UC Santa Cruz student Michael Carbonaro holds a sign reading #Here2stay in front of San Francisco’s City Hall on Sept. 5, 2017. Carbonaro was one of thousands in San Francisco who protested the termination of DACA. Photo: Drago RenteríaWhile the Senate rejected four different immigration proposals on Feb. 15, a group of experts discussed via […]
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Half Moon Bay library offers literacy help to non-English speakers on the coast
[su_carousel source=”media: 36926,36927,36928″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] Hoping to improve literacy and English language skills, the Half Moon Bay Library is offering a number of resources to the coastal community. The library’s adult literacy program, which currently serves more than 40 active learners in […]
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Afro-Latino percussion program returns to Mission community
Ritmolandia—the free traditional Afro-Latino percussion preservation workshop series geared toward the Mission community and hosted by some of the top Bay Area musicians and dancers—will beat once again. The sessions, which start again on March 3 at In Chan Kaajal Park at 17th and Folsom streets, are open to the public with the hope of […]
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Galileo High quarterback brings state championship home to SF for first time
[su_heading size=”40″ align=”left”]THE MAYAN LION[/su_heading] [su_carousel source=”media: 36896,36897″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] Senior quarterback Adrian Poot and his Galileo High School football teammates celebrated Jan. 29 at City Hall, a feat no other San Francisco school had ever achieved: winning a state championship. Poot, […]
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Warriors in the Cove of Weepers
Trail of Tears The Ohlone—the original peoples of this bay—were known to ritually and demonstratively grieve sorrows. When suffering a great sadness, they would singe their hair short and smear handfuls of ashes, earth and ground stone on their heads, faces and bodies. Women were known to draw blood from their cheeks and breasts when […]
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Guest Op-ed: Learn about family wealth building in the Mission
In need of affordable housing options? Thinking of owning your own home? Need help with your children’s education expenses? Come join us at City College of San Francisco’s Mission campus at 1125 Valencia St., on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. for a free workshop to help you get started with your family financial planning. […]
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Take it from a first generation Central American: your voice matters
Pasa La Pluma is a new kind of column, envisioned by Acción Latina’s Gabriela Alemán as a space for women of color to collaborate, share their narratives, be published and have that work spotlighted. With the termination of TPS and the repeal of DACA, and the Latinx/people of color experience too often being homogenized, the […]
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Column: How young is too young to know?
[su_label type=”info”]Column: The Devil’s Advocate[/su_label] How early should children be introduced to the big subjects? Religion? Politics? Sex? Two of my children are now teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Although one of them has taught special education at the high school level, both of them also teach (and prefer it) elementary, […]
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Latina law school grads dream up new way to help undocumented students
[su_carousel source=”media: 36803,36800,36801,36802″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][su_carousel limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [/su_carousel] Few students have the necessary funds to pay for law school out of pocket, especially when tuition costs $25,000 per semester. Gabriela Garcia, a 29-year-old from Mexico and a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), […]
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So long Ted: Goodbye to our friend and legendary street photographer Ted Pushinsky
[su_label type=”black”]Ted Pushinksy: Dec. 3, 1946—Jan. 23, 2018[/su_label] Dear Friends, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of the legendary San Francisco photographer Ted Pushinsky. He was 71. Ted’s work documenting the Mission District and San Francisco over the last 30 years is unique and unparalleled. Beyond his work as an artist, […]