Local groups mobilize to count City’s homeless
Larry Patterson didn’t expect the U.S. Census Bureau to be at Glide Church on March 30 when he got in the bread line for the soup kitchen. It’s a good thing though, he admitted, considering his nomadic sleeping situation, he probably wouldn’t have been counted. Patterson, 43, works construction when there are jobs but has […]
Demands for immigration reform brought to Senator’s doorstep
Hundreds of immigration reform advocates protest at Senator Diane Feinstein’s office in push for legislation to help the undocumented obtain legal status.
Pelando el Ojo: Local schools, Health care reform and play of Cesar Chavez
The recent revelation that a high number of schools in our community are low-performance schools is a travesty. On the list are Bryant Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Everett Middle School, Horace Mann Middle School, Mission High, and John O’Connell Alternative High. Basically, low-performance means that students in these schools are not learning at a level […]
Committee votes to remove Bernal mural
After 16 hours of often contentious mediation, the committee tasked with deciding the fate of the Bernal Heights Library Mural has come to a consensus.
Mission Muralistas
On Friday, April 2, the de Young Museum presented a booksigning in the ongoing series Mission Muralismo. The evening focused on the talent and passionate work of two Mission artists Spain Rodriguez and Sirron Norris. The public joined in creating a mural with Rodriguez and Norris in the Kimball Education Gallery allowing museum-goers to witness […]
Yucatec Mayan group encourages census participation
MAYAB urges the community to participate in the 2010 U.S. census count to ensure that the growing local Yucatecan Maya population is counted.
Moving with the times, local bookstore marches on
Similar to a certain curly-haired folk singer whose voice you either love or hate, the longevity of Modern Times Bookstore is due to the collective’s true understanding on the pulse of our society. “How many roads,” asks Bob Dylan. Feel free to ask the staff to direct you towards the appropriate section for the answer. […]
Mama Metiche
Dear Mamá, I would like to know what is the “empty nest?” I heard two middle-aged women talking at the bus stop on 24th and Mission streets the other day. One of them was saying how sad she feels almost every day since her only child moved away from home to go to college. She […]