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The black and white blur of skeleton-painted faces and the crashing sea of gyrating bodies dancing with the ancestors have come and gone.In the days following the raucus celebration of Día de los Muertos (the “Day of the Dead”), life is returning to normal in the Mission, and some question whether the tradition has been corrupted. Crystal Sykes and Melissa Reyes report from the Mission. For some of the locals with Mexican roots, it is a time to question whether modern day commercialization has corrupted a centuries old tradition meant to honor ancestors and lost loved ones through art, music and rituals.

Trash overflows out of the public receptacle on the street. Containers full of cooking oil sit next to it. Cigarette butts line the curb. Discarded litter lines empty alleys and dark business fronts. This is the scene nearly every morning on many streets in San Francisco, including, noticeably, the Mission. Kelly Goff and Kaitlyn Paris report from the Mission District.

As shops, restaurants and residents change, the differences between 16th and Mission streets versus 16th and Valencia streets are so dramatic it seems like they could be miles apart. Lexie Tiongson and Lina Abascal report from the Mission District.

Reporter Robin Hug and photographer Sasha Trivetsky offer scenes of the Guardian Angels on patrol in the Mission District in an audio slideshow.

By Robin Hug (For El Tecolote) Every other Saturday night, the Guardian Angels of San Francisco patrol the streets of the Mission District in hopes of ridding the neighborhood of drug use and crime. The Guardian Angels group was first...

By Darla Nagle (For El Tecolote) To the left of the entrance is a display of shoes on the wall and just beyond that a small fitting room; to the right a wood counter covered with jewelry, watches, a display...

Thousands of demonstrators turned out in the Mission District to demonstrate on behalf of the rights of workers and immigrants. Krystal Peak and Frances Tobin offer video highlights of the parade and interviews with supporters....

By Noemy Mena (For El Tecolote) In hopes of raising hundreds of millions of dollars for San Francisco, Supervisor John Avalos wants to increase the city’s hotel room tax rates and force websites like hotels.com to pay the tax as...

By Noemy Mena (For El Tecolote) Police statistics show that crime in the Mission has dropped more than at any other station in the city during the first four months of the year. Officials say the improvement can be credited...

By Aaron Salazar (For El Tecolote) On Tuesday, April 6, the spirit world received another daughter. Native American leader, Wilma Pearl Mankiller, lived to be 64. In 1985, the former San Francisco State University student became the first woman elected...