By Brooke Minters Posted December 14, 2009 1:04 am
Elves, brohams and Jim Jones collide on a rainy night. En Español
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By Brooke Minters Posted November 21, 2009 11:02 am
Mission Eyes went to see Precious.
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By Nina Goodby and Brooke Minters, Posted November 12, 2009 4:27 pm
Murat Celebi-Ariner will be deported today on a one-way ticket purchased by his wife.
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By Nina Goodby and Brooke Minters, Posted November 8, 2009 12:23 am
The Amuse Bouche vendor blended in easily among the Mission's world of hip street food carts. But Celebi-Ariner's impending deportation is a story many Mission residents know all too well.
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By Nina Goodby and Brooke Minters, Posted November 5, 2009 12:27 am
His wife continues the battle, but the Amuse Bouche pastry chef will be deported back to France.
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By Nina Goodby and Brooke Minters, Posted November 2, 2009 7:17 am
Mission Loc@l visits Celebi-Arnier at Yuba County Jail.
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By Nina Goodby and Brooke Minters, Posted October 31, 2009 4:59 pm
The fate of detained underground food seller could be decided on Monday.
By Nina Goodby and Brooke Minters, Posted October 30, 2009 12:35 am
Like 40 percent of the 12 million undocumented, Murat Celebi-Ariner overstayed his visit.
