For decades, the Redstone Labor Temple at 16th and Capp Street has been a symbol of resistanceāserving as a foundation of union organizing, and igniting social and economic change across San Francisco. But now, like GaleriĢa de la Raza and La Victoria panaderia, the Redstone Building exemplifies the struggle to maintain the culture and identity […]
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New fellowship helps translatina immigrants adjust to life in SF
Jump starting a career at any point requires support and guidance, but the necessary resources are often unavailable to people from diverse backgrounds or those who be- long to marginalized groups. San Franciscoās Office of Transgender Initiatives took on the challenge of addressing some of this systemic inequity this year, launching its Economic Development Fellowship […]
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A father and son present their version of SF
Living for the city isnāt just a Stevie Wonder song; for the father-son artist duoāGeorge Crampton and George Crampton-Glassanosāitās a lifestyle. Sitting on the porch, walking around the city and working together painting houses are all things that have sparked the love they carry for San Francisco, and it shows in their art. āI feel […]
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Mission Youth Arts Festival: Photo story
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Elizabeth Warrenās campaign is pushing the conversation in the right direction
Elizabeth Warren is the most intriguing Democratic candidate of the early 2020 campaign, having positioned herself as a top tier progressive, or at least she is campaigning as such. She has promised affordable childcare and higher education, support of collective bargaining, a livable minimum wage, stricter regulations on Wall Street and Silicon Valley corporations and […]
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Mission community gets a win with new 100 percent affordable housing project
The controversial proposal for majority-market-rate housing at 1515 South Van Ness Ave. (nicknamed by detractors āthe titanic mess on South Van Nessā) has seemingly turned into a massive win for Mission housing advocates this week. Following years of community protests against the project, Mayor London Breed announced on June 11 that the city has purchased […]
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City renames elementary school in honor of civil rights leader Dolores Huerta
[su_carousel source=”media: 40912,40916,40915,40914,40913″ limit=”100″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Parents, students, teachers and city leaders celebrated on May 17 the newly named Dolores Huerta Elementary School at the corner of 65 Chenery Street. In August 2018 the San Francisco Board of Education unanimously approved the schoolās change of name from Fairmount Elementary School to Dolores […]
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A necessary balance: neither a nerd nor a jock
AĀ few days ago, one of my Facebook friends wrote: āI hate the hysteria that sometimes sports elicits on peopleā. I cannot agree. Hating sports or the enthusiasm (instead of āhysteriaā) that it can generate, it is not in my DNA. It is not the way I grew up, not the way in which I try […]
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Dispatches from Tijuana and the struggle for asylum at the border
Editorās note: The issue of El Tecolote you see before you is one that is dedicated in its entirety to the manufactured crisis currently playing out at the U.S.-Mexico border. Mabel JimĆ©nez, our former photo editor and who has been a loyal member of our Tecofamilia for 10 years, wrote and photographed each and every […]
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Why I, a journalist, went to Tijuana and decided to help
Last fall I followed the news of the largest migrant caravan to travel north through Mexico. While Mexican immigration authorities did not make their journey any easier, it was encouraging to see everyday Mexican citizens supporting the caravan along its journey, providing food, shelter and general support. My anticipation grew as the caravan got close […]