Editor’s note: This Q&A with Ana Teresa Fernandez, a Mexico-born, San Francisco-based artist and performer, is the first of a series where we aim to shed light on the day-to-day work experience of women in various walks of life. Her studio, which she calls Black Sheep Studios, is located in San Francisco. What does your […]
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There are phrases I remember…
Since early childhood, we begin hearing and learning phrases. Some of them accompany us all our lives. Of course, not all of them are memorable. Many phrases will fall on deaf ears, depending on who says them to us or depending on our capacity or willingness to comprehend those phrases. Or depending on what we […]
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PODCAST: A historical our of SF culture with author Anne Evers Hitz
El Tecolote contributor, Edaena Salinas, chats to the fifth-generation San Franciscan, author Anne Evers Hitz. They discuss the books that Anne has written that cover a wide variety of San Francisco’s history including The Ferry Building and the Emporium Department Store, which is now the Westfield Mall.
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Facing eviction? Know your rights.
Evictions have and will continue to rise as state rental protections are rendered almost obsolete by the end of March. The state-wide eviction moratorium ended in September 2021, and state rental protections are coming to an end on March 31. While both of these programs offered temporary aid, they did not offer permanent, tangible solutions […]
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PODCAST: Bay Area’s Sarina Bolden elevates Philippines to their first FIFA World Cup
A dramatic, decisive penalty kick, Sarina Bolden’s Pinay pride was embodied in one golden moment on the pitch, leading the Philippines to soccer’s big dance–the FIFA World Cup. Listen to Bolden stop by #RadioTeco to reflect on growing up in the Bay Area, discovering self and identity, why she choose to represent the Philippines instead […]
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SF State student shares insight on Putin’s crackdown on anti-war protests
“We’re a product of what we were born into,” said Angeli Martinova, a Russian 21-year-old Foreign Exchange Student at San Francisco State University. “I am hoping that future generations of Ukrainians won’t tell others that Russians are bad people…Not all [Russian] civilians are at fault.” Martinova has lived in Moscow since she was eight, a […]
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Bay Area pinay lifts the Philippines to first World Cup
[Sarina Bolden–pictured second from the right–who was born and raised in the Bay Area city of Milpitas, scored the winning penalty kick against Chinese Taipei on Jan. 30 during the quarter-finals of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Pune, India. The goal sent the Philippines to it’s first ever World Cup appearance. Courtesy AFC] […]
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From WWII Veteran to family man, the life of Socorro Gonzales
Socorro Antonio Gonzales—who by chance escaped being born amid the violent aftermath of the Mexican revolution only to later fight in WWII and who is the grandfather of the legacy bilingual newspaper El Tecolote—died on March 11, 2022 of prostate cancer. He was 97. His life was a full one. And one that is damn […]
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Tai Chi and the search for balance in our lives
Seven years ago, when we were “exiled” from the Mission, we landed a bit south, in Daly City. Our modest but comfortable house is located close to the border between San Francisco and Daly City, across Lincoln Park and its community center. The first morning there, we heard some animated voices outside our windows. I […]
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Mitchell Salazar: A Community Warrior Who Made a Difference
Mitchell Salazar, one of the legendary cornerstones of the Real Alternatives Programs, passed away on March 11, 2022 surrounded by his family and loved ones. In various capacities, Mitchell served the San Francisco community for over 40 years, and at the end of the day, Mitchell gave from his heart and had a calling to […]