[su_slider source=”media: 27767,27755,27754,27756,27757,27758,27759,27760,27769,27761,27762,27763,27765,27768,27766″ limit=”25″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] [su_box title=”Photos Drago RenterĂa” box_color=”#131212″]Several hundred people gathered at the 24th Street BART plaza on Sunday, Aug. 23 for a peaceful demonstration against police brutality and violence. The event was organized by the BlackOUT Collective and the Stop Mass Incarceration Network. Speakers at the rally […]
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Youth farmworkers reclaim land through shared knowledge
[su_slider source=”media: 27714,27718,27716″ limit=”25″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] Youth from San Franciscoâs Mission District gathered at Crocker Amazon Playground during spring of 2015 to unveil the new site of a community farm. The April meeting was the first installment of a series of âenvisioning workshopsâ being held by an environmental justice youth group […]
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U.S.-Cuba diplomacy symbolic so long as embargo remains
Last year, Cubans took to the streets on Dec. 17 to celebrate the announcement that the United States and Cuba were reestablishing diplomatic relations. The announcement sparked hope for an end to the severe shortages Cubans endure daily because of the U.S. embargo. The opening of the U.S. embassy in Havana on Aug. 14 was […]
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Beloved âtranslatinaâ activist remembered
Jovana Luna, long-time Mission resident and transgender rights advocate died unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug. 16. She was 39. Her cause of death is unknown as of press time. Luna was a vital figure in creating and expanding the Mission-based translatina organization, El/La.
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Parks of the Mission Part 3: James Rolph Jr. Playground
James Rolph Jr. Playground, named after former San Francisco mayor James Rolph, is located in the angular pocket formed by the Cesar Chavez Street and Potrero Avenue intersection at the southeast edge of the Mission district.
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Film captures essence of Latino experience in Vietnam, present day
“On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnamâ is an illuminating documentary that examines the social and cultural circumstances that caused the American working classâand specifically the Latino communityâto bear the majority of the burden during the Vietnam War.
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Housing rights column: Proposition I will help Save the Mission
Proposition I would temporarily stop luxury development in the Mission District so that the community can develop a plan for more affordable housing.
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Juan Love: Grammy award winner Juanes brings Loco de Amor to SF
With a show that featured lights, videos and his greatest hits, the Colombian artist Juanes, aka Juan Esteban AristizĂĄbal VĂĄsquez, made his San Francisco stop on his national âLoco de Amorâ tour.
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Feinstein bill draws ire from immigrant community
Roughly 40 people rallied at the 1 Post St. headquarters of Diane Feinstein in response to the senatorâs proposed legislation that activists say will violate San Franciscoâs âSanctuary Cityâ and âDue Process for Allâ policies, as well as destroying trust between the immigrant community and local police.
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Slain Mexican journalist did not die in vain
Journalist Ruben Espinosa was found dead in an apartment in Mexico City after his photo was featured on the cover of Preceso Magazine critical of Veracruz Governor Javier Duarte.