Hector Solorzano

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Worked on 74 assignments, created 25, named on 23 bylines for The Chaffey Breeze.

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Rezoning southern Fontana

On Tuesday December 18, the Fontana planning commission voted on whether to rezone an area in Fontana from residential to industrial. If the area is rezoned there are plans to build 7 warehouses in the area. Planning manager Orlando Hernandez stated that after environmental reviews, his office did not recommend that the project move forward. His recommendation was aligned with...

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Grand Opening of the Center for Culture and Social Justice

After years of fighting, the DREAMers, P. I. N. T. O, the Lavender Coalition, and UMOJA finally received the Center for Culture and Social Justice (CCSJ). The grand opening of the CCSJ took place on August 28th in AD 109, with a crowd exceeding 50 people. The event began with representatives from the DREAMers, the Lavender Coalition, UMOJA, and P....

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#hellnotothememo

On Oct. 21, a memo that stated the definition of gender in the United States Government was leaked to the press. According to The New York Times the memo stated that: "The Trump administration is considering defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth."The memo was sent by the Department of Health and Human Services to...

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Women's March

Around 600,000 people attended the Women's March in Los Angeles on January 20th fighting for equal rights. People first gathered around the stage located at Pershing Square before marching to City Hall where many speakers awaited the marchers. There were many celebrity speakers including Viola Davis, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde, Paris Jackson, and many more. L. A. Mayor...

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Nasty Women Panel

I have always been somewhat of a tomboy, growing up I was down to play in the dirt, fined leaves for my silkworms to eat, or just run around to play tag during recess. I had never seen a difference in what made me less capable of doing something that the boys were capable of doing. It was not until...

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Club Rush

Chaffey students interacting in the Quad during Club Rush. Photo taken By Kris (last name). Written by: Amalia Escobedo, Kris (last name) The smoky sensation of grilled carne asada filled the air, and the sun beamed down on the tops of all the club tents lined up against the planters. The cool breeze and old music hits playing in the...

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Concerns echoing throughout Downtown Los Angeles

On Sunday Oct. 7th, the streets of downtown Los Angeles were echoing with the sound of anger, frustration, and revolution. After the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, many organizations including Black Lives Matter, the Survivors March, Revolution Club Los Angeles, and Refuse Fascism were marching the streets while voicing their disappointment about the new Justice. It all...

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Conforming to Nonconformity

Gender nonconformity is a relatively new term used to describe individuals that do not identify as one gender, if any. Since the uprise of coming out as gender nonconforming, discrimination made itself present to all the identifiers. From schools, jobs, and walking down the street, these individuals usually do not escape prejudice and discrimination. In some cases Chaffey College has...

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The Breeze Goes to Los Angeles

The first publication that the editors visited was San Gabriel Valley Tribune. This publication is part of Southern California News Group which is responsible for 11 daily newspapers as well as multimedia content. The editors then went into Beverly Hills to visit Ms. Magazine/Feminist Majority Foundation. The editors were given an overview of the history of Ms. Magazine and its...

By (Hector as desk editor) + 1 other for The Chaffey Breeze - 2 min read

Comikaze

Since 1971 Comic Con has attracted millions of people from all over the world. Los Angeles Comic Con or Comikaze has been an event where fanatics can cosplay without feeling judged by others and can go to panels of their favorite actors, artists, and characters. The creator of many well known Marvel comics, Stan Lee, was present at the convention...