At 72, Carlos Brito lost his mother, his home, and now lives in an RV. His story shows how older San Franciscans are falling into homelessness.
Lowrider parade in S.F.’s Mission goes live on TV for first time
The event includes a parade, car show and a hopping contest with a $10,000 prize.
New RV permit: How San Francisco’s rules will limit large vehicles
San Francisco’s new Large Vehicle Refuge Permit (LVRP) will reshape where, and whether, people can continue living in RVs.
Immigration Tracker (Jan–Aug 2025): Updates on TPS, ICE arrests and more
Immigrants in San Francisco face mounting uncertainty as the Trump administration continues to roll back protections. Here’s the latest news.
For Mission food vendors, San Francisco’s new ‘pathway’ is actually a crackdown
Records reviewed by El Tecolote show that the City quietly launched a workgroup to create a new permit for street vendors. Yet as drafted, this pathway is out of reach for many of the city’s informal vendors.
Homeless mother fights to get disabled daughter into S.F. housing
Maria Zavala’s 7-year-old daughter is recovering in a hospital. Yet San Francisco’s housing system denied them help.
These 11 S.F. organizations support day laborers. Here’s what they offer
These community organizations support immigrant workers with legal aid, rental assistance and connections to safe jobs.
ICE tactics escalate at S.F. courthouse as protesters clash with officers
Federal officers escalated their use of force outside San Francisco’s immigration courthouse as protesters clashed with ICE following multiple detentions, marking the latest escalation in enforcement tactics.
How immigrants can protect themselves from wage theft in California
Immigrant workers in California are among the most vulnerable to abuse on the job. Here’s how you can file a wage claim.
ICE fears and loss of work hit San Francisco’s day laborers hard
As ICE ramps up arrests across California, thousands of immigrant workers in San Francisco are bearing the brunt of the economic and emotional fallout.

