José López, 93, Founder Of López Bakery In Milwaukee Passed Away

López opened the first López Bakery in the Southside in 1973.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 13, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, José López, 93, originally from the town of Charcas, in the State of San Luis Potosi in Mexico passed away in Milwaukee County, he first opened the López Bakery in 1973 in the Southside of Milwaukee.

The López Bakery was located at the 600 block of W. National Ave., then it eventually moved to the 1100 block of W. Historic Mitchell Street, where a restaurant was added. 

According to López's obituary, López emigrated to the U.S.A. from Mexico in 1967, moving to Milwaukee in 1969 with his wife Amparo, where he worked various jobs baking and saving up to establish a bakery. In 1973, he rented a small space inside a Mexican grocery store on the Southside. He ran it successfully and was able to save up enough to purchase his first stand alone business, and “Lopez Bakery” was born on S. 3rd & W. Lapham Streets. He operated stores in many parts of the city, which included on S. 6th & W. National Ave., S. 16th Street & W. Lincoln Ave., and S. 11th & W. Mitchell Streets, as well as bakeries in Racine and Waukesha.

The peak of his success was in the late 90’s, where the family operated 5 stores and had 96 employees.

Amparo, 78, originally from Coahuila, Mexico passed in Hales Corners on May 15, 2023.

César A. Pabón-Péres, 98, Passed Away, Remembered As A Pillar In The Puerto Rican Community, Former Korean War Veteran, Professional Wrestler And Senior Exercise Instructor At UCC In Milwaukee

Pabón-Péres remembered as professional wrestler on Puerto Rico in the 1960's and a Korean War Veteran before spending decades working with youths and senior citizens at the United Community Center in the Southside of Milwaukee.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 12, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Saturday, César Antonio Pabón-Péres, 98, passed away after spending decades in Milwaukee forging programs at the United Community Center (UCC) to help kids at risk and kept them off the streets. Pabón-Péres was well respected for his ability to help make the UCC a thriving multi-million community non-profit organization today, and worked at UCC for 35 years before retiring and then volunteered at UCC afterwards.

The fitness center at UCC was named after him. Pabón-Péres, who was an Army Sergeant also received the Congressional gold metal in 2016 by former President Barack Obama for his service in the Korean War with the Borinqueneers in the 65th Infantry Regiment from Puerto Rico.

After returning to Puerto Rico from the military, he went to college and later became a special education teacher. Pabón-Péres was then hired by the Milwaukee Christian Center to work with young people with behavioral problems, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

In the 1960's,  Pabón-Péres was also a professional TV wrestler known as the Superman of Puerto Rico.

He managed the Spot at South 6 Street, which later moved to S. 9th Street and became the UCC. Where he later became the senior exercise instructor and weight room orientation instructor at UCC.

According to Julio Pabon, his son, "He was beloved by so many and did many inspirational things with his very long life. He was also known as the cofounder of the United Community Center. After the spot burnt down, he used a letter, signed by Richard Nixon to raise money that was used to purchase the old Church that became the gymnasium, which is now the theater space at UCC. Although he wasn’t the top decision maker at UCC, mainly because he wanted to be on the street level working directly with the community, he was instrumental in creating the culture that existed in that space. He had his arms opened to all and I carry that legacy with me as I teach in the elementary level. I’m grateful for all of his teachings."

Annette Rivera-Pili also says, "My Uncle Emilio Velez, who at the time was his best friend, and they both had a vision to be a part of the community and to help youngsters get off the streets and have a purpose. Unfortunately, my uncle could not see his dream become a reality because he passed away of leukemia at the age of 46 and Mr.Pabon made sure that he would go forward with this dream, which today is UCC that’s a very important part of the story thank you for sharing. In response to Julio Pabon, your father will never be forgotten!!"

30-year-old Janice Ramos Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For The 2025 Homicide Of Astrid N. González-Feliciano, 30, In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Ramos pleaded guilty in a plea agreement and has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, she must serve 17 years in prison and 8 years supervision in connection with the homicide of González-Feliciano.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

September 12, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, Janice Ramos, 30, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, with 17 years incarceration and 8 years of supervision for the May 5, 2025 homicide of Astrid N. González-Feliciano, 30, at the 1900 block of W. Amy Place in the Southside of Milwaukee.

Ramos in a plead agreement with prosecutors pleaded guilty on April 8, for a reduced charge of 1st-degree reckless homicide.

According to the criminal complaint, Ramos fatally shot González-Feliciano with a .45 Calber handgun, after 20 hours, police were called to the victim's place of residence after a neighbor saw several of González-Feliciano's nude children outside alone. When police arrived at the scene, they located González-Feliciano's body inside the home and recovered four spent bullet casings including one that her child was holding at the time.

Police apparently discovered that González-Feliciano had been fatally shot at least 20 hours before they were called to the homicide crime scene.

