The son of undocumented Mexican farmworkers, Diego Marcial Rios is a Chicano artist with more than 30 years of practicing his craft. Born in Fresno, California, Rios began illustrating when he was just 10 years old. He went on to earn his MA in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and now […]
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Filing Fees to Become a U.S. Citizen Increase 83 percent on Oct. 2, 2020
The Trump administration is at it again. In its ongoing efforts to marginalize the immigrant community, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a significant increase in filing fees for many applicants. The USCIS fee increase, as given in the Final rule document, will take effect starting Oct. 2, 2020. The average weighted fee increase […]
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What Really Happened at Standing Rock
In 2016, indigenous water protectors and their allies gathered at Standing Rock to oppose the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline under Lake Oahe and the Missouri River. Chase Iron Eyes, a member of the Great Sioux Nation and Lead Counsel for the Lakota People’s Law Project, was one of those water protectors. Through his personal […]
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Teco wins big at SF Press Club awards, takes home 20 honors
At the 43rd annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards hosted by the San Francisco Press Club, El Tecolote—the Bay Area’s premier Latino bilingual community newspaper—took home an impressive 20 awards. Judges from the press clubs of Milwaukee, New Orleans, San Diego and Cleveland evaluated this year’s entries from journalists in TV, print, radio, digital media […]
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Photo Essay: In solidarity with Louisville
Protesters nationwide took to the streets on Sept. 23, demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. Earlier that day, a grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, announced that none of the police officers involved in her death would charged for her murder. Residents of the Mission marched to protested in front of the San Francisco Police Department’s Mission […]
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Community bids farewell to iconic Mural
Community members gathered on Sep. 7 at the corner of York and 24th Streets to say their goodbyes to “Nosotros con César y Dolores,” an iconic mural whose name and characters have evolved on this corner since it was first painted by Ray Patlán and Carlos “Kookie” Gonzalez in 1985. The laundromat where the mural […]
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Participating in the Census sends the message that we belong here
In California, foreign-born individuals make up nearly 40 percent of essential workers, constituting large swaths of the workforce in sanitation and farming, areas which continue to carry out critical work during the COVID-19 pandemic. As farm workers continue harvesting in the fields with the added risk of California’s unrelenting wildfire season, the important role immigrants […]
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As we cover the 2020 election, we want to hear from you
Every four years, we’re almost guaranteed to hear these words: “This is the most important election of our lifetime.” The phrase borders on cliche, with many of us having heard it during previous election seasons. But as we inch closer to 2020’s Election Day on Nov. 3, with each passing day dealing us new tragedies […]
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Carnaval this year is about community and survival
It’s a blistering day. The asphalt is hot, yet the dancers and vendors are out. The lines for free groceries from the Mission Food Hub are long, but COVID-19 testing is available as well as vendors offering jobs, education, free internet access, clothing, census registration and free dancing performances. Attendance for San Francisco’s 2020 Carnaval […]
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Community Celebrates Rock Legend Arcelio “Malo” Garcia’s Life, Legacy
Community members gathered in Potrero del Sol Park on Sept. 5 to celebrate the life of musical legend Arcelio “Malo” Garcia, founding member of Latin rock and roll band Malo. The Mission-based band rose to fame in the 1970s and helped shape the Latin rock movement. The day of the service, the outdoor stage was […]