Cine, cine and more cine—the San Francisco Latino Film Festival is here to delight us with cinematic gems from both sides of the border. Over the course of nine days, Cine+Mas will present a festival of 42 films that include full-length films, shorts, fiction and documentaries from the United States, Latin America and Spain. The […]
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News Brief: Campos receives for $1.063 million to aid refugee children
The city’s Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee on Wednesday Sept. 10 approved Supervisor David Campos’ ordinance that would allocate $1.063 million annually for the next two years towards the legal representation of Central American minors and their families. Many of these kids, who are fleeing extreme violence in their homelands, are facing fast-tracked […]
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News Brief: Immigrant Latino confirmed to state Supreme Court
Come next year, California may see its first immigrant Latino justice serving on the State’s highest court. Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, who was nominated to the California Supreme Court by Gov. Jerry Brown to replace the retiring Justice Marvin Baxter, was confirmed for the position on Aug. 28 by the Commission of Judicial Appointments. But before taking […]
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13 years later: A soldier remembers 9-11
The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was walking to school and as I approached the campus, I saw one of my best friends, who said, “Did you hear? We’re getting bombed!” I couldn’t comprehend what he was saying. It also did not help that I have always considered him as jokester, so I believed […]
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Massive five-alarm fire damages businesses on 2600 block of Mission Street
A five-alarm fire broke out on the 2600 block of Mission St. Thursday afternoon (Sept. 5), ravaging businesses while unleashing clouds of ash and billows of black smoke that were visible for miles.
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Mission teen fatally stabbed at corner of Folsom and 26th streets, suspect apprehended
Rashawn Williams left a convenience store with a family member at around 6:50 p.m. when he was assaulted and stabbed at least once, according to SFPD spokesman officer Gordon Shyy.
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Oaxacan national seeks justice for incarcerated father
A month before protesters blocked the main roadway to Oaxaca, Mexico’s airport demanding the release of five imprisoned political activists, the daughter of one of those prisoners journeyed to San Francisco to publicize her father’s case.
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Protesters march for housing reform
From the 16th Street Bart plaza to the corner of 22nd and Mission streets, nearly 100 demonstrators marched on Aug. 23, protesting the onslaught of evictions and market-rate developments while trying to drum up support for Proposition G–a ballot measure that would impose a steep tax on the reselling of apartment buildings city-wide.
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Manifestantes marchan por reforma de la vivienda
De la Plaza del Bart de la Calle 16 hasta las calles 22 y Misión, cerca de cien manifestantes marcharon el 23 de agosto protestando por la embestida de los desalojos y el alza en el precio de mercado y, al mismo tiempo, buscando conseguir apoyo para la Propuesta G —una medida que impondría un impuesto en la reventa de edificios de apartamentos de toda la ciudad.
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Tenants fight the eviction from their building at 26th & Folsom
Two floors above the clamor of the anti-eviction protest on Lucky Street, a front room flat sits bare and vacant. The only evidence that the space had been recently occupied was a pile of leftover moving boxes stacked against the back wall.