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84 Th 5acrsmnto Final Sw'urday May 7 1994 Spanish: Station began airing newscast in 1970s Weather: raffic mishaps News in Spanish on radio in print 11:05 am weekdays KTRB broadcasts live news reports filed by reporters from Spanish-language KCSO-TV (Channel 19) Newspapers carrying the news in Spanish include the weeklies El Ilispano and El Tiempo El Heraldo Catdlico published every two weeks by Sacramento's Catholic Diocese also carries Spanish news as do the monthlies Comunica-cion La Tnbuna and El Progreso El Progreso has temporarily suspended publication but will reappear soon its editor Rodolfo Cuellar said Bee Metro Staff Latino residents of greater Sacramento can get local national and international news in Spanish from a variety of newspapers and radio stations serving the area Spanish-language news can be heard at various times dailv on La (KZSA 921 FM) as well as on KRCX (1110 AM) and its sister station KRFD (999 FM) News in Spanish also is broadcast by KSTN (1073 FM) of Stockton and on Modesto-based KTRB (860 AM) At reluted incidents were reported the Roseville Police Department and the Placer County Sheriffs office said i rain did wash out community carnival in South Na-tomas Rain or shine the carnival will resume at 10 am near the corner of Truxel Road and West El Camino Avenue I seems every time we set up a carnival we get at least one day fcf said Lois Olavarri one if the people who assisted the Greater Natomas Lions Club in organizing the event which celebrates South Natomas life The carnival ends on Sunday The precipitation caused by in upper-level low-pressure systejn from the Pacific may resume 1 1 day the National Weather Servii said forecast calls for a chance of rain in the afternoon Bee staff writers Art Campo and Jim Mayer contributed to th story Continued from page B1 to slow down resulted in the usual increase of traffic accidents authorities said Although precise numbers were not available the California Highway Patrol said the situation was ugly at best had a lot of traffic accidents today primarily because drivers are driving too fast for a spokesman for the Valley Division said Most of the mishaps were minor fender-benders with no fatal accidents reported by 5 pm In Citrus Heights a fallen tree branch made contact with overhead power lines about 9:15 am causing a power outage that affected nearly 1400 customers of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Power was restored to all homes in about an hour according to spokesman Dace Udris Placer County came through just fine No reports of floods power failures or other weather- Continued from page B1 TV network looks forward to its new challenge is always very healthy" he said The one who benefits is the viewer" To lure its new audience 48" plans an immediate expansion of its Sacramento coverage But Unired" is counting on a secret weapon: viewer loyalty The newscast has continually improved since it went on the air in the early 1970s a few years after KCSO was founded by Chester Smith a former country singer At first the station primarily carried English-language programming the format was later changed to mostly Spanish Today KCSO is affiliated with the Univision network the other giant of Spanish-language TV thought I was crazy when I started the Spanish Smith said myself realize the Spanish community would grow so large" Arellano a journalism graduate munity are made" Arellano said immigration is the most pressing issue in California and the staff is uniquely qualified to cover it immigrants ourselves I would like to think that we bring a more human perspective to our coverage" She said the viewers also are hungry for stories about education legal rights consumer rights and health issues Her broadcasts try to help educate immigrants and Spanishspeaking people cope with American life frightening Some of them don't know how to use ATMs" automated teller machines at banks Rene Aguilera one of three field cameramen said KCSO a public service station It serves the Arellano won a big victory two years ago when she persuaded San Channel 7 (KGO) to sell its discarded news set to KCSO for $2000 The old set consisted of a table and chairs old set now has a modified backdrop aerial photos of downtown Sacramento The ratings of are in dispute A November survey by Strategy Research Inc which measures Latino view-ership put the number of viewers at 121000 station officials said A February study by Nielsen Media Research said the number was closer to 28000 KCSO contends that Nielsen undercounts Latino viewers of California State University Sacramento joined the staff six years ago Her co-anchors who double as field reporters are Joaquin Cano a native of Spain who is an accomplished gui- HEATINGS AIR CONDITIONING CUTY0UR rifiey BILLS DOWN TO SIZE SaveUpTo50 on Heating Cooling Costs No Down Payment FREE ESTIMATES tarist sportscaster Juan Carlos Zapata and Hilda Padilla on weather Lake Arellano Zapata and Padilla were born Mexico and at times they too are assigned stories on politics Every day at least one of the anchors and a KCSO field cameraman dig for news in Sacramento They always find it Sacramento is a natural beat for KCSO Arellano said being the she said has a Latino mayor a Latino police chief and more Latino legislators than in the past also where the laws affecting our com Approval of Grier package elicits relief and complaints 100 SMUD FINANCING 775 UP TO s1385 rebate be 470619 Thermuml Aire school board's silence while selecting a superintendent think everything should be said Withrow whose stepdaughter attends McClatchy re The Inside Guys Kubunfl 85-54601 a (o)QMto WnOaod By Kimberly Moy Bee Staff Writer Sacramento City Unified School District approval Thursday of two long-awaited agreements with incoming Superintendent Terry Grier has provoked both praise and grumbling from parents and teachers delighted finally come to an said Bev Lamb chairwoman of Community-Partners for Educational Excellence for the most part are anxious to get someone on The superintendent spot has been vacant since July Some parents and teachers have criticized the district for agreeing to pay Grier a salary of $127000 and benefits worth an estimated $43000 At meeting school board members unanimously approved a sen-ices agreement that will pay Grier for up to 18 days of work before his four-year contract begins June 1 They also approved on a 4-3 vote a contract addendum that pays moving travel and housing expenses for his move to Sacramento from Akron Ohio Its value is unknown because it depends on the bids and how long it takes Grier to sell his Ohio home The two side agreements could pay Grier up to $18000 more Trustees Gaspar Garcia Louise Perez and Nancy Findeisen voted against the agreement with Garcia saying it represented an expansion of the original contract that he already felt was too costly Some parents and teachers said they are concerned about the incoming salary package is an awful large investment I do think too said Larkin Penrose a mother of two students at Matsuyama Elementary School Another parent Hal Stemmier said that he felt contract was appropriate think the salary is out of line for the kind of position he said Grier could not be reached for comment Friday night have a hard time when people at the top get what they want but people at the bottom are continuously asked to make said Dana Dusbiber who teaches -at Albert Einstein Elementary School Frank Withrow a business skills teacher at McClatchy High pointed out that the money to be paid Grier could have been used to directly benefit students He and others criticized the This weekend visit one of these new home communities and see for yourself how Lexington Homes is building a tradition of quality and value ti Wgddbribge ipOINTE From $101950! 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