Adan Lobo, a native of Honduras, was living in a small, run-down place on Hampshire Street, sharing a room and showering under a tarp to keep the dirty water leaking from the ceiling above from dripping on his head. It was, he says, âkind of nasty.â But now he misses the place, because since his […]
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News Briefs August 13-26
Bay Area, National and Latin America news in brief for August 13-26.
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Program helps foreign orphans find homes in United States
[su_slider source=”media: 27539,27538″ limit=”25″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][/su_slider] Mafe and Angieâtwo Colombian orphan girls who spent the month of July in the United States with the hope of being adopted and finding a better lifeâhad never before boarded an airplane. For both, the challenge was daunting. âMy stomach hurt from all of the […]
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Pillar of Mission Latino community dies unexpectedly
Rosario Anaya, the long-time executive director of the Mission Language and Vocational School (MLVS), died Wednesday morning, Aug. 5, 2015 of cancer.
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Parks of the Mission Part 2: Garfield Square
Throughout the Spring of 2015, students enrolled in the Journalism 575 Community Media class at San Francisco State University worked on a semester-long project in conjunction with El Tecolote titled âGrowing up in The Mission.â The class was spearheaded by journalism professor Jon Funabiki, executive director of Renaissance Journalism at SF State.
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GalerĂa forum well attended but not by muralâs opponents
About 100 people filled City College of San Franciscoâs Mission Campus auditorium, where many members of the Latino LGBTQ community were present.
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Making space: New exhibition documents role of artist spaces in Bay Area culture
A new exhibition titled âMaking a Scene: 50 years of Bay Area Alternative Spacesâ is highlighting the roll artist-run, independent, alternative artistic spaces have played in enriching the culture of the Bay Area over the past 50 years.
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Calle 24 scores modest but critical victory: Temporary ban on storefront mergers will give small businesses a fighting chance
Temporary ban on storefront mergers will give small businesses a fighting chance
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Parks of the Mission Part 1: Dolores Update
Dolores Park is undergoing a complete overhaul, upgrade, and image change, with the first of two stages having just been completed.