Ruth Asawa creates art for the entire community. As designer of San Francisco State University's Garden of Remembrance, Asawa drew from her own painful experiences to create a living memorial to 19 students who, like her, were interned during World War II because of their Japanese ancestry.
The Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (MOEWD) is seeking the advice of local skateboarders about the revitalization of Octavia Boulevard. Brendan Barry reports from the Mission District.
Valencia Street activists who fought the retail giant American Apparel said they sent a strong message to other formula retail stores and the rest of corporate America: Stay away. But other say support for the drive was not very widespread and didn't reach beyond Valencia Street. This shows, says one community leader, that the Mission District is segregated. Sebastian Chatham reports from the Mission District.
It has been two months since Michael Chau has been off probation - and everyday after high school, he makes his way through the stench of alcohol and urine to the Tenderloin. He’s not in San Francisco’s infamous drug and crime-ridden neighborhood to hang out on the street, but instead he’s going to work. Alexis Terraza reports on a successful youth program in the Tenderloin.
The estimated 60,000 San Franciscans who lack health insurance are facing troubled times as the nation confronts an economic recession and flu outbreak. Luckily, however, San Franciscans have options for finding health care thanks to both privately and city-funded projects. Eric Meuser reports from the Mission District.
Signs that read “Stop the Raids and Deportations” and “Legalization for All” will high fly again on May 1st when demonstrators march to support immigration reform. Maria Umanzor reports from the Mission District.
In the Mission District, one of the city’s most heavily populated homeless areas, locals and homeless doubt the results of recent homeless count and question its method. Rune Langhoff Sørensen reports from the Mission District.
Many Mission Street shopowners are more concerned about surviving in hard times than worried about large chain stores. Asbjørn Andersen reports from the Mission District.
When forces in the Mission District emerged victorious in a battle to block the big clothes retailer American Apparel, the battle shed light upon the neighborhood’s gentrification issues and showed that the Mission certainly does not always speaks with one voice. Asbjørn Andersen reports.
When 25-year-old Lila Thirkield opened the Lexington Club in 1997 she created a space for lesbians to hang out in the Mission. A space that has united the lesbian community in San Francisco through volunteer work and gay events. Maria Krogshede reports from the Mission District.
More people who have lost their jobs during the financial crisis have decided to do volunteer work at the local youth organization 7 Tepees--but will they stay? Maria Krogshede reports from the Mission District.
