For more than four hours, hundreds of protesters danced and drummed and demonstrated against police brutality, recognizing Nieto and others who have been killed by SFPD.
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Viva el Mariachi!
The sounds of trumpets and strums of guitars could be heard echoing through the grand auditorium of Mission High School on March 19, as students from the Bay Area and from Tucson, Arizona performed a medley of mariachi music for an enthusiastic and attentive crowd.
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Photo Essay: Bay Area Flamenco Festival
[su_slider source=”media: 25957,25959,25961,25963,25965,25967″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”500″ speed=”500″] [su_box title=”Photos by Armando Valdez” box_color=”#131212″]The 10th Annual Bay Area Flamenco Festival had its first of three performances on March 22, at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, showcasing some of Spain’s top dancers and musicians. The performance brought together artists from three different generations, […]
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El Tecolote founder honored by community journalists
Journalists, local newspaper publishers, instructors and students gathered on March 20 at Randy’s Place in the Ingleside District to honor Juan Gonzales for his 30 years as chair City College of San Francisco’s journalism department.
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Fighting like a girl: Bay Area boxer wins world championship
Bay area flyweight champion boxer Melissa “Mighty” McMorrow is “4-foot-10 on a good day.”
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SF prima ballerina talks Cinderella and growing up in Cuba
Lorena Feijoo, the Cuban-born ballerina who portrayed Cinderella in choreographer Val Caniporali’s “A Cinderella Story,” speaks with El Tecolote about that experience and her journey to becoming one of the most celebrated ballerinas in recent history
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City’s forgotten Latino LGBT pioneer
By Mabel Jiménez Most people in San Francisco have heard of Harvey Milk, but few know about the man who paved the way for Milk and other LGBT politicians: a Latino named Jose Sarria. While Milk is widely remembered for being the first openly gay man to be elected for public office in California, Sarria […]
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Community rejects SFPD account of slain Latino
“How many shots does it take to kill a guy this high?” Eduardo Roman demanded to know, lifting his hand to the center of his chest roughly five feet above the floor.
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Latin American Briefs: Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, Honduras
By Laura Guardia CHILE: Active volcano eruption Early in the morning on March 3, the Villarrica volcano in southern Chile erupted, spewing ash and lava 3,300 feet into the air. More than 3,000 people have been evacuated. The volcano is located at 750 kilometers from the Chilean capital city of Santiago and its last major […]
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Six Things Your Landlord Does Not Want You to Know
Many landlords are cashing in on the hot rental market by getting their long-term tenants to move. Some use the threats of evictions, others use lies, intimidation, and harassment, while others agree to pay money to get the tenant to move (“buy-out”). These landlords and their lawyers don’t want you to know what your rights are. Here are a few of them: