7th Annual Voices of Latin Rock Autism Awareness Benefit Featuring Booker T. Jones, Malo, Tierra, El Chicano, Hot Pink Feathers & La Mission Band. Also honoring Roberto Y. Hernandez, Don Wehr, Greg Landau, Jesse “Chuy” Varela, Alex Rodriguez & Tyron Diaz Thursday, January 20 • 7:00 pm Bimbo’s 362 Club • 1025 Columbus Avenue, San […]
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Demanda fiscal de la ciudad a abogado que abusaba de inmigrantes
El fiscal de San Francisco, Dennis Herrera, interpuso una demanda en contra de un abogado de inmigración, al que calificó como “uno de los depredadores de mayor notoriedad en San Francisco”.
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Predatory immigration lawyer sued by City Attorney’s office
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has filed a civil lawsuit against a disbarred immigration lawyer called “one of San Francisco’s most notorious predators.
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Quan and Lee: A story of two dreams
Jean Quan, the daughter of an illiterate Chinese immigrant became mayor of Oakland on January 3. She shared part of her personal history that day as an example of why she calls her hometown a “city of dreams.”
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San Francisco selects new interim mayor
While on his way out, Gavin Newsom influenced the Board of Supervisors to name Ed Lee the interim mayor.
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The value of lives lost in Arizona
In the wake of the mass murder of six people on January 9 in a Tucson shopping mall, which left another 14 seriously wounded, El Tecolote grieves for the people who lost life and limb in a senseless act and for their families. At the same time we want to remind people that as horrendous […]
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Latin American Briefs – Cuba, Spain, Brazil
CUBA: CHANGE OR DIE, THE DILEMA OF 2011 The new year arrives in Cuba loaded down with uncertainty, with the survival of the system at stake and with expectations that there will finally be economic changes on the island. In the eye of the hurricane there are 11 million Cubans, of which 70 percent were […]
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Major changes on the way for César Chavez Street
Cesar Chavez Street, the often congested and freeway-like thoroughfare on the southern end of the Mission District, may soon undergo several redevelopment phases.