For years, the general public knew Oscar Grant as the young African American man who appeared in a cell phone video in which he was shot at point blank range by a transit officer standing over him while laying handcuffed and face down on the ground. “Fruitvale Station” takes the public beyond Grant’s controversial death […]
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City College permanece abierto y acreditado
City College: ABIERTO y ACREDITADO. Estas son las palabras anotadas por la Rectora Interina Thelma Scott-Skillman en la página de internet del colegio. Con toda la reciente publicidad negativa alrededor del City College sobre si es amenazado con la pérdida de su acreditación, hay una creciente preocupación que podría desanimar a estudiantes a regresar al […]
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City College is open and accredited
City College of San Francisco is OPEN and ACCREDITED. These are the words posted by Interim Chancellor Thelma Scott-Skillman on the front page of the college’s website. With all the recent negative publicity surrounding City College over its threatened loss of accreditation, there is growing concern that it may discourage students from returning to the […]
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Mass hunger strike reveals California’s prison conditions
The core issue of the hunger strike in 24 prisons is the placement of inmates in small, windowless solitary confinement cells called Security Housing Units (SHU), for indeterminate lengths of time. Prison officials allege that it is a method of controlling gang activity in prison yards.
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Guantanamo: In the face of humiliation, prisoners demand justice
Behind a 3-meter high electric fence and under the permanent surveillance of 435 U.S. Marines,166 political prisoners are locked in Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. Currently, 104 inmates have been on hunger strike for over 150 days; 44 of them being fed against their will. In late May, U.S. authorities made the decision to […]
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Unemployment among youth soars nationwide
While unemployment among youth remains high with a staggering 16.1 percent of young Americans out of work, advocates call for more youth programs and community involvement to tackle the issue.
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Mamá Art Cafe: Community shows appreciation for public art
People of all ages were invited to paint at the Excelsior District’s Mamá Art Cafe on July 6. The Art For The People event was organized by América Jiménez de Lara. Jiménez de Lara has become an advocate for the arts, hosting public events in response to cuts in affordable art programs for youth. She […]
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July’s historic significance in Latin America
In July, people of Nicaraguan, Cuban and Salvadoran origin commemorate historical events that evoke the struggle and heroism of those who staged social movements for the liberation and the construction of a just society. In Nicaragua, on July 19, 1979, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista para la Liberación Nacional, FSLN) triumphantly entered the […]
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Mission language vocational school (MLVS) healthcare classes
Medical Assisting • Lab Skills • Medical Terminology • Anatomy & Physiology • Administrative Assisting • Computer Skills: Excel & etc.• Requirements: Live in SF Bay Area • Low Income • U.S. Work Permit • Mission Language & Vocational School (mlvs), 2929 19th St, S.F. Contact Dr. Nuñez: (415) 648-5226 / onunez@mlvs.org Gladys Soto: (415) […]
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CCSF: defensores cuestionan legitimidad de comisión acreditadora
“Es muy importante entender que esta decisión aún no es definitiva”, dijo Lalo González, miembro de Salvemos CCSF, una coalición integrada por estudiantes, personal y miembros de la facultad organizados en respuesta a la crisis de la acreditación. “Creo que esto (la protesta) es una excelente representación de lo loca que está la ciudad”.