 You are cordially invited to a sneak peak âRecreate, Renew, Recycle: an Infinite Cycle,â MCCLAâs 2014 Day of the Dead Exhibit âą Altar installations guided tour at 6 p.m. âą San Jalisco Restaurant and Maxâs Desserts Where: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission St. Admission: $45 / $70 For more info: (415) 821-1155 / www.missioncultural.org
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New law will help better inform tenants
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed legislation on Oct. 21 establishing ground rules for a controversial practice known as buyouts, in which landlords offer tenants money to vacate their units.
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Community secures rights to soccer field after controversy
Youth soccer players from the Mission District âwho just months ago were kicked off a local soccer field by adult techies who had paid for the spaceâ teamed up with local organizations to rally before City Hall on Oct. 17 to demand that the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Commission incorporate local communities more directly in setting public park policy.
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Day of the Dead: local artists mourn loss of life, culture
When it comes to keeping tradition alive, renowned San Francisco artist Rene Yañez and his son Rio prefer an unconventional approach: They celebrate death.
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Prop E is the healthy choice for San Franciscans
On weekdays, around 3 p.m., children everywhere get out of school and go to the nearest market to purchase whatever a couple of bucks will get them. More often than not, itâs candy and/or a sugar-sweetened drink.
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Plaza 16 developer states its case
We take pride in being responsible developers who work with the community to build projects that serve the needs of the area, and thatâs what weâre trying to do at 16th and Mission streets. Our 1979 Mission project would create new, much-needed housing for San Francisco to help ease the pressures on the existing housing stock and rents. Ideally, it would include affordable workforce housing for teachers, police officers/firefighters and laborers. And it would bring much-needed improvements to adjacent Marshall Elementary School and the surrounding area to make it safer and more accessible for school children, residents and pedestrians.
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Latest Mission mural pays tribute to Santana
The neighborhoodâs newest mural is ready to view on 19th and San Carlos streets.
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Civil rights photographer gives collection to Stanford
The great photojournalist Dorothea Langeâwell known for capturing the hardships of the depression eraâonce said, âPhotography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.â
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Passport 2014
 Presented by the SFAC Galleries, this is an annual, affordable, do-it-yourself art collecting experience! Over 300 people will stroll through the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District on Sunday, October 26, collecting artist-designed âpassport stampsâ in their customized MoleskineÂź notebook that, once complete, becomes a limited-edition art book with contributions by seventeen of the Bay Areaâs […]