Juan Gomez Quiñones was that once-in-a-generation intellectual giant, visionary, scholar, poet and activist. He died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Nov. 11, 2020. He was 80 years old. He was born in Parral, Chihuahua on Jan. 28, 1940. His family moved to California when he was an infant and was raised […]
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Patriots and traitors, heroes and cowards, Oh, my!
Who is a patriot? Who is a traitor? What makes someone a hero or a heroine? The questions are compelling and the answers are not easy. A few days ago, I saw a documentary about the well-known African-American athlete Tommie Smith, who won the 200 meters race at the Mexico Olympics in 1968 (“With drawn […]
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Pretrial begins for Indigenous activists who tore down statue of colonizer
The Marin County District Attorney’s office was scheduled to hold a pretrial hearing Monday, Dec. 8, on charges brought by the San Francisco Archdiocese of felony vandalism against five Native American Activists who tore down a statue of Junipero Serra that stood in front of the Mission San Rafael on Oct. 12—Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The […]
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‘We lost everything’: Honduran woman helps those in need after Hurricanes
In the wake of the devastation wrought by hurricanes Eta and Iota, Dr. Oriel María Siu repeatedly heard one painful phrase: “We lost everything. Everything.” That is the grim reality for many living in the city of San Pedro Sula—located in the Department of Cortés—and many more living in the other northwestern Honduran Departments of […]
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DACA restored to its original parameters
As of this week, a federal court has reinstated the DACA program to its original parameters set during the Obama presidency; new applicants, those who have been a part of the program in the past and current participants are eligible to be granted a two year work permit. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, […]
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The City Promised Financial Help for the Latinx Community, But Has It Been Enough?
Several months ago, Mayor London Breed announced the allocation of $28.5 million for COVID-19 relief in the Latinx community, who have been hit disproportionately hard by the pandemic. One of those purposes for the money was economic relief for the Latinx small business community; another was economic support for the healthcare efforts conducted on a […]
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The Making of a Candidate: Lissette Espinoza-Garnica
eltecolote · The Making of a Candidate: Lissette Espinoza Garnica This episode features Lissette Espinoza-Garnica who was elected to the District 3 seat on the City Council In Redwood City. They are the Bay Area’s first non-binary city council member. The Making of a Candidate is a miniseries focused on local candidates who are fighting […]
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El Camino del CandidatX: Joaquin Jimenez
eltecolote · El Camino del Candidatx: JoaquinJimenez This episode is entirely in Spanish In this episode we have Joaquin Jimenez as a guest. The first Mexican immigrant and first Latinx elected to the Half Moon Bay City Council. El Camino del CandidatX is a miniseries focused on local candidates who are fighting the status quo.
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Untapped medical reimbursement funds reach $409M, reforms underway
Sometime last year, Jade Trombino received an email from her employer related to a medical reimbursement account that she and her coworkers were eligible for. At the time, she found it mystifying. If it weren’t for an explanation from a well-informed coworker, Trombino wouldn’t have known that the account could cover her out-of-pocket medical costs […]
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Open Letter to Gov. Newsom: Hold police accountable and investigate the police killing of Sean Monterrosa
Dear Governor Gavin Newsom, I’ve been writing this letter since the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 3, alone in a Sacramento County Jail cell, disappointed, exhausted, but driven to reach you. I could not rest—not then, in the hours before dawn locked in a filthy cell, wearing orange stripes and jail-issue underwear—and not now, nearly two […]