados Unidos”.
La acción de la legislatura significa
que los estudiantes cubiertos por DACA
deben pagar una matrícula fuera del
estado, lo que a menudo está más allá
de sus medios. Algunos abogados,
citando precedentes legales, han
dicho que el idioma preámbulo del
proyecto de ley no tiene la fuerza
de la ley. El Representante Scott
Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob) propuso el
idioma preámbulo en relación a los
estudiantes con estatus de inmigración
ilegal.
News. “Simplemente no queríamos
que fueran tratados mejor que las
personas que lo hicieron de la manera
correcta”.
La
Universidad
de
MissouriKansas City pagó el aumento de
la cantidad de matrícula para sus
aproximadamente 35 estudiantes
DACA, en julio de 2015, para el
semestre de otoño con donaciones
privadas, y dijo a finales de año,
que estaba tratando de recaudar más
dinero para ayudar a los estudiantes
para el siguiente semestre. El Sistema
de la Universidad de Missouri dijo que
acataría la decisión de la legislatura
respecto a los estudiantes DACA pero
dejaría la decisión final a cada uno
de sus cuatro campus.
Unos Reales increíbles vienen a
casa a un amor sin límites
Los Reales de Kansas City llegaron
a casa el 3 de noviembre y fueron
testigos en persona de lo que su
ciudad natal sentía por ellos.
La celebración de la victoria de la
Serie Mundial de los Reales de Kansas
City, sobre los Mets de Nueva York,
comenzó con un largo desfile de 2,3
millas desde el Sprint Center hasta una
concentración frente a Union Station.
Funcionarios de la ciudad estiman
que 800 mil personas asistieron a los
festejos para dar la bienvenida a casa
a “Los chicos de azul”.
Justo antes de que los jugadores
llegaran al escenario, la multitud
estalló en varios estruendosos coros de
“¡Vamos Reales!”. El amado receptor,
Salvador “Salvy” Pérez, quien ganó el
premio World Series al Jugador Más
Valioso, agradeció a la multitud “por
ser los mejores fans el mundo. Hoy en
día, somos los número uno en todo el
mundo, chicos”.
Jason Walstrom, de Kansas City “Todo el mundo me conoce como Jigg”
- se ubicó en la calle principal cerca
del Museo Nacional de la Primera
Guerra Mundial y el Memorial a los
Caídos, para tocar la armónica en un
micrófono.
“Yo tenía 5 años la última vez que
esto sucedió, por lo que este es un día
muy mágico”, dijo Walstrom.
El jardinero de los Reales, Alex
Gordon, lo resumió todo.
“Somos campeones de la Serie
Mundial, y ustedes son los mejores
fans del mundo”, dijo Gordon. “Todo
lo que tengo que decir es que también
tuvimos un truco bajo la manga, se llama Campeones de la Serie
Mundial”.
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“Mi objetivo aquí no era convertir
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el asistir a la universidad”, Fitzpatrick
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officers,” Cleaver said. “So,
because this whole issue
actually received its legs in
the state of Missouri, I was
concerned about it, having
spent a lot of time down in
Ferguson, Missouri, both prior
to the shooting and during the
turbulence afterward.”
Cleaver said he had
spoken about nine months
ago with John Boehner, thenspeaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives, and asked
him if he would support body
cameras.
“He said, ‘Yeah, I support
it; I don’t know why anybody
wouldn’t support it,’” Cleaver
said.
The $22.5 million, Cleaver
said, “is for the demonstration
component, which is a very
small amount of money.”
“We
probably
need
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
of
$222
million,” he said. “But this
$22 million will probably
allow 25 (to) 30 cities to get
the body cameras, and it’s (a)
competitive (process).”
Cleaver wants to get
ideas from the KCPD, the
Jackson
County
Sheriff’s
Office (JCSO) and other law
enforcement agencies across
the nation about the best
ways to use the cameras,
and then send the ideas to
the U.S. attorney general to
help inform the creation of
standards and policies, he
said. He also wants to give
law enforcement agencies
“some latitude to develop the
standards, because not all
communities are alike.”
Asked whether he would
have to ask Congress for the
additional money needed to
implement the cameras across
the country, Cleaver said:
“We’re now in the spending
bill. … It is infinitely easier to
keep funds in the budget and
grow those funds than trying
to get it in there initially.”
Local governments are
struggling financially, he
said, so the money would
have to come from the federal
government. Analyzing the
experiences of other law
enforcement agencies in their
use of the cameras, and the
cameras’ effectiveness, also
should increase the likelihood
that Congress will approve
more money for their use,
and “the Justice Department
would like very much to get
something done as quickly as
possible.”
Maj. Eric Winebrenner,
commander of the KCPD’s
Shoal Creek Patrol Division,
and Jackson County Sheriff
Mike Sharp spoke at the news
conference.
“I think that the use of
body cameras by local
law enforcement or law
enforcement across the nation
is a sign of transparency that
officers are wanting to work
with the public, that law
enforcement is part of the
public,” Sharp said. “We’re
people too. We want to go
home safe, and we want our
constituents and our people to
be safe. This offers everyone
a chance to actually see how
we do our business as it goes
throughout the day.”
Concerns
have
been
expressed
about
law
enforcement officers wearing
body cameras, including
privacy of the public and
the officers, whether the
cameras would discourage
crime witnesses from coming
forward, how often and
when officers would wear the
cameras, the public’s right to
view the videos, and logistics
and costs of storing the data.
