As ICE ramps up arrests across California, thousands of immigrant workers in San Francisco are bearing the brunt of the economic and emotional fallout.
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Six ways to defend San Francisco’s immigrant day laborers
OP-ED: Immigrant advocate Francisco Herrera provides six concrete ways to protect at-risk immigrant workers from raids and deportation in San Francisco.
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An immigrant came to San Francisco for work. One injury changed everything
Day laborers are the unseen backbone of San Francisco’s economy, taking on its most dangerous and least protected work. This is the story of one man whose fragile stability shattered when a job cost him his leg.
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You’re invited: El Tecolote’s 55th birthday party
El Tecolote turns 55! You’re invited to celebrate decades of bilingual, community-rooted journalism.
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El Farolito isn’t just an underdog. It’s an immigrant-led soccer legacy
El Farolito’s path to the championship isn’t just about soccer. It’s a story of immigrant grit and community power.
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‘She’s my home’: An S.F. couple’s life unraveled after one ICE check-in
Two immigrants fell in love. After building a life together, a routine ICE check-in tore them apart.
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They already live on the edge. Trump’s immigration crackdowns now threaten their housing
Despite California’s strong tenant protections, vulnerable immigrant renters are terrified to invoke them out of fear they’ll be deported.
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San Francisco’s war on RV communities is bureaucratic cruelty by design
OP-ED: What looks like bureaucratic dysfunction is actually a system meant to disappear the poor, writes RV resident Armando Bravo Martinez.
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Homeless families secure $30M housing win, longer shelter stays
Homeless families in San Francisco secured $30 million in rent vouchers and longer shelter stays.
Posted inArts & Culture
‘Existir es Resistir’: Art show pays tribute to the Mission’s Latinx culture keepers
Photographer Alexa Treviño’s new exhibit celebrates the Latin American diaspora through stunning portraits of culture keepers in the Mission.