From Activist to Negotiator
The sanctuary city amendment approved by the Board of Supervisors last week has been center stage since it was introduced in August, and for those behind the scenes, it is the culmination of a year’s...
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From Basta to Hasta la Vista
Gabriel Rey-Goodlatte receives his award. Bay Area activists celebrated the end to their six-month campaign against news anchorman Lou Dobbs and CNN on Friday night with pupusas, margaritas and dancing...
View ArticleBottomless Grievances & Complaints
“To contribute further to the litany of grievances and complaints…” I wasn’t sure exactly what the young gentleman walking in front of me was referring to, but he could have been talking about pretty...
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Haitian Community’s Plea
En Español Members of the Bay Area Haitian community gathered at the Dolores Street Community Services on Friday to ask San Franciscans to send aid and prayers to their homeland. The island was...
View ArticleMission District Mobilizes for Immigration Reform
En Español An earlier version of this article said there will be 18 buses with 1,000 passengers going to Washington D.C. to march for immigration reform. Those buses will actually be coming to San...
View ArticleBusiness Sense on Valencia St.
In Mission Loc@l’s Build Your Block feature on what kinds of businesses should go into the vacancies on Valencia Street, readers suggested everything from a copy store to an organic produce market to a...
View ArticleDolores Park Food Vending Saga Continues at Public Meeting Tonight
The public is invited to a community meeting tonight at Dolores Park Church to continue the debate over the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department’s recent decision to grant permits to Blue...
View ArticleThe Mission Calls Utah, Asks, “Have You Ever Heard of the DREAM Act?”
“I was in college,” says the young community organizer, who asks not to be identified because her father’s immigration case is currently under review. Around her in the orange-walled common room of...
View ArticleEric Quezada, Longtime Mission Community Organizer, Dies
Eric Quezada, 45, a critical figure in the affordable housing movement in the Mission, died early this morning at his home in Bernal Heights. Quezada, the son of Guatemalan immigrants, moved to the...
View ArticleEl Colectivo de Mujeres Se Une con Servicios para la Comunidad de la Calle...
El pasado jueves, en el Centro Eric Quezada para la Cultura y Política, ubicado en la calle Valencia y 16, se celebró con música, baile y mariachis la unión de varias instituciones del Distrito de la...
View ArticleWorking With No Roof Over Their Heads
By ARMAND EMAMDJOMEH He stands outside, looking lost, confused and a little scared. Dressed in work shoes, blue jeans and a black “Soul Rebel” t-shirt, German proffers his TB screening paperwork,...
View ArticleBeat Report: Property
Missionlocal.org wants to know what the community thinks about our coverage. We invite you to contact us about stories that we have reported–-stories that you are angry about or just want to know more...
View ArticleActivists Say Iran Will Never Be the Same
By ARMAND EMAMDJOMEH In Iran, cries of “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great) have echoed from Tehran rooftops every night, at least 20 have died, and hundreds have been arrested as authority figures from the...
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Homeless and Advocates Take Issue With Shelter Policies
Some 50 homeless advocates, shelter employees and their clients crowded into the mayor’s office lobby and a committee meeting yesterday. They testified about negative experiences with the new shelter...
View ArticleDobbs Draws Fire as CNN Airs Doc About Latinos
Seven local immigrants’ rights activists gathered Wednesday in front of camera crews in a cramped restaurant on 24th Street and made a simple appeal: CNN, drop Lou Dobbs. As waitresses brought out...
View ArticleForeclosures Too High in Communities of Color
Homeownership, the marker of progress and wealth in the United States, is now proving to be the downfall of African-American and Latino families. African-Americans and Latinos represent a minority of...
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