“There’s just a lot of things
that need to be worked out
with the body cameras,”
Sharp said. “But the overall
concept of the body camera
is good.”
Winebrenner called body
cameras “a great tool, but
building a relationship with
the community you serve is
a better tool.” Most of (his
officers) want the cameras
because it takes out the
question of what they have
done.
“They’re able to show
proof
of
how
they’ve
handled the call, and they
like that insurance. (KCPD)
Chief (Darryl) Forte has put
together an internal group
to discuss those (privacy
and other) issues and how to
develop department policies
on using the cameras. … Lots
of agencies have gone out
and started without all their
policies in place, and it’s
come back to haunt them,” he
added.
The JCSO has been using
body cameras for officers
during traffic enforcement for
more than a year, Sharp said,
adding that the department
is “just trying to figure out
how we can do it.” No patrol
officers wear body cameras,
Winebrenner said, but all the
roughly 400 patrol cars have
cameras.
“I’m pretty confident that
at some point we’re going
to have body cameras, but
I just don’t know when,”
Winebrenner said.
Cleaver wrote a letter to
President Barack Obama in
January 2015, asking him
to support funding for the
cameras due to ongoing unrest
in Ferguson, and other cases
of alleged police misconduct
around the country. Cleaver
wants the KCPD and JCSO to
be among the first to get the
cameras through the newly
available money.
“I am very proud of the
fact that, as we’ve had these
explosions all around the
country with (communities)
and police, that Kansas City
has not had that kind of a
problem,” he said. “I think
that we’re not a perfect police
department, but I don’t think
anybody can go on record
saying that we’re in the same
shape as Chicago, 500 miles
away, or even St. Louis,
just down I-70. Same thing
holds true with the Sherriff’s
Department. We’ve not had
these problems. … I think the
addition of body cameras
will also give a great deal
of additional comfort to both
police and the public.”
“No sé por qué habría alguien
que no lo apoyaría”
CONT./PÁGINA 1
por un policía (oficial), y a
partir de ese tiroteo, salió
a la superficie en todo el
país una protesta para el
uso de cámaras de cuerpo,
y se extendió por todo el
país en términos de que la
gente dice, que necesitamos
cámaras de cuerpo en los
oficiales al servicio de la ley”,
dijo Cleaver. “Por lo tanto,
debido a que todo este tema
en realidad recibió sus bases
en el estado de Missouri,
me preocupaba, después de
haber pasado mucho tiempo
en Ferguson, Missouri, tanto
antes del tiroteo y durante
la turbulencia que se dio
después”.
Cleaver dijo que había
hablado hace unos nueve
meses con John Boehner, el
entonces presidente de la
Cámara de Representantes de
EU, y le preguntó si apoyaría
las cámaras corporales.
“Me dijo, ‘Sí, lo apoyo; no
sé por qué habría alguien
que no lo apoyaría’”, dijo
Cleaver.
Los
$22.5
millones,
dijo Cleaver, “es por el
componente de demostración,
que es una cantidad muy
pequeña de dinero”.
“ P r o b a b l e m e n t e
necesitemos
alrededor
de $222 millones”, dijo.
“Pero estos $22 millones,
probablemente
permitirán
que 25 a 30 ciudades
obtengan las cámaras de
cuerpo, y es un proceso
competitivo”.
Cleaver quiere obtener
ideas del KCPD, la Oficina
del Sheriff del Condado
de Jackson (JCSO, por sus
siglas en inglés) y otras
agencias del orden público
en todo el país acerca de las
mejores formas de utilizar
las cámaras, y luego, enviar
las ideas al fiscal general de
Estados Unidos para ayudar
a informar la creación de
normas y políticas, dijo.
También quiere dar a las
fuerzas del orden “cierto
margen para desarrollar las
normas, porque no todas las
comunidades son iguales”.
Al ser consultado sobre si
tendría que pedir al Congreso
el dinero adicional necesario
para implementar las cámaras
en todo el país, Cleaver dijo,
“Ahora estamos en la ley de
gastos. Es infinitamente más
fácil mantener los fondos
en el presupuesto y hacer
crecer esos fondos que tratar
de conseguirlos desde un
principio”.
Los gobiernos locales están
luchando
financieramente,
dijo, por lo que el dinero
tendría que venir por parte
del
gobierno
federal.
Analizando las experiencias
de otras agencias del orden
público en el uso de las
cámaras, y la eficacia de
las cámaras, también debe
aumentar la probabilidad
de que el Congreso apruebe
más dinero para su uso, y “al
Departamento de Justicia le
gustaría mucho lograr algo lo
mas rápido posible”.
El Mayor Eric Winebrenner,
comandante de la División
de Patrullaje Shoal Creek
del KCPD, y el sheriff del
Condado de Jackson, Mike
Sharp, hablaron en la
conferencia de prensa.
“Creo que el uso de
cámaras de cuerpo por la
policía local o la policía en
todo el país es un signo de
transparencia, de que los
oficiales están deseando
trabajar con el público, que la
policía es parte del público”,
dijo Sharp. “También somos
personas. Queremos ir a
casa a salvo, y queremos
que nuestros constituyentes
y nuestra gente este a
salvo. Esto ofrece a todos la
oportunidad de ver realmente
cómo
hacemos
nuestro
trabajo, ya que sucede a lo
largo del día”.
