Zack Crockett was riding his bike home from work on Jan. 28 when he passed by the building at Mission and 22nd street engulfed in flames.
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Cancer nonprofit saved from eviction
By Elisabetta Silvestro The nonprofit cancer support and resource center Circulo de Vida—which had been at risk of being evicted from its current location in the Mission District to make way for an expanding tech company—has been granted stay. Circulo de Vida and tech startup DoubleDutch reached a resolution on Feb. 26 that would allow […]
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Open letter: A call for affordable housing
To Mayor Ed Lee, Board of Supervisors, Planning Commissioners, and Planning Director John Rahim:
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Album Review: Cuban sisters’ debut mixes past and present, points toward future
By Atticus Morris Ibeyi—pronounced ee-bey-ee—is a Yoruban, Nigerian word that translates roughly to the concept of “sacred divinity of twins.” It is also the name that Lisa-Kaindé Diáz and Naomi Díaz have adopted for their self-titled debut album, released earlier this month on British record label XL Recordings. And what a debut it is. Even […]
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Evicted cancer support center could be allowed to stay
Update: At a Feb. 26 press conference announced that Ciculo de Vida will be able to remain at its 2601 Mission Street location By Elisabetta Silvestro Carmen Ortiz had no idea she would be next. Even after she saw the company that shared the same floor as her organization being pushed out to make space […]
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Future remains uncertain for small businesses after fire
By Alexis Terrazas It may not have been her home, but losing unit 217 to the flames that engulfed the building at 22nd and Mission streets during the 4-alarm fire on Jan. 28 still hurt Karen Van Dine. “Starting completely over from scratch, at this age, it’s pretty devastating,” said Van Dine, who watched in […]
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Demonstrators express outrage at Latino slain by police in Washington
[su_slider source=”media: 25655,25654,25653,25652,25651,25650,25649″ link=”image” width=”800″ height=”500″ speed=”500″] [su_box title=”Photos by Alex Garland” box_color=”#131212″]Before Aug. 9, 2014, not many outside of Missouri had heard of Ferguson, the city on the outskirts of St. Louis. That changed the day Michael Brown — an 18-year-old unarmed black man—was killed by white police officer Darren Wilson. Many too had probably […]
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Victims of the Mission Fire
[su_youtube_advanced url=”http://youtu.be/F9nQ6cF8j7s”] With smoke and fire raging around him, 13-year-old Alessandro Gonzalez said one final prayer before jumping from the fire escape on the second floor. A San Francisco police officer caught him. “I’m just happy I’m alive,” said Gonzalez on Jan. 29, the morning after the fire that destroyed his home at 22nd and […]
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Honoring the memory of Sandy Cuadra on her birthday
(click image to enlarge) [su_slider source=”media: 25536,25538,25539,25540″ link=”image” width=”800″ height=”500″ speed=”500″] [su_box title=”Photos Joel Angel Juárez” box_color=”#131212″]Sandra Cuadra, a longtime community leader and icon who lived in the Mission District for 30 years, would’ve been celebrating her 51st birthday on Sunday, Feb. 15. Her friends, the “Tiny Locas,” celebrated in her stead. Cuadra died of […]
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4th annual Two Spirit Powwow
To enlarge image, click photo. Text and photos by Dhoryan Rizo [su_slider source=”media: 25515,25516,25517,25518,25519,25520,25521,25522,25551″ link=”image” width=”700″ height=”460″ speed=”500″] [su_box title=”4th annual Two Spirit Powwow” box_color=”#131212″]On Saturday Feb. 7, Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (BAAITS) held their 4th annual Two Spirit Powwow at the Cow Palace in Daly City. The event provided a space for members […]