[PICTURED: Members of San Francisco Rising Alliance rally for student loan cancellation in front of City Hall during the Get Debt Free Jamboree on Aug. 3, 2021. Courtesy: San Francisco Rising] Guest commentary by Diamund White, Student Organizer at San Francisco Rising; Editor’s note: At press time, president Biden announced his plan addressing student loan […]
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The bittersweet business of professional sports
I have always strived to balance the physical and the mental aspects of life. From early childhood, as a member of the Chilean YMCA, I learned to say and to believe their famous logo: “Mens sana in corpore sano.” A healthy mind in a healthy body. That phrase was written by the Roman poet Juvenal […]
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Kaiser therapists strike to demand better patient care
[Mara Cavallaro is El Tecolote’s Report for America Corps Member who reports on mental health & healthcare inequality in the Latinx community. Photos by Jeremy Word] On Monday August 15, more than 2,000 Kaiser mental health clinicians went on strike in Northern California and the Central Valley to demand the work conditions necessary to provide […]
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Las Azurduy: Theatrical performance honors the life, legacy of South American feminist freedom fighter
[PICTURED: La-Lengua-by-Michelle-Castillo-@neonicreative-5 — Cast of Las Azurduy. Photo: Michelle Castillo] South American warrior and hero, Juana Azurduy de Padilla — who played a pivotal role in Bolivia’s fight for independence from Spain in the 1800s — is synonymous with women’s empowerment. But her story is hardly known. For more than a century, Azurduy has been […]
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PODCAST: El/La’s Nicole Santamaria, Open Minded, Open Hearted
Nicole Santamaria, an intersex woman from El Salvador, is the executive director of the San Francisco-based organization, El/La para translatinas. For more than 25 years, El/La has been advocating and seeking justice for the transgender community. In this episode, Nicole tells us about her journey, and the ever important work that El/La continues to do […]
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PHOTOS: Los Tigres del Norte brings decades of Mexican diaspora hits to Stanford
Sinaloa, Mexico, San Jose, California, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the concept of El Norte itself are all associated with Los Tigres del Norte, the legendary Mexican band with roots en la Área de la Bahía since the mid-1960’s. Los Tigres’ generational resonance in the Mexican diaspora has landed them numerous Grammy nominations and […]
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Berkeley community rallies to save People’s Park, delay housing plan
A torn-down black steel fence, smashed window glass from construction vehicles, colorful posters reading “Save People’s Park No More Gentrifiers,” tree branches on the ground and one last standing tree, was the aftermath scene at People’s Park in Berkeley, California. The evening of Wednesday Aug. 3, protesters forced University of California, Berkeley to halt construction […]
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San Francisco declares local public health emergency for Monkeypox
San Francisco, CA–Mayor London N. Breed and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) on July 28 announced a local emergency declaration to strengthen the City’s preparedness and response to the rapidly rising cases of Monkeypox. This action will expedite and streamline the availability of resources to better respond to this developing health emergency. […]
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City College Mission Campus reopens its doors
[PICTURED: California State Senator Scott Wiener, speaks at the City College Mission Center re-opening ceremony. “This is a community that has been for some time under intense economic pressure, but it has survived. The community is here, it is not going anywhere. So, that’s why we must continue to support it,” said Wiener. Photo: Karem […]
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Now is not the time to drop our guard on COVID-19, experts say
[Via Ethnic Media Services] Health experts say that even as more people are vaccinated and boosted, the corona virus is here to stay. And they warn that future variants will likely keep medical practitioners and researchers on their toes as they work to keep both infections and the severity of infections down. Their message to […]