Se
ha
expresado
preocupación acerca de que
los agentes del orden usen
cámaras de cuerpo, esto
incluye la privacidad del
público y de los oficiales, ya
sea si las cámaras podrían
desalentar a los testigos
del crimen a dar un paso
adelante, con qué frecuencia
y cuándo los agentes usarían
las cámaras, el derecho del
público para ver los videos,
y la logística y los costos de
almacenamiento de los datos.
“Simplemente
hay
un
montón
de
cosas
que
necesitan ser resueltas con
las cámaras del cuerpo”,
dijo Sharp. “Pero el concepto
general de la cámara de
cuerpo es bueno”
Winebrenner llamó a las
“I think that the use of body cameras by local law enforcement or
law enforcement across the nation is a sign of transparency that
officers are wanting to work with the public, that law enforcement
is part of the public,” said Jackson County Sheriff Mike Sharp.
“Creo que el uso de cámaras de cuerpo por la policía local o la
policía en todo el país es un signo de transparencia, de que los
oficiales están deseando trabajar con el público, que la policía
es parte del público”, dijo el Sheriff del Condado de Jackson,
Mike Sharp.
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Emanuel Cleaver II wants to get ideas from the KCPD, the Jackson
County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and other law enforcement agencies
across the nation about the best ways to use the cameras, and
then send the ideas to the U.S. attorney general to help inform the
creation of standards and policies.
Emanuel Cleaver II quiere recibir ideas del KCPD, la Oficina del
Sheriff del Condado de Jackson (JCSO, por sus siglas en inglés)
y otras agencias de la aplicación de la ley a través de la nación,
acerca de la mejor manera de utilizar las cámaras, y entonces
mandar las ideas al procurador general de los EU para ayudar en
la creación de estándares y políticas.
cámaras corporales “una
gran herramienta, pero la
construcción de una relación
con la comunidad a la que
usted sirve es una mejor
herramienta”. La mayoría
(de sus oficiales) quieren las
cámaras, ya no deja cuestión
respecto a lo que han hecho.
“Son capaces de mostrar
una prueba en la forma
en que han manejado la
llamada, y les gusta esa
seguridad. El Jefe (Darryl)
Forte (de KCPD, por sus
siglas en inglés) ha reunido a
un grupo interno para discutir
los temas (de privacidad y
otros) y cómo desarrollar las
políticas del departamento
sobre el uso de las cámaras.
Un montón de agencias han
salido y comenzado sin todas
sus políticas en orden, y se les
regresa en contra de ellos”,
agregó.
El
JCSO
ha
estado
usando cámaras de cuerpo
para los oficiales durante
la aplicación del tráfico
durante más de un año, dijo
Sharp, quien agregó que el
departamento está “tratando
de averiguar cómo podemos
hacerlo”. No hay patrulleros
que usen cámaras de cuerpo,
dijo Winebrenner, pero todas
las aproximadamente 400
patrullas tienen cámaras.
“Estoy bastante seguro de
que en algún momento vamos
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
a tener cámaras de cuerpo,
pero yo no sé cuándo”, dijo
Winebrenner.
Cleaver escribió una carta
al presidente Barack Obama
en enero de 2015, pidiéndole
apoyar con la financiación
de las cámaras debido a
los disturbios en curso en
Ferguson, y otros casos de
supuesta mala conducta de
la policía en todo el país.
Cleaver quiere que el KCPD y
JCSO sean de los primeros en
llegar a las cámaras a través
del dinero recién disponible.
“Estoy muy orgulloso del
hecho de que, como hemos
tenido estas explosiones en
todo el país con comunidades
y la policía, que Kansas City
no ha tenido ese tipo de
problemas”, dijo. “Creo que
no somos un departamento
de policía perfecto, pero yo
no creo que alguien pueda
decir que estamos en la
misma forma que Chicago,
a 500 millas de distancia,
o incluso San Luis, justo al
final de I-70. Lo mismo es
cierto con el Departamento
del Sheriff. No hemos tenido
estos problemas. Creo que
la adición de cámaras de
cuerpo también dará una
gran comodidad adicional
tanto para la policía y el
público”.
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In loving memory
SEGUNDO E. IZURIETA
Segundo E. Izurieta, 79 of Kansas City, MO, passed away
Dec. 21, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospice House. Visitation will
be held 5-7 p.m. and Rosary prayed at 7 p.m. on Saturday,
Jan 9, 2016 at McGilley Midtown Chapel, 20 W. Linwood
Blvd, KCMO, followed by a reception dinner at Redemptorist
Hall.
Segundo was born on
Aug. 5, 1936 in Ambato,
Ecuador. He became a U.S.
citizen in 1974 and worked
as a screen printer at Gill
Studios for 30 years. He
liked to spend time with his
grandchildren, going to the
movies, dancing, and music.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and three
brothers in Ecuador. He is
survived by his wife of 44
years, Maria; son, Eddie;
daughters, Nancy, Maria,
and Rosa Elena; brother,
Miguel Izurieta of Miami FL;
9 grandchildren, Marcelo,
Angel, Alex, Priscilla, Aracely, Razain, Cristian, Qassim,
Adriana; 3 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews in Ecuador. Online condolences may be offered at
www.mcgilleymidtownchapel.com. Arrangements through
McGilley Midtown Chapel, 816-753-6200.
