Posted on 04/22/2009 8:20:03 PM PDT by Steelfish
Molina wants Spanish translation for Gold Line. La Linea de Oro?
April 22, 2009
When light rail returns to the Eastside neighborhoods of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles this summer, many Spanish-speaking residents will undoubtedly talk about taking el tren.
But will commuters say they are riding La Linea de Oro? L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Molina will propose during an MTA board meeting today that the Eastside extension of the Gold Line be officially named La Linea de Oro, Edward R. Roybal.
If the motion is approved, it will be the first time the name of an MTA facility, rail or bus line has been translated from English to Spanish, said MTA spokesman Jose Ubaldo. In her motion, Molina says that Spanish has been a cornerstone of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles and that several community members asked that the rail line be referred to in that language, as well as honor the late Latino congressman, who grew up in Boyle Heights.
Molina could not be reached for comment. Boyle Heights and East L.A. are more than 95% Latino, with a huge Spanish-speaking population.
Lupe Bojorquez, 59, a Neighborhood Watch captain, said she has talked in the past with Molina about naming the Eastside stretch of the lineLa Linea de Oro.I think it would be a nice gesture if it was named in Spanish, Bojorquez said.
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“Colorado” is closer to “colored”.
“Red” is “rojo”.
Obama can't even get his recent history right--in disassociating himself from the Kennedy Administration's involvement in the Bay of Pigs invasion, he said he was three months old at the time. In fact the invasion took place in April 1961, several months before he was born.
time to stop these nice gestures to spanish speaking and put spanish were it belongs, int eh garbage bin.
the spanish speaking invaders are wrecking this nation, divideing it by making two official languages. this means we can communicate with part of teh population. it is becoming offical now, I will have to learn that gutter language as more spanish is officially brought on line. time to say stop this crap, and learn english. no govenment sponsored anything should be named in spanish. heck we got enough roads and cities with spanish names like Los angeles. what more do this illegals want?? they want to turn our great nation into a third world cess pit like mexico. to hell with them all.
we need some english speaking tea party type action to stop the spread of this vile language. sick and it is such a waste. third turd world here we come
“I think it would be a nice gesture if it was named in Spanish, Bojorquez said.”
I think it would be a nice gesture for these Latinos to start admitting they don’t live in Mexico, etc any more!
Half of California toponymics are Spanish to begin with. What’s a big deal?
As your constituent I urge you to co-sponsor S.991, The English Language Unity Act of 2009!
The United States is one of the few countries in the world without an official language.
Public opinion polls show that 84-87 percent of the American people from all walks of life support this common sense idea.
A majority of 30 U.S. states have already made English their official language.
Please help protect our nations unity in the English language by supporting S. 991.
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