With a big smile on her face, 17-year-old Yuriria (Yuri) Huerta, daughter of two Mexican immigrants, shared her excitement as she was named 2014 Citywide Youth of Year by the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco (BGCSF).
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Revered bookstore must raise funds to stay open
With a 40-year legacy that speaks volumes, Modern Times Bookstore has played a vital role in the Mission community as a gathering place for community leaders and activists, a platform for progressive thought and an advocate for the arts and culture. The bookstore has silently been suffering from a subsequent amount of debt and a […]
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Convention fosters higher education among undocumented youth
On Jan. 25, hundreds of people gathered to discuss, debate, and find new ways to support undocumented students at the “National Educator Conference” at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Promising first film by Mexican director Fernando Frías
Carefree and charming, “Rezeta,” first film from director Fernando Frías de la Parra, is a breath of fresh air in the already exuberant landscape of contemporary Mexican cinema. The film, which on Jan. 23 received the Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, is a patchwork of naturalistic pieces without elaborate […]
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Local fusion band to release third studio album
After months of intense work, the Bay Area group Locura is finally ready to release its latest album, titled “Dale de Comer.” The band brings a very diverse mix of their traditional influences—Cuban rhythms and rumba Flamenca—while exploring new avenues with reggae, cumbia and ska. The result of this interesting combination of beats, coupled with […]
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News Briefs: Cuba, Chile, Peru
AFTER MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF DISCORD, THE OAS RECONNECTS CUBA The Organization of American States (OAS) resumed formal dialogue after Secretary General José Miguel Inzulza travelled to Cuba to attend the II Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) held on Jan. 28-29 in Havana. Tensions between Cuba and […]
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Breves Noticias: Cuba, Chile, Peru
TRAS CINCO DÉCADAS DE DISCORDIA, LA OEA RETOMA CONTACTO CON CUBA La Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), reanudó el diálogo oficial con Cuba tras el viaje del secretario general del organismo, José Miguel Insulza, para asistir a la II cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (CELAC) a celebrarse el 28 […]
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The show goes on, without María Conchita Alonso
Controversy is nothing new to Eliana López. For this reason, she continues to promote The Vagina Monologues, despite the controversy that Maria Conchita Alonso—who was originally cast as the lead actress—generated as she publicly announced her support of an anti-immigrant California politician. In her first foray as a theater producer in San Francisco, López had […]
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Drought prompts state of emergency in California
On Jan. 17, California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a State of Emergency as California experienced its driest year on record in 2013.
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Elections will decide fate of Salvadoran revolutionaries
With El Salvador’s Feb. 2 presidential elections rapidly approaching, supporters from the around the Bay Area are rallying to raise awareness to the issues surrounding the elections and El Salvador’s future.