World & Nation
The passion and controversy surrounding the 1988 Mexican presidential election are likely to erupt again this weekend when President Carlos Salinas de Gortari and his chief antagonist, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, come to Los Angeles to visit their expatriate countrymen and supporters.
April 21, 1990
California
A San Diegan has been appointed chairman of the State Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention by Gov.
July 1, 1986
Last Wednesday was a day of easy choices for the Gomez family of El Monte.
May 2, 1994
Politics
Politics: Cardenas’ resounding victory demonstrates appeal beyond Latino voters. Boland advances in bid for state Senate seat.
March 28, 1996
Los Angeles, whose Mexican-origin population is the second largest outside Mexico City, appears to have become the northern front of Mexican politics.
May 24, 1990
While it has become traditional for opposition leaders from nearly every country in the world to visit the United States to explain their positions and enhance their stature, Mexicans have generally frowned on the practice.
Dec. 13, 1988
Food
The worst thing about the job is the hours.
Nov. 11, 1992
A dispute between two drivers in an alley early Thursday ended with one of them shot to death and the other being sought by sheriff’s deputies, detectives said.
Aug. 20, 1999
A 37-year-old man who stopped breathing in the back seat of a patrol car Thursday after he was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance died later at a hospital, according to authorities.
Aug. 28, 1998
Archives
After immigrating decades ago, Amado Vazquez stumbled into the rarefied world of orchids, mastering hybridization and eventually owning a thriving nursery in Malibu.
April 18, 2000