We learn to speak without realizing it. We don’t even remember the first word we pronounced. Even if someone did remember it, no matter how much they tell us, the memory is almost impossible to recover. When we least expect it, we pronounce words that pose phrases with which we make known to others what […]
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Teaching Babies Sign Language Improves Communication Skills
One of the challenging things about children who do not yet speak is understanding their needs and wants. As a nanny, I’ve encountered many moments where I find myself asking a child, “Do you want this?” while I point to one object after another, attempting to translate the grunts or crying. Although American Sign Language […]
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AV Essay: Balmy Alley Lover’s Lane Cultural Market
On Feb. 12, dozens attended “Lovers Lane,” a cultural market held at Balmy Alley in San Francisco’s Mission District. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the event highlighted many Latino artists, merchants, music, and food. Some shared how the pandemic has impacted their livelihood and what the event meant to them (all photos & video […]
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PODCAST: Reflecting On The Life Of A Friend
We talk to El Tecolote’s Photo Archivist, Linda Wilson, about the legendary Latino and LGBTQ activist and artist, Juan Pablo Gutierrez.Â
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Letter to the Editor: SF school board recall is a back door to mayoral control over schools. Bad idea.
The upcoming election on whether to recall three San Francisco school board members is an undemocratic subterfuge to get mayoral control of our schools. This is a terrible idea, whether or not you agree with the job that Gabriela LĂłpez, Faauuga Moliga and Alison Collins have done while serving on school board. And crucially, in […]
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Bidding farewell to early El Tecolote photographer, Pat Howard
If ever there was someone who you can count on to give a helping hand or general support when needed, that was Pat Howard. We lost Pat on Dec. 13, 2021 to cancer during her final days at a local hospice. Pat, who served as a staff photographer for El Tecolote during our early years, […]
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Election of Socialist President Castro Brings Hope in Honduras
The Estadio Olimpico was filled, not to watch La H as the men’s national soccer team is known, but to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Xiomara Castro, the first woman democratic socialist president in Honduras’s history. Outside the stadium, you might expect to see banners depicting important moments in soccer history. Instead, portraits of historical […]
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San Francisco State University Professors Receive Journalism Award
San Francisco State journalism professors Cristina Azocar and Lourdes Cárdenas—who worked side by side to create the first Bilingual Spanish Journalism degree offered at a public university—received the Distinguished Service to Journalism Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter (SPJ NorCal) on Jan. 27. “Well, they barely called me about it last […]
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Reel justice: Local filmmakers document hurricane recovery efforts in Puerto Rico
When Hurricane Irma and Maria descended upon the island of Puerto Rico in late 2017, images of devastation and typical 24-hour news coverage followed. But once the winds and rains ceased and the waters vanished back into their rivers, so too did the newscrews and the international media spotlight. And once again, the people of […]
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Letters to the Editor: Concern on the SFUSD Board Recall Special Election
El Tecolote loves hearing from you, the readers, so we gave you a chance as concerned San Franciscans facing an upcoming vote to sound off. To the Editor, Like many educators in SF, I am voting No on the Board of Ed recall. I have over 13 years of experience of teaching for SFUSD and […]