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games. That effort inspired
longtime fan and Omaha
resident Jennifer Geronimo.
“My
Chiefs
are
unpredictable. They can make
me cry tears of happiness. As
a Chiefs fan, disappointment
has been my expectation only
because I know how great
they can be. Holding on to
disappointment caused me to
lose hope. The Chiefs’ tenth
straight victory gave me my
hope back,” she said.
Sal Velasquez was on pins
and needles toward the end.
“It’s a big relief after those
two interceptions by (Alex)
Smith. We won by a hair. A
lot of luck is showering down
on KC teams. … I think they
are going to sneak into the
AFC championship game.”
Hope is all over this team
inspired by a never-say-die
attitude and a calm leader at
the helm in head coach Andy
Reid. That was evident in his
remarks on Monday after the
game.
“I thought it was a good
team win. I thought all three
phases contributed in some
way to the game. Still came
out of it with a ton of room
to improve, which is a good
thing. The guys – they’ll
be hard at work tomorrow
getting ready for the Texans.
And listen, we know the
Texans, they know us from
the first game – I think both
teams are probably a little bit
different. I keep coming back
to that second half of football
against them that they shut us
out and we’ve got to make
sure we figure all of that out
and the new stuff that they’ve
got and get ourselves ready to
play against a good football
team.”
The Chiefs will face the
Texans Saturday at 3:25 p.m.
in Houston. Should the Chiefs
win it will mark the first playoff
win since they won 22 years
ago in Houston. This town is
starving for a postseason win.
They enter the game with a
lot of positives on their side.
Tamba Hali played in stints
this past week and should be
ready for a bigger role next
week. Still a question mark is
the status of linebacker Justin
Houston. Reports are that
he is participating in light
workouts and could be ready
for the game.
A big part of the team’s
success hinges on the defense,
which has been stellar most
of the year keeping up the
pace that saw them record
five sacks Sunday. They were
also effective in limiting the
running game and racking up
some impressive yards on the
ground. .
That uncanny ability of the
Chiefs to get out to a quick
lead in the first quarter or half
and fritter it away allowing
the opponent to make a game
of it has been a weakness. It
was there in earlier losses to
the Broncos and the Bears.
And in the last two weekends,
the final play of the game saw
the opponent with the ball
and a chance to tie or win the
game as the seconds expired
on the clock. That is cutting it
close.
Key for the Chiefs will
be consistency on offense.
Smith’s running skills are
compensating for the lack
of a passing game out of
the backfield, a casualty
following the injury to Jamaal
Charles. Throw in the absence
of De’Anthony Thomas and
you have a conundrum.
Chiefs to host official Chiefs
Kingdom Bar watch party for
wild card playoff game at Power
& Light District
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The
Kansas City Chiefs will host
an official Chiefs Kingdom Bar
watch party at KC Live! in the
Power & Light District for the
Wild Card matchup against the
Houston Texans on Saturday,
Jan. 9. This free event will
kick off at 2:30 p.m. and will
include appearances by KC
Wolf, Chiefs Cheerleaders,
the Rumble, Chiefs personality
Jillian Carroll, former players
and more.
The first 5,000 fans in the
door at KC Live! will receive
an exclusive Chiefs Kingdom
Playoff flag, presented by HyVee. Sports Radio 810 WHB’s
Steven St. John and Nate
Bukaty will host the party on
the KC Live! stage, where the
game will be shown on the big
screen. Kickoff is set for 3:35
p.m. CT. The exclusive Chiefs
Kingdom Playoff flags will
also be available for purchase
at Kansas City-area Hy-Vee
stores beginning on Saturday
morning.
Fans can enter to win a
2016 home opener prize
package, including two Scout
Investments Club Level tickets,
complimentary valet parking
and two pregame sideline
passes by visiting www.chiefs.
com/watchparty/ prior to
the event. The winner will be
announced at halftime and
must be present to win.
All ages are welcome.
Anyone under the age of 21
must be accompanied by a
parent or legal guardian.
Guests must be 21+ after 9
p.m.
As with all other Chiefs
Kingdom Bar watch parties
this season, Chiefs Kingdom
Rewards members will have
the chance to earn points
and win exclusive prizes
like
autographed
Chiefs
merchandise. A promo code
will be announced at the
watch party for fans to enter
on Chiefs Kingdom Rewards
for chances to win prizes.
All fans who are members
AS I SEE IT
Medical insurance
is expensive
By Glenn Mollette
felt like my insurance
company wanted me
out of healthcare when I
received my new premium
information for 2016. I
paid over $1,600 a month
for my wife and I to have
medical insurance in 2015.
Last fall I learned my current
policy would increase to
over $1,950 per month. I
had the option to change
policies,
which
would
have lowered my premium
to $1,500 a month. The
change would also have
significantly reduced my
coverage. In the process I
learned that just going to
the Emergency Room would
be an automatic $500
charge on my current policy
and any other policy that I
would change to. I chose to
stick with my current policy
and in 2016 my medical
insurance will be $23,600.
That’s a lot of money.
I can see what is coming
this fall of 2016. I will
receive my letter telling me
that my current insurance
will probably be increased
to $2,300 to $2,500 per
month. I can’t pay that
kind of premium and will
be forced into a plan that
will cost $1,600 to $1,800
per month and will pay less
on medical expenses. The
name of the game is
the insurance company
assuming
less
liability.
