This month San Francisco will play host to Jaraneros from across the continent, whose music represents old and new takes on a sound with roots deeply embedded in Mexican history. The Mission’s own historic Brava Theater will be the setting for San Francisco’s first annual Son Jarocho Festival, starting Aug. 16.
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Mission community would suffer from college closure
Jesus Davila immigrated to the U.S. for the same reasons as many others from Mexico: for educational opportunity, and for work. Davila, a City College student, wants to transfer to UC Berkeley to study architectural engineering. He talked about the amazing variety of buildings in the Tenderloin, and his eyes grew wide as he spoke […]
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Latino male shot at Folsom and 24th streets
An argument between a small group of men on the corner of 24th and Folsom Streets ended Tuesday, July 10 with a gun drawn, three shots fired and one person in the hospital.
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Latino rocker’s journey is stranger than fiction
South African filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul’s new film, “Searching For Sugar Man,” explores the transformative journey of Mexican-American psychedelic folk-rocker Sixto Rodriguez—from a much-hyped musical flop as “the Dylan of Detroit,” to an anti-apartheid hero and venue-packing rock-legend in Bendjelloul’s homeland.
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Merger unites two Mission classics
La Posta Restaurant was evicted from its previous location by the construction of new condos, but Casa Sanchez has opened its doors, inviting La Posta into the restaurant and the family.
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Briefs 7/5/2012: Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia
ARGENTINA—PARAGUAY SUSPENDED BY SOUTHERN COMMON MARKET In an unprecedented decision, South America’s leading trading bloc, Mercosur (Southern Common Market), resolved to suspend Paraguay at its 5th Social Summit in Mendoza, Argentina, until the 2013 elections. The body also voted to admit Venezuela as full member, in an effort to “fortify” its policies and face the […]
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Criminalization of truant students reaps inconclusive results
Truancy levels have gone down in the Mission District, but it is unclear if schools are better serving students and families or if fear of legal action is the only motivation behind the improvement—students and their families can be charged with a misdemeanor and face up to $2,500 in fines if the student is chronically truant.
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Old theater finds new life
After more than a decade in darkness, plans are under way to once again illuminate the big screen at the New Mission Theater.
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Antiguo teatro encuentra nueva vida
Después de más de una década en la oscuridad, se están elaborando planes para iluminar la pantalla grande en el New Mission Theater.