Hundreds of immigration reform advocates protest at Senator Diane Feinsteinās office in push for legislation to help the undocumented obtain legal status.
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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 OāConnell Alternative High. Basically, low-performance means that students in these schools are not learning at a level […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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.
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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 collectiveās true understanding on the pulse of our society. āHow many roads,ā asks Bob Dylan. Feel free to ask the staff to direct you towards the appropriate section for the answer. […]
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Mama Metiche
Dear MamĆ”, I would like to know what is the āempty nest?ā 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 […]
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2010 CENSUS ā FACT SHEET
1. Your census information is confidential. Census workers are legally bound to federal confidentiality laws. Census workers can face $250,000 in fines and/or five years in prison if they violate the confidentiality laws. 2. The Census Bureau cannot share your personal information with any other local, state or federal agency. The Census Bureau provides general […]