They want you to buy the
insurance and then pay
as much of your medical
expense as possible.
I hear too many reports
of people opting out of
surgeries because they
can’t afford to pay the
deductible and the copay.
Many Americans who still
cannot afford to buy health
insurance are now being
penalized. Some are opting
to pay the penalty instead
of buying the insurance.
We have to simplify our
current American health
insurance fiasco.
Keep poor Americans
on Medicaid. Allow all
Americans with preexisting
I
Julio Flores attended his first Chiefs game Sunday. “It was a
blast and closer than I thought it would be. It’s kind of strange
how many Raiders fans there were here.”
So far the Chiefs have
done well but the Texans
are playing well and are as
motivated as the Chiefs. One
big key is the quarterback.
Smith has been one of a few
who have not missed a game
this season and that seasoning
should serve him well this
Sunday. One thing to look
for is error-free football. The
last two interceptions Smith
threw were head scratchers
for a guy so composed in the
backfield.
On a side note, how
wonderful was it to see the
great Charles Woodson play
his last football game in the
place where he played his first
game? A touching moment,
captured on camera, occurred
after the game when Chiefs
cornerback Marcus Peters,
who grew up in Oakland
watching Woodson play,
approached with a head and
arms bowing motion to his
childhood hero. That was
class to the bone.
Sports Brief
Royals Alex Gordon is here to stay
of Chiefs Kingdom Rewards
will receive points just for
attending the watch party, and
fans who are not yet Chiefs
Kingdom Rewards members
will have the opportunity to
learn more about the program
and sign up for free. Fans
who wish to sign up for Chiefs
Kingdom Rewards may do so
by downloading the Chiefs
Mobile App or by visiting
www.chiefskingdomrewards.
com.
All watch party event details
are available at www.chiefs.
com.
YOUR LATINO CONNECTION SINCE 1996
Alex Gordon has resigned with the KC Royals.
News reports suggest
it’s a 4 year deal worth
about $72 millions and
for his fans they couldn’t
be happier. In the last
serveral days it had been
reported that Gordon
indicated that there was
still an opportunity for the
Royals to sign him.
conditions
to
be
on
Medicaid. If they make over
$40,000 then they should
buy into Medicare. Lower
income people should pay
less than those with higher
wages.
Make medical insurance
competitive
over
state
lines. Allow citizens to
shop across the country
for the best insurance
deals.
Encourage
Insurance companies to
advertise across the country.
Give people a choice. Also,
open the door to Canada’s
pharmacies. An approved
list of pharmacies that
Americans can do business
with would give us another
option.
Finally, we have to
slow down government’s
involvement in our medical
care. The job of the
government is to keep
us safe and provide an
environment where we can
conduct business and live
our lives. The government
is being bilked by billions
of dollars by health care
providers each year. Each
year our national debt
grows. This means our
grandchildren
will
be
paying our medical bills.
Involving the government
more and more into the
health care industry only
means a larger national
debt and Uncle Sam telling
you and your doctor how
long you are allowed to
stay in the hospital after an
appendectomy.
America
is
in
a
healthcare crisis that is
spiraling out of control. We
must elect leadership with
a real business plan or we
are going to be out of the
healthcare business. Glenn Mollette is an
American
Syndicated
Columnist and Author. He is
the author of eleven books
and read in all fifty states.
This column does not
necessarily
reflect
the
view of any organization,
institution or this paper or
media source. Find out more at www.
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enero 7 - 2016 | kchispanicnews.com
El Pachuco looking to the new year ...
By LUIS CORDOBA
T
his past year was a very challenging year for the
Pachuco. I experienced a roller coaster ride of
emotions. The continued escalation of violencerelated murders in Kansas City was a big reason for
that emotional roller coaster ride specifically the murder
of my carnalito Pablo Lopez and his carnale Jorge
Calderon. I believe many of these types of disputes can be
avoided. We need to teach our youth the value of
avoiding conflicts at all
cost. When people are not willing to back down in fear
that one may look at them as a punk, death may be
the end result as it was in the Lopez/Calderon murders.
Our young carnales need to know that it is ok to choose
to step away from a disagreement. Many lives would
be saved if they simply just walked away. This past
year many have been taken from their loved ones as
a result of violence in our community on both side of
stateline. There are carnales and carnalitas who are lost
and don’t know how to resolve their issues. They come
to school focused on their trauma and are expected
to be attentive in their studies. Some of us simply do
not know how to deal with a carnale who has these
issues and acts out because he/she doesn’t know how
to channel that emotional pain.
This past summer I met a young man who for the
purpose of this article will be referred to as “Chuco.” I
met Chuco at a school retreat. Chuco is a 16-year-old
vato, tall, dark, and handsome with much charisma.
He reminded me of when I attended high school in the
early 70”s. Back then I was looking for an identify and
wanted to escape the realities of life; parent’s separation,
experimenting with drugs and alcohol, wanting to fit in
and much more. I was seen by those American born
students as an outcast, a wetback and would often hear
the words, “Go back to Mexico beaner, Tijuanero,
negro,” and more.
I would not have cared much, and maybe could have
controlled my anger better if it was coming from a
güero, but to know that the slanderous bashing was
coming from the same pinchi vatos whose parents
came to the US from Mexico was just too much for
me to accept. This reality fueled the anger inside of
me and I often exploded like a volcano spilling its
lava onto mankind.
