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(Elfe J ì n r t l a n ò O D b s e rn e r July 30. 2 0 0 3 IL PageA5 Utilities Battle Public Power Advocates Citizenship Campaign Launched Democrats woo Hispanics, offering citizenship workshops (A P) — A M exican im m igrant w h o h a r v e s ts c a u li f l o w e r in C alifo rn ia’s central coast region, A ndoreni Fierro w anted to know w hat he had to do to becom e a U.S. citizen. M e a n w h ile , G u s ta v o C ru z Q uintero, w ho has lived in the U nited States for tw o decades. asked w hether he could exchange his green card for citizenship. Both men brought their ques tions to an im m igration forum in Salinas,Calif, where Hispanics make up about tw o-thirds o f the p opula tion, and hold m any o f the jo b s in the agriculture industry. The hosts for the forum : a D em o cratic congressm an. Rep. Sam Farr; a D em ocratic state assem blym an, Sim on Salinas; and local im m igra tion advocates. W hile politicians say the idea behind such sessions is to allow immigrants to fullyjoin in American society, analysts note they also help create a new voter base am ong the n atio n ’s largest m inority group -ju s t in tim e for next y e a r’s presi dential election. “ It's going to add new folks to the rolIs and it’s their beliefthey will vote for D em ocrats,” said Larry G onzalez, d irector o f the National A ssociation o f Latino Elected and A ppointed O fficials. “T here is a sense o f loyalty to those w ho help them through the process. They rem em ber that you w ere the person w ho helped hold their hand. A t the w orkshops, im m igrants will receive help in filling out natu ralization forms. T h ey ’ll have their photos taken for the applications and get advice on interview s, En glish proficiency exam s and civics tests. Tove, Tatina-style Telemundo launches reality dating show Nely Galan is the producer o f La Cenicienta, a new reality dating show to appear on the His panic television station Telemundo. (AP photo) Administrative Assistant Kristine Headings (from left), Senior Estimator Russ Payne and Service Coordinator Julie Siebenthaler examine a service map at Pacific Power's service station in northeast Portland. (A P ) — A single m o th er in search o f love will be featured on a reality d ating show that reflects H is panic culture, T elem undo executives said. “ La C enicienta,” o r C inderella, film ed in Palm Springs, will airo n theS panish-languagenetw ork for six w eeks beginning in Septem ber. "T he first reality series that show s the w orld how to fall in love, Latina style,” trum pets a prom otional spot for the series. “ In true Latino fashion, y o u ’re not ju s t m arrying the bride, y o u ’re m arrying the entire fam ily," Jim M cN am ara, T elem undo president and c h ie f ex ecu tive officer, told the T elevision C ritics A ssociation. P aren ts an d sib lin g s w eig h in on M in erv a R uv alcab a's choices, and not alw aysdiplom atically. “ M y d au g h ter’s taste in men is aw ful," her m other says, in a clip show n for TV critics. The series w ants to dem onstrate to w om en, esp e cially young H ispanic w om en, “there is a second chance in life,” said actress Eva T am argo-L em us, w ho serves as one o f R u v alcab a’s confidante. The show delves into serious issues o f sexism , racism and class bias as w ell, she said. A n eclectic group o f men vie for R uvalcaba, including Jew ish, black and A sians o f H ispanic descent, G alan said PHOTO BV VI vrk W ashington / T he P ortland O bserver continued from Front M eeks and other public pow er advocates argue that a citizen- ow ned pow er com pany could con dem n E n ro n 's assets, including lines and hydropow er plants, and acquire their union w orkers, for a sm ooth transition from a private to p eo p le’s utility. Pacific P ow er claim s that a startup PUD wi 11 mean higher r.ites for consum ers, w ho w ould depend on a turbulent public pow er m ar ket for pow er. Pacific Power ow ns 80 percent o f its ow n generation, in c lu d in g e n v ir o n m e n ta lly friendly w ind generations. The utility also points to its record as upstanding "corporate citizens” as p ro o f that they are a com m unity-m inded com pany. Pacific Pow er donates $ I million a year to com m unity projects and staffs those projects with its com pany leaders. Holden, for exam ple helped form a business incubator and Pacific Pow er provided the building that now houses O regon A ssociation o f M inority Entrepreneurs. H olden and Pacific Pow er have also dabbled in the affordable hous ing m arket by creating the Neigh- borhixxl Partnership Fund by w ork ing w ith neighborhood associa tions in north and northeast Port land and the Youth t iang Task Force to “help change the dynam ic o f the neighborhood,” H olden said. Paeific Pow er spokespeople say they have been successful at e f forts to hire m inorities from north and northeast Portland. A nother utility option in the w orks is a city proposal to form a m unicipality, running its ow n util ity com pany for the city, rather than the county. C oney, also is opposed to a city- run pow er com pany. He said PGE w as doing fine before Enron and has consistently done good w ork since E nron’s bankruptcy. “ W ith P o rtlan d try in g to dig its e lf out o f the w o rst recessio n in 20 y ears, the no tio n o f a city c o n d em n in g a large b u sin ess is not a h ealth y m e ssa g e ,” C oney said. . ; - in lila Wii m Oh K&y Northeast Community Fiesta Planned Join the celebration and dis cover the heart o f Latino cul ture in northeast Portland at the 42nd Avenue Fiesta on Satur day, Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fiesta will feature events along Northeast 42nd Avenue betw een Prescott and Holman streets. Several businesses along the avenue plan open houses with live music, local “com ida” and lots o f com m unity spirit. The entertainm ent includes the Lions o f Batucada, M exi can folk dancers, Clow n W ith out Borders-N om adic Theater and O m ar Vargas, a mariachi band. A uthentic Mexican food will be a featured attraction. 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