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There are no borders that can contain the cry of Justice
[su_slider source=”media: 32300,32301,32302,32303,32304″ limit=”80″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ 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] “Why? Why? Why do they kill us? If we are the hope of Latin America” That was the war cry that stuck in my head. The voices that sang it, a group of Chicana women who […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Techie hate
Dear Editor, I am concerned with a development here in the Mission and don’t know how to air this concern, and see if anyone else shares it, so I thought of your newspaper, which I read frequently for local news. I am neither a long-term Mission resident (moved here about 15 months ago) nor a […]
Posted inDevil's Advocate
My people: Love is stronger than hate
[su_label type=”info”]COLUMN: DEVIL’S ADVOCATE[/su_label] In the aftermath of the recent elections, we have been witnesses and bearers of many contrasting feelings and passionate reactions, from the extremely positive to the extremely negative. In a so-called “blue state” such as California, with the impending victory of p***y-grabber Donald Trump, the majority of people are indeed “singing […]
Posted inEducation, Health, Housing, Immigration, News
Ballot measure results show CA is well left of nation
A number of important decisions were made at the ballot this year, although the commotion surrounding Donald Trump has (understandably) overshadowed most of them. In light of this, here’s a rundown of some of the more significant election day news from San Francisco and around California. Locally, voters passed most of the 25 ballot measures […]
Posted inHealth, News
News Briefs: Nov. 17-30, 2016
Mission housing development stopped by city San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors ruled unanimously Nov. 15 in favor of an appeal to delay a 157-unit housing project at 1515 South Van Ness Avenue near 26th Street, granting housing advocates a surprise victory. The appeal—which argued that the project’s impact on gentrification needed to be studied before […]
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Latinos across U.S. brace for Donald Trump presidency
Following a highly abnormal presidential campaign buoyed by fear and outright bigotry, Donald Trump’s victory stunned the nation, but the president elect’s upset win was met swiftly with fierce resistance, in the form of dozens of protests in cities across the country. In the Bay Area alone, demonstrations at San Francisco State University began as […]
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Thousands protest against President-elect Donald Trump
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Posted inEditorial Board, Voices
The election is over, now we look forward
[su_label]Editorial [/su_label] [su_slider source=”media: 32135,32136,32137,32138,32139″ limit=”40″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ 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] Nuestro pueblo, we feel you. Many of us woke up on Nov. 9 still struggling to interpret the results of this year’s election, searching our hearts and minds for an explanation for what we […]
Posted inMultimedia
Trump Piñatas cross U.S.-Mexico border in search of a better life
[su_slider source=”media: 32114,32128,32127,32125,32124,32122,32121,32120,32119,32118,32117,32116,32115″ limit=”40″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ 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] Nancy Charraga, owner of Mexican craft store Casa Bonampak located at 1051 Valencia St. (between 22nd and 21st streets), has been selling Donald Trump piñatas since the businessman-turned-Republican Presidential nominee announced his candidacy in the summer […]