San Francisco’s plan to enforce a citywide ban on RVs used as shelter faces significant legal, logistical and ethical hurdles, according to internal documents obtained by El Tecolote.
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Pablo Unzueta’s first S.F. art exhibition shows how two communities process trauma
The Memory of Our Skin explores how people in Santiago, Chile and Half Moon Bay, California process collective trauma.
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Photos: Fiesta de las Américas celebrates San Francisco’s Latinx diaspora
24th Street was packed with hundreds of community members during the 10th annual Fiesta de las Américas celebration.
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D9 candidates: Is San Francisco still a sanctuary city?
There is an alarming surge in the number of homeless families coming to San Francisco. Here’s how D9 candidates feel about the city’s role as sanctuary city.
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Meet Mariana Duran: El Tecolote’s new community reporter
Mariana Duran is El Tecolote’s new bilingual, community reporter, joining the newsroom through the California Local News Fellowship.
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Mexicans across San Francisco celebrate ‘Grito de Independencia’
Wearing their best charro hats, zarapes and Mexico jerseys, more than a thousand people celebrated Mexican Independence Day in SF on Sunday.
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18 ways San Franciscans can celebrate Latinx heritage in September
Here’s a list of can’t-miss parties, poetry readings, film screenings and workshops that celebrate the many facets of Latinx arts and culture.
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S.F. fast-tracks citywide RV ban: What it means for vehicle residents
San Francisco is moving quickly to restrict oversized vehicle parking citywide with new legislation set to be introduced at a future San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board meeting, according to documents obtained by El Tecolote.
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Invisible Yet Essential: The Urgent Call to Invest in Latino Media
Early morning, March 26, 2024. While most Baltimoreans were resting, thousands of others worked night shifts to keep the societal wheels turning for their neighbors. Seven of those workers —all Latinos— were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, making repairs that are often taken for granted by the over 31,000 drivers who cross it daily, […]
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These handwritten notes reveal human cost of S.F.’s aggressive homeless sweeps
To show the devastating human toll of Breed’s crackdown on homelessness, photographer Pablo Unzueta worked in collaboration with impacted residents to document their stories in a human, artistic way.