Students in the Latino Politics class at San Francisco State University’s College of Ethnic Studies have carefully researched local Propositions A–K in order to understand what changes are being proposed and how they might affect the Latino community.
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Proposition I and the plan to preserve the Mission
Proponents of Proposition I have introduced a framework they hope will help preserve the unique character of San Francisco’s Mission District.
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News Briefs: Oct. 22 – Nov. 4
Local and national news in brief from the Oct. 22 – Nov. 4, 2015 print issue of El Tecolote
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Bayview’s first yoga studio welcomes low-income youth, seniors
TriFusion Yoga—the first and only yoga studio in the Bayview—offers free classes to low-income youth and seniors.
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NoMasButts sculpture illustrates environmental impact of cigarettes
Artist Cristobal Valecillos new sculpture, NoMasButts, which depicts a fallen tree was created entirely with cigarette butts.
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Discussing the city’s future with Francisco Herrera
As San Francisco’s Nov. 3 election nears, El Tecolote had the opportunity to sit down with mayoral candidate and Mission District community activist, Francisco Herrera. Born in the border town of Calexico in Southern California, the 52-year-old Herrera discusses the city’s current housing crisis, answers questions about his campaign and reveals his goals if he […]
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The fight for affordable housing continues after Brown veto
Assembly Bill 35, which would have the state’s housing crisis, was vetoed by Jerry Brown, but advocates aren’t giving up so easily.
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Local press publishes its first bilingual children’s book
Olita and Manyula: The Big Birthday, is the title of the first bilingual children’s book published by Luna’s Press and Bookstore, a local publishing company based in the Mission District.
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Los 43: One year later
A year after the disappearance of the 43 students of Ayotzinapa’s Raúl Isidro Burgos teachers college, San Francisco activists marched through the streets of the Mission District to remember and to demand justice for the casualties of criminal violence in Mexico.
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News Briefs October 8-21, 2015
Bay Area, state, national and international news in brief from October 8 through 21, 2015.