[su_heading size=”24″ align=”left”]Hundreds rally for homeless community displaced by Super Bowl[/su_heading] [su_slider source=”media: 29326,29327,29328,29329,29330,29331,29332,29333,29334,29335,29336,29337,29338,29339,29340,29341,29342,29343,29344,29345,29346″ limit=”30″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] In the shadow of the Embarcadero Center towers, a crowd of protesters gathered on the evening of Feb. 3, to condemn San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials for their treatment of […]
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News Briefs: Feb. 11-24
Local, regional and Latin American news, including the latest killing of a Mexican journalist, teens rescued during Super Bowl prostitution sting, and more.
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ICE detained immigrant reunited with family, SFPD admits fault
After two months in a county jail, Pedro Figueroaāthe undocumented Salvadoran immigrant who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shortly after leaving SFPD custodyāwas released on Feb. 3. The arrest occurred in December of 2015, when Figueroa, who earlier had reported his car stolen, was called in to police headquarters to sign […]
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Federal review launched into SFPD practices after Mario Woods shooting
In response to the mounting distrust between communities of color and law enforcement in San Francisco, federal and local authorities have launched a collaborative and voluntary review that will examine the San Francisco Police Department and its practices. The reviewāannounced on Feb. 1ā will be conducted by the Department of Justiceās Office of Community Oriented […]
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Local Flamenca dances to her own beat
San Francisco is where she was born and the Mission is the place where the gifted 56-year-old dancer and choreographer Yaelisa took her first steps into the world of flamenco. Her profound talent, hard work and passion for flamenco are the reasons she is a recognized and award-winning dancer. In 1993, Yaelisa won an Emmy […]
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NF-El primero: first Latino Super Bowl winning head coach rooting for history
As Ron Riveraāthe son of a Puerto Rican father and Mexican-American motherācoaches his Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl this Sunday in Santa Clara, heāll have someone special rooting for him in Palm Springs. Thatās where Tom Flores lives today. And thatās where he will be this Sunday, watching Rivera trying to accomplish something Flores […]
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Grammy-nominated band offers a taste of Nicaragua
To the rhythms of cumbia with folklore, culture, idiosyncrasies, wittiness and certainly a touch of Nicaraguan slang, La Cuneta Son Machin has earned the respect and pride of representing the Central American nation of Nicaragua in the upcoming Latin Grammy music awards. Their album āMondongo,ā named after the popular Nicaraguan dish, has opened the door […]
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Youth learn financial responsibility at Oracle Arena
Oracle Arena was loud and energeticāthe way it usually is when the Golden State Warriors take the courtāas 1,700 students from all over the East Bay filled the seats of the sports arena. On Jan. 27, life insurance company MassMutual Financial Group partnered with the Golden State Warriors to host MassMutualās FutureSmart Challenge, an event […]
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Protesters demand justice for Mario Woods at Super Bowl City
[su_slider source=”media: 29269,29270,29271,29272,29273,29274,29275,29276,29277,29278,29279,29280,29281,29282,29283,29284,29285,29286,29287″ limit=”25″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] As the Super Bowl festivities kicked off in San Francisco, hundreds of people gathered at Union Square Jan. 30 to demand justice for Mario Woods, the 26-year-old black man who was fatally shot by San Francisco police on Dec. 2, 2015. Protesters met at Union […]
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Chain reaction: Immigration raids spur ICE protests across the state
In protest of the continuing immigration raids throughout undocumented communities, a group of demonstrators chained themselves together Jan. 26 and blocked traffic at two intersections in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in San Francisco. With nearly 200 people present, police arrested 16 protesters who were blocking the intersections at Sansome and […]