Many of our vatos experience these types of
moments without understanding how to deal with
these and other emotions. I had enough anger inside
of me to single handedly defeat Pancho Villa’s army.
The verbal bashing proved to be destructive both
psychologically and emotionally and created an
on-going trauma in my life. I began to doubt
who I was and became ashamed to be a
Mexicano! Wetbacks in the 60’s and 70’s
didn’t fit in and it was difficult to defend
one’s honor when you were alone. I would
have done anything to be part of a group
who would have been by my side to
defend my honor. Fighting back then was
the only option I knew how to handle
conflict. Chuco is trying to find his peace just like the
Pachuco during his young adult life.
Chuco opened up to the Pachuco. He was struggling
with his anger and other behaviors that would have
certainly put him behind bars for many years – selling
drugs, using drugs, and contemplating associating with
gangs. He was lost and did not know how to get his
life back on course. Many of these youth struggle with
emotions that are based on life experiences that include
suicidal ideation, living in a home where they see
domestic violence on a daily basis, separation between
parents all equating to a life full of trauma. Chuco was
now a prime candidate for a one way ticket to La Pinta
(Prison). Chuco is well spoken and has a strong potential to
be a great leader. He has a plan in life but needs
assistance on how to get there. All he needs to do is
step back and think about his life choices and make a
decision to continue with his plan that includes going
into the military and making a career serving his
country. Chuco expressed pain at the absence of a
father and didn’t know how to channel those emotions.
Many of our youth struggle with many emotions and
traumatic events in their lives that change the course
of their educational and life journey. Youth like Chuco
need our support during the difficult transitions in their
young lives. They don’t need people preaching to
them, or talking down to them. What they need is to
be given the opportunity to express themselves in the
manner that they feel most comfortable and to establish
positive relationships with those individuals they respect.
Taking a moment to reach out to our youth might be the
difference between life, death, or incarceration.
For the New Year, the Pachuco invites all carnales and
carnalitas to consider making a New Year’s resolution
to La Virgen de Guadalupe. That may include staying
in school and doing the best you can in whatever you
decide to do. There are many opportunities in this
country and we need to take advantage of them.
No More Excuses! Stay the course and use an
educational opportunity to your benefit. My heartfelt
condolences to those of you who have lost a loved one
this past year.
Chuco, if you read this article know that the Pachuco
is with you on your journey to success. All you have to
do is reach out and call on me. Suerte carnale.
El Educated Pachuco.
This column is dedicated to
helping youth and families.
My mission as the Educated
Pachuco is to help people of
all ages overcome prejudices
and stereotypes. My desire is to
encourage youth and families
to examine life from a new
perspective with the hope of
motivating all peoples toward
positive life change. If you have a
question or concern that you are
struggling with, please contact me
on Facebook at (www.facebook.
com/educatedpachuco). I look
forward to getting to know you.
The Educated Pachuco.
Advice offered by the
Educated Pachuco is intended
for informational purposes
only. If you have a specific
concern
that
requires
professional
help,
please
consult with an appropriately
trained and qualified specialist.
When you submit responses
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and Kansas City Hispanic
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Due to the large number of
submissions, we regret that
we cannot respond personally
to each one. The information
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the opinion of Kansas City
Hispanic News or any of its
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El Pachuco viendo hacia el año nuevo
Esta columna, esta dedicada,
a la ayuda de la juventud y las
familias. Mi misión como “El
Pachuco Educado”, es ayudar a la
gente de todas las edades a vencer
prejuicios y estereotipos. Mi deseo
es animar a la juventud y a las
familias a examinar la vida desde
un nuevo punto de vista, con la
esperanza de motivar a todos los
pueblos hacia el cambio de vida
positiva. Si usted tiene una pregunta
o preocupación con la que lucha,
por favor póngase en contacto
conmigo en Facebook en www.
facebook.com/educatedpachuco).
Espero llegar a conocerle.
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consulte con un especialista calificado
y
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no representa la opinión de Hispanic
News o de cualquiera de sus
empleados.
para los efectos de este artículo me referiré a
él como “Chuco”. Conocí a Chuco en un retiro
de la escuela. Chuco es un vato de 16 años
de edad, alto, moreno y guapo, con mucho
carisma. Me recuerda a mí cuando asistí a la
escuela preparatoria a principios de los 70s. En
ese entonces, yo estaba buscando una identidad
y quise escapar de las realidades de la vida; la
separación de los padres, la experimentación
con drogas y alcohol, queriendo encajar y mucho
más. Era visto por aquellos estudiantes nacidos
en Estados Unidos como un paria, un espalda
mojada y solía oír las palabras, “Frijolero regresa
a México, tijuanero, negro”, y más.
Traduce
GEMMA TORNERO
Este año que está terminando fue uno muy difícil
para el Pachuco. Experimenté una montaña rusa
de emociones. La escalada continua relacionada
con la violencia de asesinatos en Kansas City
fue una de las razones de esa montaña rusa
emocional, específicamente, el asesinato de mi
carnalito Pablo López y su carnal Jorge Calderón.
Creo que muchos de estos tipos de conflictos
se pueden evitar. Tenemos que enseñar a nuestros
jóvenes el valor de evitar conflictos a toda costa.
