Under the pressure of vying for votes amid the City College of San Francisco’s looming accreditation crisis, eight of the 10 candidates contending for four seats on the CCSF Board of Trustees faced a room full of stakeholders Oct. 8 at a debate hosted by New America Media. While most of the candidates argued against […]
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Be careful of which candies you eat, too many have lead as toxic as sweet
Due to a large number of internationally made and American-sold candies testing positive for the hazardous metal lead, the above rhyme may very well be the warning parents and children alike recite this Halloween. Halloween is the national holiday with the highest consumption of sweets and greatest sales for candy producers and stores. Since 2004, […]
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Day of the Dead altars come alive
Walking into SOMart’s Dia de los Muertos 2012 exhibition, altars celebrate ancestors and honor the present and future. The exhibits range from traditional altars to the interactive and futuristic, but consistent throughout is each artist’s ability to represent stories by the community that keep memories alive.
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A walk through cemetery history
As the day of the dead slowly approaches on Nov. 2, cemeteries become livelier with flowers and visitors who remember those who are gone, but never forgotten. Mission Dolores, formerly known as Mision San Francisco de Asis, is home to San Francisco’s oldest Cemetery—founded in 1776. Here rest some of the city’s most historically notable […]
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Un recorrido por la historia de los cementerios
Conforme se aproxima lentamente el 2 de noviembre, Día de los Muertos, los cementerios despiertan con las flores y los visitantes que acuden recordando a aquellos que se han ido, pero que nunca se olvidan.
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Community slams Governor Brown’s vetoes
Immigrant groups from San Francisco responded with outrage to Gov. Jerry Brown’s Sept. 30 vetoes of several bills supported by Latinos during a rally in front of the state building on Oct. 4.
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Mission honors Dolores Huerta for receiving award
The Mission paid tribute to Dolores Huerta for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was given to her directly by the President.
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Mujeres celebran cumbre de adolescentes en Oakland
La Comisión juvenil para la condición de las mujeres (CSW, por sus siglas en inglés), del condado de Alameda, celebró el sábado 29 de septiembre, su primera cumbre anual denominada “Liderazgo de las jóvenes”, en el centro Youth UpRising (YU), ubicado al este de Oakland.