The criminal complaint says, that neighbors had previously heard loud bangs, but thought they were fireworks. Later, a neighbor saw several of González-Feliciano's young children nude in the front porch and when the neighbor asked one of the children about their mother, the child told the neighbor that she was inside on the floor bleeding. The neighbor then called police to the scene.

Milwaukee police were able to get surveillance video from a nearby area and they could see Ramos and another unidentified person wearing hoodies in the shadows by González-Feliciano's residence. Ramos confessed to police that she called her child's father earlier with an excuse to get him to leave González-Feliciano's residence who he was dating. Once Ramos ex-boyfriend left, she approached González-Feliciano who came to the door and fatally shot her multiple times. Ramos told police that it was the other person who killed González-Feliciano, but police have yet to charge Ramos's alleged accomplice.

Democrat Nominee Ismael Luna Should Release His GPS Cellphone Records To Confirm That He Resides At 1423 W. Walker Street In Milwaukee, WI State Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) Requested In WEC Election Fraud Complaint

WI State Rep. Ortiz-Velez requesting for Democrat Nominee Ismael Luna to release his GPS cellphone information in order to confirm he actually resides at 1423 W. Walker Street in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Wisconsin State Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) in a response (Wisconsin Election Commission-WEC complaint filing) to Democrat nominee Ismael Luna's response to allegations of Election fraud, Ortiz-Velez is requesting Luna to release his GPS cellphone information (records) from August 11, 2026 to date in order for Luna to confirm that his actually stays at 1423 W. Walker Street address at night, which Ortiz-Velez alleged in an Election fraud complaint with the WEC that he doesn't actually reside at the address, which his sworn Declaration of Candidacy claims that he does reside at the address.

Luna previously responded in a WEC filing that he doesn't stay at the 1423 W. Walker Street address from time to time and primarily on the weekends. (HNNUSA article: https://tinyurl.com/bvb4bwsh)

Also, Rep. Ortiz-Velez filed a signed affidavit by Victor Huyke with the WEC claiming that he received messenger messages from multiple individuals claiming that Luna doesn't actually reside at the W. Walker Street address. Huyke posted a photo of Luna's place of residence in social media questioning why the duplex at 1423 W. Walker Street has not been kept up (duplex in need of outdoor repairs).

The Luna Election fraud in the 8th Assembly District in the Southside of Milwaukee inquiry continues as new filings with the WEC questions Luna's response that he lives at the W. Walker Street address. 

Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

 

Democrat Nominee Ismael Luna From The 8th Assembly District Files Response To WI State Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez's WEC Complaint Allagations About His Residency

Update: More questions raised about Democrat nominee Ismael Luna's actual address in the 8th Assembly District in Milwaukee 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, Democrat nominee Ismael Luna from the 8th Assembly District confirmed that he doesn't stay at 1423 W. Walker St. address from time to time and primarily on the weekends, and has rented another residence at S. 15 Place within the 8th Assembly District in Milwaukee.

Luna in a notorized statement on September 2, 2026, in response to Wisconsin State Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) complaint filed with the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) alleging that Luna doesn't actually reside at the W. Walker Street address, disputes Ortiz-Velez's allegations. The 11-page Luna's response is attached in the Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) exclusive post.

Luna also states in his response that he split up from his male partner in November 2025, but still owned properties with his ex-partner.

Sources indicated that Luna and his ex-partner went on vacation to Mexico after the Primary Election 2026.

According to Luna, both Luna and his ex-partner leased out their S. Honey Creek Drive property in April 1, 2026 to other tenants, but Luna failed to address why his nomination papers (dated April to May 2026) included his W. Walker Street address including instructions to nomination paper circulators to return the documents to the S. Honey Creek Drive address at a certain post mark date, which the S. Honey Creek Drive address has a tenant's mailbox and a landlord mail box, according to Luna.

In March 31, 2026, a Luna For Assembly campaign amended registration statement was filed with the WEC stating that the campaign address was at the W. Walker Street.

Luna has recently decided to move out from the W. Walker Street address due to safety concerns (his lease at W. Walker Street address ends on September 30, 2026), which he indicated that he wasn't actually staying at the W. Walker Street address. Luna believes that his address should be private, but as a candidate in Wisconsin and if elected to office, the candidate's and elected official's actual address is public.

Luna failed to mention his ex-partner's current address, since according to Luna's response to the WEC, they don't live at S. Honey Creek Drive in Milwaukee and at the S. 35 Street in the City of Greenfield. 

Luna's 12-page response to the Ortiz-Velez's WEC filed complaint attached to this HNNUSA news post.

In addition: Rep. Ortiz-Velez announced on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 that she is a write-in candidate in the 8th Assembly District for the General Election in November 2026.