Cuando las personas no están dispuestas a dar
marcha atrás al miedo de que uno puede verlos
como un punk, la muerte puede ser el resultado
final, como lo fue en los asesinatos de López/
Calderón. Nuestros jóvenes carnales necesitan
saber que es buena idea optar por alejarse de
un desacuerdo. Muchas vidas se salvarían si
simplemente se alejaran. El año pasado, muchos
han sido arrancados de sus seres queridos,
esto como resultado de la violencia en nuestra
comunidad en ambos lados de la línea estatal.
Hay carnales y carnalitas que están perdidos y
no saben cómo resolver sus problemas. Vienen
a la escuela centrados en su trauma y se espera
que estén atentos en sus estudios. Algunos de
nosotros simplemente no sabemos cómo lidiar con
un carnal que tiene estos problemas y se comporta
de tal manera, porque él o ella, no saben cómo
canalizar ese dolor emocional.
El verano pasado conocí a un joven al que
No me hubiera importado mucho, y tal vez
podría haber controlado mejor mi ira si hubiera
venido de un güero, pero saber que la paliza
calumniosa venía de los mismos pinchis vatos
cuyos padres llegaron a los EU desde México,
era aceptar demasiado para mí. Esta realidad
alimentó la ira dentro de mí y, yo, a menudo
estallaba como un volcán derramando su lava en
la humanidad.
Muchos de nuestros vatos experimentan este
tipo de momentos sin entender cómo hacer frente
a éstas y otras emociones. Tenía suficiente rabia
dentro de mí como para derrotar sin ayuda
al ejército de Pancho Villa. La paliza verbal
resultó ser destructiva, tanto psicológica como
emocionalmente, y creó un trauma en curso en
mi vida. ¡Empecé a dudar de quién era yo y me
empecé a sentir vergüenza de ser un Mexicano!
En los años 60 y 70, los espaldas mojadas no
encajaban y era difícil de defender la honra
cuando estabas solo. Yo habría hecho cualquier
cosa por ser parte de un grupo que habría estado
a mi lado para defender mi honor. El luchar en
contra, en ese entonces, era la única opción
que conocía para manejar los conflictos. Chuco
está tratando de encontrar su paz al igual que el
Pachuco durante su vida adulta joven.
Chuco se sinceró ante el Pachuco. Él estaba
luchando con su cólera y otras conductas que
sin duda lo podrían poner tras las rejas durante
muchos años - la venta de drogas, el uso de
drogas, y el contemplar una asociación con
pandillas. Estaba perdido y no sabía cómo
conseguir su vida de nuevo, en marcha. Muchos
de estos jóvenes luchan con las emociones
basadas en experiencias de vida que incluyen
ideas suicidas, que viven en un hogar donde ven
la violencia doméstica diariamente, la separación
entre los padres, y todo lo que equivale a una vida
llena de traumas. Chuco ahora era un candidato
ideal para un boleto de ida a La Pinta (la prisión).
Chuco es bien hablado y tiene un fuerte
potencial para ser un gran líder. Él tiene un plan
en la vida, pero necesita ayuda sobre cómo llegar
allí. Lo único que tiene que hacer es dar un paso
atrás, pensar en sus opciones de vida y tomar una
decisión para continuar con su plan, que incluye
entrar en el ejército y hacer una carrera sirviendo
a su país. Chuco expresó el dolor por la ausencia
de un padre y no supo cómo canalizar esas
emociones.
Muchos de nuestros jóvenes luchan con muchas
emociones y acontecimientos traumáticos en
sus vidas, que cambian el curso de su jornada
educativa y de vida. Jóvenes como Chuco,
necesitan nuestro apoyo durante las difíciles
transiciones en sus jóvenes vidas. No necesitan
personas que les prediquen, o hablar a ellos como
si uno fuera mejor. Lo que necesitan es tener la
oportunidad de expresarse en la forma que se
sientan más cómodos y establecer relaciones
positivas con las personas que ellos respetan. El
tomar un momento para llegar a nuestros jóvenes
podría ser la diferencia entre la vida, la muerte o
el encarcelamiento
Para el Año Nuevo, el Pachuco invita a todos los
carnales y carnalitas a considerar la posibilidad
de una resolución de Año Nuevo a la Virgen
de Guadalupe. Eso puede incluir permanecer
en la escuela y hacer lo mejor que puedan en
cualquier cosa que decidan hacer. Hay muchas
oportunidades en este país y tenemos que sacar
provecho de ellas.
¡No más excusas! Mantengan el rumbo y
hagan uso de una oportunidad educativa para
su beneficio. Mis más sincero pésame a todos
aquellos que han perdido a un ser querido este
año pasado.
Chuco, si tú lees este artículo, quiero que sepas
que el Pachuco está contigo en tu viaje hacia el
éxito. Todo lo que tienes que hacer es extender la
mano y llamarme. Suerte carnal.
El Pachuco Educado.
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We offer competitive wages with great benefits, flexible scheduling and advancement
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Please apply in person at our Hiring Center 1370 Grand Blvd
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hank you Kansas City Tejanos music fans and those from
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Louis for making the trip to Kansas City for the anual
Tejano/Counjuto New Years Eve party extravaganza at the
National Guard Armory in Kansas City, Kansas.
It was a hugh success and your support helped two local
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and Lady of Angels Basketball team.
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of your support of Tejano music and latino culture.
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A MILLION TIMES
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If you alone could have saved you,
You never would have died.
