Federal budget cuts are colliding with California’s Medi-Cal rollbacks, pushing immigrant healthcare closer to crisis. In San Francisco, patients and clinics are already bracing for the impact.
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He sold coconuts in the Mission for two decades. Now, he finally has his own shop
After two decades selling coconuts on the sidewalk, Oscar Olguín finally opens the door to his own shop in San Francisco.
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From check-in to courthouse arrests: What to know about recent ICE detentions in S.F.
El Tecolote talked to immigration attorneys about recent arrests in San Francisco and how they connect to broader trends across the country.
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‘This is bigger than harm reduction’: San Francisco cuts leave lives at risk
San Francisco is scaling back harm reduction programs that provide clean pipes, foil, and overdose prevention tools, leaving frontline workers worried that lives are at risk.
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SF proposes a citywide two-hour parking limit for RVs. Can it be enforced?
Mayor Lurie’s proposed RV parking limit is framed as a compassionate fix for vehicular homelessness. But public records show it mirrors the same harmful enforcement tactics that have already destabilized and scattered families across the city.
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‘NO KINGS’ protest fills S.F. streets after advocates shut down ICE raid
Demonstrators blocked access to an ICE facility in San Francisco after immigrant residents were told to appear or face arrest. The action preceded the city’s massive ‘NO KINGS’ protest.
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San Francisco is weaponizing parking rules to displace RV communities. Here’s how it started
San Francisco is using parking laws and construction projects to displace RV communities of working-class families. This investigation reveals how the crackdown began — and why it backfired.
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S.F.’s RV crackdown backfired. Here are six takeaways from El Tecolote’s investigation
An El Tecolote investigation reveals how San Francisco officials coordinated a crackdown, using parking laws and construction projects to push out RV residents without safe alternatives. Here are five key takeaways from our months-long reporting.
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RV community: Join El Tecolote on WhatsApp for news, tips and resources
We invite local RV residents to join our WhatsApp group for trusted updates, housing resources, and community support in Spanish.
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More than a year ago, in March 2024, a community member stopped by our Mission District office with a tip: A small RV community — nearly a dozen vehicles, mostly occupied by Latinx immigrants — was about to be displaced from Bernal Heights Boulevard. I had just started as editor of El Tecolote, and this […]