Near the end of October, President Trump declared his intent to end birthright citizenship in the United States via executive order. While unconscionable and likely illegal, it isnāt the first time the idea has been proposed. U.S. citizenshipāthat is who gets to be an American and who doesnātāhas a long, contentious history, often subject to […]
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Photo gallery: DĆa de los Muertos
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SF native draws on federal and local experience in School Board election
San Franciscoās seven-member school board has three vacancies that will be filled in this election on Nov. 6; there are 18 candidates and no incumbents. John TrasviƱaāa native San Franciscan with a history of focusing on education during his career, both in the private sector and in the White Houseāargues that his federal and nonprofit […]
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Mission community cries foul after hearing for āMonster in the Missionā is cancelled
A Nov. 1 Public Commissioner hearing at Mission High School regarding the infamous āMonster in the Missionā development was cancelled abruptly after Principal Eric Guthertz received a mysterious call, warning of violent protests being planned by opponents of the development. Community organizers and advocates such as Plaza 16 Coalition, Mission Housing Development Corporation and Poder […]
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Mission community faces loss of cultural cornerstone GalerĆa de la Raza
[su_carousel source=”media: 39305,39304,39303,39302″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] GalerĆa de la Raza is on the verge of losing its iconic storefront at 24th and Bryant streets following the collapse of ongoing rental negotiations with its landlord on Oct. 26. The 48-year-old Latino art institution had been paying $3,127 a month for its 4,000-square-foot gallery, […]
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Former Obama operative to open ācivic engagementā space in the Mission
[su_carousel source=”media: 39286,39287,39288,39289,39290,39291″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Manny Yekutiel, an activist and former White House intern for President Barack Obama, is opening a new space in the Mission, which he hopes will serve as a gathering place that will host a variety of civic events. Yekutiel imagined the space with a unique question […]
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The globeās dispossessed class reflected in the Central American caravan
[su_label type=”info”]Centrospective[/su_label] āWhat would you do about this situation?ā my student asked me. I had just shown my class a video covering the recent Central American ācaravanā while reviewing a section on migration in Central America. The migrant caravan is not actually a single unified group, but multiple groups made up of countless people. The […]
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Graffiti artist Girl Mobb trains next generation of female street artists
Girls with spray cans are painting the streets of Oakland and others across the nation, thanks to an artist and teacher known as Girl Mobb whose Graffiti Camp For Girls is helping to enhance the female presence in the male-dominated world of street-art. Her camp is not your typical summer camp. It is an in-depth […]
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Dual language program opens doors for non-native English students
Community groups and families gathered in In Chan Kaajal Park on a Saturday in late September to celebrate participants of Abriendo Puertas, an early-childhood education program offered in the Mission, where the ever-rising cost of rent threatens to displace the very people who might benefit from such services. Abriendo Puertas was created by Sandra Gutierrez […]
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Brazil elects a far-right extremist as president
After months of fake news stories and sexist, homophobic and racist rhetoric, Brazil has elected the extremist, far-right Jair Messias Bolsonaro as its next president. Bolsonaro, who was the victim of an assassination attempt in September, had become a favorite to win the Brazilian presidency, and secured almost 58 million votes in the final round […]