[su_heading size=”20″ align=”left”]Bayview honors memory of Mario Woods, police honor themselves[/su_heading] [su_slider source=”media: 31109,31110,31111,31112,31113,31114,31136,31116,31117,31118,31119,31120,31121,31122,31123,31124,31125,31135,31127,31128,31129,31130,31131,31132,31133,31134″ 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] The skirling noise of a police whistle filled the air on the morning of July 22, splitting the stillness as attendees bowed their heads for […]
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Mexican Museum breaks new ground
[su_slider source=”media: 31090,31091,31092,31093,31094,31095,31096,31103,31098,31099,31100,31101,31102″ 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] Yerba Buena Gardensāthe arts district named for the Spanish and Mexican settlement that would eventually become San Franciscoāwill soon be home to the Mexican Museum, the West Coastās premier museum dedicated to Mexican, Latino and Chicano […]
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Major affordable housing development coming to the Mission
With San Franciscoās Mission District being one of the most expensive neighborhoods in one of the most expensive cities in the United States to live in, the development of a new apartment complex entirely dedicated to affordable housing is moving welcome news. About 40 San Francisco residents gathered at a community meeting at the Mission […]
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Gay, undocumented and targeted by ICE
It all changed in a blink of an eye for Heriberto āBetoā Martinez Nolasco in the early morning of June 1, as he slept comfortably next to his partner, Eric Bernacki. Nolasco was awoken by the loud banging at the front door. When he went to see who was knocking, Nolasco was met by Immigrations […]
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A woman’s journey from illiterate drop-out to high school graduate
[su_label type=”info”]Community in Focus [/su_label] Reading is my one true love in life. My grandma taught me how to read at a very young age; I canāt recall a time when I havenāt been able to read for comfort or inspiration. Even in times of deep depression, books have helped me see a little bit […]
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The Puerto Rico debt crisis: Antecedent of a political opportunity for change
Puerto Ricoāa U.S. colony for the past 118 yearsāis experiencing an unprecedented debt crisis. Ā This situation has the potential to generate a climate of impugnment of the islandās dominant ideological bloc and, in turn, democratize the political space. Ā For this to materialize, the Puerto Rican political left must make the radical expansion of civil and […]
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Latino NFL hall of famer hosts camp for Bay Area youth
Pro Football Hall of Famer Anthony MuƱozāthe greatest offensive lineman ever to playāpartnered with the Oakland Raiders to host a football camp for 350 Bay Area children.
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Oaxaca violence a symptom of a much deeper problems
Understanding everything that is happening in the state of Oaxaca is not easy, and as a Oaxacan who resides in California, it is very sad seeing the conflict between the government and the members of the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la EducaciĆ³n (CNTE). More than three weeks have passed sinceĀ Federal Police in NochixtlĆ”n, Oaxaca […]
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Enough is enough
[su_heading size=”30″ align=”left”]Our voices will be heard[/su_heading] [su_slider source=”media: 30978,30979,30980,30981,30982,30983,30984,30985,30986,30987,30988,30989,30990,30991,30992,30993,30994,30995,30996,30997,30998,30999,31007,31000,31001,31002,31003,31004,31005,31006″ 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] This is how these kinds of stories normally start: Demonstrators shut down a section of Highway 880 in Oakland, California, to protest the recent officer-involved shooting deaths of two […]
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The God that abandoned Lima
[su_heading size=”30″ align=”left”]Inca observe ancient tradition honoring solstice[/su_heading] [su_slider source=”media: 30975,30974,30973,30972,30971,30970,30968,30967,30966,30965,30964,30963,30961,30960,30959,30958,30957,30956,30955,30954,30953″ 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] Editorās note: El Tecoloteās correspondent Manuel Orbegozo observed an indigenous Incan celebration called Inti Raymi on June 26, where dozens gathered at the temple ruins of Fortaleza de […]