{"id":62878,"date":"2024-10-24T16:16:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=62878"},"modified":"2024-10-24T16:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T23:16:49","slug":"daniel-lurie-sf-election-latino-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/daniel-lurie-sf-election-latino-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Lurie Spends Mucha Mula, But Not on Latino Community-Based Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I find it challenging to write about an issue close to my heart \u2014 one that toca el mero centro de nuestra comunidad \u2014 without sounding self-serving. As the host of Hecho en California<\/em><\/a>, a popular radio show for Latinos in San Francisco and Sacramento, I feel compelled to ask: why are Latino community-based media being left out of mayoral candidate Dan Lurie’s massive campaign budget?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Lurie has spent m\u00e1s de $7 million on his campaign, with his anuncios plastered all over TV, often attacking his rivals. But there’s something missing: support for Latino media outlets. Not even las migajas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September, The San Francisco Chronicle<\/em> reported that Lurie had spent $6.3 million, more than all the other candidates combined. Yet there\u2019s little outreach to the Latino community. KGO\u2019s Lynne Melendez quoted<\/a> a San Francisco resident who feels ignored by politicians and is considering not voting at all. Another mujer simply said, “Los pol\u00edticos no vienen por aqu\u00ed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In The Standard<\/em>, Sam Mondros highlighted the frustration<\/a> of Latino business owners and residents who feel forgotten despite their significant presence in the city. Supervisor Myrna Melgar, the only Latina on the Board of Supervisors, lo dijo claramente: “Very few candidates are in touch; they take us for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n