He was literally asleep at the wheel. A man was arrested for drunken driving last week after he was discovered passed out in his car at a Cesar Chavez Street intersection, police said. Officers on patrol near the unit block of Cesar Chavez on Wednesday s

This week, the SFMTA Board considers raising fines on double parkers and sidewalk riders, the Planning Department presents new plans for eastern Cesar Chavez Street, and AC Transit holds the first of its public meeting on the East Bay BRT final EIR. Here

Interstate 35 (Travis County): Various closures on the southbound access road between Cesar Chavez Street and Texas 71 from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. tonight and Tuesday night. Lower level closed in both directions between 15th street and 35th Street from 9 p.

AUSTIN, TX, February 18, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- South by Southwest (SXSW) is coming soon in Austin this spring usually in March which is an annual event of festivals from music, to film to interactive. The company began its operation in 1987 during a

I made the same case in this column about the 2011 naming of a naval ship after Cesar Chavez. Though my critics at the time tried to make it into a race issue, it had nothing to do with race and everything to do with taking the opportunity to honor someo

7-year-old Cameron Banks uses one of the electronic checkout stations at the Cesar Chavez Central Library.CLIFFORD OTO/The Record At the Cesar Chavez Central Library in Stockton, checking out a book is now as much fun as reading it. The self-checkout kio

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United Farm Workers (UFW) has announced Honorary Co-Chairs of the UFW 50th Anniversary 2012 year-long celebration. The distinguished group of entertainers, public officials, dignitaries and Hispanic national leaders is led by Helen Chavez, wife of founde

Eva Longoria, Martin Sheen, Diego Luna, America Ferrera, Danny Glover, Edward James Olmos, Kris Kristofferson, Taboo of the Black-Eyed Peas, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and More Are Among Actors, Musical Performers, Public Officials and Hispanic Leader

Although it sits closed behind a chain- link fence, renovation and expansion construction at the Cesar Chavez Library in East Salinas continues to make the facility a busy place. Against a backdrop of whining concrete saws, humming compressors and bangin

CHICO -- Police received 566 responses to a recent citywide survey asking citizens about concerns over crime and policing priorities in Chico. well-received by the organization. Chico police mounted patrol officer Abigail Madden waves to Cesar Chavez Day

One of five burrowing owls that have been documented at Cesar Chavez Park. Photo: Doug Donaldson Karen Smith goes to monitor owls. Smith is one of about a dozen volunteer docents from Golden Gate Audubon Society who help passersby spot and learn about th

A border patrol agent was injured after he was struck by a tractor-trailer while searching for an illegal immigrant. It happened on the Cesar Chavez Highway, in El Paso, Wednesday night. Police said the driver didn't see the agent because of his dark clo

STOCKTON - All-male programs are coming to four Stockton Unified K-8 campuses and Cesar Chavez High School in 2012-13, an initiative Superintendent Carl Toliver is hoping will help close gaps between male and female students in academics, behavior and gr

The U.S. Navy employs certain conventions when naming its ships. Until politics intervenes. The Obama administration has upended these conventions from time to time to make political statements. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has named two Lewis and Clark-clas

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2005 file photo, the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) steams off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia while conducting humanitarian assistance. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-e, File) After drawing fire for the decision to name a new littoral combat s

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced Feb. 10 that the next Independence variant littoral combat ship (LCS) will be named USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). The selection of Gabrielle Giffords, designated LCS 10, honors the former congresswoman from Tu

A second sinkhole has developed about a block away from the spot where an earlier sinkhole at Cesar Chavez & Mildred street was … Emergency crews took six people to the hospital following … Power outages just north of the Domain area are affecting 1,800…

Local news the way you want it: Money retrieved from an alleged bank robbery is stored in Kent County Sheriff's Deputy Dale DeKorte's patrol car on Clyde Park Avenue SW, near Marcia Street SW, in Wyoming, Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Two suspects were