A Latino Voter Guide to San Franciscoâs 25 Local Propositions and Californiaâs 17 Statewide Propositions By the Latino Politics course, Latina/Latino Studies, San Francisco State University Submitted by Professor Teresa Carrillo and students of Latino Politics  On Nov. 8 San Francisco voters will be faced with the longest ballot in our voting history. There are 25 local […]
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Editorial: If we want our voice to be heard itâs on us to speak up
AÂ record-breaking 27.3 million Latinos are eligible to vote this year (a 40 percent increase from 2008) and yet many most-likely wonât, even in a year when Latinos have been front and center in the nationâs political dialog. Thirty-nine percent of those polled by the Washington Post said there was a less than 50 percent chance […]
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News Briefs: Oct. 20-Nov. 2, 2016
Justice Department condemns SFPD practices After a nine-month review of the SFPD, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a critical 432-page report detailing a host of problems with the department. The review was launched in the wake of a number of officer-involved shooting deaths over the past few years. The final report found […]
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Family of slain homeless man files lawsuit against city, officers
[su_slider source=”media: 31857,31858,31859,31860,31861,31862,31863,31865,31867,31868,31869,31871,31872,31873,31874,31875,31876,31856″ 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] Exactly six months after police gunfire claimed the life of Luis Demetrio Gongora Pat, the slain homeless manâs family gathered at the spot where he was killed on Shotwell Street, announcing legal action against the city […]
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The street painter of the Mission â Anthony Holdsworth
[su_slider source=”media: 31774,31773,31772,31771,31770,31769,31767,31766,31768,31775,31778,31779″ 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] Almost every morning, Anthony Holdsworth takes a jog in Bernal Heights, returns to read the San Francisco Chronicle with his wife, and tends to his small vegetable garden. Then, around 11 a.m., he collects his equipment, […]
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Artists suffer financially after organizer’s mistakes lead to cancellation of street art festival
Nearly a month after the controversial street art event, Meeting of Styles Art Festival 2016, was cancelled in the Mission, one of the participating artists has spoken out on the event, labeling it a âdisaster.â George Colon, a renowned New York street artist known also by his alias âAIM SSB,â was one of the many […]
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Indigenous People’s Day in Alcatraz
[su_slider source=”media: 31730,31755,31749,31731,31732,31733,31734,31751,31736,31752,31738,31739,31740,31741,31742,31743,31744,31753,31746,31754,31750″ 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] [su_box title=”Indigenous People’s Day in Alcatraz”]As the movement to replace Columbus Day, hundreds gathered on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay to witness the annual Sunrise Ceremony, honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. […]
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Modern Times Bookstore closing after 45 years of service
[UPDATED on Oct. 19, 2016] The Mission District has seen a wave of business closures over the last few years, as gentrification and rising rents have made it nearly impossible for small shops and collectives to survive. Modern Times Bookstore, which has announced that it will close on Nov. 15, is one of the latest […]
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Sparks fly at District 9 candidate debate
The candidates vying to replace District 9 Supervisor David Campos, who is termed out this year, gathered at Brava Theater Center Sept. 28 to discuss the issues that affect the district, which includes parts of the Mission, Bernal Heights, St. Maryâs Park, and Portola. All four candidatesâHillary Ronen, Joshua Arce, Melissa San Miguel and Iswari […]
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Berta HernĂĄndez talks Socialist truth to power
[su_label type=”info”]COLUMN: DEVILâS ADVOCATE[/su_label] IÂ grew up in Chile, in the mid 1950s. I had the fortune of attending a very good school, in which, besides learning the basic educational subjects, we were exposed to an extremely rich and varied ideological palette. I witnessed many spirited, verbal and/or physical political confrontations between 10- or 11 year-old […]