When reporter Javier Valdez was pulled from his car and executed in broad daylight in CuliacĂĄn, Sinaloa on May 15, becoming the sixth member of the Mexican press to be killed in two months. The growing number is a disturbing reminder that everyone is targeted, no one is safe: print journalists, TV and radio reporters, […]
Posted inLetters, Voices
A message from MLVS to the Mission community
Dear El Tecolote readers: MLVS would like to take this opportunity to respond to Gabriela Aleman’s article in El Tecolote on June 1st 2017, entitled “Student gives inside account of MLVS’s recent struggles”. Unfortunately, MLVS was not asked to comment on the concerns expressed here before the article went to press. At any institution, there […]
Posted inNews, News
Precita Eyes mural destroyed by building’s new owner
[su_carousel source=”media: 34217,34219,34221″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] The Precita Eyes mural at the corner of 24th and Lucky streetsâpainted by neighborhood youth in 2015 as a response to gentrificationâwas literally whitewashed on June 2 by artists commissioned by the buildingâs new owner. Â Â Painted on the side of the building at 2801 […]
Posted inVoices
Gentrification is an environmental health problem
Walking through the streets of the Mission District 20 years ago felt like a piece of my familyâs motherlandâa little bit of Nicaragua with some cacao, some pupusas from El Salvador, and you canât get any better than some tacos from Mexico. The Mission was a reminder of the roots of where we all come […]
Posted inVoices
Undocumented renter protection bill long overdue
Citizenship should not determine who is and is not guaranteed the dignity to live without fear. Immigration is this countryâs foundation, the core of its identity, and citizenship should not be a prerequisite to securing fair and equal housing opportunities. Following a lawsuit by the city of San Francisco in response to President Trumpâs threats […]
Posted inEducation, News
Student gives inside account of MLVSâs recent struggles
Amid the ongoing financial and legal troubles that Mission Language and Vocational School is currently experiencing, El Tecolote spoke with an MLVS student, who expressed some concern over the schoolâs quality of education. The studentâwho spoke with El Tecolote on the condition of anonymity for fear of repercussionâconfirmed that they are currently enrolled in MLVSâ […]
Posted inNews
The deadly reality of journalism in Mexico
[su_carousel source=”media: 34170,34171″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] It was during a recent press conference that Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto called for a minute of silence to recognize the many journalistsâincluding six this year thus farâwho have been murdered in Mexico. As federal officials stood up from their chairs, the silence was […]
Posted inDevil's Advocate, Voices
A loving musical inheritance
[su_label type=”info”]The Devil’s Advocate [/su_label] I was fortunate enough to be a friend and colleague of the great Chilean singer and composer Rafael Manriquez, who left us (too early) about four years ago. If heaven exists, then Rafael is there with Violeta Parra, Victor Jara and so many others, organizing incredible folkloric âPeñasâ (traditional music […]
Posted inEditorial Board
Mexico must protect safety of journalists
[su_label type=”info”]Editorial[/su_label] [su_carousel source=”media: 34184,34185,34186″ limit=”60″ link=”lightbox” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] By continuing to fail to protect journalists, the Mexican government is also failing its citizens, who depend on a free (and alive) press to make informed decisions. Though it has established mechanisms and organizations to prevent and prosecute crimes against journalists, the reality […]
Posted inMultimedia, Photo
PHOTOS: San Francisco Carnaval 2017
[su_slider source=”media: 34133,34136,34118,34115,34134,34114,34132,34131,34130,34128,34127,34126,34125,34124,34123,34121,34120,34119,34117,34116,34129″ limit=”80″ link=”custom” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” pages=”no” mousewheel=”no” autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_slider source=”media: 29856,29857″ limit=”30″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] The 39th Annual Carnaval celebration in San Francisco was a success. El Tecolote photographer Shane Menez was there to capture the parade.