[su_carousel source=”media: 34418,34416,34415,34413,34412,34411,34410,34409,34408,34406,34405,34404,34403,34402,34401,34400,34399,34398,34397,34396,34395,34394,34392,34391,34390,34388,34387,34386,34385,34383,34382,34381,34379,34378,34377,34375,34373,34372,34371,34370,34369,34367,34366,34365,34364,34362,34361,34360,34359,34358,34357,34356,34354,34353,34351,34349,34348,34347,34346,34345,34344,34343″ limit=”65″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] The Golden State Warriors held their championship on parade June 15, 2017, in Oakland, which prompted approximately 1.5 million fans to come from all over the Bay Area to support the 2016-17 NBA Champions. Fans of all ages came to celebrate the Warriors historic playoff […]
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Resolution sought in destruction of 24th Street mural
[su_carousel source=”media: 34316,34317,34318,34319,34321,34320,34322″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] The conflict surrounding the Precita Eyes mural that was literally whitewashed by artists commissioned by the buildingâ owner on June 2, is being resolved.  The exact details have not yet been made public, but after Precita Eyesâ Founding Executive Director, Susan Cervantes, met with […]
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16 and Won: Bay Area celebrates Warriors 2017 title
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News Briefs: June 15-28, 2017
Four dead in Potrero Hill murder/suicide A gunman opened fire at the Potrero Hill UPS packaging plant at 320 San Bruno Ave. on the morning of Wednesday, June 13, killing three people and wounding two others. The shooter, who was identified as Jimmy Lam, an employee of UPS, then fatally shot himself as the police […]
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Giving Gracias: Teacher helps guide student to career in film
[su_carousel source=”media: 34289,34290,34291″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Michael Padillaâs world changed the moment he met Gwendolyne Dixonâor Ms. Dixon, as he knew her back then. As an aspiring actor on the verge of becoming freshman at Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose, Padilla was taking summer classes in 2012 when he […]
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Letter: Trumpâs government is trying to destroy open internet
[su_label type=”info”]Letter to the Editor[/su_label] Dear Editor, Federal Communications Commission [FCC] Chair Ajit Paiâa former Verizon lawyerâis about to allow Comcast and Verizon slow the internet to a crawl and then force sites to pay for special âfast lanes.â If he does, giant monopolies will control the internet, forever. Our democracy relies on a free, […]
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Centrospective: Nobody does solidarity like Central Americans
[su_carousel source=”media: 34247,34248,34249,34250,34251,34252,34253,34254,34255,34256″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Iâm not saying we invented solidarity, we just made it a thing. I say this not to start some controversy, or to play âwokeâ olympics, but because Iâm genuinely in awe of the success weâve had in building solidarity between communities in the U.S. and […]
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We must not forget the victims of Pulse
The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers were playing in the NBA finals. The Warriors won. It was a night of celebration, but standing at the bar in El Rio, I found myself feeling funny. Did everyone forget? Or is everyone too distracted to remember? This time last year, Pulse nightclub, a gay nightclub […]
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When it comes to housing, educators are left behind
The political discussion about the obstacles facing educators who are trying to find affordable housing in San Francisco has been ongoing for at least the past five years. In 2014 the Mayorâs Office of Housing and Community Development created a working group with San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and other organizations with the goal […]