El Tecolote built a real-time WhatsApp Community to deliver verified updates during moments of crisis. Here’s a toolkit.
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New S.F. law could push street food vendors out — or force $15,000 upgrades
The Board of Supervisors passed a law that could push scores of street food vendors out of business, or force them to spend thousands to upgrade.
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SF is towing more RVs than providing housing, leaving many on the streets
Months into enforcement, some S.F. residents say the new RV permit program is pushing them into deeper instability.
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Immigration news: ICE at airports, third-country deportations and more
Trump deployed ICE agents to airports to support the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in their duties — plus more updates.
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USPS honors lowrider culture with first-ever stamp series
The USPS released its first-ever lowrider-themed Forever stamp collection this motnth, celebrating a cultural tradition rooted in Chicano communities.
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Viral video captures ICE arrest at SFO. Here’s what we know so far
Videos show ICE agents detaining a woman at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Here’s what we know so far.
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$1 million in rent refunds? How rent strikes are forcing S.F. landlords to negotiate
San Francisco’s “Union-at-Home” ordinance allows tenants to force landlords to negotiate during rent strikes, winning repairs and refunds in the process.
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SinvergĂĽenza: These Latinx artists unapologetically flip narrative on shame
Sinvergüenza, a new art show at San Francisco’s Acción Latina, challenges body shaming, gender norms and cultural expectations through bold self-portraiture and sculpture.
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This hand-drawn flyer is the most-shared ICE resource in the Bay Area
Winsor Kinkade, a nonbinary artist, has been making art as soon as they were old enough to pick up a pencil. Painting and drawing have long served as sources of comfort. As immigration enforcement escalates nationwide, they’ve turned to art as a tool for resilience in immigrant communities. “A lot of my work comes from […]
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When Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition came to the Mission
On May 15, 1984, hundreds of San Francisco residents squeezed into the meeting hall at the Valencia Rose, a Mission District hub known for queer and community organizing. Lee esta historia en español Across the country, voters were bracing for what would prove to be an inevitable second term for President Ronald Reagan. But that […]