SPMG - South Bay Community News

10/24/2025

10/24/2025

Thank you to LAZ Parking & Aeroplex / Aerolease Group for sponsoring our flyovers this year! Looking forward to a fantastic day on Oct 25 for families and aviation enthusiasts alike, as they enjoy aircrafts flying over the Festival event! http://lgb.org/lbfof

10/24/2025

10/23/2025

Approximately 3 weeks remain to place your THANKSGIVING ORDERS. Yes..CINNAMON ROLLS made the cut😃. Head over to our website, choose the location you want to pick up from and you’ll be set😃. In store and phone orders accepted also.

10/14/2025

10/14/2025

Halloween fun for the whole family!

10/14/2025

🎉 Huge congrats to Marcello Hernández on being named one of this year's Latino Leaders by TIME! 👏 The SNL star joins Isabel Allende, Daniel Lubetzky and more trailblazing Latinos breaking barriers in entertainment, business, sports and beyond. Read more on what the publication had to say about the comedian and actor below...

10/14/2025

🇲🇽 The Forgotten Hands That Fed Two Nations 🌾

From 1942 to 1964, more than 4.5 million Mexican men crossed the border under the Bracero Program — a historic agreement between Mexico and the United States that changed both countries forever.

The word “bracero” means “strong arm.” 💪
And that’s what these men were — farmers, fathers, dreamers — who carried the strength of Mexico in their hands and the hope of their families in their hearts.

During World War II, the United States faced a massive labor shortage. The fields were empty, the railroads still. So, an agreement was signed allowing Mexican workers to come north as temporary laborers to harvest crops, build rail lines, and keep industries alive.

But what history books often forget to say is this:
Behind every train that ran, every harvest gathered, and every meal served — there was a bracero.

They worked under the burning sun, slept in makeshift camps, and sent every peso they could back home. Many faced discrimination, poor wages, and tough conditions — yet they never lost their pride. Because they knew what they were doing mattered.

They weren’t just “temporary workers.”
They were the backbone of American agriculture and the heart of Mexican resilience.

And even after the program ended in 1964, its legacy lived on.
Those same braceros — and their children — became part of the great story of Mexican migration and perseverance in the U.S. Their sweat grew economies, their values built communities, and their courage continues to inspire generations today. 🌎

They didn’t just cross borders.
They built bridges — between nations, between histories, between futures.

🇲🇽 Honor the braceros.
Because their story is not just about work — it’s about dignity, sacrifice, and love for family and land. ❤️

10/14/2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has introduced significant changes to the SNAP program. MORE BELOW 🔽

10/14/2025

Look who came to the public theater to see my play The Other Americans! The brilliant Junot Diaz Pulitzer Prize winner of the Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao ! 🤯 love that book