Early in the morning of Jan. 25, as I turned on my computer I was surprised to see a livestream of an amazing event happening barely three blocks from the White House. There, under unusually blue winter skies four women and three men had climbed onto a huge construction crane and were hanging from ropes, […]
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Latina comedian brings fresh perspective to the stage
[su_carousel source=”media: 32881,32882,32883″ limit=”60″ width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Nicole Calasichâs opening line is one that always brings a resounding laugh. She announces (and pronounces) her name in perfect Spanish, followed by, âIâm Latina, and I say it like that so you know itâs real.â Calasich, a Mission resident, knows that her intro breaks the barrier […]
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Sometimes you just need to dance in a room full of Latinos
[su_label type=”info”]Column: Community in Focus[/su_label] [su_carousel source=”media: 32872,32873,32874,32875,32876″ limit=”60″ width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] Like many others in our country, I have been feeling an enormous amount of rage, anxiety and defeat because of our political situation. I may have talked a big game about us showing up and raising our voices, but the news was […]
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City College now free for all SF residents
City College of San Francisco. Photo Santiago MejiaCity College of San Francisco (CCSF) will finally be tuition free for San Francisco residents for the first time since 1983. On Feb. 6, Mayor Ed Lee and the Board of Supervisors agreed to spend $5.4 million to make it possible for residents to attend, and to make […]
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SF fights to protect sanctuary city status
San Francisco became the first city to legally challenge Donald Trumpâs executive order demanding âsanctuary citiesâ to abandon their sanctuary policies or face losing federal funding. The lawsuit, which is the first of its kind, was filed in federal court on Jan. 31 by City Attorney Dennis Herrera. It stated that the âEnhancing Public Safety […]
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Editorial: Muslim immigration ban is a national disgrace
Donald Trumpâs belligerent executive order banning most refugees indefinitely, and temporarily banning immigrants from seven majority Islamic countries is not only superfluous, but a violation of our principles and our constitution as well as common decency. The so-called “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” order was written and executed so sloppily that […]
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Muslim ban ignites fierce protest at SFO
[su_carousel source=”media: 32794,32795,32796,32797,32798,32799,32800,32801,32802,32803,32804,32805,32806,32807,32808,32809,32810,32811,32812,32813,32814,32816,32817,32818,32819,32820,32821,32822,32823,32825,32826,32827,32828,32829,32830,32831,32832,32833,32834,32835,32836,32837,32838,32839,32840,32842,32843,32844,32845,32846,32847,32848,32849,32850,32851,32852,32853,32854,32855″ limit=”60″ width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] [su_box title=”Fight plan”]In response to President Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order banning Muslim refugees and citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries, protests erupted in international airports across the country over the weekend, including San Francisco International. The demonstration, which reached 1,000 on Sunday Jan. 29, protested the president’s […]
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Trump signs sweeping new executive orders
Gag orders issued against federal agency employees In one of his first actions as president, Donald Trump placed gag orders on scientists working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Employees at the EPA, which has also had its funding frozen, are now forbidden to speak with the press […]
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Humpty Trumpty and the dream wall
Very early in the morning of Jan. 20, a lot of us woke to the sound of the loudest thunder. Then, the sky opened up and it rained, hard. The rain hit sideways against our windows, maybe guided by the forces of Eolo, the Greek god of the winds. The goddess OyĂĄ, representing the Afro […]
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City College reaffirms commitment to undocumented students
[su_carousel source=”media: 32767,32768,32769″ limit=”40″ width=”800″ height=”540″ responsive=”no” items=”1″] In contrast to Donald Trumpâs vow to build a wall at our southern border, students and faculty at City College of San Francisco (CCSF) built their own âwallâ to safeguard undocumented students. During a rally held on Jan. 19 at CCSF Mission campus, demonstrators expressed their desire […]