As national lawmakers debate an immigration bill pending in the senate, the Archdiocese of San Francisco has launched a campaign to engage families around the Bay Area to demand meaningful reform. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone stood with Father Arturo Albano, Father...
Have you ever heard the Maya language spoken in San Francisco? If not, listen to our audio story to the right. It will open your ears to a little-known language spoken by thousands of people in the...
This year, Itzel’s favorite Christmas gift came a little bit early. With the holiday less than a week away, her day had started out typically enough. She didn’t expect to find much when she ambled...
On Wednesday afternoon, thousands of people marched in cities around the United States in support of comprehensive immigration reform, at a moment when Congress is debating various immigration policies, including amnesty for millions of immigrants...
Adriana Lopez moved to the Mission District from Venezuela nine years ago. In 2010, she opened Pica Pica Maize Kitchen, a Venezuelan arepas restaurant at Valencia and 15th streets. Lopez told Mission Local about the history of...
Inside the Mission Market Food Mall is a small restaurant that customers say will transport you to El Salvador with its authentic cuisine. The restaurant’s master chef and owner, Aminta Calderon, migrated to San Francisco from...
Julio Lucero migrated to the United States in 1979 because of the brutal civil war that was then escalating in his homeland of El Salvador. About a decade later, Lucero became the owner of a...
Carlos Martinez, manager of Cafe La Taza on Mission Street, says business runs in the family. His father, Noel Martinez, managed a supermarket in his native Nicaragua before moving to the United States with his...
