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Artist Repaints Dolores Huerta Mural in San Francisco After It Was Defaced

Raquel Reichard — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:22:38 +0000

Earlier this month, a mural of civil rights leader Dolores Huerta was defaced in San Francisco. “It’s messed up, man,” Suaro Luis Cervantes, the artist behind the piece in the Mission District, told CBS affiliate KPIX5. The vandal, who also marred murals of Nelson Mandela and Sitting Bull, sprayed black paint over the Mexican-American labor

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‘The Butterfly Effect’ Is a Youth-Led Movement Bringing Attention to the Thousands of Kids in Detention Centers

Amaris Castillo — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:30:25 +0000

Thousands of paper-made butterflies have been spotted around the San Francisco Bay Area, in libraries, schools and city halls. Created out of everything from coffee filters to scraps of construction paper, the colorful winged insects collectively make up The Butterfly Effect: Migration is Beautiful, a youth-led art and activism project raising awareness about the 15,000

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A Man Stole a $20K Salvador Dalí Etching From a San Francisco Gallery in Broad Daylight

Raquel Reichard — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 17:30:01 +0000

A man strolled into a San Francisco gallery on Sunday, snatched a Salvador Dalí painting and casually walked out with the stolen art. The painting, titled “Surrealistic Bullfight: Burning Giraffe,” was taken from Dennis Rae Fine Art while the gallery was open. Rasjad Hopkins, the gallery’s associate director who was working at the time, said

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San Francisco Is Giving Undocumented Immigrants the Right to Vote in Local Election

Adriana Cataño — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:37:21 +0000

Despite paying taxes and contributing to their communities, undocumented immigrants do not have the right to vote in most local elections across the country. But with local laws affecting their day-to-day lives, it means many don’t have a say in the way elected officials run their city. In November, San Francisco will become the largest US

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After 67 Years, One of San Francisco’s Oldest Mexican-Owned Bakeries Shuts Its Doors

Adriana Cataño — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:53:22 +0000

Founded in 1951, La Victoria Bakery was one of the oldest Mexican-owned businesses in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood. On Tuesday, it shut its doors. While gentrification may have played a role, it’s not the main reason. Instead, a family struggle has led to the closing of the iconic establishment. Gabriel Maldonado founded the bakery 67

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San Francisco Icon “the Tamale Lady” Dies at 65

Yara Simón — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 18:00:40 +0000

Virginia Ramos, a beloved figure in San Francisco, has died. Ramos became a fixture in the city’s nightlife landscape after toting her cooler of tamales to SF’s bars, earning herself the nickname of “the Tamale Lady.” Ramos was 65; at the time of her death, her highly anticipating restaurant was preparing for its grand opening.

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6 Queer Latinx on How They Formed Their Own Communities in San Francisco

Gabriela Alemán — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:38:47 +0000

Nicknamed the “gay capital of the world” by locals, techie transplants and visitors alike, San Francisco is known worldwide for being an anchor for the LGBTQ and historically marginalized communities. Today, the Castro District is widely known as the city’s “gayborhood,” but before it was the Castro, it was North Beach. Dating back to World

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