Rep. Ortiz-Velez filed WEC complaint against Luna (HNNUSA): https://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2026/08/team-luna-nomination-paper-circulators.html?m=0

Posted on September 2, 2026

Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

Whatever Happened To The Infamous $50,000 César E. Chávez Bronze Life-size Statue In The Southside Of Milwaukee, That Proudly Stood At El Rey Supermercado Property?

Who owned the César E. Chávez bronze life-size statue at the Supermercado El Rey Placita location in the Southside of Milwaukee, which was abruptly removed and scraped for money?

WI: Does anyone know who actually owned the $50,000 César E. Chávez life-size bronze statue that was removed from the El Rey Supermercado at the 900 block of S. 16 Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (formerly S. César E. Chávez Drive) in March 2026? 

In March, the owner of the Supermercado El Rey, located at 900 block of S. 16 Street told the mainstream media that the Chávez statue was taken down from his property and would be melted and then the copper/bronze metal would be sold as scrap, and the proceeds would be donated to the farm workers. 

First of all, who actually owned the Chávez bronze statue, since it was funded by community donations, El Rey Supermercado, City and other community donors including business donations.

Who decided to melt the Chávez bronze statue without any community input, also, if it has been melted already, and then sold as scrap metal to pennies to a dollar, how much was the scrap sold for and where did the money go too, or who kept the money from the melted bronze statue?

So far, no public information has been made available about the final outcome of the Chávez bronze statue, especially when the famous Chávez bronze statue was valued at more than $50,000.

Why wasn't the Chávez bronze statue put up for bid, or place in a museum since, César E. Chávez, the leader of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union died in 1993 an innocent man with no criminal record or police criminal investigations accusing him of allegedly molesting young girls.

Allegations that Chávez molested young girls were raised by the alleged victims 33 years in California after his death. To date, no actual proof has ever been made available that Chávez actually molested young girls. We will never know...

The only confirmed facts to date, was that Dolores Huerta, who worked closely with Chávez in the UFW movement confessed in a New York Times article that at the age of 21, she had a consensual affair with Chávez and had a child with him, which Chávez was married at the time, then she admitted that she had a second unconsensual affair with Chávez (while she was married to Richard, César's brother) and had a second child with César, but she decided to give both of César's children to other families to raise.

Huerta never told anyone about her consensual sexual affair with César and kept quiet until 33 years after his death when the NY Times reported in March that Chávez had allegedly molested young girls. 

Editor's note: According to Ramon Candelaria, the former Executive of the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative (CSNI) on Friday says that, his organization at the time secured the initial funding for the Chávez statue, but he left the org before it was unveiled at the El Rey Supermercado property in March 2016. The CSNI org ceased operations on August 2025, before the statue was removed by El Rey in mid March 2026. 

In 2015, The City of Milwaukee, Zilber Family Foundation and El Rey Foods had pledged $10K each, according to an itinerary flyer provided during a fundraiser for the Chávez statue held by the S. César E. Chávez BID 38.

So far, no one has claimed the ownership of the Chávez statue after the CSNI org ceased operations.

Apparently, the fiber glass replica of the life-size Chávez statue that was displayed annually at City Hall during the celebration of Chávez birthday was owned by the Journey House, according to sources. Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) hasn't been able to confirm, if the Journey House still owns the fiber glass replica of the Chávez statue.

According to additional sources, the actual owners of the Chávez bronze life-size statue are the Journey House and the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative (the CSNI ceased operations in August 2025 and the VIA Milwaukee CDC took over the service area of the CSNI after August 2025), the VIA Milwaukee CDC says, it does not have any ownership rights to the Chávez bronze statue.

Posted on August 28, 2026

Source: Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

Uriel López-Luz, Who Was Evicted Along With 5 Other Men From A Duplex At The 2800 Block Of W. Forest Home Ave., Ordered To Pay $4,350.00 To City Of Milwaukee

López-Luz failed to appear to an eviction and property forfeiture court hearing, a judgement was granted to the City of Milwaukee totaling more than $4,000, according to Milwaukee County court records.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

August 27, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Uriel López-Luz, who was evicted on June 25, 2026 from the duplex at 2818 W. Forest Home Ave. by an order of a Milwaukee County court failed to appear at a court hearing on August 25, 2026, and a judgement for $4,350.00 against López-Luz was granted to the City of Milwaukee c/o the Department of City Development.

The City of Milwaukee c/o the Department of City Development filed a small claims civil lawsuit against López-Luz on April 20, 2026 claiming that López-Luz owed rent to the City and the City was seeking compensation for damages caused to the duplex by López-Luz.

López-Luz and 5 other men were apparently evicted in mid June after the City of Milwaukee seized his property in a court filing for not paying property taxes. (HNNUSA article: https://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2026/06/6-latino-men-evicted-from-duplex-by.html?m=0)

According to information provided to HNNUSA, López-Luz is planning to file for bankruptcy in federal court. HNNUSA has attempted to contact López-Luz for comment, but was unsuccessful.