Former Mexican president Vicente Fox (2000-2006) travelled to the Bay Area recently, paying a visit to the Marine’s Memorial Theatre at Union Square on April 19, to discuss immigration, Mexico-U.S. relations and President Trump’s proposed border wall. Fox, who has been outspoken and critical of President Trump’s treatment of Mexican nationals and of the immigrant […]
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The artist restoring his iconic mural at age 80
[su_slider source=”media: 33911,33910,33909,33908,33907,33906,33905,33904,33903,33902″ limit=”80″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” pages=”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] If you’ve walked by the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) over the last few months, you may have noticed the scaffolds and the artists working to restore the “Spirit of the Arts” […]
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Mission residents divided over new homeless navigation center
An April 24 town hall meeting left the Mission community flustered and divided over the controversial, proposed homeless “navigation center” at 1515 South Van Ness Ave., which is set to open around June 1. The event, which was held at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA), attracted more than 200 people, the crowd […]
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‘A Day Without Immigrants’ demonstration draws thousands
[su_slider source=”media: 33846,33850,33849,33847,33848,33840,33851,33835,33841,33839,33838,33842,33837,33836,33843,33845,33831,33844,33834,33833,33832″ limit=”80″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” pages=”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] Among the 10,000 people who showed up on May Day in San Francisco waiting to march in the nationally coordinated demonstration billed as a “A Day Without Immigrants,” there was a petite woman named […]
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Formerly undocumented tech worker pushes for more industry diversity
Although once an undocumented immigrant, Juan Manuel “Manny” Roa has managed to secure a job in the highly competitive tech industry despite his limited technical background. Roa first entered the United States illegally in 2001 when he was 11, but returned to his hometown of Lázaro Cárdenas in the state of Michoacán, México in 2011 […]
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No charges filed against officers who killed Amilcar Perez-Lopez
[su_slider source=”media: 33801,33794,33793,33791,33792,33799,33798,33795,33797,33796″ limit=”80″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” pages=”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] A week after the District Attorney’s Office declined to charge the two SFPD officers who fatally shot Amilcar Perez-Lopez in 2015, community activists are rejecting the decision and disputing the evidence presented to justify […]
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May 1st: A Day Without Immigrants!
On Monday, May 1 (May Day), organizers from a San Francisco group called the May 1st Coalition are hoping that thousands of people will participate the “A Day Without Immigrants” demonstration. May Day—which commemorates a bloody incident in 1886 that took place in Chicago, when 40,000 workers went on strike and clashed with police—is an […]
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For Mission High coach victory is sweet, but it’s all about the kids
Winning it all is what every coach dreams of—leading a team to victory, breaking records, making history. But for Arnold Zelaya, coach of the state champion Mission High School Bears, it’s much more than that. It’s about dedicating his time, effort, passion and love to his basketball team, and if they happen to win something along the way, so much the better.
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Berkeley’s first Latino mayor selected for SF Chavez day grand marshal
Meet Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley’s youngest and first Latino mayor.
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Mission Cultural Center turns 40 – Q&A with exhibition curator
In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts’ (MCCLA) upcoming exhibition, “Here Now: Where We Stand,” will pay tribute to the community institution’s role in providing historically marginalized artists with an alternative space to present their work.