With great sadness we bid farewell to Carlos Monsiváis, the brilliant Mexican writer. A report on yesterday’s public tribute from La Jornada is here; and an obit from the L.A. Times.
Mark Rabine has lived in the Mission for over 40 years. "What a long strange trip it's been." He has maintained our Covid tracker through most of the pandemic, taking some breaks with his search for the Mission's best fried-chicken sandwich and now its best noodles. When the Warriors make the playoffs, he writes up his take on the games.
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