If all the world was ours to give,
We would give it yes, and more,
To see you coming up the steps,
And walking through the door.
To hear your voice and see your smile,
To sit and talk a while,
To be with you that same old way,
Would be our fondest day.
A heart of gold stopped beating,
Two smiling eyes closed to rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.
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One Light Luxury
Apartments extravaganza
HUD Official and Cordish Family host One Light Apartments’ Grand Opening. Mayor Sly James; U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development Branch Chief Ronald Crawford and Cordish Family
members officially celebrated the opening of the Power and Light District’s downtown One Light
Luxury Apartments recently with a Grand Opening extravaganza. Pictured from left are: Blake
Cordish; Ronald Crawford, Branch Chief, Kansas City Underwriting, HUD, Kansas City, KS (in bath
robe); Nick Benjamin, Executive Director, Power & Light District; David Cordish (in bath robe);
Mayor James and Zed Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Cordish. Note: Stage guests were presented
with bath robes compliments of the Cordish Family. (Photo by Debbie D. Sauer)
T
he Cordish Companies
and the Kansas City
Power & Light District
officially celebrated
the opening of One Light
Luxury Apartments in early
December, with a Grand
Opening
extravaganza
featuring remarks by the
Cordish Family, the U.S.
Department of Housing &
Urban Development and
Mayor Sly James.
The
307-unit
luxury
apartment tower in Kansas
City, Missouri is downtown’s
first ever new construction,
high-rise apartment tower
building and one of the
most luxurious, amenity-rich
apartment communities in
the country. The community
features
studios,
onebedroom, two-bedroom and
penthouse luxury apartments
ranging in size from 580 sq.
ft. to 1395 sq. ft. and a wide
array of amenities, including
a club room, entertainment
kitchen with wine display
wall, 21,000 sq. ft. outdoor
pool deck, theater room,
conference room and fitness
center. One Light also enjoys
direct access to the 35,000
sq. ft. Cosentino’s Market
Downtown and the 35,000
sq. ft. Onelife Fitness Center.
One Light’s $5 million
rooftop amenity space takes
apartment living to a whole
new level of luxury with a
resort-style pool, natural stone
and wood decking, three
fireplaces, three outdoor flat
screen TV’s, two outdoor
kitchens with grilling stations,
nine
expansive
cedar
cabanas and a 60-foot walkup and swim-up bar. “One Light is a shining
example of The Cordish
Companies’
commitment
to quality and delivering
best-in-class,
public-private
developments,” said Mayor
Sly James. “The Power & Light
District, and now One Light,
have played a pivotal role
in the rebirth of downtown
Kansas City. With the streetcar,
Two Light Luxury Apartments
and the convention hotel on
the immediate horizon, the
future of downtown Kansas
City truly is bright.”
Since the start of construction
in May of 2014, One Light
has enjoyed unprecedented
interest, and opens with
more than 80 percent of its
apartments leased. Because
of the tremendous demand
for penthouse units, One Light
added a second penthouse
floor
midway
through
construction. After more than
$10 billion in public and
private development over
the last ten years, downtown
Kansas City has garnered
national attention for its
urban renaissance, with more
than 3000 new apartment
units and 1900 hotel keys in
development, a streetcar line
nearing completion and many
millions of annual visitors.
One Light is the first of
four luxury apartments The
Cordish Companies will build
in downtown Kansas City.
Each will feature a similar
amenity and entertainmentrich lifestyle, a calling
card of all of The Cordish
Companies’ projects in the
gaming, hospitality, urban
development and multifamily
spaces.
“Our goal in developing
One Light was to offer our
residents all the luxury and
amenities of a resort lifestyle
without having to sacrifice
the convenience, energy
and excitement of a vibrant
downtown,”
said
Nick
Benjamin, Executive Director
of the Kansas City Power &
Light District and Director of
Multifamily Development for
The Cordish Companies. “Our
residents will have year-round
access to a rooftop pool and
bar, a resident -sommelier
and room service from more
than a dozen downtown
restaurants while at the same
time living steps away from a
grocery store, a full service
fitness center, downtown’s
arenas and performing arts
halls, the KC Streetcar, KC
Live! and the central business
district. We believe this is
what the future of urban living
looks like—everything for
everyone, all in one place.”
About One Light
Luxury Apartments
The
community
features
studios, one bedroom, twobedroom and penthouse
luxury apartments ranging
in size from 580 sq. feet.
to 1395 sq. feet. Building
amenities rival those of any
luxury apartment building in
the country, and its central
location puts residents steps
away from Kansas City’s
most popular cultural and
entertainment
destinations
including
the
Kauffman
Center for the Performing
Arts, Sprint Center, KC Live!,
Arvest Bank Theater at The
Midland, Alamo Drafthouse
Cinema, City Market, the
Crossroads Arts District and
dozens of restaurants, bars,
galleries and shops.
For more information go
online at www.onelightkc.
com or stop by the Leasing
Center at 1251 Main Street.
The model apartment on the
4th floor of the One Light
tower recently opened and
is available for tours by
appointment.
Source Power & Light District
and
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Relation & Communications
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One Light Luxury Apartments is the first new construction high-rise apartment building in the
history of downtown Kansas City. One Light rises 25 stories at the corner of 13th and Walnut
Streets in the heart of downtown Kansas City’s Power & Light District.
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