Mayor Sharon Owens’ quest to strengthen the City of Syracuse’s connections to its Hispanic and Latin community brought her to Puerto Rico last week.
Owens joined Democrats from across the state for the 40th anniversary of the SOMOS Conference in San Juan — an experience she said will be instructive as the city launches what it is calling the Syracuse Latino Hispanic Advisory Committee.
The annual conference is aimed at elevating New York State’s Latino community with an emphasis on issues impacting Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico and New York. The conference sees thousands of New York Democrats, primarily from downstate, flock to San Juan each year. SOMOS Inc. also hosts an annual conference in Albany, which was held in April this year…